Watching the playoffs this year, I couldn’t help but wonder how Kobe gets such great looks and LeBron gets shut off in the lane. Then it hits me! It’s the offence! Kobe exist in maybe the best offensive schemes ever conceived: the 
Triangle Offence.
Kobe has the same amount of defenders converging on him but the spacing and execution of the Lakers is superior because of the execution of the triangle. You seen the same thing with Jordan during the Phil Jackson, Chicago Bulls era. Kobe may not even be the first option in the offense, but it creates more looks for every one on the team thus opening the floor up to penetrate to the rim. (It also helps if your teammates hit shots.) Plus the triangle works in almost every situation and makes every player a threat. 
At least the Cavs won game 4 and LeBron hit the shots that counted. Boobie Gibson stepped up too. On to game 5!
(The picture to the right is what you would call being poterized.)
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