51.   It was their second straight loss and third in four games.

52.   Kansas City needs this victory after five straight losses.

53.   More thought the Dodgers consecutive victories after four straight losses was a batter indicator of the clubhouse mood.

54.   Namely three straight losses to the Mavericks, Clippers and Suns that would barely have registered on a heart monitor.

55.   No one could have envisioned nine straight losses after the buoyant, back-to-back road wins in Atlanta and Dallas last month.

56.   Not after they caved in quickly and decisively to Greg Maddux Sunday and finished with five straight losses, all of them in crucial games.

57.   Not only was the team trying to come to grips with the attack, they were also coming off two straight disappointing losses.

58.   Nor could the Liberty players, who searched for an explanation for their fourth straight loss, and their second straight in the final second.

59.   Ohio State finished with three straight losses last season, same as Arizona.

60.   Providence was sent to its fifth straight loss in Big East tournament play.