SUN NOTES

Sun Coach Scott Skiles was informed by a reporter before the game that Laker Coach Phil Jackson had said it takes a special kind of energy to beat the Lakers in Staples Center.

“Is that true or is that just him talking?” asked the reporter.

“Him talking,” Skiles said.

“They won 67 games. They’ve got a great home record. You’ve got to play good, obviously, but it doesn’t take anything more special to win here than it does to win in Phoenix, win in Indiana, win in Miami, win in New York.”