1.   Cook had a pair of free throws and set up Emanuel for the tying basket.

2.   Denver had three tries at a tying basket before the Lakers could exhale.

3.   His winning shot or the pass he made to Cipolla for the tying basket?

4.   First, he blocked an attempt at the tying basket by Donald Hand.

5.   He missed two free throws that could have tied the game, then was called for an offensive blocking foul that wiped out a tying basket by Jordan.

6.   Portland then inbounded at halfcourt, and Bevilaqua drove the baseline for the tying basket.

7.   Coleman blocked a three-point shot from Rogers but Boston got the ball back and Pierce tried his luck for a tying basket.

8.   Jordan was not prepared in November when Payton stole the ball from him as he drove for a potential tying basket in a loss at Seattle.

9.   Kemp tried for a tying basket in the final seconds but Olajuwon swatted away the shot, setting up two Charles Barkley free throws that sealed the triumph.