71.   The trick, his teammates said, is for the Rockets to remember.

72.   The teammate said it was not.

73.   The teammate said the tip to Valentine was called in by an opposing player who was angry that Silhouettes was fielding a ringer.

74.   There were times over the past two weeks when teammates said Ewing would flinch during limited contact or pull his wrist away from a slap.

75.   This summer, teammates say, Hampton seems even more jovial than normal.

76.   Watching Randle work during practice and games is to witness the ultimate, tireless competitor, his teammates say.

77.   What separates Kidd from others, say his teammates, is his willingness to take risks, to sacrifice turnovers to make the spectacular play.

78.   When asked about the possibility of replacing Brown against the Lions, he said all the right things that a good teammate should say.

79.   Which is kind of what Belfour thought his teammates might say.

80.   Why not, his teammates say.