'We played hard today, every player gave their best and their performance was beyond reproach, but luck didn't favor us.

"I don't want to make some comments about Paul that question the league and the referees, but don't you think it's normal for a player to get a foul for less than two minutes on the court, and the interior core of a team can play six fouls after just ten minutes of play?"

"Each of us has always stressed the importance of letting the players decide the outcome of a game for themselves, rather than relying on the referee's whistle!"

"Are you questioning the referee's decision? What do you think? Do you think it's normal for Paul to only play ten minutes a game? If it weren't for the fact that Paul was whistled for fouls all the time and could only sit off the court, today's game would definitely have been a different ending. ”

At more than 11 o'clock in the evening on June 11, 2008, at the post-game press conference of the fourth game of the finals, as the losing side, Phil Jackson, who attended the press conference, seemed very uncalm, and when he was interviewed by reporters, he became more and more excited. It also makes it possible for Phil Jackson to calm down.

Because in Phil Jackson's view, the reason why the Lakers lost was because Pau Gasol was restricted by fouls and couldn't play, if it weren't for Pau Gasol who could only sit and watch, then the Lakers would not have Kobe Bryant in the fourth quarter, and Kobe Bryant would not continue to hold the ball alone because of the lack of helpers, and under the data of Kobe Bryant's 13 shots in the fourth quarter, it was difficult for the Lakers to defeat the Pacers.

So at the post-game press conference, Phil Jackson always revolved around Paul Gasol's fouls, although Phil Jackson also knew that every foul of Paul Gasol was not wronged, but Phil Jackson still chose to criticize the referee in order to divert the embarrassing situation of his team's loss, of course, Phil Jackson's move is not just to divert attention, but also a more important point, that is, to lose today's game, It will inevitably deal a heavy blow to the confidence and fighting spirit of the Lakers, so Phil Jackson seems to shift the reason for the loss to the referees, so as to create an atmosphere of non-war crimes, so that the Lakers can still maintain their fighting spirit.

"The last one, what the last one? We're just 3-1 down now, the finals aren't over yet, and 1-3 doesn't mean anything. As the questions from the reporters on the scene became more and more excessive, Phil Jackson was obviously irritated by these undisciplined guys, and after loudly scolding the reporter who asked if he would give up the last game, Phil Jackson left the press conference directly.

'I don't have much to say, Phil is right, the score we have now doesn't mean anything, and now we're three games away from the end of the Finals, so all we can do is try to play every game.' After Phil Jackson left, Rick Carlisle became the only focus of the press conference, but the current Rick Carlisle is not the "NC card" and "Carlisle howitzer" of previous seasons, and it is not only a matter of losing his identity to provoke and belittle his opponent when he is only one step away from victory, but also a very unwise move.

With one more win, the Pacers will be able to win another three-game winning streak and complete their second three-peat, but with only one step left from that crowning glory, Rick Carlisle doesn't feel any joy in winning for some reason.

After watching the reporters on the scene and focusing on Kwame Brown, who was attending the press conference with him, Rick Carlisle suddenly felt a trance in front of his eyes, as if all this was like a dream now.

Just when the post-game press conference was still going on, Kobe, who had returned to the locker room, did not go to take a shower and change clothes, but sat quietly in front of his locker alone, full of what Meng Xu said to himself at the beginning of the fourth quarter: Even the best of you can't beat me.

In today's game, Kobe Bryant's state is indeed very good, in addition to the absence of Phil Jackson's restrictions, Kobe Bryant can show his offensive means and scoring methods on the court, and even in a certain period of time, Kobe Bryant himself can feel that he is omnipotent and unstoppable, but in the end, Kobe still lost, not only lost the duel with Meng Xu, but also lost this crucial game, and the result of this game is undoubtedly a big blow to Kobe, just like Meng Xu said, no matter how hard he triesNo matter how strong he becomes, he really can't defeat him?

"Kobe, go back and rest early, we have the rest of the game." After Phil Jackson returned to the locker room, he saw Kobe Bryant sitting there in a daze, and after shaking his head helplessly, Phil Jackson walked to Kobe Bryant's side and sat down, ready to enlighten Kobe Bryant.

"Phil, do you think I'm really inferior to him?" After a series of failures, Kobe Bryant is really a little doubtful about his ability now, so after seeing Phil Jackson, Kobe subconsciously asked Phil Jackson, wanting to find an answer from Phil Jackson that can convince him.

"Kobe, you and he are two completely different types of players, he plays well-rounded and can do anything, and you're a natural killer, like a killer like Michael, so you don't have to be presumptuous, you don't have to compare yourself to him everywhere." Kobe Bryant's question, Phil Jackson is really hard to answer, tell Kobe honestly, is he really inferior to Meng Xu? That's simply cutting himself off, so after a little pondering for a while, Phil Jackson used coaxing and deception to try to fool around the bush and maintain Kobe's fighting spirit and competitiveness, which is undoubtedly very important to Phil Jackson.

"Kobe, there has been a saying in the NBA now, Meng Xu decides the lower limit of a team, and Michael determines the upper limit of a team, I think this is very reasonable, and you are a player similar to Michael, in a different situation, he will not necessarily do better than him, and you will not do worse than him, so don't doubt yourself, forget about today's game, the finals are not over, we still have three games to play." When Phil Jackson finished the previous paragraph, he found that Kobe Bryant was still looking at him, so Phil Jackson had a balabala talk, and even coaxed and deceived Kobe Bryant, as a top nanny coach, how to make the players happy and how to adjust their mentality is what Phil Jackson is best at.

"Well, I see." Kobe Bryant, who was only a little confused and self-doubting, after Phil Jackson said so much, most of the boredom in his heart disappeared, so after hugging each other with Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant walked directly into the bathroom.

"Hey." After seeing Kobe Bryant walk into the bathroom, Phil Jackson, who was still smiling just now, immediately sank his face, and after a sigh, Phil Jackson walked out of the dressing ten, leaving only the empty locker room and the sound of running water from the bathroom.