71.   The Bruins played without their starting center for most of the past three tournaments.

72.   The Cowboys are looking for a new starting center to replace Ray Donaldson, who was cut last month.

73.   The Cowboys drafted Florida State center Clay Shiver in April hoping to groom him as a starting center.

74.   The experiment of trying to make Clay Shiver the starting center also continued.

75.   The Cowboys were without starting center Alex Webber, who will undergo further examination Monday for his ailing back and might need disk injury.

76.   The Giants likely will be without their starting center Brian Williams, who has had back problems all week.

77.   The last time the Celtics won four in a row, Andrew DeClercq was the starting center and Dontae Jones was the team comedian.

78.   The Nets parted with Benoit Benjamin, their enigmatic starting center for the past three seasons.

79.   The Knicks have tried a new starting center in each of their three games without Ewing.

80.   The Nets already have lost one player to a broken leg, Jayson Williams, their starting center.