21.   Before the game, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich wondered aloud if his team could win without a major contribution from outside shooters.

22.   Blacks were also realizing that if the district lines were drawn well, minorities could win without cramming them all into a few districts.

23.   Both games were won without All-Star right wing Teemu Selanne in the lineup.

24.   Both Robinson and the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Ruud Lubbers, have questioned whether the battle against terrorism can be won without more economic development.

25.   A championship won without a victory over the other would not be tarnished.

26.   A dog called a weimaraner won without incident.

27.   Against the Hornets, there is less tackling and fouling because Charlotte cannot win without Alonzo Mourning on the floor.

28.   Alexander the Great once stood there for a view of the city he had won without a fight.

29.   All season long, as the Rangers stumbled toward the playoffs, the Beast wondered if they could win without Mike.

30.   All week, Riley had said the Heat could not win without Mourning on the floor.