LOS ANGELES -- You have to love unabashed confidence, and that's what Lakers shooter Sasha Vujacic owns, in spades.

Vujacic will bomb away from any spot on the floor if he thinks he has enough room. That quick trigger can tick off Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson at times, but when he's on, as he was in Game Three, when he poured in three 3-pointers and 20 points, the Lakers are glad the Slovenian is on their team.

Asked yesterday whether the Lakers will win tonight and force a return to Boston for Game Six next week, Vujacic said, "We're going to Boston; there's no doubt about it. We'll do everything in our power to make sure of it."