31.   And do it without asking Eddie DeBartolo for even an insincere blessing.

32.   And he did it without making a scene.

33.   And he did it without much of a running game.

34.   And he did it without seeming to court adoration.

35.   And he did it without Tim Hardaway who was ejected in the third quarter after being tagged with a pair of technical fouls.

36.   And Fedorov did it without little opposition.

37.   And he did it without a rest.

38.   And he did it without prepared texts.

39.   And he did it without the support of a major label.

40.   And he has done it without calling attention to himself.