31.   Brodeur had been the superior goalie in the first two games at the Spectrum, where the teams will meet again Sunday afternoon.

32.   Buckley was guarding Keyshawn Johnson, who had scored against him the first time these teams met.

33.   Burress figures the novelty of seeing the Angels at Dodger Stadium is lost because the two teams already meet annually in the preseason Freeway Series.

34.   But at Rice and Lehigh universities, the Posse teams did not meet expectations, leading the schools to drop out.

35.   But Ewing had to do a Mt. St. Helens for that to happen and the Celtics liked their chances of a split when the teams met again.

36.   But if these teams meet in the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers will have home-court advantage in the five-game series.

37.   But it is the first time winless teams have met on Monday night this late in the season.

38.   But Johnson also said the incident may not be over, especially since the teams meet Monday in Phoenix to begin a four-game series.

39.   But if the season ended today, these teams would meet again in the first round of the expanded playoffs.

40.   But Seattle is in a good position to beat New York if the teams meet in October.