Boozer Needs to score and stay on the court

From scoring to fouling, the 2008 postseason has proven to be one pressing problem after another for Jazz All-Star Carlos Boozer.
After averaging 23.5 points in 17 playoff games last year, including one 41-point outing and four in the 30s, Utah's power forward has not hit the 20-point mark this year since Game 1 of the Jazz's first-round series with Houston.
Boozer scored just 10 in Utah's 120-110 Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, and has everyone from coach Jerry Sloan to point guard Deron Williams trying to figure out how to help him.
"I think every player goes through stages when things don't go especially right for them," Sloan said after Boozer went scoreless on 0-for-3 shooting in the opening half. "I think, knowing Carlos, he was trying to fight out of it.
"I thought he had a much better run the second half, obviously, than he had in the first half, and seemed to be a bit more alive," Sloan added. "And sometimes that's the only way you get over it, is to try to fight back -- get rebounds, play defense and play yourself back in it. If you try to do it the other way, then you don't have much to rely on, don't have much to fall back on -- and I think that probably hurt him a little bit."
But at least Boozer was able to pinpoint his primary problem Wednesday.
Anyone at Staples Center could.
"Anytime somebody gets into foul trouble like I did tonight, it's tough to get into a rhythm," said Boozer, who had three in his first seven minutes. "By the time I'm back, you're pressing a little bit more, you're doing whatever you can to help your team win, and sometimes you rush it a little bit."
So how did it happen?
"Being too physical, I suppose. I don't know," Boozer said. "You know, I've been playing the same way I've been playing all season -- but I'm getting fouls the first two games, so I've got to figure out a way to play more games without fouls."
Williams, meanwhile, faulted himself for not picking up the slack.
"It definitely hurts, and I think that's a time when I have to be more aggressive," said Williams, who also was scoreless in the first quarter and had just three of his team-high 25 points at halftime. "You know, when Booz is in foul trouble and he's off the court -- that's 20 points a game out of our lineup.
"It's tough," Williams added. "Booz, he knows he's got to do a better job of trying to stay out of foul trouble so he can stay on the court and be effective for us."