31.   Just let the other team miss its open shots.

32.   Most fans buying tickets at the stadium Saturday said they would simply get refunds if the team misses the playoffs altogether.

33.   Newman still cringes when the team misses a fast-break layup, but he realizes that mistakes will be made.

34.   One team was missing its coach, the other its leader on the floor.

35.   Regardless of how long he will be out, the entire team will miss his energy and leadership as much as his productivity.

36.   Seifert says his team will miss Deion Sanders, but he thinks the whole Sanders episode has been overplayed.

37.   Should his team miss the playoffs again after adding so much payroll and personality, Sather could find his own chair getting a little hot.

38.   Teams will miss tapping his vast knowledge of TV issues.

39.   The Avalanche is a Stanley Cup contender, but the team is still missing center Peter Forsberg, who had shoulder surgery in the offseason.

40.   The only real answer to what the team misses is Johnson, who could fill the void at point guard, and knock some heads in the locker room.