21.   Not that the defensive breakdown is anything new.

22.   Poor half-court offensive execution, costly defensive breakdowns and turnovers marked each loss.

23.   The absence of a running game, and defensive breakdowns, gave the purple-helmeted impostors away.

24.   The Dodgers got off to a fast start in this one because of an uncharacteristic defensive breakdown by the Rockies.

25.   The Rangers created a number of scoring chances but reverted to their seasonlong defensive breakdowns.

26.   The Senators took advantage of Kings defensive breakdowns around the netand had two more good scoring chances in the next three minutes, but Potvinmade the saves.

27.   There were defensive breakdowns at inopportune times, subpar pitching performances and, of course, missed signs.

28.   There were defensive breakdowns galore in addition to the inability to score.

29.   They benefited from a pair of defensive breakdowns by the Astros in the seventh.

30.   They could not bemoan one defensive breakdown or random special-teams mistakes.