Sentences with phrase «eastern conference»

The Sabres, last in the Eastern Conference, also knocked off second - place Boston Bruins twice in February.

Lowry might have been the best guard in the Eastern Conference this season until an elbow injury derailed his All - NBA campaign.

He helped lead the Hawks to a 43 - 39 record, good for fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

Hischier and Kyle Palmieri scored for New Jersey, which has elevated its playoff chances with wins in five of seven games - including outstanding efforts in beating the two - time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the Eastern Conference - leading Lightning on consecutive nights.

Instead of suiting up for the Eastern Conference, Love, who's averaging 17 ppg.

When asked about the Cavaliers chances of winning the NBA Championship after being defeated by them in 4 games in the Eastern Conference Finals, here's what the Hawks» Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague had to say.

Game 4 of this Eastern Conference semifinal had to leave the coach thinking happy thoughts about his quarterback (happy being a relative term in Brown's world).

Coupled with Florida's come - from - behind win over Arizona, the Devils are three points ahead of the Panthers in the race for the second wild - card spot in the Eastern Conference with seven games left in the regular season.

Today's opponent in the Rose Bowl will either be the two - time defending champ D.C. United or the Columbus Crew, who were to play the deciding game of their best - of - three Eastern Conference finals on Oct. 21.

Losing in regulation sends New Jersey to the Atlantic bracket in the Eastern Conference to face the division champion: either the Boston Bruins or Tampa Bay Lightning.

After being in the driver's seat on the road in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, a breakout performance from Andre Burakovsky sent the Rangers reeling.

Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that former Detroit Pistons forward Greg Monroe will stay in the Eastern Conference but play with the...

Earlier this morning 5Dimes updated their championship odds for all sixteen team along with odds to win the Eastern Conference, Western Conference, and the exact NBA Finals matchup.

Although the Knicks (17 - 17) are currently the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, the team has won 8 of 10 games since Jeremy Lin was inserted into the starting lineup.

The reigning Stanley Cup champion Penguins are tied with Columbus for the second highest total in the eastern conference at 46.5.

James may tell you it was just another game, but he was ready to put his stamp on the game and remind the Eastern Conference who is King.

Elias Lindholm scored 49 seconds into overtime, and the Hurricanes prevented Tampa Bay from clinching the top spot in the Eastern Conference by beating the Lightning 3 - 2 on Saturday night.

Portis, apparently a Miami Heat fan, had these tweets regarding the Bulls and Derrick Rose back in 2011 during the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Factor in the lack of elite teams in the Eastern Conference and the Pistons look primed for a major turnaround.

They don't even rank as the most entertaining team in the Eastern Conference.

A perfect performance from future Hall of Fame goaltender Martin Brodeur and a three - goal outburst early in the third period spurred the New Jersey Devils to a 4 - 0 win over the Florida Panthers to send their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series back to the Sunshine State on Saturday night tied at two games apiece.

They did manage to twice win the Eastern Conference and the 2013 Supporters» Shield but the Red Bulls never lifted the MLS Cup.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The last - place Buffalo Sabres are suddenly playing havoc with the Eastern Conference's top teams - and without their top offensive threat, Jack Eichel, no less.

The New York Knicks have a chance to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a win over the Indiana Pacers Sunday.

In addition to Anthony not playing, the Knicks will also still be missing a pair of Game 1 starters from last season's Eastern Conference playoff matchup.

You could argue that's exactly why David Blatt was fired from the Cavaliers during the 2015 - 16 season, even though Cleveland had the best record in the Eastern Conference at the time of the firing.

joel embiid is the best fucking player in the eastern conference and quite possibly the entire NBA, and he's all ours

The Heat's last game of the regular season is April 11 against the Raptors, but the team is currently holding onto the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Two - time Champions League semi-finals Houston benefit from being the only side from the Southern US to play in the Eastern Conference.

Although the Knicks (49 - 26) have no shot at catching the Miami Heat (60 - 16), they are trying to put more distance between themselves and the Indiana Pacers, who trail the Knicks by two games for second place in the Eastern Conference standings.

They've gone from a plodding Eastern Conference - style club to a quick team that can skate with the Western powerhouses, from a team with a caste structure that catered to veteran Brahmans to a homey, almost egalitarian group.

After a 4 - 1 defeat by the Devils in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final, the Rangers need to take a long hard look in the mirror.

Your Process has led the team to a 3 seed in a winnable Eastern Conference.

The Eastern Conference division leaders meet for the first time since Miami handed Chicago its only home loss of the season, 83 - 80, on Dec. 7.

Ottawa visits Pittsburgh once again for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, days after completing yet another overtime win to take a 1 - 0 series lead.

SB Nation New York will have coverage from both sides throughout the Eastern Conference Finals.

With Andersen's help, the Leafs were well on their way to a Game 3 win and cutting their series deficit in this Eastern Conference Quarterfinal to 2 - 1.

This is at least, now, a mediocre Eastern Conference also - ran.

Alex Ovechkin, Braden Holtby, and company will have to answer the call on Monday night when the Eastern Conference semifinal shifts back to Pittsburgh.

Inevitably, Davis» Bobcats and Noel's Hawks meet in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Nonetheless, he's one of the top five centers in the Eastern Conference and, this being the last year of his contract, you can expect his best effort.

In Game 1 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals against the Magic, LeBron was preposterous.

Here's a list of all ten starters: Eastern Conference: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kyrie Irving, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony Western Conference: Kobe Bryant, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love

For sports fans the world over, all eyes will be intensely focused on the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida where the Heat will be hosting the Indiana Pacers in an Eastern Conference finals Game...

Last year, they were able to win two games against the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, but were blown out in the other four.

These moves should keep them competitive, however, their win total is just 43.5 which trails or ties fellow Eastern Conference teams like the Raptors (47.5), Hawks (44.5) and Hornets (43.5).

The Heat still won the game 102 - 96, though, and are now up 3 - 1 on the Nets in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Second best team in a weak Eastern conference, miles behind the Cavs.

Another Eastern Conference, the Chicago Bulls, are slotted at No. 3.