11.   His miss against Portland in the waning seconds cost the Lakers the Pacific Division title.

12.   It was important, he felt, for Richmond to have that feeling in the waning seconds of a championship season.

13.   Khalid Reeves did it twice in the waning seconds of a rare triumph Tuesday over San Antonio but missed both shots.

14.   --Kobe Bryant, as close to Michael Jordan as there is, not getting a crucial call his way in the waning seconds?

15.   Not long ago, Bryant would have challenged the three defenders that converged upon him in the waning seconds Sunday rather than consider the option of using his teammates.

16.   The Hawks eventually used some of that hustle during the waning seconds against the Pistons.

17.   Then Jordan got mad, got even and finally, with the score tied in its waning seconds, got fouled by Johnson.

18.   Then, in a Thanksgiving Day game the following season, Lett inexplicably slid into a blocked field goal in the waning seconds against Miami.

19.   Then the Bears sweated it out in the waning seconds.

20.   They proved to be helpless against the clock in the waning seconds.