"It was a perfect game, we found the rhythm to win and beat the Pacers at home and didn't get swept by the Pacers as you guys said."

'Of course, today's game is just the beginning, we have found the rhythm to win, our team is on track in this game and as for the next game, we are confident that the result will be the same as today's game.

"For Kobe's performance, Kobe's performance today, I can only describe it in one word, that is, perfect, Kobe is a natural killer, there is no doubt that he is a big man, Kobe's play is the key to our ability to win today."

"Meng? As I said before, he is the greatest player in the league after Michael, he is so comprehensive, so talented, but no matter how great a player is, it is impossible to win all the time, Michael is like this, so is Meng, they are also a flesh-and-blood player, not an omnipotent god. “

"Is this my declaration of victory? Yes, there is no way back for everyone to go in the finals, and we will do our best to be the winner. “

"Bryant used to tell me that the runner-up is the biggest loser, and we've been a loser twice, so we don't want to be a loser anymore now."

On June 9, 2008, after the third game of the finals between the Pacers and the Lakers, Phil Jackson, as the head coach of the Lakers, answered every reporter's question at the post-game press conference.

The first home win not only means that the Lakers have gotten rid of the current predicament, but also means that the Lakers' counterattack has taken a solid step, as long as they win the next fourth game, then the momentum of both the Pacers and the Lakers will be completely reversed, and Phil Jackson, who achieved the first small goal, was obviously confident when he was interviewed by reporters.

The big win in the third game of the finals not only made Phil Jackson proud, but also made the Lakers full of confidence and fighting spirit, and Ron Artest, who attended the post-game press conference with Phil Jackson, also made a bold statement in an interview with reporters to help the Lakers make persistent efforts and reverse the Pacers in one fell swoop.

It is normal for the Pacers to lose the third game of the Finals, after all, in the first two away games, the Lakers are not without a chance to win, if it were not for Meng Xu's 32 points in the fourth quarter of the first game of the Finals, maybe the Lakers would have won the first victory of the Finals, and in the second game of the Finals, if Kobe's shooting percentage can be a little higher, the Lakers also have the possibility of defeating the Pacers.

So after the first two games of the Finals, the TNT analysis team led by Barkley believes that the Lakers have a good chance of winning the first or even the second home court, and the Pacers and Lakers will have at least six games in the Finals to determine the winner, and now it seems that the trend of the Finals is indeed similar to what Barkley expected.

For the fourth game of the Finals, the Lakers are full of confidence, and the same is true for the Pacers, at 6 p.m. on June 11, in the away locker room at the Staples Center, head coach Rick Carlisle also made the final arrangements for the Pacers players in the locker room with a relaxed face.

The importance of today's game is self-evident, if the Pacers lose again, then the Finals will really be as Barkley expected, it will take six or even seven games to decide the winner, although in that case, the Pacers can also sell tickets for one or even two more games, but the Pacers don't want to drag the series to the last game, and if they can solve the opponent in four games, they must not use five games, which has always been the Pacers' game creed.

"Alright, guys, I'm saying the last word." After arranging the starting lineup and tactical strategy for today's game, Rick Carlisle threw away the tactical board in his hand and said to all the Pacers players in the locker room: "Today's game, we just need to win!"

All the Pacers players in the locker room also knew what the result of today's game meant, so after the head coach shouted the slogan of victory to them, all the Pacers players on the scene shouted in unison with a solemn face.

"Bastard, you're going to get out of here crying today!" Meng Xu, who had just walked out of the locker room, bumped into the Lakers players who were also walking towards the players' tunnel, and Ron Artest, who was following the team, started to provoke Meng Xu directly after seeing Meng Xu, and it seemed that the victory in the last game also made Ron Artest a little inflated.

"Ron, who did Phil arrange to defend me in today's game? Is that you? Meng Xu did not directly respond to Ron Artest's provocation, with Meng Xu's current identity and status, it is undoubtedly a very worthless thing to scold Ron Artest in the player's tunnel, but Meng Xu did not completely ignore Artest's provocation, but asked him in a corner.

"Of course I'm here to defend you, you bastard, today's Staples is your grave, I hope you don't cry after the game." Although he didn't know the reason why Meng Xu asked him like this, Artest still put on a fierce expression, and while answering Meng Xu's question, he also mocked Meng Xu a few words.

"Haha, Ron, it's really you who came to defend me, then you're miserable today." The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, looking at Ron Artest with contempt, Meng Xu shook his head and left after finishing speaking.

"This bastard." Looking at Meng Xu's sneering face and shaking his head, Ron Artest wanted to rush up and give him two punches, but after thinking about it, he couldn't kill him, so Ron Artest, who was just about to burst out, immediately got off the donkey after his teammates behind him hugged him, pointing at Meng Xu's back and scolding, and re-entered the queue of Lakers players.

"Ron, calm down, there can't be any accidents in today's game, so you have to restrain your emotions." Kobe, who had a conniving attitude towards Ron Artest's call for Meng Xu, after seeing Artest return to the queue scolding, reprimanded Artest with a gloomy face, you can provoke Meng Xu as much as you want, but how to rush up and fight with him is something that cannot be forgiven.

"Don't worry, Kobe, I'm going to guard against that bastard today." Artest, who was still angry just now, immediately returned to the expression on his face after listening to Kobe's reprimand, clenched his fists, slightly arched his arms, and showed his strong biceps while assuring Kobe that he would never have any problems today.

"Actor?" Seeing Artest's expression at the moment, Kobe Bryant suspected that Artest's angry expression just now was definitely faked, even if his teammates didn't pull it, he wouldn't rush up to find himself bored.