On June 9, 2008, the third game of the finals between the Pacers and the Lakers, and the first home court of the Lakers in the finals, because the Lakers lost all the first two away games, so the first game after returning to the home court was a crucial game for the Lakers.

"We lost two away games and went back to Los Angeles with a 2-0 scoreline, so a lot of people felt like we were done and we were going to be swept by the Pacers." In the home locker room of the Staples Center, Phil Jackson is making the final mobilization for the upcoming Lakers, although there is still a lot of hope for a comeback after losing two away teams due to the special schedule of the Finals, but Phil Jackson, as the head coach, wants to create a sense of urgency for his players.

"Now the whole world is waiting to see us laugh and see us lose this year's finals at Staples Center, but I want to ask you, do you want to lose the finals? Let the Pacers lift the championship trophy on our turf? ”

"No, of course not." After Phil Jackson's voice fell, the thorn Ron Artest jumped out first, Artest wanted to beat the Pacers more than Kobe, and then all the Lakers players in the locker room shouted with Ron Artest, no one wants to lose the Finals, let alone be swept by the opponent.

"Kobe Bryant, you are the leader of our team, we rely on the most, so your performance determines whether we can beat the Pacers, and your every move determines whether we can get through the current hurdle and achieve the final victory." After the players in the locker room expressed their positions, Phil Jackson pointed the finger at Kobe, Phil Jackson knew that Kobe Bryant wanted to defeat Meng Xu too much, so in the game with the Pacers, Kobe Bryant was easy to be rash, in the second game of the finals, it was because Kobe Bryant did not comply with Phil Jackson's tactical requirements, crazy singles with the ball, and finally handed over the shooting rate of 13 of 32, which led to the Lakers losing the second game of the series without any suspense, so the Lakers want to win, The first thing Phil Jackson has to do is to restrain Kobe, but Kobe Bryant, you can't talk too hard, you can't be in a hurry, Kobe Bryant dares not to shoot the whole game.

"Well, I see." After Phil Jackson finished speaking, Kobe Bryant, who didn't know what to do, nodded at Phil Jackson.

"Kobe, remember the promise you made before the Finals began? I hope you can fulfill that promise and not be like Celtic's Paul Pearce. In order to make sure that Kobe Bryant could understand the meaning of his words, Phil Jackson came directly to Kobe's side, bent down and whispered a few words while holding the tactical board.

"Huh?" Looking at Phil Jackson staring at his eyes, even if Kobe Bryant is sluggish, he can understand what Phil Jackson means, before the start of the Finals, Kobe Bryant publicly said in an interview with reporters that he would postpone Meng Xu's retirement and bring the O'Brien Cup back to Los Angeles, the same thing Celtics Paul Pierce said before the Eastern Conference Finals, but with the Celtics being eliminated by the Pacers, Paul Pierce became a laughing stock for a while, Phil Jackson said it so clearly, If Kobe Bryant doesn't understand the meaning of Phil Jackson's words, then Kobe really doesn't have to mix it up anymore.

"Don't worry, Phil, I know what to do." After pondering for a few seconds, Kobe Bryant nodded to Phil Jackson, for the sake of victory, for the championship, I can come back to everything, as long as these people in front of me can help me beat the Pacers, I don't mind believing them for the time being, after agreeing to Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant turned his head and looked at his teammates.

"Today's game, we have to win." Phil Jackson, who received Kobe's affirmative answer, after standing up straight, shouted while holding up the tactical board in his hand: "Victory, victory。。。。。 ”

After losing two away games in a row, the Lakers are in a difficult situation, but they have not reached the point described by Phil Jackson, at least the media in Los Angeles and Lakers fans still retain confidence in the Lakers overturning the Pacers, because according to the schedule of the Finals, the Lakers ushered in three home courts after playing two away games, as long as they can ensure that they win all three home courts, even if they lose two games first, in the history of the Finals, it is not without examples of 0-2 behind. Even the Lakers themselves have had an example of a 2-0 lead being overturned.

Although the Lakers supporters don't care too much about the situation of falling behind 0-2, the Lakers must win the third game between the two sides, and the Lakers supporters are also looking forward to the Lakers returning to their home court to stage a miracle in Staples, preferably three games in a row, so as to win the Finals in one fell swoop.

"Victory! Win! Win! As the game began, the Lakers fans at the scene found that their optimism before the game was justified, and the Lakers after returning to their home court were just like a different team, rock-solid defense, and mercury offense, today's Lakers, and the Lakers in the first two games of the Finals are completely different teams.

Kobe Bryant is the strongest point of the Lakers, and it is also the biggest instability factor for the Lakers, as long as Kobe can strictly implement the tactics he arranged like Jordan back then, supplemented by players such as Pau Gasol and Ron Artest, Phil Jackson is confident that he will solve the Pacers in the Finals, but I am afraid that Kobe Bryant likes to be willful and can't withstand the opponent's teasing, once Kobe Bryant is angry and "goes crazy", it is a double-edged sword, either hacking the opponent to death, or stabbing himself, Judging from the results of the last game, Kobe Bryant stabbed the Lakers to death.

And in today's game, Phil Jackson used the victory and championship, as well as the example of Paul Pierce to temporarily persuade Kobe Bryant, after Kobe Bryant devoted himself to the Lakers' tactics, never shot when he shouldn't shoot, and passed the ball when he should pass, with the help of the home court, the Lakers suppressed the Pacers after the game started, and at most, the lead was as much as 15 points.

And James Posey and Tyshawn Prince, who defended Kobe Bryant as Ariza in the last game, had nothing to do with Kobe after Kobe completely gave up holding the ball alone, and finally at the end of the game, Kobe Bryant shot 11 of 24, 4 of 9 three-pointers, and 6 of 8 free throws, scoring a game-high 32 points, and the Lakers also defeated the Pacers 99-91 at home, turning the big score of the two sides from 0-2 to 1-2, after winning today's home victory, The Lakers are also more and more confident of winning.