Gary Payton has been told to be ready on Sunday by Lakers coach Phil Jackson, but after being benched for the fourth quarter in the last two games are there bad feelings between coach and player?

Asked how Payton had taken his message, Jackson said, "Not my job to worry about that. My job is to do what I think is best for the team."

In Game 2 Jackson went with the hot hand of veteran guard Derek Fisher over Payton, giving the latter a chance to rest his sore back.  In Game 3 Fisher was once again given the nod over Payton, this time due to Payton's cold hand more than anything Fisher was doing.

"I don't know what's going on between them two, but I don't think it's something we should blow up right now," Shaquille O'Neal said. "We're on a mission here and everyone needs to be on the same page. Hopefully, those two can work those issues out."