1.   And now the Mighty Ducks, not the Coyotes, will advance to the conference semifinals to face the Detroit Red Wings.

2.   Barkley also still thinks the Suns will reach the conference semifinals, joining Houston, Utah and Seattle.

3.   All games will be free during the conference semifinals and finals.

4.   After watching two games of this series, all free-thinking basketball fans now wish the Knicks were playing the Bulls in this joke of a conference semifinal.

5.   But the conference semifinals are in sight, and the Lakers own the psychological edge that momentum provides.

6.   But the conference semifinals are in sight and the Lakers own the psychological edge that momentum provides.

7.   Check out the conference semifinals this past season.

8.   Colorado needed seven games to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings in the conference semifinals, but the Avalanche have won six of eight games since.

9.   Eddie Jones, in the midst of an uphill battle to keep Sonics guard Gary Payton contained in the conference semifinals, earned all-NBA defensive honors Wednesday.

10.   He pointed out that this was the second straight year that he broke down at a crucial time, in the conference semifinals against the Rockets.