11.   With Baker out, Payton must carry more of an offensive load.

12.   With Saku Koivu out recovering from cancer, the offensive load has fallen to former Duck Teemu Selanne, now with San Jose.

13.   As injuries slowed Iverson, Mutombo took on more and more of the offensive load.

14.   Duke has five double-digit scorers in its top seven players, but most of the offensive load in the tournament has been shared by Williams and Battier.

15.   For one thing, people forgot how good Elway was, even with his numbers declining as Davis took over the offensive load.

16.   Meanwhile, Inter coach Luigi Simoni said he will count on veteran Roberto Baggio to carry the offensive load against Fiorentina.

17.   With Porter and Jamison carrying the offensive load, however, Golden State stayed in position to pull off a shocking upset.