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SEATTLE--What the Seattle SuperSonics thought was impossible is happening to them: They are on the verge of playoff elimination...
...Sonics'loss clinched a playoff spot for Minnesota which is in seventh place in the Western Conference. Eighth-place Sacramento took a 24-23 record against Phoenix at home Sunday night...
MIAMI--In a game fraught with playoff implications, Terry Porter scored 12 of his 18 points the fourth quarter, including an 18-footer and a three-pointer in the final minute that secured Miami's 100-93 victory over Charlotte last night...
...sent me to the practice facility of the New York Islanders, because while most teams were gearing up for the playoff season, which starts this week, the Islanders were gearing down for golf season. Their goalie, Felix Potvin, helped me put on four boxes' worth of equipment, which weighed 30 lbs. He then had Warren Luhning, a rookie forward, take shots on me. What I didn't realize was that Luhning had not yet scored an NHL goal and had a lot of pent-up aggression. This became obvious when he skated around the net with his arms...
With 21 teams almost exclusively in small town Canada and the Northeast, it was fortunate to have its playoff games televised on ESPN...