1.   As was the case in Atlanta, the Celtics controlled play in the first half.

2.   But Colorado controlled play most of the time.

3.   Chicago focused on defense for most of the second half, allowing United to control play.

4.   He controls play.

5.   He was controlling the play at times, passing better, playing with less hesitation, and looking like the Allison of old.

6.   He stresses to his players the importance of not letting emotions control their play.

7.   He was pleased, he repeated, with how his team conducted itself, how it approached the match and how it controlled play for much of the way.

8.   It was the only goal the Coyotes would get in the first period, but they clearly controlled the play.

9.   It was the Scarlet Knights who were now controlling the play and they capitalized when Rob Johnson, the speedy forward, penetrated on the left side.

10.   Jordan and McDaniel did not come to blows, but from that point in the game, Chicago controlled play.