61.   Like too many games during the season, it would show itself only in moments.

62.   McGwire himself saw a subtle shift toward appreciating the modern game during his chase.

63.   Minnesota played the Mavericks tough in all four games during the regular season.

64.   More impressively, they are averaging two hits a game during their streaks.

65.   More than one half of all homes with TV sets tuned into the game during the last half hour as the game went down to the wire.

66.   Meredith takes care of himself physically and even managed to get in a brief tennis game during the terrible week.

67.   None of it mattered when the club failed to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, losing to eventual champ Detroit in six games during the Western Conference finals.

68.   Often, Ward was left in games during the critical moments of the fourth quarter.

69.   Of course, Eckersley was also one of the top relievers in the game during that span.

70.   Nothing like that had been done since the days of Bill Russell, another guy who brought a whole new appreciation to the game during his days.