Lakers' power forward Ronny Turiaf sat out Sunday night for the second consecutive game because of a sprained left ankle. He said he hopes to play Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers, the first game on a three-game trip for the Lakers.

In fact, Turiaf joked that if he were merely an extra .5 percent better Sunday, he could have and would have played against the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center.

"I think (Sunday) I was about 791/2 percent, so the extra day of rest is not going to hurt at all," he said. "So (today) I should be at 80, 85 or even 90 percent. You have to (do exercises) to keep it from stiffening up (on the flight to Indianapolis), so I'll try to do that. I'll wrap it. I'll ice it."

"It's nothing I haven't seen before. It's not like I never sprained my ankles. I played on two bad ankles in college. It's nothing major. I think it's better to play it safe."