Kobe Bryant’s Defensive Masterclass on Allen Iverson
During a regular season matchup in February of 2000 Kobe Bryant held a prime Allen Iverson completely scoreless in the 2nd half of this game.
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Iverson finished with a just 16 points on a horrendous 7-of-25 shooting, including 0-of-11 in the second half. Kobe also swatted three of Iverson’s shots in the fourth. Kobe post game was humble in victory, noting he wasn’t fully aware that he was doing such a splendid job on Iverson.
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What made Iverson so hard to guard was his lightning quick first step, his change of direction and ability to move off the ball come off screens, and he could split rhe defense with his elite ball handling but ultimately Kobe did something others hadn't he found a way to shut him down.
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