91.   Their starting center was unavailable because of an injury, and his replacement became disqualified, barely lasting two quarters.

92.   Then starting center Brian Williams strained his knee, limiting his availability this week.

93.   Then the Fire had their starting center, Sylvia Crawley, in the game.

94.   They also lost their starting center for an undetermined amount of time.

95.   They also signed their starting center, Brian Williams, whose new contract might be a model for veterans in the future.

96.   They played the first three months without starting center Bill Cartwright and starting guard John Paxson.

97.   They lost their starting center and nearly their franchise shooting guard to fouls.

98.   They will be without starting center Dan Gadzuric, who sprained his right ankle at USC.

99.   They lost their starting center and nearly lost their franchise shooting guard to fouls.

100.   They will use the big man in spots, and he will often spell the regular starting center, Benoit Benjamin.