51.   But is the Heat better equipped than the Knicks to face the Bulls in a playoff series?

52.   But it took the club exactly seven minutes each to sell out Miami Arena for the first two home games of the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh playoff series.

53.   But Khabibulin has never won a playoff series.

54.   But Los Angeles must have some backcourt stability to win to challenge Houston or Sacramento in a playoff series.

55.   But not this time, this playoff series, this finger-wagging opponent called Atlanta.

56.   But the figure includes revenue and profits from only the first two playoff series.

57.   But the last two playoff series between these teams have been anything but ordinary.

58.   But the record book knows that Bonds, in five playoff series, has yet to bust loose.

59.   But the Sonics were clearly disoriented in the playoff series.

60.   But they also know that only once in franchise history have the Spurs won more than one playoff series in a season.