51.  Dent had just pushed the hottest player on the tour to a fifth set.

52.  Dent recalled he had gone to his office New Year's Day to prepare for an upcoming jury trial.

53.  Dent was traded to the Rangers in 1983 and Zimmer had been hired by the Yankees as a coach.

54.  DeNucci dreamed of doing what his idol, DeMarco, had done but never quite fulfilled those dreams.

55.  Denver and Oakland pulled the biggest toe stubs, losing to Kansas City and Seattle, respectively, which had won a combined 11 games before this week.

56.  Denver certainly didn't look like a team that had just two road wins to its credit.

57.  Denver had averaged more than 30 points per game.

58.  Denver had been moving in that direction the last couple years anyway, but now Shanahan is installing basically the same playbook he used with the 49ers.

59.  Denver had enormous trouble getting the ball in play.

60.  Denver had five others in double figures, held a commanding 52-39 rebounding advantage, and scored 27 points off 21 Boston turnovers.