41.   The Dodgers ended a losing streak at five games and pulled within three games of the Diamondbacks in the National League West.

42.   The final indignity came with barely five minutes remaining and the Jets just two yards from pulling within a touchdown.

43.   The Dodgers pulled within a game of Arizona in the National League West.

44.   The Knicks pulled to within a point in the last six minutes but were too fatigued, emotionally drained and undermanned.

45.   The Lakers used foul shots to pull within five.

46.   The Matadors used traps, zone and man defenses to fluster the Wildcats, who pulled within four points with two minutes left but could get no closer.

47.   The Kings also pulled to within two points of Pacific Division-leading San Jose, which lost to Minnesota.

48.   The Mets, two games behind Florida in the wild-card race, pulled to within six and one-half games of Atlanta in the National League East race.

49.   The Nets pulled within four, yet it never felt real.

50.   The Leafs pulled within a goal at the nine-minute mark of the second period.