1.   He missed the third.

2.   He made the first two and purposely missed the third.

3.   Ray sat out his second game Friday night and will miss his third when Buffalo plays at Nashville on Saturday.

4.   For the Knicks, Larry Johnson missed his eighth straight game because of back pain and Glen Rice missed his third in a row because of a sore foot.

5.   He hit the first two free throws, but missed the third.

6.   Johnson missed his eighth straight game and Rice missed his third.

7.   Kukoc made the first two foul shots but missed the third.

8.   The first two barely drew iron, and he intentionally missed the third to give his team a shot at a rebound.