He was John Stockton to the end, indicating intentions to retire just as everyone expected, as quick in his decision as had been planned, efficient and dependable as always.

Two-handed chest pass delivered into the numbers.
Fitting. His sameness had always been the remarkable -- 19 seasons, all with the Utah Jazz, top 10 in assists each of the last 16, nine consecutive years as the assist champion, one streak of 609 games in a row and another of 442 as he turned 40 years old and then 41, never missing a game in 17 of the 19 campaigns. No one made robotic look so hearty.