Sentences with phrase «of a playoff spot»

Beyond that, AD put the franchise on his back in its time of need and brought them within striking distance of a playoff spot.

Vancouver, which entered Monday 18 points out of a playoff spot, traded a couple of veterans before the deadline Monday afternoon.

Do they have more than enough time to grab hold of a Playoff Spot.

Despite their ranking at number five in the country, the Sooners have looked like a team deserving of a playoff spot the past few weeks.

Through Sunday, with seven weeks remaining in the season, 15 of baseball's 28 teams were either in first place or within 5-1/2 games of a playoff spot.

If Texas wins this series, it might be the last one the Astros begin while in possession of a playoff spot.

We've reached the end of the NFL's regular season, and there are still a handful of playoff spots up for grabs.

«I'm starting to get calls about my players every hour,» saysNationals G.M. Jim Bowden, whose club was not one of the 19 teams within fivegames of a playoff spot at week's end.

With just three weeks to go, there are still 10 AL teams within reach of a playoff spot, but only five of those spots to go around.

In the real - life 2013 - 14 season, the Denver Nuggets fell well short of a playoff spot, finishing 36 - 46.

The Twins lost, so while their clinching of a playoff spot didn't happen on their own terms, the Angels lost too which clinched a spot for Minnesota.

The proximity of a playoff spot appeared to be lost on the Royals» front office as well, judging by the way K.C.'s brass overhauled the roster after that 2 - 1 loss to Seattle.

Behind those five were three teams from the Atlantic Division (the 76ers, Heat and Nets) and three from the Central (the Hawks, Pacers and Bucks), all within range of playoff spots.

With Thursday's win, combined with another Columbus loss, Florida snuck within striking distance of a playoff spot with three games in hand.

Look at the Oilers: even with McDavid they were 17 points out of a playoff spot this year.

They are a win or two away from grabbing hold of a Playoff Spot.

This season either had more candidates deserving of a Playoff spot, or it had the fewest ever.

Stanton hit 25 games in a 40 - game span just after the All - Star break, and Miami climbed to three games over.500 on Aug. 27, just 4 1/2 games out of a playoff spot.

Will teams out of contention try to play spoiler and knock teams on the bubble out of a playoff spot or will they simply mail it in?

After a Conference Championship Weekend that saw all of those teams assure themselves of Playoff spots and Ohio State beat Wisconsin to set up a debate over No. 4 that Bama eventually won, we're seeing significant rankings shuffles in all the top 25s.

It's normal really — as the regular season weeks go by and teams realize they have only a few chances left to grab hold of a playoff spot — it's bound to get more intense.

Dean «on the ballot for Most Improved in 2012» Baba has been really great this Summer and I think these guys have what it takes to grab one of those playoff spots.

Days since the Panthers were within five points of a playoff spot.