The defense stifled the Timberwolves for the first 4 minutes 31 seconds until Sprewell made a short jumper.
Their defense was stifling, holding Washington to 38 percent shooting in the first half, and their rebounding was surprisingly dominant.
Their defense could be stifling, but it never managed anything the least bit flashy.
Buffalo's defense stifled Elway that afternoon.
The defense, Carlesimo's forte, was stifling.
His defenses were stifling the Jets' offense.
Washington State's defense, rated the worst in the Pacific-10 Conference against the pass, stifled Houston's run-and-shoot offense in the first half.
The defense, too, has been stifling; it never let the Penguins get untracked.
After one timeout, the Heat's inbound defense was so stifling that Sprewell had to call another timeout.
His ball fakes were working, his touch was golden and his interior defense was stifling.
