Phil Jackson had one of the most complicated seasons of his coaching career, and he and his Los Angeles Lakers have been tormented by various events since the summer of 2003. The Kobe scandal, www.biquge.info O'Neal's request for a big contract from Bhas, Karl Malone's conflict with Kobe, Payton's complaints about his inability to fit into the triangle offense, the boss's final choice between O'Neal and Kobe, and the incident in which anonymous players criticized Kobe Bryant in the final week of the regular season.

In short, it was a chaotic, disturbing, and bumpy seven months, and the long-awaited Galaxy Fighter stumbled into the playoffs with a second-place finish in the West, and after beating the Rockets relatively easily in the first round, the Lakers faced a huge test in the semifinals against the defending champion Spurs. As a result, after falling behind 0:2, the Lakers first easily won two games in a row at home, and then won this crucial game in the fifth game of Tianwang Mountain, relying on Derrick Fisher's magical 0.4-second stunner goal.

Then in Game 6, at Stamps, the Spurs were powerless, without the help of David Robinson, and with plantar fasciitis, Duncan could no longer stop O'Neal's wreak havoc on the interior and went out of the game.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers once again met the Sacramento Kings, the old rival in 2002, the gorgeous team that had cornered them, defeated the Timberwolves in the semifinals after seven games to reach the Western Conference Finals to avenge the Lakers.

However, Chris Webber's form has plummeted due to injury, and he has shown a decline in the semifinals against the Timberwolves, but the Timberwolves Milicic is too young and inexperienced, and Walker is difficult to take on the responsibility, and finally relied on Mike Bibby's desperate three-pointer in the fourth quarter to help the Kings cross the opponent.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers, who had slowly recovered from the chaos and regained confidence, were unrelenting in the face of the aging Kings, winning the first two home games and taking a 2-0 lead, and after a small loss of one point in the third game, they defeated their opponents 97-91 in the fourth game and achieved a 3-1 advantage. Back to Stamp in Game 5, he was about to reach the Finals, but the Kings didn't want to give up, and the two sides fought until the last minute.

This time, it was Mike Bibby again, who hit a crucial three-pointer 45 seconds before the end of the game to help the Kings extend their lead to four points, and finally with Kobe Bryant's missed three-pointer, the Kings tied the score at 2-3, and the Lakers had to go to Sacramento to put it to the test.

So, on May 31, the last day of May, Jackson had to fly from Los Angeles to Sacramento with the Lakers for Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals in the evening. Because they are in California and the two cities are not far apart, the Lakers chose to take a regional plane directly to the game venue on the day of the game instead of staying at a hotel in Sacramento.

It's a modified Boeing 717 that takes just 40 minutes to fly from Los Angeles to Sacramento, with comfortable massage seats and a small treatment room, all of which have been modified to accommodate tall players.

Jackson likes to spend his time flying in meditation, he is a Zen Buddhist, and he often uses Buddhist words to guide and inspire his players. At this time, a sentence echoed in his mind: "Sit quietly, do nothing, spring grass will grow." ”

This is also a principle that Jackson has been pursuing this season, in the endless incidents of the team, he has never really taken action to clean up or interfere, but to do what a coach should do, direct the team to fight in the north and south, win as many games as possible, and win a good place for the playoffs. In this way, in the playoffs, this team with high hopes finally burst out with great energy, especially in the semifinals against the Spurs, in the desperate situation of falling behind 0:2, they won the series four games in a row, which is a great improvement for the entire Lakers.

After this series, the team rarely heard discord, O'Neal even praised Kobe Bryant as the second Michael Jordan after the game, knowing that in the middle of the season, because Kobe criticized O'Neal in an interview for not being a good leader, O'Neal even threatened to beat Kobe Bryant.

Now, at least in the next game, the Lakers should be a complete and united whole, so Jackson is not worried about Game 6, he knows that the Kings are already at the end of their power, and being able to step on the Timberwolves is already their limit. Chris Webb's form dictates that they can't go any further.

Of course, Jackson knew that it wasn't the time to think about the Finals, but it was hard not to wander his mind in meditation, because four days earlier, the green Hulk had been rampage through the Finals waiting for his next opponent.

At this time, the captain's announcement came from the plane that the plane had reached the sky over Sacramento and that the plane was about to land.

Jackson opened his eyes from meditation, and through the window he could see the white clouds and the Sacramento River faintly visible under the white clouds, and he wondered how they would be in a mood to leave tonight.

Arriving at the airport, taking the bus directly to the arena, the whole team had a simple warm-up training, and Jackson let the whole team move freely and prepare for the game at half past seven in the evening. Then he left Bryant alone and chatted with the young man in the toilet in the locker room.

Chatting with the players in the bathroom, Jackson inherited from the Knicks' coach Holtzman, who will always talk to the players in this special conference room, first, to avoid criticism in front of everyone, which can lead to conflicts, and second, to make the players more open-minded.

It can be said that most of the Lakers' chaos this season has come from Kobe Bryant, and the entire Lakers have been in trouble since his scandal broke out. At the end of the season, it was a game against the Kings, Kobe Bryant made a half-time shot that led to a big defeat for the team, and then some Lakers players anonymously criticized Kobe Bryant in the media, causing Kobe Bryant to lose his temper at everyone in the training hall and question him one by one, which cast a shadow on the Lakers' playoff journey.

Before the start of the extremely important sixth game, Jackson felt the need to talk to Kobe, in fact, so far this season, Jackson has not had a serious and in-depth communication with Kobe, especially after the scandal, because Jackson's daughter had suffered such a violation, causing Jackson to feel compassion and love for Kobe in his heart. In the middle of the season, Jackson even suggested that Kubchak trade Kobe Bryant, but of course Buss Sr. refused.

Now, Jackson knew he had to talk to Kobe Bryant, and with so close to the Finals, they needed a less formal, seemingly casual but important exchange.

"You know, they're in the finals." Jackson said this, standing in front of Kobe, Jackson was a little taller.

Kobe nodded, his expression was a little tired, in fact, Kobe Bryant looked a little tired all season, this 24-year-old young man has been in this half a year, can be described by the words "tired". Thankfully, he never showed signs of fatigue on the pitch.

"The wood is done, the wine that has happened has happened, and it will never change; And what hasn't happened yet, there are infinite possibilities. The overall championship is just that, and it awaits us in June. Jackson said in a soft tone, and then he saw a twinkle in Kobe's eyes.

"They're strong, but we can beat them." Bryant said, his tone as stubborn as ever, which made people uncomfortable to listen to. But Jackson knew that this was Kobe, and Kobe was that.

"I was going to talk to you before the finals started, but I thought about it, if we don't say something, maybe we won't be able to wait for the finals." Jackson said.

Next, the two had a deep conversation in the small bathroom, and Jackson told him about his daughter, not feeling remorse for not being angry enough, and telling Kobe that he had drawn the anger on Kobe. And Kobe Bryant also admitted his mistakes to Jackson for some of his childish and indifferent performances during the season, and made it clear that he will definitely focus on the team in the next games.

Five hours later, Kobe Bryant scored 47 points in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals to help the Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 101-89 and reach the NBA Finals with a 4-2 overall victory.

Lakers vs Celtics, in 1987, 17 years later, recreated in the NBA. (To be continued.) )