Notebook : NBA CHAMPIONSHIP : LAKERS VS. CELTICS : The Stars Come Out, but Riley Says It’s Not Party Time

Pat Riley isn’t antisocial. It’s just that the Laker coach believes that no party should be held before its time.

And Tuesday night, after the Lakers ran the Boston Celtics silly in a 126-113 win, he got the feeling that a few people were forgetting that the Lakers are still three wins shy of the National Basketball Assn. title.

“I walked up to the Forum Club, and everybody was smiling,” Riley said Wednesday after the Lakers tuned up for Game 2 tonight.

“I could have smacked half those people in the face. . . . People get ahead of themselves. They start making plans for something that hasn’t been accomplished yet.

“They’re in there celebrating with all these movie stars. They have no idea how hard this team worked to get here.”

It’s that time of year when all the stars come out--Johnny Carson and Jack Nicholson in the crowd, Bruce Willis and Don Johnson in the dressing room afterward. But Riley wants people to understand that the beauty of his team is more than Hollywood-deep.

“These players are not a product of this environment,” he said. “They’re a product of what they do on a 94-by-50 hardwood court only.

“If you think they’re caught up in the external elements, that it affects the players’ character and personality, that’s a misconception.

“This is the hardest-working team I’ve ever had, and they don’t get enough credit for that.

“I’m a little disappointed that people say this team wins only on talent, that if you show them a hard hand, they’ll crack.

“Well, they’ve never cracked. They’ve lost, but they’ve never cracked.”

Analyzing the Lakers’ success this season, Riley said, “The keys to this team have been:

“(1) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is still here and still playing.

“(2) Jerry West did not trade James Worthy last June.

“(3) Earvin Johnson letting his game grow and develop.

“The other pieces just fit in.”

A measure of how dominating the Laker running game was Tuesday: Of the team’s 55 baskets, 34 were scored on either a layup or a dunk. In the first quarter alone, the Lakers had six layups and six dunks. . . . Is Dennis Johnson wearing down? In the first four road games the Celtics played in the playoffs, Johnson averaged 25 points and 12 assists a game. In his last four, he is averaging 7.5 points and 9 assists. He had 7 points and 13 assists against the Lakers in Game 1. . . . Laker General Manager Jerry West on tonight’s game: “It’s going to be a war.” . . . Someone stole Kurt Rambis’ Laker uniform during Wednesday’s interview session.

Scott Wedman, who has not played since November because of an injured left heel, chatted with Jack Nicholson before Tuesday night’s game. “We just talked about his new movie,” Wedman said. Nicholson’s latest film, “The Witches of Eastwick,” was shot in Boston and opens next week. . . . The Lakers discussed cutting down on the number of celebrities trying to crash their dressing room after games. . . . How explosive were the Lakers Tuesday? They scored nine straight points in 63 seconds of the first quarter, 10 straight points in 66 seconds of the second quarter and 8 straight points in 76 seconds of the third.

Boston center Robert Parish, who had no points and no rebounds in the first half Tuesday and finished with 16 and 4, on what the Celtics did right Tuesday: “We got here on time.” . . . Riley, acknowledging the sorry condition the Celtics are in: “They’re not the same team, let’s face it. (Bill) Walton and (Scott) Wedman not being there, and everybody else is a little banged up.” . . . Boston forward Kevin McHale, on the Lakers’ superiority in speed: “If we set up a high jump or ran the 100-yard dash, they’d beat the hell out of us. But this is basketball, not a track meet.” . . . McHale on James Worthy: “I don’t see much difference in his game. It’s been this way for two or three years, him playing with reckless abandon.” . . . Larry Bird on the Lakers in Game 1: “Their concentration was just perfect. They didn’t flub up too many assignments.”

The Clippers are planning to submit a bid to play host to the 1989 NBA All-Star game at the Sports Arena. The bid will be made to the NBA before June 30.

The game is scheduled for the first week in February. The league is expected to announce the site of the game this August or September. Houston and Sacramento are considered to be the Clippers’ prime opposition.

Mike Shimensky, trainer of the Clippers for the past six seasons, has been named trainer for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Shimensky, 40, replaced 13-year veteran Ron Culp, who retired at the end of the season.

Rory White was in the Clippers’ office on the day he was released by the team but says he didn’t find out about it until he read the newspapers the next day.