1.   Before halftime ended, Donahue told the offense it had to establish the tempo by scoring on its first possession.

2.   Both came early in each game when the Kings were trying to establish tempo.

3.   Slashing and distributing or scoring himself, Senque Carey established the tempo for Washington when it won eight of nine games during a month-long stretch.

4.   They established their tempo and enforced it, like martial law.

5.   They had talked loudly about establishing the tempo with their defense.

6.   Lewis eagerly awaits the opportunity to establish the tempo.