"It wouldn't be a Mavericks playoff series without some veiled criticism of the officiating.

In a twist, the commentary is coming from Lakers coach Phil Jackson, not Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who remains committed to silence in this series.

Not so Jackson, who on Saturday detailed part of the reason he feels Pau Gasol has been less effective in the first three games of the series. The Mavericks, he said, have been using a tactic that Jackson said used to be illegal to push Gasol off his favorite, close-in spot on the low post.

"You know, I've resisted this the whole playoffs, but the NBA used to call a knee [to the backside]," Jackson said. "You couldn't lift a knee off the floor to run a guy off the post. And they're doing it every time. …

"We didn't complain about it against New Orleans. But the Mavs are doing the same damn thing. And until the league goes back to the rules that they have about playing post play, Pau's got to move out and face the basket."

The Mavericks have limited Gasol to 13.3 points per game in the series. He averaged 18.8 points in the regular season."