Lakers coach Phil Jackson took a jab at Suns point guard Steve Nash on Friday.

Los Angeles and Phoenix will do battle in the Western Conference Finals and Jackson was asked if it is difficult simulating Nash's play in practice.

"Yeah, because you can't carry the ball like he does in practice," Jackson said with a smile. "You can't pick that ball up and run with it."

Jackson called Nash Phoenix's "provocateur" in their offense and said the point guard was an equal threat as both a scorer and a distributor.

Before the playoffs began, Jackson was fined $35,000 by the league for comments made about Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant.