31.   Faulk and Co. stand between New Orleans and its first playoff win.

32.   First, Furyk pulled off a miraculous bunker shot on the first playoff hole.

33.   Facing certain defeat on the first playoff hole, Furyk chipped in from the same greenside trap he had visited minutes earlier.

34.   For Potvin, it was his first playoff appearance in six years.

35.   From the carpeted sky boxes to the nosebleed seats, fans let loose and partied, watching their team try to earn its first playoff berth.

36.   Furyk, bolstered by a bunker shot that rimmed into the cup for a par save on the first playoff hole, fought bitterly.

37.   Friday night, making their first playoff appearance in two years, the Celtics were bludgeoned by Orlando in a loss of Biblical proportions.

38.   Griffey then took over in his first playoff game, employing a sweet swing and, for at least an inning, raising serious concern among the Yankees bullpen.

39.   Habs center Jan Bulis, who was playing in his first playoff game, tried his best imitation of Paul Bunyon.

40.   Hamilton, in his first playoff game, had two outs when he hit Ron Gant with a pitch and gave up a single to Brian Jordan.