21.   The perception was that his game had slipped, but who cared?

22.   The Orlando Magic learned how quickly a game can slip away, especially against the Houston Rockets.

23.   The Rangers kept the Bruins from scoring on that power play, but yet another game was slipping away quickly.

24.   The SMU Mustangs had seen four tight games slip from their grasp in the final minutes this season.

25.   The Sonics held a nine-point lead early in the fourth, and the game was slipping away.

26.   Then, after Payton found Detlef Schrempf for a jumper, the game slipped away again.

27.   The Virginia and Maryland games kind of slipped away from us.

28.   Though his game had slipped, Stewart had strengthened his ties to his wife and two children, mostly through a spiritual rebirth.

29.   We let a couple games slip out of our hands.

30.   With that, it seemed the game slipped from the Devils.