1.   It helped that the Hornets played the fourth without Derrick Coleman, who left in the third with a sprained ankle after colliding with Payton.

2.   Wright helped the Clippers get a third-quarter lead, scoring eight points in nine minutes, but Fitch felt he was too fatigued to play the fourth.

3.   The Devils played their fourth of eight straight games against non-divisional opponents to begin the season.

4.   The Mavericks were playing the fourth of five games in six nights, and they packed it in early against the league-leading Jazz.

5.   The Sharks played the fourth of a six-game road trip.