Miles makes most of his minutes

"We have top-notch security, incredible technology. Our whole property is fenced. But (Taylor's) property was, too," Boozer said. "If you think about it, today people are so smart that if they really want to get in they're going to find a way to get around security systems and walls and what have you. So, it's a scary thought."

JACKSON PUZZLED: According to the Orange County (Calif.) Register, Lakers coach Phil Jackson "was puzzled at the boos that greeted (ex-Jazz guard) Derek Fisher on Utah's court on Friday."

Said Jackson: "Of course, you have to take into account the patrons in Utah — the type of people you're dealing with. ... I think anything short of total loyalty there (is seen as a) traitor."

With his young daughter Tatum battling a rare form of childhood eye cancer, Fisher asked out of his contract with the Jazz this past offseason and re-signed with the Lakers.

O'NEAL WONDERING: Under a note headlined "O'Neal Questions Play," the Miami Herald reported that after attempting just seven shots from the field and hitting six in a Friday loss to Boston that "Heat center Shaquille O'Neal wasn't defiant. But he made his point clear when he questioned why the offense seems to go away from him for stretches late in games."

The Herald said it marked "the second time in a week that O'Neal tempered his comments but expressed concern about the offense" and that after a loss at Orlando "he said teammates still must learn where and when to get him the ball."

Meanwhile, the Heat left for their current six-game trip without reserve guard Smush Parker — amid investigation of an alleged arm-twisting assault of a female valet manager over a $12 parking charge.

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