21.  All Lionel Benjamin wanted to do was play good defense and rebound.

22.  BRUCE BOWEN Played good defense on Bryant and made key shots in the second half.

23.  Both teams have good defenses.

24.  BULLY DEFENSE Any child who has ever been bullied in the schoolyard probably has figured out that a strong friend is a good defense.

25.  But a winning streak built on strong pitching, good defense and timely hitting did not.

26.  But everybody can play good defense.

27.  But how long can you combine bad shooting with good defense and expect to win?

28.  But he has said he needs more variety and he has declared his philosophy as a coach is to make sure he has a good defense.

29.  But if good defense is hard to define, bad defense can be plain to see.

30.  But that could not happen, Valentine noted, without good defense.