NBA PLAYOFFS : Clippers Seek to Avoid Sequel : Pro basketball: Brown criticizes effort after watching horror film of Game 1 against Jazz. Rivers probably will replace Grant as starter.

The Clippers assembled at their hotel Saturday morning to review the disaster that was their Game 1 loss to the Utah Jazz the night before. They watched film of the entire game instead of the norm of seeing selected stretches.

“Two thumbs down,” Doc Rivers said.

“Rated X,” James Edwards said. “Kids shouldn’t see that.”

“I was hoping our machine would break down,” Coach Larry Brown said.

It didn’t. The only thing that needs fixing heading into Game 2 of the best-of-five first-round series today is the Clippers. It’s nothing better effort and better execution wouldn’t help cure.

Maybe even a lineup change would help. Brown said before practice Saturday he probably will move Rivers into the starting lineup at the Delta Center in place of Gary Grant, implying that Grant got three fouls in Utah’s first five possessions of Friday’s 115-97 loss because he doesn’t have the respect of officials because he is a young player going against John Stockton.

Nothing was said of Grant getting three assists and two points in the 15 minutes he

did play.

“I always hate to do that because people think I’m putting the blame on somebody for the loss,” Brown said. “Gary didn’t lose us the game.”

Grant also was searching for answers. His defense is critical to the Clippers’ success, because if Stockton can be slowed, so can the Jazz. Stockton had 21 assists and only one turnover Friday.

“I just know it’s hard to guard Stockton when he penetrates,” said Grant, who started 53 of the 78 games he played this season. “Even if he’s near me and I lean into him, he’s going to get the calls.

“I know the Clippers themselves don’t get any respect, and I’m part of that. It’s everybody, not just me.

“I’m still going to play him hard. But once he penetrates, I’m going to have to do something different. I don’t know what.”

Apart from subbing Rivers--who had a team-high 23 points in the opener--for Grant, the Clippers plan to keep things status quo tonight. Only this time, they hope to play like a playoff team.

So, they watched film for almost 2 1/2 hours and pushed practice back.

“It was like a funeral, a wake,” Charles Smith said of the attitude at the day-after analysis. “We just sat there, and everyone saw what we did wrong and everyone felt bad. The only good part was the eulogy. We saw what we did wrong, and now we have a chance to correct it.”

It starts, strangely enough for a playoff team, with intensity.

“I don’t think it would have mattered one bit what we wanted to do strategy-wise,” Brown said. “Because we didn’t give ourselves a chance effort-wise.”

The Jazz found concerns of their own Saturday with news that Mark Eaton suffered a hyper-extended right knee in Game 1. He also has on-going problems with tendinitis. Eaton probably will be ready today after getting seven rebounds and three blocked shots Friday, despite being forced outside to defend Charles Smith, but Mike Brown is ready in case.

“I’m always concerned,” Utah Coach Jerry Sloan said. “But if Mark can’t play, somebody else will have to step up. Sparky (trainer Don Sparks) said he’ll be all right, but Mark said he would wait until Sunday to see and then decide.”

Clipper Notes

Larry Brown, on what he did like about Game 1: “Doc (Rivers) was unbelievable, I’m proud of what James (Edwards) did, and Loy (Vaught) gave a good effort despite not playing much. Danny (Manning) I’d give a wash on. Compared to the others he played OK, but it was not completely acceptable. But after that, I didn’t see it.” . . . Ken Norman broke the Los Angeles Clipper record for field goals made in a career by finishing the regular season with 2,235, surpassing the 2,066 of Benoit Benjamin. Norman trails Randy Smith (5,214) and Bob McAdoo (3,679), both from the Buffalo Braves, on the franchise list. . . . Charles Smith broke the Clipper record for free throws made in a career with 1,335, also surpassing Benjamin (1,272) and trailing Smith (2,304) and McAdoo (2,040) for the franchise lead. . . . Gary Grant, who has the Clipper record, moved into No. 2 for steals in franchise history with 542. Randy Smith leads at 1,072. . . . Ron Harper set a Clipper single-season record with 1,292 shots, passing the 1,281 by Norm Nixon in 1984-85, and broke his own team marks for three-point shots attempted (211) and made (64). Harper also broke Grant’s record for steals in a season with 152.