11.   His three-point shooting, hustle and defense have been instrumental for the Lakers, who dismissed those three playoff opponents without a single defeat.

12.   His next outing is next week against Cleveland, another possible playoff opponent.

13.   If Boswell does make the playoffs, Apala expects to get a few more phone calls from the announcers of playoff opponents.

14.   If the Lakers looked in a fun-house mirror, the distorted, exaggerated image staring back might look a lot like their first-round playoff opponent.

15.   In the first half, they showed their future playoff opponents how dangerous they could be.

16.   Keane might not know, but the Stars first-round playoff opponent, the Edmonton Oilers, do.

17.   Last year the Lakers finished off every playoff opponent at the earliest possible opportunity.

18.   No playoff opponents played each other the last week of the regular season.

19.   Now the Lakers face a tougher playoff opponent and still might not have the services of Glen Rice.

20.   Rosamond High School was disqualified from the Southern Section Division X finals after an assistant football coach admitted to altering game films exchanged with playoff opponents.