Lee was superb, providing 29 points, 18 rebounds and sturdy defense against the bigger, taller Chris Bosh, the Raptors All-Starr forward.
Then you may notice how lovely the painting is, with its loamy greens and sturdy blacks against a winking, inexplicable ground of whites and baby blue, topped off with roseate puffs of cloud.
They've yet to concede a goal in this tournament, and off the back of a sturdy victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina - Peter Odemwingie a vast improvement over Victor Moses - only need a point to be certain of qualification for the second phase.
He adds that they were encouraged in this view by the American authorities, who needed Japan to be a sturdy ally against communist Russia and China; but that the consequences of that version of events having taken such firm hold creates problems between Japan and China to this day.
Crowds of people surge by narrow Bayard Street, but with his sturdy back against the stoop of an old school building and his bony legs straddling a homemade last, he intently slices off a piece of rubber or leather, swabs on a yellowish glue, pounds in a few nails and files the rough edges off a fresh heel or sole so it is ready for walking.
Investors expect another 25 basis point cut to key interest rates when the Fed makes its statement in Washington Wednesday afternoon, but many predict the central bank will take a more sturdy stand against inflation and the cut could be the last in this round of easing, which began in September 2007 and has taken the federal funds rate down to 2.25% from 5.25%.
If it doesn't, use your own padlock or at the very least, prop a sturdy chair against the door.
The proposal, drafted by a group of central banks and national bank regulators, would require banks to hold sturdier buffers against losses.
