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Originally Posted by Bartholomew Hunt
Kobe has got to play better. It wasn't so much the amount of shots he missed as it was the shot selection. With our capability of getting easy looks by working the ball around, there is absolutely no need to chuck up stupid jump shots. Yes, we scored 126 points. But go back and look at how many of Kobe's jumpers resulted in easy fast break opportunities. That plays right into Denver's hands and in essence, played a big role in allowing them to hang around like they did. The positive? Kobe played like **** and we won by double digits. Odom was excellent! When Bynum returns, we have got to find a way to keep him working on the weakside. I'm pleased with this game 1. Touch up the obvious points and this should be a quick series.
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Exactly. That was my perspective when I wrote that post about Kobe shooting the Nuggets back in the game. The Lakers were moving the ball really well. Then Kobe starting running isos for himself on like 3 straight possessions early in the fourth quarter, which cut the lead down in half. That was really frustrating.