Sentences with phrase «in a playoff game when»

Don't say a guy laid down in a Playoff game when you know that not to be true.

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Born in Uganda to missionary parents in 1962, he grew up largely in British Columbia, and remains Canadian enough to proudly describe the abuse he absorbed one evening last spring at Madison Square Garden, when he wore his Montréal sweater to the Canadiens final, losing game against the New York Rangers in the NHL playoffs.

When New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi decided to bench star third baseman Alex Rodriguez in the 9th inning of a playoff game this season, he chose to replace one of the all - time greatest hitters in MLB history with Raul Ibanez, an aging pinch hitter.

Joel Armia says he will be in the lineup tonight when the Winnipeg Jets host the Nashville Predators in Game 4 of their second - round playoff series.

Fifteen people were killed and 14 others injured when a lorry collided with a bus carrying a junior hockey team to a playoff game in western Canada, authorities have said.

The Texas Rangers and Josh Hamilton can redeem themselves when they face the Baltimore Orioles in a one - game playoff on Friday.

He truly did give his heart and soul to that team — something that manifested itself in the way he played, the times he fought through injuries, and even when he suited up for a playoff game just a day after his sister tragically passed away.

If they get down in the second half of a Playoff Game they can look back and know they have what it takes to win when it counts in this League.

They will compete against whoever lands in the # 2 spot when the Playoffs begin in a non-Elimination Game and the Winner of that Game will go to the Championship!

Those tend to be more valuable come Playoff time as those late - game situations when the pressures on always appear in the Playoffs.

In any Playoff scenario when Teams are seeded with the classic 1 - 8 match - ups, the one to watch is always the 4 - 5 Game.

One game later when facing the Spurs, a likely second - round playoff opponent, Harden has an extraordinary first half before he is swallowed up by Kawhi Leonard in the second.

It's hard to say that there's a Game with true Playoff implications this early in the Season but next week they will take place in the co-Accelerated Games of the Week when they line - up against Team Zimmerman..

That means they will actually play again when the Playoffs begin in a Non-Elimination Game, with the Winner heading to the Championship Game..

They have a chance to not only make a statement but grab a key tiebreaker for the Playoffs when they take part in the Live Clean Chicago Game of the Week and face - off with # 1 Team Lalez in Week 10.

One game can change everything when it's in the Playoffs, but its going to be tough to knock them off on Monday Night.

Playoff series are 7 games, and things can always look dark when you fall behind, but once you get back in a series..

Last week in the Playoff Preview, when discussing # 4 Kappa Sig 1, we said this: Whoever their opponent will be, and AEPi FR is certainly the favorite, will come in riding a wave of momentum into this Round of 8 Game.

Since «48, Cleveland has dropped the World Series three times, lost an ALCS they were up 3 - 1 in when the Red Sox outscored them 30 - 5 over the last three games, and then lost their only other playoff appearance since 2007 in the Wild Card round.

And finally, when games slow down in the playoffs, Millsap will be a beast

There are plenty of reasons why Kansas City is in the playoffs for the first time in four seasons: the maturation of second - year coach Todd Haley, who was the offensive coordinator for Arizona when it reached the Super Bowl; the addition of respected coordinators Romeo Crennel (defense) and Charlie Weis (offense), who won Super Bowls as assistants with New England; the NFL's best running game; a solid defense; and extensive contributions by a deep rookie class.

Watching 2017 Penn State, it's not obvious you're looking at a guy who could be the next NFL star TE, whereas Howard had flashes for Alabama, like when they'd suddenly start throwing to him in a Playoff game.

Payton's career hit bottom last season when he was held responsible for everything from the firing of coach Paul Westphal (one week after he and Payton had had a heated confrontation during a game) to the Sonics» failure to make the playoffs for the second time in three years.

I will say 9 and 11 in the last 20 when teams are tanking and / or resting players for the playoffs (like the Rockets game) is less meaningful to me, so I don't buy into that as much.

If Kane wasn't in the Sabres» long term plans (as it appears he never was), they should have traded him much earlier so that he wasn't a 20 game rental / playoff rental when his value was declining every game into the season.

It was the same much - delayed suspension that was handed down last November, along with a $ 10,000 fine, for his behavior in Oakland in Game 4 of the American League playoffs, when he allegedly cursed plate umpire Terry Cooney and shoved crew chief Jim Evans after being ejected.

