21.   Curry was sixth man of the year and his long-range shooting is rock-solid.

22.   Davis was one of the best, most reliable, game-changing sixth men in the league.

23.   Eric Piatkowski figures to start at shooting guard, with Tyrone Nesby pulling on the leash as sixth man.

24.   Every starter returns, plus sixth man Kris Johnson.

25.   For Rick Fox, the offense actually improved his transition to sixth man.

26.   For the second straight game, the Lakers played without their top sixth man and their third leading scorer of the regular season.

27.   For Cooper, a former sixth man for the Lakers, winning a championship as a coach is even more satisfying than winning one as a player.

28.   Forward Bob Myers, a former walk-on, became the sixth man, and guard Brandon Loyd became the seventh.

29.   Forward Bob Myers, a former walk-on, became the sixth man, and guard Brandon Loyd the seventh.

30.   Fox, for example, would be an ideal sixth man for a decent club, particularly one with some interest in an up-tempo game.