HARRIS CONCERNED ABOUT FOCUS : LAKERS NOTEBOOK.Byline: Jon Wilner Daily News Staff Writer The Lakers See Lake poets are ready - ready for a stint on ``Home Improvement'', perhaps. For Game 1 this afternoon against the Utah Jazz? Who knows? ``They're feeling their oats oats, cereal plants of the genus Avena of the family Gramineae (grass family). Most species are annuals of moist temperate regions. The early history of oats is obscure, but domestication is considered to be recent compared to that of the other ,'' coach Del Harris said before practice Saturday at the Delta Center. ``We haven't landed (mentally). I hope by (game time) we will. ``We had a team meeting in the morning, and having been a teacher for 10 years I can tell when people are focused in and listening. They weren't shooting paper wads, but the concentration level wasn't there like it was (Friday).'' Harris was asked what he meant by ``feeling their oats.'' As he searched for an example, all eyes turned to forward Elden Campbell Elden Jerome Campbell (born July 23, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American former professional basketball player who played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Campbell played college basketball at Clemson University. , sitting behind a basket with a power drill in his hands, absolutely transfixed. Example A-1. ``They need their time,'' Harris said with the understanding of a parent who wants his child to enjoy success. Everyone laughed, but the Lakers won't be smiling today (2:30 p.m. tipoff) if they cannot match the concentration that produced a come-from-behind victory in Portland on Friday night. No mental lapse (language) LAPSE - A single assignment language for the Manchester dataflow machine. ["A Single Assignment Language for Data Flow Computing", J.R.W. Glauert, M.Sc Diss, Victoria U Manchester, 1978]. , no turnover or bad shot, no missed defensive assignment will go unpunished unpunished Adjective without suffering or resulting in a penalty: the guilty must not go unpunished, such crimes should not remain unpunished Adj. 1. against the Jazz, especially in the Delta Center, where the Lakers have lost five straight. ``Utah is the best executing team I've ever seen,'' Harris said. ``We have to be sound and cut out our mistakes because they take advantage of mistakes better than anybody I've ever seen.'' Plenty of energy: The Jazz hasn't played since Monday, when it eliminated the Clippers, but Harris and Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (pronounced "shak-KEEL") (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). dismissed fatigue as a potential problem. ``I don't think anybody's tired,'' O'Neal said. ``I've got 50 more games left in these legs.'' Said Harris: ``I don't think there will be any particular fatigue factor. We got a little break that the game's not at noon. But obviously, we're in pretty good shape or we wouldn't be winning the fourth quarters consistently.'' So what? O'Neal was asked to predict the outcome of today's Miami-Orlando Game 5. But the ex-Magic declined. ``No prediction. And do I care? No.'' Can Corie? Reserve forward Corie Blount Corie Kasoun Blount (born January 4, 1969 in Monrovia, California) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9" power forward/center, Blount starred at the University of Cincinnati during the early 1990s, where he helped his team reach the Final Four in 1992 , out with a sprained shoulder, wasn't missed against Portland. But he would give the Lakers six additional fouls against Karl Malone ``We didn't need him in the Portland series, but the matchups here are different,'' Harris said. ``He did a nice job (against Malone in the final regular-season meeting).'' Blount's shoulder has improved, the Lakers said. He will be evaluated Monday but won't join the team in Salt Lake City. CRUNCH (1) To process data. See number crunching. (2) To compress data. See data compression. 1. (jargon) crunch - To process, usually in a time-consuming or complicated way. TIME The Lakers' fourth-quarter dominance of Portland was the difference in the first-round series. Here's a closer look at the numbers: Category Lakers Portland Points 115 70 FG percentage 54.8 33.8 Free throws 41-55 22-33 FT percent 74.5 66.7 Rebounds 43 34 Turnovers 15 17 CAPTION(S): Box Box: CRUNCH TIME (see text) |
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