Yes, these are speculative but everything fits to its place.

Now the question is; can we also do that with e.g. Dallas player Dirk Nowitzki's points in a match or Utah's Mehmet Okur's rebaund statistics through December? What I mean is, as Solar Sphinx said speculative numerology is a rather "airy-fairy" area and we may see anything that we want to see..

6 x 6 x 6 + 10 (the number of letters in his name) = 226. The score of the game was 122-to-104. 122 + 104 = 226. Thus, the only difference between the outcome of the game and 666 was "Kobe Bryant". And, with the Lakers being down by 14 at halftime, and Bryant scoring 55 points in the second half, he was indeed the difference-maker in the game.

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He was accused of raping a woman (the sex scandal may have been orchestrated by the Illuminati, in order to keep him in line).

I remember this.  I was living out in CO at the time.  I remember the town where this all took place was called Eagle, CO.  The people there loved it because it brought so much publicity

EAGLE = 5+1+7+3+5 = 21

Not sure if this fits in anywhere.  I'm not that knowledgable when it comes to numerology.

I also think it is important to keep numerology somewhat "grounded", if you care about your mental health that is. 
Besides, you tend to get rather paranoid if you continue to see these numerical structures everywhere. I've been there myself.  While synchronicity is
fascinating when it comes to numbers, it might be helpful to remember the selectiveness of human perception. If your filter is 666, or 18, you will likely see every number as related to it. On the other hand, this number is a whole phenomenon in itself, as it does seem to be the main core of the numerocigal structure. But the human mind is really creative when it comes to adding things together and seeing numerogical (many times non-logical) connections...

Or, you could simply put it as Alushe: "And?"

I have read WAY to many number coincidences to not instinctually look into things like this.

Kobe Bryant is in the Illuminati, and his 81-point game was no accident. Here is the proof:

He scored 81 points in his 666th career regular season game.

6 + 6 + 6 = 18 --> 81.

His height is [6]'[6]" and the year is 200[6].

2006 is a special year, because it contains the date June 6, 2006, which is 6-6-06.

His 666th game occurred in the year 2006. From "2006," you get 2 + 0 + 0 + 6 = 8 = his jersey number.

He was the 13th pick of the 1996 draft. There are 13 Illuminati bloodlines. In addition, his 666th/81-point game was the 13th time in the 2005-2006 season that he scored 40 or more points. Note that the 40-point mark is considered to be "elite" in the sport of basketball.

He was drafted in the year 1996. Using the "99" from "1996," you get the following: 9 + 9 = 18. 18 inverted is 81, and 99 inverted is 66. Thus, 1996 = 1666 (via the 99 --> 66 inversion, which was based upon the 9 + 9 = 18 --> 81 inversion).

The leftover "1" from "1666" ([1]666) matches up with his jersey number 8: 1 and 8 paired together make 18 or 81. Thus, with all things considered, he was drafted 13th in the year 666, with 18/81 as an appendage.

He started playing in the NBA at age 18, and his high score is 81. Thus, 18/81.

His jersey is #8 and he is considered to be the #1 player in the league. Once again, 18/81. And remember, 6 + 6 + 6 = 18 --> 81.

He won his first NBA Championship in the 1999-2000 season. 1999 inverted is 6661. Also, in the 1999-2000 season, he played in only 66 regular season games. And last season (2004-2005), he also played in only 66 regular season games.

He grew up in Italy and speaks Italian.

He is very rich and very powerful.

He was accused of raping a woman (the sex scandal may have been orchestrated by the Illuminati, in order to keep him in line).

References:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3118/career
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3118/gamelog
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_bryant

As for myself, I'm going to go out some organic portals, maybe get abducted by some greys via the etheric, and channel some 4D entities.

No, really, this reminds me of Goro.  Maybe there's something to it?  You never know.  I think these kind of things could be a current that runs underneath reality, shaping it, so it's entirely possible.

He scored 81 points in his 666th career regular season game.

6 + 6 + 6 = 18 --> 81

His height is [6]'[6]" and the year is 200[6].

2006 is a special year, because it contains the date June 6, 2006, which is 6-6-06.

Kobe Bryant was drafted in the year 1996. Using the "99" from "1996," you get the following: 9 + 9 = 18.  18 inverted is 81, and 99 inverted is 66. Thus, 1996 = 1666 (via the 99 --> 66 inversion, which was based upon the 9 + 9 = 18 --> 81 inversion).

The leftover 1 from 1666 (the "year" that he was drafted) matches up with his uniform # 8: 1 and 8 paired together make 18 or 81.

He started playing in the NBA at age 18.

He grew up in Italy and speaks Italian.

REFERENCES:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3118/career
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3118/gamelog
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_bryant