41.   And something funny happened in the final minutes.

42.   And the rookie John Wallace, rather than Johnson, has been running the floor in the final minutes.

43.   And they showed resiliency in the final minutes.

44.   And yet in the final minutes it achieves a rare power and resonance quite out of proportion to its otherwise workmanlike nature.

45.   And what happened in the final minutes of the Minnesota game last Sunday proved just that.

46.   Another solid defensive effort by the Trojans was going to waste in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

47.   Another struggling Ranger, Brian Leetch, scored into the empty net in the final minute, securing the victory for New York.

48.   And, after Baldwin finally blew up and gathered his team around for a loud lecture, the final minutes of practice were spirited.

49.   Arena and his players had no idea of the near-misses that the Portuguese would have in the final minutes.

50.   Anthony Bonner made his first appearance of the season, as did Doc Rivers, who played the final minute of the first half.