He remembers opening a game against the Bulls, and guarding Jordan.

"Look at us," he added, watching a tape of the last game, and pointing to him guarding Jordan.

Latrell Sprewell, who guarded Jordan, was the star instead.

He guarded Jordan, and outscored him, 6 points to 4, as the Lakers triumphed.

Cousy also pondered the question of how to guard Jordan.

He was bothered by fatigue and the defensive play of Johnson (25 points, 9 assists), who guarded Jordan during the overtime periods.

It would be interesting to see him guard Jordan.

Starks hoped he would be sparked by the challenge of guarding Jordan.

Mason, too, has had fairly decent success guarding Jordan in the team's last two meetings.

The Nets played better after that stage late in the third because they did a better job of guarding Jordan.