1.   Along the way, Johnson had four assists, four points, two rebounds and a steal in a stretch of just under seven minutes.

2.   Although Sprewell had just five first-half points, he had four assists.

3.   Among them, they had two assists.

4.   American midfielder Claudio Reyna, signed late last season, started and had an assist.

5.   And freshman Darren Haydar, the linemate of Souza and Krog, had two assists.

6.   And Mike Souza, a junior from Wakefield who lines up with them, had three assists.

7.   And Rodman did it without double-team help, which prevented Johnson from finding open teammates and, as a result, he had no assists in the half.

8.   And Shammgod drove the lane and had assists to Garces for a layup and to Thomas for a three-pointer.

9.   Andrei Nikolishin, who seems to make a living playing against the Islanders, had three assists.

10.   Anderson had six assists by intermission, showing few effects from the inflamed tendon on his left forearm that kept him out of the last six games.