11.   At this point, both teams are just glad the series is finally going to start.

12.   Bochco insists that nothing has changed in the overall outline, which was settled before the series went into production.

13.   Both series went six games.

14.   A defensive liability no matter who he guarded, Mullin was expected to see his impact lessen as the series went on.

15.   A five-game series goes so fast.

16.   A physical series goes to Bulls in four.

17.   Actually, that was star Keri Russell, who got her gorgeous frizzy mane all cut off after the series went back into production.

18.   Both teams expect the series to go six or seven games.

19.   But as riveting as the show has been so far, the series now goes on hiatus, resuming Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

20.   But figuring out which team has the edge is much tougher because of the way the series has gone.