DeMar DeRozan took a few Dallas Mavericks to the Kobe Bryant school of mid-post game, giving the crowd a very resemblant look at what they saw against the Los Angeles Lakers star throughout his 20-year career.
The Toronto Raptors slasher posted up the Mavs' best perimeter defender, Wesley Matthews, only to back him down with a couple dribbles, give him a subtle up-fake and craftily sneak a teardrop over center Nerlens Noel to the oohs of the crowd.
The DeRozan shimmy. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/SQfaJHrRkz
— NBA (@NBA) March 26, 2017
Here's a very similar one the Black Mamba had against LeBron James — showing that his level of skill didn't fade, even if his legs eventually started to.
The Compton native is a self-professed student of Bryant's game and has polished his own after one of the most skillful shooting guards of this generation.
DeMar DeRozan is having a career year with averages of 27.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists through 65 games this season.
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