71.   Lost in conference finals to Chicago.

72.   More so, considering how close they came to elimination in their seven-game battle with Sacramento in the conference finals.

73.   More than anything, though, it underscored the difference between the two goaltenders in this conference finals.

74.   Moreover, his teams have made it to the conference final in each of his six seasons.

75.   Mutombo did not reach the conference finals when he played for Denver or Atlanta.

76.   NBA refs traditionally work a staggered rotation in the playoffs and rarely do refs work more than one game in a series until at least the conference finals.

77.   No Modano, no return to the conference finals.

78.   Neither the Knicks nor the Hornets would face the Bulls until the conference finals.

79.   Now that the National Hockey League has delayed the conference finals long enough to ensure at least two Sunday exposures in this round, which matchup would Fox prefer?

80.   Now Brackens is in a conference final.