31.   Jim Cleamons, the talented assistant and defensive specialist, will leave to coach the Dallas Mavericks next season.

32.   Keenan had to dump defensive specialist Esa Tikkanen earlier this season because he needed to cut the payroll.

33.   Kreuter has made a career of being a defensive specialist.

34.   Lavin, by contrast, is a defensive specialist.

35.   Or defensive specialist Ricky Moore, whose latest assignment is expected to be Tar Heel shooting guard Shammond Williams.

36.   Perez was the often underappreciated defensive specialist.

37.   Randy Brown, the defensive specialist, came in to contribute one inspiring minute and made two free throws.

38.   Rookie Eric Piatkowski is backing Sealy up, with Harold Ellis available as a defensive specialist.

39.   Second-round pick Anthony Johnson,a defensive specialist from the College of Charleston, has emerged as the starting point guard.

40.   Screaming all the way, the tattooed defensive specialist, who leads the league in rebounding, then ripped off his jersey and threw it on the court.