The general consensus among the Warriors is that second-year guard Anthony Morrow needs more shots.

“He’s probably the greatest shooter I’ve ever coached,” coach Don Nelson said. “And I’ve had some good ones, but no one like Morrow. You’ve got to know where he is at all times.”

Morrow took seven shots in 22 minutes, making three, during Wednesday’s season-opening home loss to Houston. One of them was a 3-pointer in the final seconds, but his game-tying attempt over two defenders was off the mark.

Part of the reason he missed the last-second shot was that he had no rhythm. He had just checked in after sitting for most of the fourth quarter. When he was on the court, he averaged one shot every three minutes of playing time.

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To a man, Raiders players and coaches say their inability to stop the run isn’t because of poor talent, coaching or a lack of effort. They blame it on execution.

Just keep your butt in that chair and everything will be fine,” said coach Tom Cable, referring to defenders not straying from the area for which they’re responsible. “It’s up to each man to do that, and we didn’t do a very good job of it.”

Cable was speaking mostly about the 316 yards rushing the New York Jets amassed on Sunday in a 38-0 shellacking of the Raiders at the Coliseum.

Cable could have been speaking about the first seven games in general.

The Raiders have allowed an average of 169.7 yards rushing and a league-high tying 11 rushing touchdowns. The franchise worst is 171.2 yards per game allowed in 1962. They are 30th against the run, one spot higher than they were each of the past two seasons.

“It is such a basic thing and, obviously, we need to do a better job in practice,” defensive lineman Richard Seymour said. “Maybe we make practice live (tackling).”

Cable said the disastrous results against the run come from players trying to do too much and abandoning their responsibilities too often.

By his count, the Raiders


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Coach Tom Cable has been pointing to the Raiders getting healthy as a reason for optimism of late but the only long-shelved players who have a chance to play Sunday are left guard Robert Gallery, who suffered a broken left fibula in Week 2 at Kansas City, and receiver Chaz Schilens, who broke his left foot in a non-contact training camp drill on Aug. 18.

According to Cable, Gallery participated in warm-ups and drills on Wednesda and got in a “few reps in team periods” while Schilens did not practice. Strange, considering the team announced his return last Tuesday and he was actually inactive Sunday due to soreness in the foot.

A more likely return game for the duo would be Nov. 15, after the bye, when the Raiders play host to the Kansas City Chiefs.


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The embattled Chargers safeties yesterday played, well, the way they’re supposed to.

“We made tackles, we covered the right people and we got pressure on the quarterback,” free safety Eric Weddle said. “ . . . Everyone was doing their job. When everyone does that, you can see what we’re capable of.”

Blitzing at least 10 times among them, the safeties accounted for an interception, a sack and a quarterback hurry. Add in safety-turned-nickel back Steve Gregory’s half-dozen blitzes, interception, sack and hurry, and it was a day to be encouraged by and learn from.

The secondary has acknowledged being out of sync and not trusting each other.


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When the Lakers boarded a row of double-decker buses for their championship parade in June, they should have left one seat open, reserved for Good Fortune.


They managed to keep almost everybody off the injured list, an often-overlooked part of their successful season.

Kobe Bryant played in all 105 of their games. Pau Gasol played in 104. So did Derek Fisher. Andrew Bynum missed 32 because of a torn knee ligament, but his replacement in the starting lineup, Lamar Odom, missed only four games.

With a handful of days until they begin their title defense, however, the Lakers are already dealing with injuries.


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Clippers show promise in exhibition games, but the veteran urges restraint even as he remains cautiously optimistic about the team’s chances this season.

The incumbent Chris Kaman, veteran of those flickers, urged caution after back-to-back exhibition wins and a fresh air of hope in Clippers’ training camp.

It took one word to get that thought across: Fresno.

“Don’t read into it so much,” Kaman said Tuesday after practice. “It’s basketball. See how it goes. It happened last year. We beat the Lakers in the preseason up in Fresno.”

In fact, it was Oct. 9 of last year when the Clippers crushed the Lakers in Fresno, 107-80, in their exhibition opener. And you know the injury-marred rest of the story.


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USC tailback Stafon Johnson, who is recovering from throat surgery necessitated by a weightlifting accident, is expected to be released from the hospital Wednesday, the school announced.

Johnson was injured Sept. 28 when a bar carrying 275 pounds slipped from his hand and fell on his throat.

“There is still a process for all of the recovery of all the intricacies here, but he’s going to be out and about and all of that, so we’re thrilled for him,” Coach Pete Carroll said at his weekly newsconference.

When the sixth-ranked Trojans play at No. 25 Notre Dame on Saturday the Trojans will wear stickers on their helmets that read “STA FIGHT ON” over the number 13.

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The player on the Kings roster who’s at least 7 feet tall hasn’t been renowned for playing big in the paint.

But with an extra 10 pounds on his frame, Spencer Hawes is looking to dispel the notion he can’t outmuscle opponents on the inside.

Hawes, who is 7-foot-1 and listed at 245 pounds, wants to become the strong inside presence for the Kings this season. It’s been a focus for Hawes since the end of last season.

“I think that’s a role I need to embrace and a void I need filled so it’s something I need to keep working on every day,” Hawes said.

Hawes spent the offseason focusing on getting stronger. He’s already demonstrated he can score from the perimeter.


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The Raiders have lost bigger than they did Sunday. Apologies if you’re still trying to forget that 51-3 AFC Championship game nightmare in Buffalo.

They’ve lost harder than they did to the New York Giants. Enough said about the Immaculate Reception.

They’ve had tougher moments than any they faced in a 44-7 unconditional surrender to the Giants at the Meadowlands. Watching the unsinkable Bo Jackson unable to walk off the field under his own power leaps to mind. Maybe you have your own personal favorite.

But what happened in the Raiders’ latest disaster was so dreadfully familiar, so dispiriting with a side of over-the-top, that it cries out for impassioned overstatement. So here you go:

This was the bleakest day in the history of the Raiders franchise.


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Whomever the opponent in the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers are not expected to make changes in the lineup.

It isn’t broken, so manager Joe Torre doesn’t figure to fix it, which means Ronnie Belliard will be the second baseman over Orlando Hudson, Matt Kemp hits in the No. 2 hole and Manny Ramirez continues to bat cleanup.

What really is making the lineup click more than anything right now is Rafael Furcal’s production at the top of the order. He not only had a .500 batting average (6 for 12) in the three-game National League Division Series, he had a .667 on-base percentage. He also is a threat on the basepaths with 12 steals.


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