Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles >> Mike: THE ABSENCE OF THE NBA FINALS, NOT AS LONG AS IT WAS IN BOSTON. FOUR YEARS SINCE KOBE BRYANT AND THE LAKERS PLAYED A FINALS GAME IN FRONT OF THE HOME CROWD. AGAIN, THEY'RE DOWN 0-2, AS WE GET SET TO GO. LET'S CHECK IN WITH OUR SIDELINE REPORTER, MICHELE TAFOYA. HEY, MICHELE. >> Michele: HEY, MIKE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS TEAM LOST GAME TWO IN BOSTON, PHIL JACKSON CALLED ATTENTION TO THE OFFICIATING. JACKSON SAID AFTERWARDS, I'VE NEVER SEEN A GAME LIKE THAT IN ALL THESE YEARS I'VE COACHED IN THE FINALS. UNBELIEVABLE. THE NBA DID NOT FINE JACKSON FOR HIS PRARNGS AND, TONIGHT, HIS PLAYERS PLAN TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE. AND AS KOBE BRYANT TOLD ME, PLAY THROUGH THE CONTACT, AND HOPE THEY GET SOME CALLS, MIKE. >> Mike: ALL PART OF THE ACTIVITY BETWEEN GAMES IN THE PLAYOFFS, MICHELE. SO, THE LAKERS, 8-0, AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS. KOBE BRYANT, SPIN MOVE. SHOT WON'T GO. PAU GASOL, THE REBOUND. INSIDE, RADMANOVIC. I DON'T KNOW IF HE LOST IT OR RAY ALLEN GOT A PIECE OF IT. EITHER WAY, THE CELTICS HAVE THEIR FIRST POSSESSION. >> Jeff: AND RIGHT AWAY, YOU SEE KOBE BRYANT ON RONDO. AND FISHER ON RAY ALLEN. >> Reporter: SOME ADJUSTMENTS EARLY FROM THE TEAMS. PIERCE.O RONDO, PASS UP TO PERKINS. PERKINS INSIDE WITH A NICE PLAY. BOTHERED BY EEN THAT HIGH ANKLE SPRAIN THE LAST COUPLE OF GAMES, WITH THE FIRST TWO POINTS IN THE GAME. >> Mark: AND PEOPLE WONDER, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, KOBE ON RONDO? WHAT IT DOES IS ALLOWS KOBE BRYANT TO BE A ROLE MODEL ON THE DEFENSIVE END. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LOCKED DOWN. >> Mike: FISHER TO GASOL. PAU GASOL. DOES NOT GET THE ROLL. PIERCE, THE REBOUND. HE'S FOULED BY ODOM. ODOM HAS BEEN IN FOUL TROUBLE IN IF FIRST TWO GAMES. FIVE IN GAME ONE. FIVE IN GAME TWO. KIND OF A HARSH STATEMENT AFTER GAME TWO. HE SAID THAT ODOMS, AT TIMES, LOOKED CONFUSED OUT ON THE FLOOR. . >> Mark: THAT'S KEY. YOU HAVE TO KNOW YOUR PERSONNEL. ODOM CAN ACCEPT CRITICISM. PHIL JACKSON UNDERSTOOD THAT. PUSHED THE CORRECT BUTTON. >> Mike: ALLEN MISSES. LAMAR'S OKAY WITH THAT. THAT WAS HIS QUOTE EARLIER TODAY. I DON'T KNOW IF ODOM FEELS THAT WAY. MISSES THE SHOT. HERE COME THE CELTICS. ALLEN, TO RONDO. A WILD LAYUP. AND THE REBOUND. AEN WITH THE STEAL. SHOT EARLY. A AND OFF THE MARK. >> Jeff: ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT PUTTING BRYANT ON RONDO, IS THAT THESE TWO CROSS MATCHES IN TRANSITION, SHOULD LEAD SO SOME MISMATCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRYANT AGAINST RONDO. >> Mike: AND A FOUL, AS GASOL WENT UP. HE'LL GO TO THE FREE-THROW LINE, AS PERKINS PICKS UP HIS FIRST. >> Mark: YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THE MINDSET OF KOBE BRYANT, HAS NOT SCORED. BUT THE FIRST PLAY IS A POST-UP MOVE. THE SECOND PLAY, ATTACKING THE PAINT AREA. HE IS TRYING TO FORCE THE ISSUE OFFENSIVELY. >> Mike: KOBE BRYANT, VERY HARSH ON HIS TEAMMATES IN SOME HUDDLES IN GAME TWO. TALKING ABOUT BEING MORE AGGRESSIVE. THEY HAD A TERRIFIC FOURTH QUARTER, AFTER GETTING EMBARRASSED THROUGH THE FIRST THREE-PLUS, WHEN THEY DOWN BY AS MANY AS 24. PERKINS GETS THAT OFF THE MISS. AND RADMANOVIC IS GIVES THE FOUL. WHAT MICHELE TALKED ABOUT, THAT WAS A BIG STORY IN GAME TWO. THE FREE THROW DISPARITY WAS 19-2, IN THAT FIRST HALF. AND PHIL JACKSON SAID, HE DIDN'T REALLY TALK TO HIS TEAM ABOUT THAT. HE CERTAINLY TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE MEDIA. BUT DIDN'T TALK TO HIS TEAM ABOUT IT. JUST TOLD HIS TEAM TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE. WE UNDERSTAND IF YOU READ THE NEWSPAPERS, THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF OF YOUR GUYS. THEY HAVE TO RESPOND, AS RONDO SAVES THE BALL OFF THE BODY OF RADMANOVIC. THOSE GUYS. IS ON >> Mike: "MAGIC" JOHNSON, WATCHING THE ACTION ON THE SIDELINES. ONE OF THE LAKER CELEBS. ONE OF THE FORMER LAKERS IN ATTENDANCE HERE AT THE STAPLES CENTER. YOU SAW THE GREAT BOSTON GREAT AT THE GARDEN, AS GARNETT MISSES. JERRY WEST, KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR, MAGIC, ALL IN ATTENDANCE FOR GAME THREE. BRYANT DOUBLED. FISHER. GOOD HELP DEFENSE FROM PIERCE. FISHER TO THE BASKET, WON'T GO. REBOUND. HERE'S PIERCE RELEASING. TRYING TO TRACK IT DOWN AND CAN'T. AND PAUL PIERCE GOES CRASHING INTO THE STANDS. THIS IS FAMILIAR TERRITORY. IN THAT SPOT INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, A STONE'S THROW AWAY. IT'S A HOMECOMING FOR HIM. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE COURTSIDE, GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH. >> Mark: YOU CAN TELL YOU'RE NOT IN BOSTON.