Uhh, just watch the game dude. Kobe guarded Barton for the whole 2nd half and all of the 4th quarter when both players were in the game. Here's yet another article that speaks to Kobe's defense on Barton this one from the Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_29301450/kobe-goes-back-time My case is closed, there is really nothing more I can say about this. Kobe locked down Barton. This is a fact. Believe what you want. The rest of the world knows what happened.
As I asked before, how many minutes do you think that Kobe guarded Barton in that game? So there's no video or statistical evidence to show that Kobe is the reason for Barton not scoring much in the second half. Despite the video showing Kobe not being close to Barton on any of his shots in the second half and Kobe not forcing any turnovers, your explanation is that Kobe is the reason that Barton didn't shoot a lot. Then how do you explain the fact that Kobe started the 4th quarter on the bench and while he was on the bench, Barton took zero shots? Was Kobe's presence on the bench preventing him from scoring? Or maybe LA started double teaming Barton and continued to do it regardless of who was guarding him? Watch the video, when Barton blew by Kobe, Randall was usually there waiting for him. You also still haven't explained your statement that Harden couldn't stop Barton when the video clearly shows that he didn't guard him in any of the games other than a couple of possessions when he was switched over to him.
