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Originally Posted by trackercowe
There is a reason why most analysts expect Kobe to take the big shots if needed during the Olympics, and not LeBron or any of the other elite players playing in London.
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After watching the 4th quarter today, I can say that the ball was in LeBron's hand in order to take the big shots (his 3 over Gasol) and to make big plays. Also, I mused many times during the 4th that it looked like the USA froze Kobe out. I think I got up to 8 straight possessions that he didn't even touch the ball. Just my observations and nothing more.
Overall, I thought the Olympics were the USA's to lose and they didn't (but gave a little bit of a scare). I hope that more nations continue to get better (Canada especially) but considering the USA had numerous injured players sitting out, they're going to continue to dominate.