Carlos Boozer says that the only way that the Utah Jazz can survive their second round series with the Lakers is to defend Kobe Bryant better and to keep him off the line. Kobe was 21-23 from the charity stripe yesterday at Staples, and it was clearly the difference in LA’s 109-98 win.
That’s an excellent strategy Carlos. I can’t believe that nobody ever thought of that.
This is the problem with playing the Lakers. You can try going one-on-one with Kobe, and he’ll kill you. Or, you can throw the “kitchen sink” at Kobe and Pau Gasol will make you pay.
The Denver series was a great test case for how deadly the Lakers are. In Game 1, the Nuggets sent everybody after Kobe and Gasol lit ‘em up for 36 and 16 boards. In Game 2, they threw just one man, mostly Kenyon Martin, at Bryant, and Kobe went for 49.
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