1.   At the start of the road trip, the bullpen dragged down the Mets, blowing leads in the first two games of the season.

2.   But both teams spent the night blowing leads.

3.   But Charlotte is known for blowing leads just as easily as it takes them.

4.   But we were blowing leads earlier, and then we got blown out by Denver.

5.   Opposing closers are one for five in save chances, with Mark Wohlers, Trevor Hoffman, John Rocker and Armando Benitez all blowing leads.

6.   Understandably, the Celtics have a phobia about blowing leads.

7.   The collapse was the latest in a series of them for New York, which has shown a penchant lately for blowing leads late in games.

8.   The Rockets had lost the opening two games at home, blowing big leads both times.