May 10, 2009 11:08 AM EST

Bill Bradley believes that the Lakers play with some of the same qualities that helped the Knicks win the NBA title in 1970 and 1973.

Bradley was a teammate of Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson with New York in the 1970s.

"Phil gets players to play unselfishly," Bradley said. "He gets people to help each other. He gets people to start thinking, 'How can I help my teammate help the team?' "

Via New York Times