31.   Put another way, the best Jazz players Sunday were Antoine Carr and Greg Foster.

32.   So the Jazz players walk away with images in their heads that will stay there for some time.

33.   That indiscretion left Johnson wide open to bury the shot that left Jazz players hanging their heads.

34.   The Jazz players are being ever the cautious favorites in the first round, which is the most dangerous, said center Greg Foster.

35.   The Jazz players are no strangers to tough, physical play.

36.   The jazz players seemed equally uncomfortable with European foursquareness.

37.   The Jazz players believe they have one key advantage going into the series, and it is neither the home court nor the extra rest.

38.   The Jazz players really wear blue-collar shirts.

39.   The Jazz players say they are mentally stronger now and less prone to bow down while Jordan whips up a victory.

40.   The Jazz players, slow to get to their spots on the floor, botched four out-of-bounds plays that resulted in turnovers.