1.  At home, the Nets have displayed their deliriously creative fast-break, tenacious defense and unspoken pursuit of a common goal.

2.  But he will be best remembered here for playing his trademark tenacious defense on Chuck Person during that game.

3.  Does anyone honestly believe they are the product of tenacious defense, and nothing more?

4.  Equally important, the team must play tenacious defense, the decisive factor in many of its victories.

5.  Fassel has nevertheless created a tenacious defense and extracted inspired performances from an unheralded fullback, Charles Way, and a second-year quarterback, Danny Kanell.

6.  For all their tenacious defense on Tim Hardaway in the first three games, the backcourt duo self-destructed when it mattered most.

7.  He and the Eagles are without the tenacious defenses of old.

8.  He played nine years, scored when called upon and always played tenacious defense.

9.  In many ways, this team is a throwback, featuring good size up front, tenacious defense, and smart, if unspectacular, basketball.

10.  Japan, usually an attacking team, played tenacious defense and waited for a Brazilian mistake.