Phil Jackson hopes to return as coach of the Lakers next season and says he can't see himself anywhere else.

"I'd say it's 90 percent that if I'm coaching it'll be here," Jackson said before the Lakers battled the Jazz in Game 2 of their playoff series on Tuesday night.

Jackson's contract expires at the end of the season.

Lakers vice president and Jackson's longtime girlfriend, Jeanie Buss, said last week that she expects him to coach next season but isn't sure if it will be with Los Angeles.

"No. I really couldn't. I can't see that as an image, or even as a prospect," Jackson said when asked if he could see himself coaching elsewhere.