1.   Increasingly, this matchup looks like a death struggle.

2.   On paper, the Knicks-Bullets matchup looks interesting.

3.   On paper, the pitching matchup looked like a major mismatch.

4.   This matchup looks very much like Carolina vs. New England last Sunday, except that the locals will be in the Meadowlands, not Foxborough.

5.   Although many national title scenarios remain, an Oklahoma-Miami matchup looks to be the early favorite.

6.   The biggest matchup Saturday looks like being Ernie Els against Colin Montgomerie when South Africa faces Scotland with both teams on a maximum two points from two games.

7.   To David Cone, Omar Vizquel and most everyone else in the AL playoffs, these matchups look extremely familiar.