41.   Albeck said he can close his eyes and see Jordan in that short playoff series.

42.   Also, the Indians have a history of losing first games of playoff series.

43.   Both teams were spectacular in a first period that had the feel of a playoff series.

44.   Burkett and Hill are also in line to pitch the first two games of the divisional playoff series if the Rangers make the playoffs.

45.   But a playoff series is like a chess match, and so far, the Rockets have been one move ahead, successfully countering whatever Orlando has tried.

46.   But at least it came in the second week of May, in the second round of a playoff series.

47.   But can the Stars dismiss all the good of the season simply because of a few bad plays in the playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers?

48.   But for the Devils, who beat the Bruins in a six-game second-round playoff series last spring, everything worked like a dream.

49.   But historians will note that the night marked the first time since arriving from Minnesota that the Stars clinched a playoff series in front of the home crowd.

50.   But for how long in the gantlet of five- and seven-game playoff series they would have to survive to just reach the NBA Finals?