Jackson digs deep to find Williams, McKie

Kobe Bryant scored 22 points in the first quarter Friday against Boston, so it was only natural that Shammond Williams and Aaron McKie started the second quarter in the Lakers’ backcourt.

Come again?

Coach Phil Jackson shook up the reserves’ roles Friday, going deep into his bench to slide the veterans ahead of Sasha Vujacic and Jordan Farmar.

Williams, 31, had played only 55 minutes the entire season before getting six points and four assists in 20 minutes against Boston. McKie, 34, had four points and three assists in 12 minutes. His only other game action this season was a scoreless five-minute appearance Jan. 5 against Denver.

“Change things up, stir things up, do things a little differently,” Jackson said Saturday. “If I could make changes with big guys, I’d probably do that, too.... Right now is the time where we need experience.”

Williams has played for seven NBA teams and hadn’t appeared in the league since 2003-04 before the Lakers signed him to a one-year, $1.75-million contract last July. He wondered when his playing time would come with the Lakers.

He played in Spain last season, Russia the season before that, and was thinking his return to the NBA was turning into an all-too-quiet experience. It became especially frustrating to see fellow Euroleague player Anthony Parker get quality time this season with the Toronto Raptors.

“Being one of the elite players in Europe and then coming here, I was the only one that wasn’t playing,” Williams said.

Vujacic and Farmar were the odd ones out on Friday. Farmar played only eight minutes, his fewest since Dec. 29, and Vujacic played only 15 minutes.

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Williams and McKie could get even more time today against Golden State because Smush Parker sustained a sprained left ankle in a non-contact drill Saturday and did not finish practice. It is not known whether he’ll be able to play today.

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Neither Luke Walton nor Kwame Brown will go on a quick two-game trip that ends Monday at Utah. Each is recovering from a sprained ankle, although Brown might be closer to returning.

“Kwame’s moving better than Luke is right now,” Jackson said. “He still has some problems when he gets weighted down, gets in the [defensive] brace position with a center on top of him.”

The Lakers’ next game after the trip is Friday against Sacramento, and one or both of them could return by then.

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Records -- Lakers 31-25; Warriors 26-30.

Record vs. Warriors -- 2-0.

Update -- The Clippers ended a four-game losing streak by beating the Warriors, 103-90, Saturday at Staples Center.

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