Strangest thing just happened: I'm sitting in my little cubicle in the media room at Oracle Arena, and the phone rings.  I can't imagine anyone would be calling me, but I don't want to let it go because the ring is loud and irritating.  So I answer, and lo and behold, it's a telemarketer, offering to refinance my home loan (for a home I don't own, by the way).  Clearly, there's nowhere a person can go these days to be safe from these people.  Anyway, real quick pregame tonight, though really, there's not all that much to review.  It's worth listening to PJ's audio below, as he talks about tonight's game, the on-court tiff between Farmar and Ronny (which, full disclosure, I didn't see), Luke Walton's performance of late (not that great), and the state of the Western Conference (competitive). 

Other notes:

• I can see why this place has such a great rep for getting loud.  The setup is highly conducive to basketball, with a tight lower bowl and only a small upper deck that is fairly vertical.  Plus, the ceiling is low as well, unlike the more cavernous Staples Center. 
• The outside is an odd, all glass perfect circle, though everything inside is set up to accommodate a square court. It's not an ugly building, but it makes for some wasted space, I'm sure.  McAfee Coliseum, though, where the Raiders and A's play, looks like a crypt, it's so depressing.
• Asked before the game if the Lakers have to change how they defend, to keep GSW from taking those 26 footers they seem to love so much, PJ said no, not necessarily.  They'll try to close quicker on some guys (the whiteboard inside the locker room said "No step up threes for Davis and Jackson") but can't forget the paint.  Golden State piles up points there, and it's penetration the Lakers have to try and prevent.  If they get too focused on the triple and create lanes to the basket, that plays into Golden State's hands as well. 

AUDIO:

• Download phil_jackson_3.24 preGSW.mp3

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