Bryant Already Has Suns Guessing Sun guard Raja Bell, who has had his share of tussles with Bryant over the years, got first crack at what would happen tonight in Game 2. "I think everybody knows who's going to show up," he said Tuesday. "I think he's going to come out and be more aggressive. There's no guesswork involved with that." Or maybe there is. -- Los Angeles Times Lakers Are In Must-Win Spot The Lakers need to steal a game in the desert. Need it quickly, too, while something resembling stealth can still be applied, while the Suns still tiptoe around overconfidence. Understand this: The Lakers cannot afford to lose tonight and fall behind 0-2 to Phoenix. They're just too young, and the odds too overwhelming, to expect the Lakers to rally from down 0-2. -- Los Angeles Daily News Kobe Feels Pressure Kobe Bryant knows it. The Lakers know it. The Phoenix Suns know it. If the Lakers are to have any chance at beating the Suns and evening the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round playoff series, Bryant likely has to get hot. ... "The shots that I got in Game 1 were very makeable shots for me. I got some really good looks," Bryant said. "I've just got to put them down." -- Riverside Press-Enterprise Strategizing, From One Jackson To Another Lakers coach Phil Jackson and assistant Kurt Rambis talked to ex-Sun, Jim Jackson before drawing up their gameplan for this first-round playoff series against the Suns. The teams will play Game 2 of the best-of-seven series tonight in Phoenix. Jackson's advice was simple: Play physical, get the ball inside, take away easy baskets and force Nash to be a shooter rather than playmaker. -- Los Angeles Daily News
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">great to see Jim Jackson is playing spy</div> I've been disappointed by his lack of PT and therefor lack of production since picking him up, but as odd's would have it, simply having him around for our first round foe makes him worth every penny
