41.   The rushing total also was the fifth most in playoff history.

42.   The pressure would appear to move onto the Sonics, especially given their recent playoff history.

43.   The Rockets and Sonics have more playoff history with each other than any other rivals.

44.   These teams have their own one-on-one playoff history.

45.   They have no playoff history with the Hawks, no built-in hostility to draw on, no bitterness lingering from the past.

46.   They have lost all six elimination games in their brief, albeit painful, playoff history.

47.   Valentine said he had no idea why others did not share his appreciation for Benitez, but his playoff history might be a start.

48.   Only one other club in NHL playoff history has rebounded from such a hole.

49.   Aikman became one of the best playoff quarterbacks in playoff history.

50.   Brown was suspended for two games, while the five Knicks were suspended for one game each, the harshest penalty handed out by the NBA in playoff history.