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in summary:
Kobe played simply HORRIBLE D if you were watching closely he got beat nearly every trip down.
I'm not sure who to blame but there wasn't good communication in any form for "help" defense. MANY times Kobe got caught going after the ball and there wasn't anybody to go after the guy he was previously on. Kobe would be guarding 1 guy then try to go in to "help" just to give up points.
the screens run by spain seemed to confuse USA... NOBODY ever stepped up to help somebody fight off a screen
At the end of the game Spain CHOKED. that 3 I noted was wide open, Navarro's floater that had been working simply failed at the end. Gasol's had been DOMINATING earlier in the game and they just tried to pass too much towards the end hoping for 3's when the percentage shots they could have made would have been better....
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