1.   And it earned him enough points to move past Whit Bazemore into second place in season points.

2.   And he had watched his standing drop from second to eighth in season points.

3.   And he has dropped to ninth in season points.

4.   And the general demeanor of the team is considered better than at any point this season.

5.   And with a top-flight team behind him, he is running second in season points behind Penske teammate Rusty Wallace.

6.   At different points this season, Johnson has played on every line.

7.   At no point this season has he resembled the beaming young Russian who dismantled Pete Sampras to hoist the U.S. Open trophy.

8.   At one point last season, Coleman said he wanted to finish his career with the Nets.

9.   At one point last season, Hill said he would not want to play with Laettner.

10.   At one point this season, Ernie Zampese was being hailed as a genius.