But if he was looking for creative playmaking or shooting tonight, Simpson didn't see much of it.

His playmaking is the reason he was chosen for the United States national team last summer.

But then, the effectiveness of that scheme goes back to Nash's playmaking.

He possesses good playmaking and has a powerful shoot, most notably from long range.

But the extra touch of shade failed to rejuvenate his playmaking.

Gomez, a 19-year-old playmaking forward, leads his team with 15 points and is a candidate for rookie of the year.

But probably the most rewarding and morale building aspect of the victory was Jackson's playmaking.

James's supporting cast was helpless without his playmaking and scoring Thursday night.

Nash is most noted for his playmaking, ball-handling skills and shooting.

With solid playmaking, he ran the St. John's offense nearly to perfection.

Also, he is balancing his scoring with heady playmaking.

"I just don't feel 100 percent sure of my shots," said Graf, for whom conviction in playmaking has always been a trademark.

Ramsey seemed to enjoy the challenges of impersonating Favre's playmaking.

Then, the Germans focused primarily on shutting down Bolivia's playmaking.

At the start, Cleveland ruled the playmaking.

Thomas scored 14 points in Thursday's game, and was a beneficiary of Crawford's playmaking.

Marbury's playmaking, a subject of consternation for some former coaches and teammates, will apparently not be an issue.

"His playmaking, toughness, intelligence, versatility and character were all factors in our decision to pursue him.

This team earned the nickname the "White Phantoms" because of their fast playmaking and defense.

Kovalev did this with nimble skating and creative playmaking.

Back in Germany, Dreekman is known as "the cat" for his tricky playmaking.

He demonstrated some real playmaking and opportunism.

Replacing the leadership and playmaking of Elway.

That did not discourage his playmaking.

But the Flyers tied the game as the result of some splendid playmaking by Forsberg.