Suns center Channing Frye is stuck in a significant shooting slump, but he'll remain in the rotation against the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

Frye has missed 17 consecutive shots against Los Angeles and is 1-for-20 overall in the series, which the Lakers lead 2-1 over the Suns.

"He's going through a tough time right now, but we still believe in him," coach Alvin Gentry said. "That's what I told him. I said, 'Hey, you need to go out there and just shoot it and not worry about it.' (The media won't) get on your ass. They're going to get on my ass. And I don't really care. I'm going to continue to use him because I think he's important to our team."