KINGS NOTES

The Kings are hoping that the fans in Arco Arena can be their “sixth man” as they try to avoid a first-round sweep against the Lakers. But right now they’re struggling to find even a third or fourth man.

Chris Webber is averaging 25 points, Jason Williams 14.5 and Vlade Divac 12 in the series, and that about ends the list of regular contributors.

But Williams’ point production dropped from 20 in Game 1 to nine in Game 2. Reserve Tony Delk went from 17 to eight.

Others are simply missing the series entirely. Predrag Stojakovic, who averaged 12 points during the regular season and 20 in four games against the Lakers, has scored six in the two playoff games. Nick Anderson has scored 17 inconsequential points.

“We’ve got to get a number of players involved,” Sacramento Coach Rick Adelman said. “It’s really important that we just not have a couple of guys who are doing it. We have to have five or six guys involved.”

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Divac has his agenda for Game 3.

“Be more aggressive,” he said. “Make Shaq [O’Neal] guard me and make him work on defense. I have to be looking for a basket.”

One of Sacramento’s advantages is Divac’s outside shooting ability, which can draw O’Neal from the basket. But the Kings need to establish a low-post presence and, as Adelman said, attack the hoop even if O’Neal is lurking.

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Adelman was bothered by suggestions that the Kings quit in the second half of their 113-89 loss in Game 2 at Staples Center.

“I don’t understand that,” he said. “If you mean quit, that with 26 points down and six minutes to go, you kind of get the idea it’s not going to be your night, I think it’s more resignation that, hey, it’s not going to be our night. I don’t know of anybody who gets in that situation, your shoulders don’t slump a little bit and you wonder. But quit? I don’t think our team quit.”

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Webber on the Lakers: “One of the main things about that team that people probably underestimate is everybody knows their roles. They’re not throwing up shots, doing this, doing that. Everybody knows. . . . No open jump shots. . . . it’s not as good as a post-up for the Big Fella. They’re playing well, but I think it’s also a result of everybody knowing their roles.”