51.   Jayson Williams, who had played all season with ligament damage in his left thumb, injured the thumb badly in the second quarter.

52.   Kordic, a forward, has a broken bone in his left thumb.

53.   Kidd jammed his already bruised left thumb late in the third quarter, but X-rays late last night revealed no break.

54.   Lopez, out nearly a week with a sprained left thumb, is expected back Wednesday night.

55.   Lowe suffered a sprained left thumb in the previous game.

56.   Manskar already is playing with a broken left thumb and broken bone in his left wrist, which can be overcome because it is his non-snapping hand.

57.   Mavericks center Donald Hodge underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair a torn tendon at the base of his left thumb.

58.   MARK MESSIER, who has an injured left thumb, practiced Tuesday and said he would play against Quebec on Thursday night.

59.   Moore injured his left thumb early in the first half after connecting on both of his field-goal attempts and did not return.

60.   Monday marked one week since the second-year guard tore a ligament in his left thumb in practice at the University of Hawaii.