81.   A playoff game would count for the Cubs slugger.

82.   A pressurized playoff game.

83.   A Stanley Cup playoff game in overtime stirs the blood like nothing else.

84.   A team that has never won a playoff game.

85.   A team laden with talented juniors, who before this year had not won a playoff game, was headed to the Final Four, finally.

86.   A wine auction is hardly an NBA playoff game when it comes to excitement.

87.   A year ago, he missed all but one playoff game after suffering a knee injury in the opening game of the first-round series with San Jose.

88.   ABC had a right to two playoff games, but both had to be shown Saturday.

89.   About a half dozen Thrashers players went to a Braves playoff game against Houston and several hope to go again Tuesday or Wednesday against the Mets.

90.   Add a second tier of playoff games, introducing wild-card playoff teams, and fans of average teams will catch an uncontrollable championship fever.