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That One Time Lamar Odom Blocked a Career-High 9 Shots

That One Time Lamar Odom Blocked a Career-High 9 Shots

Lamar Odom is known for his flashy offense. But he was also a great defender and on this night, he showed everyone his fantastic D.

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Lamar Odom was never recognized for his defence.

Despite averaging more than a block and a steal a game and nearly 8 rebounds a game in his first two NBA seasons, viewers only paid attention to his flashy offence.

They only highlighted his phenomenal ball-handling for a 6-10 guy and beautiful, Magic-like passes.

They rarely talked about his defensive aggression. They never talked about the clutch steals.

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