11.   For the good part of three quarters Wednesday night, the bones creaked and the shots did not fall.

12.   He knows his shots will fall.

13.   His shot fell short.

14.   His shots are falling, his rebounding is above par and his shot-blocking is superb.

15.   His shot fell, and then the whistle blew, piercing the Clippers in the heart.

16.   His shot was falling.

17.   Houston responded with one of his five turnovers, and his potential game-winning shot fell short.

18.   In the last few seasons, when his shots were not falling, John Starks would keep shooting and pushing as hard as he could.

19.   Lately, shots have been falling for the Knick forward.

20.   More shots fell that night and the Knicks could do nothing about it.