One sign that things have changed around here, and not in a good way, at least as it relates to a strong home court advantage for the Kings?  Heading in to Arco tonight, I the ratio of Lakers jerseys to Kings jerseys among early arriving fans was about 10-1.  The crowd might not be as partisan the Kings would like.  Other notes of import:

• For the Kings, Ron Artest will play, Beno Udrih and Brad Miller will not.
• Luke Walton has a strained right hammy, and won't play tonight.  He hurt it last Wednesday against the Blazers, and tweaked it again on Friday.  The hope was that with rest (Walton didn't practice yesterday) and treatment he'd be ready to go tonight, but no such luck.  He's day to day, and is aiming to be back on the court Tuesday night against the Blazers. 
• The visiting locker room at Arco is about the size of my living room, which isn't necessarily that big, despite what seems like a glamorous, high paying gig.  I have no idea how they accommodate playoff games in there.  One fun quirk of the room?  Whenever anyone shut the door to the little training room just off the main locker room... it would lock so nobody could get out.  The first victim?  Chris Mihm.  Locked in the training room.  That had to be his worst nightmare.
• Ronny Turiaf was extolling the virtues of the cookies available for players who attend chapel.  Brad Turner of the Press-Enterprise ended up with half of one, and indeed vouched for their deliciousness
• Funny moment: As Sasha and Pau were walking out of the locker room, they stopped to look at the game film of Sacramento's last visit to Staples.  Vujacic happened to have the ball in the game film, and Pau looked at the screen and said, "Pass it, pass it, pass it," while TV Sasha held onto the ball.  Maybe you had to be there.
• I'm not going to say the media dining at the arena left something to be desired... but there's no other way to finish that sentence.  They did, though, have Rice Krispies treats, which adds a touch of redemption.

AUDIO: PJ, and it's worth a listen.  He talks about tonight's game (they run more without Miller available), officiating, why Ron Artest will play tonight, scoreboard watching, and the relation to coaching and on court performance.

• Phil Jackson: Download phil_jackson_4.6 preSAC.mp3

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