1.   And with Bruce Smith breathing down his neck, Rick Mirer will have an even tougher time finding passing lanes.

2.   Childs, meanwhile, was the point man of a defense that cut off passing lanes and denied easy baskets.

3.   It cut off passing lanes, made Webber take jump shots and made sure Predrag Stojakovic did not get a good look at the basket.

4.   The quarterback has the ability to find passing lanes, with only a few passes tipped at the line of scrimmage this season.

5.   The Steelers cut off passing lanes and running lanes and like to send pass rushers from every spot on the line.

6.   They deny passing lanes to the perimeter.

7.   They were all over the Pacers defensively, pressuring the dribbler, denying passing lanes, deflecting passes, making steals.

8.   They were all over the Pacers defensively, pressuring the dribbler, denying passing lanes, deflecting passess, making steals.