On the eve of the Lakers' second game of the season against Sacramento, Laker Coach Phil Jackson insisted it wasn't that simple, that something had to be done to right a team whose offense has gone awry.

"You know, I'm not very pleased with the way we're playing basketball," Jackson said with a sigh. "We're not functioning as a five-man organization very well. Sometimes it takes a team a loss or two to straighten them out. I think we were a little slap-happy or flippant with the way we were playing basketball. We just short-changed everything. As a consequence, we got out of whack [against the Mavericks].... So, while things are going well for us, we're not going to win with this kind of exhibition."

It is unknown if Chris Webber or Doug Christie will play for the Kings tonight, though both practiced Thursday. Webber, the All-NBA power forward, sprained his right ankle in the preseason and hasn't played since. Christie cut his right hand in a game against Dallas on Sunday, needed seven stitches beside his index finger, and did not play in Tuesday's win against Philadelphia.