STAR POWER?: EnergySolutions Arena is louder than the Staples Center and more intense, Harpring said, but the Lakers' home has proven to be a difficult venue for the Jazz. They lost both regular season games there in 2007-08, the first two games of this series and are only 3-16 all-time at the arena against the Lakers.

"It's different, but for some reason it's a hard place to play," Harpring said. "Who knows what it is? Maybe it's all the celebrities looking at you, the lights, maybe all the eyeballs. I don't know."

NOT FISHING FOR FOULS: It's definitely helped the Jazz's cause the past two games, but Utah hasn't purposely tried to force ex-Jazz guard Derek Fisher into having foul problems. The Lakers' starting point guard picked up two fouls early in the first quarter and had to sit out most of the first half in both Jazz home wins.

"I've never said, Deron (Williams), you've got to try to get him in foul trouble," Sloan said. "I would never say that to anybody."

PRICE SATISFIED: He got smashed, was bloodied and had four stitches placed above his right eye, but Price didn't think the truck that ran over him — aka Lakers backup Ronny Turiaf — should be suspended.

At practice Tuesday morning, the Jazz backup said he was glad the NBA didn't further punish the L.A. center after reviewing the flagrant foul Turiaf committed against him in the second quarter.

"Yeah, I agree with that. I don't think he should have been suspended at all," Price said. "Like I said, it's playoffs. People's adrenaline is going. Things happen. It's basketball."

COACH SPEAK: Jazz special assistant coach Jeff Hornacek expects to hear from the Phoenix Suns sometime this week about their vacant head-coaching position. Before the Suns talk to Hornacek, though, they will have to receive permission from the Jazz.

ANYBODY BUT HIM: It's one thing to have Kobe Bryant beat you. It's a whole 'nother thing to have your buddy and former teammate try to take you down. That's how Boozer felt when Fisher about single-handedly forced overtime by scoring 10 quick points late in Game 4.

Boozer laughed about how he'd rather have "anybody but" Fisher beat them.

"To see him bring them back on his own, it was like, 'C'mon, D-Fish. Not D-Fish,"' Boozer said. "No, I'm happy for D-Fish."

Boozer isn't surprised because he thought Fisher was instrumental in helping the Lakers win three championships.