21.   Based on the way they have played through the first two rounds, there is no way you can see the Lakers losing an entire series.

22.   Because he had been troubled by the heat just the day before, Stringer may have been especially eager to demonstrate that he could play through distress.

23.   Because it was the postseason, Bryant played through the pain and did not miss a game.

24.   Bishop and Schreiber are both playing through knee and ankle problems.

25.   Both teams will play through them, spurred on by the thought of advancing to the second round.

26.   -- Newton, center Mark Stepnoski and tackle Mark Tuinei have played through various ankle and foot problems.

27.   A good idea this weekend would be to hear the singer Abbey Lincoln, playing through Sunday night at Iridium.

28.   A Kenyan named Phil West says he once tried the course, but thought better about playing through a rhinoceros snorting around the second green.

29.   A team has to play through them.

30.   A three-part harmony, no lead guitar, playing through these teeny amps.