He did an excellent job in his first three seasons, but the fourth, when the Sonics won only 40 games and failed to qualify for the playoffs, was a major disappointment.

There was a flurry of repetitions when Russ Hodges, ordinarily a somewhat phlegmatic sportscaster, gave his on - the - spot report of Bobby Thomson's «miracle of Coogan's Bluff» home run in the Dodger - Giant playoff game in 1951: «The Giants win the pennant!

Parise's goal, his second of the playoffs and 15th career playoff goal, came when he tipped the puck over the glove hand of Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen, who had stopped the first 31 shots he faced after replacing Jose Theodore early in the first period of Game 3.

The last time New Orleans sniffed the playoffs before that was in 2010 - 11, when they lost to the Lakers in six games in Chris Paul's final season.

Brett Cook of Nipissing University in Canada made a horrible decision when he punched linesman Nicholas Piche in the face during a playoff game against UQTR.

They were in this game to the end They had enough good chances, they could have won this game By any measure, they are playing against a team with more talent When you rarely make the playoffs for several years, you get better draft picks, and those draft picks have come through for the Jets We are not finished, but our chances of winning this series are slim, but not none We give it our best Friday in the Peg, I hope it is enough

If there was a symbolic changing of the guard, it occurred in Game 5 of the Florida - Boston playoff series last spring when Bill Lindsay, a winger with nice but not blinding speed, beat Bourque to the outside, cut in and scored the series - winning goal from his knees.

Before Game 6, the Ducks owned a remarkable.750 win percentage when trailing first in these playoffs.

Boucher started the final 13 games for Philadelphia in 2010 to help them make the playoffs, Jonathan Quick started 20 of the final 21 games for the Los Angeles Kings when they tried to make a furious push to make it in 2015 and Kari Lehtonen could be counted on to play the final nine games of the Dallas Stars» season now as they claw for a spot.

Connor Cook was thrown into the spotlight last season when injuries to both Derek Carr and Matt McGloin forced him to make his first career start in a playoff game.

Message sending time isn't when you are trying to win games in playoff series.

That in the most pivotal games of this Devils» season, when the team is trying to lock - down a playoff berth, that they are trying to send messages and not put the team out there that the staff feels gives them the best chance at winning the game.

It will be really interesting what Thibs does in playoffs if they make it when every game counts.

«When we played Dallas in the playoffs two years ago [Nash was with the Mavericks then], we focused on trying to make Nash finish at the basket instead of letting his teammates get into the game,» says Portland Trail Blazers guard Damon Stoudamire.

I don't remember anyone gathering to watch games in bars when they made the playoffs.

I got to watch him for a few games last year when he came to Toronto (both regular season and playoffs) and you knew by the way he was dominating when on the ice, he was gearing himself up to play in the show.

The Browns, who had lost six straight playoff games dating back to 1970, had been goners, no - hopers, when they took possession of the ball on their own 32 with 4:08 left in regulation.

2016 he was in an offense that ran the ball more than anybody, dealt with injuries, and was still extremely effective when given the chance - Look at these stats from 2016: 7 catches over 100 against WAS, TD against CHI, TD and over 100 against PHI which ended up being the difference in the game for our win, over 100 with a TD against PIT which again turned out to be the difference in the game for our win, 2 TDs and 80 yards which again ended up being the difference in the game for our win against BAL, TD and over 80 yards which ended up being the difference in our win against MIN, over 80 yards against TB, 2 TDs with 70 yards and a throwing TD against DET, and lets not forget the 132 yards with 2 TDs against GB in the playoff game that kept us in the game....

It makes sense for things like American Football where you play so few games there will undoubtedly be ties in a lot of the years, but when you are already having a playoff, to add another is just silly.

Well, when it's 23 degrees and feels like a million - below, when you have lost three straight games, when you are in a win - and - in or lose - and - go - home regular season finale / bid for the playoffs and when the brute Jacksonville Jaguars are in your grill, there is no room for niceties.

On Sept. 7, when Taj was in Indianapolis for a playoff game, Michele turned 17.

The most lopsided playoff game in our database was back on October 6, 2010 when the Reds received just 21 % of moneyline bets against the Phillies with the most lopsided World Series game occurring that same year when the Giants received 30 % of moneyline bets against the Texas Rangers.

I don't give a damn about games in October and November as long as the Warriors are locked in during the playoffs, when it matters.

As I explained in the Game 4 preview, élite playoff teams have provided tremendous value when they're public bettors are backing their opponent.