1.   As the Braves enter the playoffs this afternoon, juggling acts at first base and catcher might propel them a long way toward reaching the World Series.

2.   Both are red-hot entering the playoffs.

3.   A look at the bullpen entering the playoffs.

4.   Able to play a variety of positions, he also has allowed coach Phil Jackson to keep those two superstars fairly rested entering the playoffs.

5.   Actually, it looked like a team that had finally realized it would be much easier to enter the playoffs as the top seed.

6.   But over in the West, two other teams and the stars who lead them entered the playoffs with considerable excess baggage of their own.

7.   But the Avalanche will enter the playoffs as one of the three most likely teams to win the title, with Dallas and Detroit being the others.

8.   Dallas is accustomed to entering the playoffs as the NFC East champion and having at least one playoff game at home.

9.   Even though the Kings entered the playoffs as the seventh seed, many league followers predicted an upset of the Avalanche.

10.   Fact is, the Suns you see now, Westphal suspects, are the team that will enter the playoffs the last week in April, barring unforeseen injuries.