The most interesting stuff will happen in the Western Conference, where San Jose is out to shake its playoff-loser image, writes Wes Goldstein of CBSSports.com, and the Red Wings and the Coyotes square off in perhaps the most compelling first-round matchup.
The Spurs' first task will be trying to defeat a very good Clippers team in one of the most compelling first-round series in the playoffs that starts Sunday at Staples Center.
The most compelling second-round game could be the first, with Germany meeting Sweden on Saturday afternoon.
We see ourselves in Michael, a gay man who found love when he least expected; his husband, Ben, 22 years younger, is one of the series' most compelling second-generation characters.
In many of the most compelling images, second and third takes are needed to get the whole picture.
But what ultimately has proved most compelling about "Fifth of July" (the play takes place during the Independence Day holiday in 1977) was its thematic timeliness, said James Houghton, the Signature's artistic director: virtually everyone involved noted that the play has a resonance today, with the threat of a foreign war and questions about its motivation.
It was at its most compelling in the first three movements, but even in the more controversial handling of the adagio, it was never less than fascinating.
Scored for 25 cowbells of different sizes, shapes and pitches, the work is at its most compelling in the first two of its four movements, which thrive on repeated patterns offset by phrases that emulate the rhythms of speech.
Apple outlines several embodiments of the system, but the most compelling are the first two.
As he was on his previous hits "Low" and "Elevator," he's the third or fourth most compelling element of the song, noticeable mostly as a rhythmic component.
