Los Angeles Lakers Locker Room:
"One of them is 7'1", one is 7 feet, and their 35-year-old veteran center came off the bench for 22 points and 12 rebounds. The two of you combined for 24 points and 14 rebounds. You got destroyed by an old man, understand?"
The moment they returned to the locker room, Zen Master Phil Jackson tore into the starting Twin Towers, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol.
Zen Master Phil Jackson simply could not understand what the hell their interior players were doing.
They could not make shots on offense, kept losing defensive rebounds on defense, and even let the 35-year-old Big Z score 22 points.
The fire in Zen Master Phil Jackson's heart surged higher and higher.
Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol both lowered their heads.
Zen Master Phil Jackson continued, "Kobe scored 42, Su scored 47. They canceled each other out. In theory, we should have had the advantage inside. But what happened? Our advantage turned into a disadvantage. You two are the biggest reasons we lost this game!"
At those words, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol lowered their heads even further.
At the same time, the other Los Angeles Lakers players did not know what to say. Even Kobe was the same.
Through this Finals so far, Kobe had averaged over 40 points per game. He had truly done everything he could.
Yet after three games, the team trailed 1-2 overall!
The next game would be a crucial battle. If they lost Game 4, they would have one foot over the cliff.
At the thought of losing in the Finals once again, Kobe did not know what to say for a while.
At that moment, Zen Master Phil Jackson's voice rang out again. "We're down 1-2 in the series, so we still have