1.   But his shakeup may make little difference against the Spurs, who own the best record in the Western Conference.

2.   Gailey said the Texas Stadium crowd made a big difference against the Packers and could be a big factor as the season goes on.

3.   Harkes provided the difference against Trinidad and Tobago by feeding Joe-Max Moore with a free kick.

4.   He believes that well could have made the difference against his girl rival in the Dayton final.

5.   He makes a world of difference against the run.

6.   Leiter was the difference against a team that led the league in hitting against left-handers.

7.   Sauer should offer help in the post and might have made a difference against Tennessee.

8.   The experience was the difference against Hewitt.

9.   With Phillips, Osborne knew he had an added dimension to his running game that might have been the difference against a team like Florida.

10.   Asked how he plans to make up the difference against younger, fresher legs, Jordan cracked another mischievous grin.