pivotman

A lanky yet strong 6-foot-11 pivotman, his hustle, board work, and defense kept him in professional basketball for 17 years.

On the court, he is a daredevil, a swooping pivotman who has a different jaw-drop or glare for every dunk.

Brad Daugherty, prince of a pivotman.

The Nets closed out their scoring with a slam dunk by pivotman Sam Bowie.

As he did so, Sam Bowie, the 7-foot-1 Nets pivotman, switched from Laimbeer to Thomas, and stepped out to encounter Thomas in a crunch-time mano a mano.

The only Nets providing any offense in the opening half were shooting guard Drazen Petrovic, who had 12 points, and pivotman Sam Bowie, who had 8 points at the intermission.

Darryl Dawkins, who seemed to be growing into a legitimate NBA pivotman in this series (at least after he started breaking backboards), led the Sixers with 26 points, and Erving had 23.