Sentences with phrase «games out of a playoff»

The Timberwolves finished nine games out of the playoffs last season, but Jimmy Butler's value can't be overstated.

The Tacoma Stars have two regular season games remaining, sitting one game out of playoff position.

Not exact matches

You can dive into every possible playoff permutation of the NFC and AFC through these useful graphics, but for those simply interested in who's in and who's out, there's a few key games you'll especially want to keep your eye on.

While thousands of hockey fans across North America will be tuned to their TV sets tonight to catch the first games of the 2013 NHL playoffs, they won't be the only ones watching to see how the post-season plays out.

Rallying from second - half deficits in its previous two playoff games to reach the state finals, the Raiders once again pulled themselves out of a late - game hole.

(CNN)-- A Jewish high school basketball team that had opted out of a shot at a Texas state championship because it refused to play on the Sabbath will now get that shot, after a playoff game was rescheduled on Thursday.

They won their last nine out of 10 games, and made the playoffs.

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SeanNJ 50 % of sports watched their favorite teams lose yesterday, look out domestic voilence spikes on playoff games and Superbowl.

It would be on brand for WVU to go 11 - 1 and get shut out of the Playoff because a.) the Big 12's strength of schedule fell apart, b.) they won't play a conference title game, and c.) some random terrible thing happens to them along the way.

Like them, we could theoretically end up out of the playoffs still I believe if we blew it in the last two games and the others in the hunt win out.

He can short arm his way through Meaningless games in June but come playoff time he's gonna blow a routine throw with two outs and a runner on third in the eighth inning of a tie game.

Just pointing out the streaky nature of baseball and the reality of what this team was last year... an average team for 93 games then an extremely good team for 69 games plus the playoffs.

Next 2 games on the road will tell us something, if we can't perform I don't think we will do much in playoffs, Clippers will be tough there season is on the line, either they will come out swinging or fold like a pack of cards, we will see

Ultimately, the goal is to be as prepared as possible, and that includes knocking off the rust for those sat out the Week 17 game vs. the Browns, and will have almost three weeks between game action of the regular season and the playoffs.

Our friend was not able to go to the Playoff game due to a family funeral out of town that weekend.

It was more of a defensive Game than we are used to seeing out of them but that's likely what we'll see come Playoff time and it was nice to see them be able to win one of those grind - it - out Games..

Whoever comes out of this Game with their Playoff life still in tact is a real threat to pull the biggest upset of the Season..

They ended up dropping the Game in extras but they showed that they are never out of a Game and that is something awfully scare for other Teams come Playoff time!

This Game had immediate seeding implications in the middle of the Playoff seedings and Team Apuli came out with the W.

Teams that take a 3 - 0 lead in seven - game NHL playoff series have gone on to win 204 out of 208 times.

Whoever comes out of this Game with their Playoff lives still in tact, could be looking at an Elite8 Game with another Favorite..

I watched here and there during the playoffs, mostly as background noise, and if I was with somebody who was watching a game I wouldn't storm out of the room in protest.

Should either Team Lose they will likely fall out of the Top - 8 and have to play an extra Opening Round Game when the Playoffs start.

With five centers on his roster, Shero invariably sits out either Kindrachuk, Clement or Crisp in each game, and for the sixth game of the playoffs it was Crisp who was dressed in street clothes.

So if the Giants are working on a 5 - 7 year project, does that mean the Cowboys are currently in the midst of year 22 of «trying to figure out how to win two dang playoff games in a row»?

If Rogers and Andrew Luck can continue to develop good chemistry, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Rodgers could end up being the key to a Colts playoff run with a strong effort over the final three games.

FLANNERY: We're through the first two weeks of the NBA playoffs, and while the games get more meaningful from here on out, they are never as hectic as the first round.

What keeps the 2008 Celtics out of Greatest Team of All - Time discussions was a bumpy playoff ride that included a pair of early - round seven - game series that even now seem inexplicable.

The veteran's unwavering work ethic in practices and games — even though Tampa Bay has long been out of the playoff race — has gotten him on the short list to play for Team Canada in the 2010 Olympics.

While the 2006 loss kept the Sooners out of the running for the national title game, the»08 and»15 Sooners both made the title game / Playoff, each time losing in the Orange Bowl to a team with orange helmets quarterbacked by a dual - threat star (Florida's Tim Tebow and Clemson's Deshaun Watson).

At 15 - 21 through week's end, the Kings were only four games out of a Western Conference playoff spot and showing newfound resilience under coach Eddie Jordan.

As usual, the Cardinals are already out of the playoff picture, but at least wideout Anquan Boldin had a very good game — following a very bad one.

There were so many things stunning numbers in the Chicago Bulls» 93 - 86 win over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their second - round playoff series, but the one that jumped out at me most was 35.

None of Andrew Shaw, Raffi Torres or Marian Hossa will take the ice for their respective teams in Game 4 of a series that started out as the least rough and dirty of all of the NHL's playoff series.

It's early, but the San Antonio Spurs are out to a quick start against the Utah Jazz in Game 4 of their 2012 NBA Playoffs first - round series.

Now, the Broncos have slipped out of the playoff standings all together, one game behind the Dolphins for the sixth seed, and two games behind the Chiefs.

In Denver's first two playoff games against New Orleans, the patriarch of big shots scored 67 points and handed out 12 assists without committing a turnover.

It's an interesting game because both teams still have a lot to play for — the Panthers can wrap up home - field advantage with a win, and the Falcons need to win out (and get a lot of help) to make the playoffs.

The matchups with the biggest playoff implications were held until lateron Sunday, and starters for a lot of teams sat out, but the first round of games gave us one storyline worth monitoring: Would the Browns really go 0 - 16?

Utah's now one game out of the West's final playoff spot with one game to go after topping the Wolves on Monday.

Out of the blue, he gives this animated press conference and subsequently the team goes on a roll, wins the division, makes the playoffs and wins a playoff game at home.

Not to worry, four out of their last six games will be against legitimate playoff contenders.

As Woods no doubt helps injured girlfriend Lindsey Vonn deal with her devastating decision to pull out of the Sochi Olympics, Phil Mickelson gears up for Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game pitting his beloved Chargers against Peyton Manning and the Broncos, and McIlroy prepares for his season - opener in Abu Dhabi next week, Scott, ToC winner Zach Johnson (No. 7), and eighth - ranked Matt Kuchar are the only golfers among the top 10 competing in Honolulu.

The NHL's levying of $ 1,000 fines on the Colorado Avalanche's Mike Keane and Sandis Ozolinsh for stick infractions in Game 4 of the Avalanche's playoff series with the Detroit Red Wings (page 54) was a cop - out.

The league has evolved past that for the most part, but Ipswich are the team that fits that stereotype the most out of the teams in the playoffs, and they imposed that style well in this game.

That said the club has been out of the playoffs since Christmas and we still see Talbot playing back to back games....

They're out of games to improve their resume, and they seem likely to miss not just the Playoff but the New Year's bowl slate altogether.

The Pistons are in worse shape than the Wolves as they are 11 - 14 with their star and poised to miss the playoffs while the Clippers are 14 - 9 and only two games out of contention....

A team that is all but out of playoff contention will likely be losing focus and won't be fully prepared for their first game back.