Sentences with phrase «in playoff games with»

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In playoff totals, James has the edge on Jordan in nearly every major category, a result of playing 45 more playoff games — with more still to come — in his careeIn playoff totals, James has the edge on Jordan in nearly every major category, a result of playing 45 more playoff games — with more still to come — in his careein nearly every major category, a result of playing 45 more playoff games — with more still to come — in his careein his career.

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.

The logic: The Seahawks need a win and a Falcons loss to make the playoffs, and with the games both kicking off at 4:25 p.m. ET, there will be plenty of scoreboard watching in Seattle.

We'll have eight teams play a 14 - game season, and a two - week playoff with four teams in the playoffs.

With the first game of the World Series playoffs around the bend, it's hard not to feel the buildup of excitement for the baseball teams in the running.

Pittsburgh's mayor knelt down in defeat on Tuesday, donning a Denver Broncos No. 15 jersey and «Tebowing» in front of the Steel City's skyline to pay off a bet he made with the mayor of Denver over the Steelers - Broncos playoff game.

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.

This is the second playoff meeting between Philadelphia and Miami, with the Heat prevailing in five games in the first round back in 2011.

But then came his dominatingstint with the Brewers down the stretch last year: Traded to Milwaukee inmidseason, Sabathia ignored the pleas of his agent and risked his loomingfinancial bonanza as a free agent by starting three games on three days» rest, throwing seven complete games, going 11 — 2 with a 1.65 ERA and carryingMilwaukee into the playoffs for the first time in 26 years.

The only two games with ranked teams losing: Penn State rolled over Michigan in white - out conditions, and Notre Dame looks like a legitimate Playoff team after destroying USC.

The Packers ended the season with a 12 - 4 record after averaging an NFL - high 39.8 points per game while winning all eight home games, and so it is the first time in NFL playoff history that a team with a perfect home record faces one with a perfect away record.

But even if the offense struggles a bit in the playoffs, due to, oh, I don't know, rust, the Steelers defense — specifically, the pass - rush — has demonstrated through 16 weeks that it can change a game in a heartbeat with a timely sack or three.

He is tied with Jean Beliveau for most goals in a single playoff series (12 goals in nine games in 1944); he scored three goals or more in one game seven times; he scored 18 winning goals (6 in overtime games).

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.

Couper Moorhead mentioned on twitter that two years ago the Heat opened up the playoffs with a franchise record setting offensive performance against Charlotte in a game 1 win.

The Mets could use the Conforto who helped propel them to the playoffs in the first place, as the rookie batted.270 /.335 /.506 with nine homers in his 56 games in the majors.

The aggressiveness he's showing in the two playoff games would put him in the 40 + range against teams with mediocre to bad defense.

The Bengals were one of 18 teams that will kick off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday in a group of games that features several matchups with playoff implications.

The winner will play Middlesbrough at Wembley, and with the tie delicately balanced at 1 - 1, as punters and fans alike can watch games from the playoffs in England online via desktop, smart phone and iPad devices.

The Seahawks won their fourth straight game in dominating fashion in Baltimore on Sunday, moving to 8 - 5 and strengthening their playoff standing with another huge game by Russell Wilson.

The NFL had a singular championship game even before the Super Bowl era, but the college game didn't adopt a system with a guaranteed consensus champion until the Playoff began in the 2014 season.

Teams that can win some games and surprise other teams, with no real downside or dependency on one main piece... But nobody to go to in the clutch in the playoffs, no identity.

The Lakers were able to win their first round playoff matchup with the Nuggets last season, but looked overmatched as they lost in five games to the aforementioned Thunder.

https://vine.co/v/ezP6XDhupzi Derrick Rose netted 23 points in his first playoff game with the Chicago Bulls since 2012.

Two heated interstate rivals will face off tonight with the San Antonio Spurs (65 - 23 SU, 45 - 41 ATS) hosting the Houston Rockets (59 - 28 SU, 45 - 42 ATS) in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series.

Plenty of time to get rolling before the Playoffs and that can all start with a big - time Game against # 7 Team Malvin in Week 14.

However, if they were to stumble they could actually fall all the way down to the # 7 seed and with that have to play in the extra Opening Round Playoff Volleyball games.

This is a group they are tied with in the congested middle Standings and a Game that will surely have Playoff implications.

At 8 - 1 they are nipping at the tails of the unbeatens and have built up a 2 Game cushion in the loss column with any other squad for the # 3 Seed come Playoff Time..

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..

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.

They beat the Giants in a one - game playoff, and they beat the Cubs in the NLDS, with Pujols hitting a dramatic home run.

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

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..

It's very rare we are graced with a Playoff Rematch let alone a Championship Game Rematch but that's exactly what was in - store for us with the 2014 Madison Men's Championship Game.

How many teams in the NBA have been to the playoffs 4 — 6 years with three 2nd round appearances... how many have won your 50 games or gotten to the ECF / WCF?

They earned the Win in their first Playoff Game this season and now move on to a date with Cinderella # 16 Team Schwartz squad..

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.

We also know that Team Apuli is locked into the # 17 Seed and with that, we actually have our first Playoff Game locked in..

Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ — The Capitals set a franchise record for most shots on goal in regulation of a home playoff game and finished with 58 in total.

Team Sternberg and with just 5 guys embarked on their second Playoff Game in 2 Hours..

With 4 to play they are just 2 Games Back of getting to the much heralded 7th seed and would be in an extremely familiar position to the one they found themselves in at the start of last year's Playoff run that ended with them in the Championship GaWith 4 to play they are just 2 Games Back of getting to the much heralded 7th seed and would be in an extremely familiar position to the one they found themselves in at the start of last year's Playoff run that ended with them in the Championship Gawith them in the Championship Game..

They are safe from finishing in the Bottom 4 (remember the bottom 4 teams heading into the Playoffs start with 1 - Loss in the Triple Elimination Tourney) but with a few Ws down the stretch they can avoid the the likes of Team Lalez in their first game.

For Team Bollier, their second playoff journey as a unit in the All Sports Series Hoops League, finished with a trip to the title game.

They are about to embark on their final Playoff journey in the Champaign League and while they have a potentially huge Elite8 Game on the horizon with 2.

But after Grubauer was lifted for making just 18 saves on 22 shots in a 5 — 4 overtime loss that put the Capitals in a 2 — 0 series hole heading to Columbus for Game 3, Trotz has no choice but to ride the playoffs out with Holtby, who for his part seemed quite comfortable in the spotless third period he worked.

They have a date with # 1 Seed Team Max next Monday Night in a Hoops Game that could become a Playoff Preview..

In five playoff games, Smartt has thrown for 1,160 yards and 15 TDs with no interceptions and rushed for 272 yards and 4 TDs.

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