1.   The intensity level is different in the playoffs.

2.   And each night, the Stars know they must meet the intensity level of their opponent.

3.   And there is more to it than cranking up the intensity level.

4.   And the intensity level of the competition on the flat-belly circuit is just slightly more intense than Irwin has encountered of late.

5.   Because of the intensity level, you can shorten the duration.

6.   Add to that the increased intensity level demanded by both Burns and the nature of playing defense and Thornton is well on his way to making a consistent impact.

7.   But in the playoffs the intensity level and the level of desperation is different.

8.   But the starters continue to play into the fourth quarter, and the intensity level has not noticeably waned.

9.   Cell phones may be a good barometer of the intensity level of this inauguration.

10.   Even for an All-Star Game, the intensity level was unusually low, robbing The Admiral of his homecourt advantage.