5.5 Rockets vs Lakers 5.5 Rockets vs Lakers - Interestingly, in the Lakers' team practice, Coach Phil Jackson arranged for Sun Yue, who hadn't appeared for a long time, to defend Kobe Bryant. Sun Yue was even allowed to use fouling tactics, all in order to help Kobe adapt to Ron Artest's defense in advance. "This is very interesting, it's obvious that Artest is an excellent defensive player, and I'm looking forward to it," said Kobe.