1.   Although her short shots were not falling, the team around her seemed to gain poise.

2.   And, when nothing else worked -- not defense, not rebounding, not emotion -- at least their shots were falling.

3.   And unlike many nights in recent weeks, the shots were falling.

4.   As the game got down to the stretch drive, the Celtics shots were not falling.

5.   As the shot fell through, Marbury smiled and told Coach Don Casey to leave Perry in the game.

6.   After the shot fell, the Celtics celebrated by pouncing on Pierce and falling into a pile at midcourt.

7.   After his second shot fell through the net, Mason bumped Johnson on the inbounds play.

8.   All would be forgiven if their shots were falling.

9.   Derek Anderson was a nice acquisition, a guy who plays with passion even when his shot is not falling.

10.   Each time the shots fell, they knocked the Trojans back to where they had started.