51.   Stockton took a step back and drove the lane.

52.   Teams are consistently able to drive the lane, collapse the defense and get easy layups or kick to the open man.

53.   Stockton drove the lane and distributed pretty passes.

54.   Terry, who scored just two points in the first half, drove the lane for a basket.

55.   That trait was clearly lacking as the Pacers freely drove the lane Friday.

56.   The opponents who were too weak to bother him raked the ball away when he drove the lane.

57.   The Sonics rebounded and drove the lane at will.

58.   The Timberwolves also showed they would get physical when center Dean Garrett was called for a flagrant foul as he clotheslined Johnson when Johnson drove in the lane.

59.   Then he drove the lane and lost the ball, only to snatch it out of a crowd to score inside.

60.   Then Jordan drove the lane again, through a maze of bodies, and this time, he finished the job.