21.   Only the five starters scored, and the reserve center Roland Rollerson did not play in the second half because of a sprained knee.

22.   Only the five starters scored, and the reserve center Ronald Rollerson did not play in the second half because of a sprained knee.

23.   Reserve forward Pervis Ellison and reserve center Steve Hamer are also out with injuries.

24.   Reserve center Danny Schayes was still around, however, and he had some empathy for Barkley.

25.   Suns reserve center Joe Kleine defended Barkley down the stretch in that game, and Barkley made only two of eight shots in the final quarter.

26.   The center Kym Hampton retired and Rebecca Lobo may not be available until July, but the reserve center Lacey has been the biggest surprise of training camp.

27.   The Dallas Cowboys suffered a serious setback Tuesday when reserve center Dale Hellestrae broke his right thumb during the morning practice.

28.   The Orlando Magic placed reserve center David Vaughn on the injured list with tendinitis in his right quadricep.

29.   The Rockets had a whole two fastbreak points, and Barkley had separate two-footers returned to sender by the reserve center Foster.

30.   Then, in the fourth quarter, the game nearly took a backseat to a rare emotional outburst from Roberts, the reserve center.