Kobe Was Almost The Goat
I am not using goat in the “greatest of all time” sense either. Kobe was almost the man who cost the Lakers the game last night. The Lakers were up by 3 with about 8 seconds to go. They took their foul to give, and Deron Williams made both free throws. Ron Artest then threw an errant pass (with the help of a hold), and the Jazz regained possession of the basketball.
As Deron gets the ball, the Lakers do a smart thing by creating a make-shift zone (the only one not zoning an area is Derek Fisher, who is covering Kyle Korver), cutting off all lanes to the basket for Deron. Since this play happened, I have read a couple times that Deron “settled” and could have attacked the basket. This shot shows you that is wrong, there is no lane for Williams, and there was no time for a drive and kick either.
