Sentences with phrase «in the second round against»

With a save percentage of.947 so far in the Stanley Cup playoffs, he's arguably the reason the Rangers are even playing in the second round against the Senators.

But in the second round against Gonzaga, they'll probably have to do better.

The Virginia Military Keydets took on their in - state rival Radford Highlanders and the High Point Panthers faced Gardner - Webb Bulldogs for spots in the second round against the upper - echelon teams in the conference.

Known for his runs forward and ability to deliver quality into the box, Rodriguez impressed in short bursts with his displays for Ottmar Hitzfeld's Switzerland team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup as they crashed out in the second round against Argentina.

In the second round against UCLA at Providence, he scored 37 points in a 78 - 55 win.

Trailing 0 — 2 in the second round against the favored Heat, the pestering Rondo chased a loose ball and became entangled with Miami guard Dwyane Wade, who flung Rondo off his back.

That bond was solidified in the second round against the Wizards, where many felt that John Wall was the best player in the series.

And then the NHL basically got it what deserved for its lack of action when Crosby suffered a concussion in the second round against Washington.

In the opening round, Canada defeated a team from Kenya representing Eastern Africa and came up just shy in the second round against a team from Australia.

Not exact matches

Seeded No. 1 at the Rio de Janeiro Games, Williams was hardly at her best in the 91 - minute contest against Gavrilova, who is ranked 46th and only once has been past the second round at a major tournament.

Domantas Sabonis # 11 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs rebounds the ball in the first half against the Utah Utes during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Pepsi Center on March 19, 2016 in Denver, Colorado.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against the Toronto Raptors during the second half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball playoffs second - round series Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Toronto.

Defending champion Alexander Zverev had to dig deep to win his second - round match at the ATP tournament in Munich on Wednesday after a scare against fellow German Yannick Hanfmann.

«I don't have to measure myself against anybody,» Garcia told reporters after firing a 7 - under 65 in Friday's second round.

Chelsea were famously 2 - 0 up against the League One side before a monumental collapse saw them ship four goals in the second half and tumble out of the competition in the fifth round.

Team USA and Puerto Rico are both 1 - 0 in the second round of World Baseball Classic play, thanks to wins against Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, respectively.

The Drexel Dragons led by as many as 18 points in the first half of Sunday's 2012 NIT Tournament second round game against the Northern Iowa Panthers.

While his playing partner for the first two rounds of the Valspar, Jordan Spieth, gets around Augusta pretty well (one win, in 2015, plus two ties for second and a T11), Woods cautioned against overlooking old - timers like Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer, Phil Mickelson, and himself.

After sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, the Golden State Warriors (71 - 15 SU, 44 - 40 ATS) will begin their second - round series against the Utah Jazz (55 - 34 SU, 40 - 44 ATS) tonight at the Oracle...

That's the reality under the divisional playoff format that could pit the top two teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences against each other in the second round.

The lone win came in 2001 against Philadelphia in the second round.

Joe Lauzon's corner threw in the towel after the second round of his main card opener against Chris Gruetzemacher, and it was the right decision.

You can get two high seeds playing each other in the first round or the second round and perhaps that's not fair but I think ultimately it's good for the game to have heated playoff series against teams that don't like each other and see each other a lot.»

His Game 7 duel against LeBron James in the second round of the playoffs was worthy of Bird and Dominique.

The Heat open up their second - round series against the Bulls on Monday night in Miami.

It is very trendy to pick against Villanova in this bracket, especially after last year's Wildcats succumbed to a UConn team not entirely unlike N.C. State in the second round, but this is a better «Nova, and I think this team goes deep.

Ever since I saw their performance against Porto in the second round, it's hard to see a weakness in their team.

So naturally, before 21,454 loyal subjects at The Palace in Auburn Hills, the Pistons gathered themselves behind Thomas and reduced the Hawks to feathers, 113 - 81, to move into the second round against the Boston Celtics.

Even with star guard C.J. McCollum sitting with two offensive fouls for large parts of the first half, Lehigh's magical ride continued in the first half of their second - round NCAA Tournament game against Xavier.

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In the West, Arizona will be tested by No. 9 Oklahoma State in the second round, but the Wildcats should have enough athletes to defend the perimeter against the Cowboys to get past theIn the West, Arizona will be tested by No. 9 Oklahoma State in the second round, but the Wildcats should have enough athletes to defend the perimeter against the Cowboys to get past thein the second round, but the Wildcats should have enough athletes to defend the perimeter against the Cowboys to get past them.

IT4 suffered a right femoral - acetabular impingement with labral tear — which, in layman's terms, is not good — in Boston's second - round series against the Wizards, then aggravated that injury against the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

If we can not work on our psychology then expect a repetition against Barca, my reasons: We have not ELIMINATED Barca in Champions League and in recent times have been crashing out @ d second round of UCL.

He didn't practice on the unfamiliar Court Philippe Chatrier before his first match there, against former French Open champ Michael Chang in the second round.

Van Gaal has already seen his side come unstuck against League One opposition once this season, with a scratch side humiliated 4 - 0 by MK Dons in the League Cup second round, and the Dutchman hinted at their Stadium: MK nightmare when suggesting that the trip to Yeovil would prove to be far from simple:

Both clubs made early exits from the Capital One Cup — Arsenal losing to Southampton, after United were thrashed by MK Dons — while the North London giants face the ominous task of trying to overturn a 3 - 1 deficit against AS Monaco in the Champions League second round clash.

According to the Cavs, Love will be out the entire second - round of playoffs (likely against the Bulls) after tearing the labrum in his left shoulder.

BOXING — PETE RADEMACHER, showing more doggedness than style, alternately backtracked and banged his balding head against the hard right fist of Zora Folley, went down twice in the third round, twice in the fourth, ran out of coordination altogether 75 seconds into the fourth, lost on KO (see below).

We are sitting at a round table in his large office on the second floor of the training complex before windows that look out on the trio of fields that nestle up against the lower reaches of the Alban Hills.

Everton have named in - demand defender John Stones in the starting XI for their Capital One Cup second round tie against Barnsley at Oakwell tonight.

John Wall left Game 1 of the Wizards» second round series against the Atlanta Hawks in the second quarter with an apparent left wrist injury.

A win against Portland would get us in that 4 - 5 matchup as the 5 seed, putting us on the road and setting up a second round with Houston if we survive.

Jose Mourinho's side finished second in their group, behind Fernabahce, and were drawn against the Russian minnows for the next round.

They moved on to a brutal second - round series against the Thunder, which featured numerous swings in momentum until Oklahoma City's superior perimeter firepower proved to be the difference in Game 7.

Whoever we play in the second round is going to be a fantastic team, but I now have full confidence that the Blazers can make it a series against anyone.

It was easy to believe Kansas State was only at the second weekend because of a special amount of luck, getting to play a No. 16 seed in the round of 32 after UMBC pulled the biggest upset in college sports history against Virginia.

Universitario had asked the Bolivan authorities for Saturday's domestic game against Bolivar to be rescheduled; they play Mineros de Guayana in the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday night knowing that they stand on the brink of reaching the knock - out rounds for just the second time in their history.

18 Seconds that Flames goalie Jamie McLennan played in Game 5 of Calgary's first - round series against Detroit.

They'll be facing the Ottawa Senators, a team that got outscored during the regular season and again in its second - round series against the New York Rangers.

Manchester United have endured a hugely frustrating start to the 2014/15 Premier League season under Louis van Gaal, with a disappointing 0 - 0 draw against newly promoted Burnley at Turf Moor extending their winless start to the season that also saw a 4 - 0 battering at the hands of League One outfit MK Dons in the League Cup second round.