41.   The Giants won despite a late-game scare.

42.   The Hurricanes won despite falling behind twice.

43.   The Lakers have shown they can win despite their own nightly failures, as the victories over the Hornets and Sonics showed.

44.   The Minutemen won despite their free throw shooting, not because of it.

45.   The Mavericks won despite flirting with their record for worst field-goal percentage in a game.

46.   The Mavericks, who won despite having eight turnovers and only five field goals the last quarter, have won three consecutive games for the first time since Nov.

47.   The Lakers won despite not scoring a field goal in the last four minutes.

48.   The Mavericks won despite grabbing a season-low three offensive rebounds.

49.   The Rangers won despite getting just six hits, including a key two-run single by McLemore.

50.   The Rangers won despite another less-than-stellar performance by a starting pitcher.