1.   And Stais Boseman, Cameron Murray and Brandon Martin must prove they can hit midrange jumpers.

2.   And Olajuwon hit a jumper in the lane and blocked a shot.

3.   Bird and Taurasi hit jumpers from behind screens.

4.   After Malone has hit open jumpers early in the past two games, Rodman has entered and played him much more closely and physically than starter Luc Longley.

5.   Bryant hits the jumper.

6.   Burrell was a catalyst offensively, hitting long jumpers to take pressure off big men Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning on the block.

7.   But Benjamin hit a jumper in the lane and converted a one-and-one opportunity to close out the scoring in the half.

8.   But Pohlman hit a jumper in the lane after making contact with Brian Montonati, who tried unsuccessfully to draw a charge.

9.   But Sprewell hit a jumper, and then Camby grabbed a rebound and dunked over the old warrior Ewing as the Knicks ended the suspense.

10.   But then Olajuwon and Barkley began to hit fallaway jumpers off one foot, the way Larry Bird did when he was on a roll.