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 Basketball Wiretap Archives: Lakers 38% Better When Kobe Isn't A High Volume Shooter
Basketball Wiretap Archives: Lakers 38% Better When Kobe Isn't A High Volume Shooter
An article today on how the Celtics defend Kobe Bryant by ESPN's Henry Abbot triggered me to take a look at exactly how well the Lakers do when Kobe is a high volume shooter. During their two regular season meetings, Boston dared Kobe to be a perimeter shooter and did not allow him to penetrate into the lane. The Spurs defended Kobe in a similar fashion during the Western Conference ...
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Lakers 38% Better When Kobe Isn’t A High Volume Shooter
The Lakers Nation — Interesting stats on Kobe’s offensive aggresion from RealGM… Regular Season Results - 20 Or More Field Goal Attempts: 26-18, .591 - 19 Or Less Field Goal Attempts: 31-7, .816 Playoff Results - 20 Or More Field Goal Attempts: 6-3, .667 - 19 Or Less Field Goal Attempts: 6-0, 1.000

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Keep Shooting Kobe
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — ... It’s a big question:  How will the Celtics defend Kobe Bryant? The answer might be… to let him keep shooting. Regular Season Results 20 Or More Field Goal Attempts: 26-18, .591 19 Or Less Field Goal Attempts: 31-7, .816 Playoff Results 20 Or More Field Goal Attempts: 6-3, .667 19 Or Less Field Goal Attempts: 6-0, 1.000 The more shots he takes… the less the rest of the ...

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