Original sentence: Bryant outscored the entire Dallas Mavericks team 62-61 by the time he departed at the end of the third quarter.His 30 points in the third quarter alone surpassed the Lakers previous franchise record of 24 points in a single quarter.His career night was 9 points shy of Elgin Baylor's franchise record of 71.On December 20, 2005, Bryant scored a career high 62 points during only three quarters of play in a 112-90 rout of the Dallas Mavericks
Edited sentence: Bryant had single-handedly outscored the entire Dallas Mavericks team 62-61 by the time he departed at the end of the third quarter.His 30 points in the third quarter alone also shattered a Lakers franchise record.His career night was 9 points shy of Elgin Baylor's franchise record of 71, and probably would have surpassed this mark had Phil Jackson chose to play him in the 4th quarter.On December 20, 2005, Bryant scored a career high 62 points incredibly spanning only three quarters of play in a 112-90 rout of the Dallas Mavericks