Lakers' coach Phil Jackson is admittedly a fan of the offense Mike D'Antoni runs in New York.

"The friends that I have that are still alive back there, that aren't passed away from old age, are saying this is kind of fun to watch," Jackson, who played for the Knicks, said on Tuesday.

Some have been critical of D'Antoni's run-and-gun system because his Suns never had much success in the postseason, but Jackson disagrees.

"Even though they never got through the finals in the West, they got there a couple times, and they were effective," Jackson added.