The first game defeat, in Phil Jackson's view, isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Because this loss at least unified the defending champions mentally.
Even though the Warriors' offense appeared unbeatable in the first game of the Western Conference Finals,
in Jackson's eyes, most of their offense was still concluded through shooting.
In other words, as long as the Lakers can maintain defensive intensity, the Warriors are bound to have moments when they aren't shooting well.
Jackson clearly understands that to win, the Lakers must capitalize on the times when the Warriors are off their game.
And exploit the defensive weakness at the Warriors' point guard position to aggressively attack.
So, two days later, on the suggestion of the think tank, Jackson changed the Lakers' starting lineup.
They moved Battier up to the starting lineup and switched Kobe to playing point guard.
The average height of this Lakers starting lineup was astounding.
