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If we have another bad playoff performance Rox need to ask themselves if they are in it for the money or if they are in it to win.

The coach pretended not to hear him. There was no way he wanted is worst player in this close playoff game.

The Hornets have been a great story but have zero playoff experience as a group, which just can't be ignored in this conference.

Play better DEFENCE! Commit the Rockets to being the best defensive team in the west and maybe they might be able to win a playoff series .

Somehow, I don't think we are going to see our complete team at it's peak until playoff time.

i believe that, however, the playoff does not allow such a meaningless mistake. 1 loss could be the difference between heaven and hell.

He spends the season trying to catch up physically, and come playoff time isn't in his happy place.

When he was traded when I (my original author) that the Heat will become the eastern part of a playoff.

Which explains why the Mavs and Suns are looking for any edge they can find, early as it seems to be talking about playoff matchups.

With a win the chicago Bulls could take over first place in the Eastern Conference Playoff race.

Before the Lakers' playoff game at Utah on Saturday night, Jackson said he had spoken to Winters' family and that Winter was resting.

Jazz fans remembered Fisher more for asking out of his contract than securing an emotional playoff victory for the Jazz last season.

It's one of those NBA narratives that we really want to be true: A young team needs playoff experience to become a championship club.

This was not an easy playoff run, especially for you in terms of defensive assignments.

The addition of those three, without any real subtractions , should translate into a playoff run in Portland this coming season.

We haven't had a so-much-fun-to-hate-him playoff villain like this guy in eons.

Since O'Neal's departure, the Lakers are going down, the team began to become a playoff team the edge.

For that matter, since the departure of O'Neal, can anyone name one Laker besides Bryant who made a big shot in a playoff series?

We know our playoff chances are there but we are just trying to take care of business night in and night out.

A more mature T-Mac is getting geared up for this year's playoff series with a different mindset.

And just so you know: In playoff games, LeBron has taken 13 final shots in tight games in regulation and hit five of them to win or tie.

They have been built to win for several years now and are capable or rolling over the other NBA playoff teams for a third straight year.

Cleveland was fighting for the last playoff spot in the East, and player and coach differed on how the Cavs would get there.

Does a hot team like the Eagles have a better chance against a team like the Saints , bound to have playoff jitters ?

The last time we got together for the playoff game, as I told you earlier, their band baked cookies for our own band. . .

The three losses were all on the road, all against playoff teams, and came by a combined total of six points.

If David Stern could arrange it, he would have Kobe playing every playoff game to the very last possible date for the NBA this June.

Playoff basketball is back at the Garden, but only for three nights (tops) this season.

It's a lot of great teams over there in the East, but as you know it's a dog? ght every day in the West for a playoff spot.

Just imagine, if some other playoff teams have to double Boozer, which opens up for Okur's jumpers, how bad would it be?

We should have had more playoff success. I care about the team, not the coach. Hopefully we find one that can help us take the next step.

San Antonio did nothing to bolster its roster, nor did Portland, Houston or any of the other playoff teams in the West.

Meanwhile, the Nuggets lack of playoff experience -- especially coming off the bench -- was exposed once again.

I believe JVG set himself up for playoff failure by not developing other players -- i. e. Spanoulis -- during the regular season.

The eighth- seeded Orlando Magic will try to end their first- round playoff series against the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night .

As Yao's teammates, we know how badly that he wants to have playoff success and ultimately bring back the championship trophy to China.

Will Kobe and Pau have enough energy for a lengthy playoff run after their Finals run and sojourns to China for the Olympics?

Morey said he doesn't believe the injury compromises Houston's playoff hopes.

Teams that are non-playoff teams can really sneak up on you and bite you. They hurt us bad (last) week.

First round playoff opponent was the Washington Wizards to a 4-0 defeat the last opponent.

Lamar Odom has proven his worth as a starter and more importantly as an NBA Playoff starter. Andrew Bynum has not.

He lost a four-shot lead on the final day and was beaten by U. S. Open champion Graeme McDowell in a playoff.

The rockets will begin their journey of the NBA playoff from the road, that will face the TrailBlazers on the Portland Rose Garden.

It's become a tradition for the Lakers this season to break bread before every playoff series.

For one thing he shot sub-70 scores in all four rounds, a feat neither of his playoff rivals matched and then finishing with a sparkling 66.

But it was a playoff game against the Lakers. The first home game. I twisted it again in the third quarter. Then again in the fourth.

While the Pistons look like a playoff team, they no longer look like a serious contender for an NBA title.

It's great for NBA fans to see teams play healthy come playoff time.

The two playoff games with the Russian Slovenia qualify for the World Cup is undoubtedly the most critical path in two games.

The Wizards, Raptors and 76ers viewed themselves as playoff teams and were anxious to stop the early-season decline.

Evidently you haven't watched many playoff games. Otherwise you might realize that Fisher is a good option at the end of games.

On a night for the Knicks franchise center to forget, the Bulls put the Knicks on the brink of playoff extinction.

instead , it well could be a rather rapid turnaround from inactive list in march to playoff prepared.

To match that kind of leap, the Rockets would have to - what, win a playoff series for the first time since 1997?

Stern defended the right of teams that have been eliminated from playoff contention to give playing time to their prospects.

B. This basically killed any hope for the Houston Rockets to overcome the Los Angeles Lakers in their second round playoff matchup.

All of that has gotten the Rockets exactly zero playoff-series wins.

Garnett made an immediate impact with the Minnesota Timberwolves leading them to eight-consecutive playoff appearances.

Fish's playoff heroics and clutch shooting are well documented, so I'm not even going to go there.

Maybe the Lakers go on a little run and secure a playoff seed.

"Luck is part of the game, " said Jackson, whose teams in Chicago and Los Angeles are 46-0 after winning the first game of a playoff series.

Oklahoma city thunder team soon welcomes own new season, head's youth guards will initiate the impact specially by Duran to the playoff.

He's had unexplainable, aloof playoff performances the past two years that defined his play in those post seasons.

Yet it is a legitimate question whether the Lakers can put the shine back on their bench unit by playoff time.

That moment will come when Sasha Vujacic comes off the bench and hits a shot to win a playoff game.

it dont matter, good teams must win on the road, and its playoff time, jazz will get it done.

They all may still have loads of talent on their squad, but bad coaching and inexperience will hurt them in the playoff race.

However so long as they maintain the healths , nobody is willing to meet them in the playoff.

Where Blake isn't Fisher is in postseason pedigree: Blake has played just 15 playoff games and is 0-3 for his career in playoff series.

That year, the New York knicks playoff eastern eighth on black eight miracle, unexpectedly scored in the NBA finals.

During game two Jordan set the record for the most points scored in a playoff game, amassing 63 points in a double-overtime loss.

Michael Schwartz, Valley Of The Suns: The NBA is a player's league, and you need stars to make deep playoff runs.

It's practically impossible to win four playoff rounds with that formula.

That said, we feel very confident about our playoff push. We've managed to step up and play well without Yao in the past.

While Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher both played in that series, no Kings remain on the current roster from that playoff series.

During the Lakers' first-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz, Trevor Ariza became a knock-down three-point shooter.

Playoff opponent is the Italian leader of the Irish team marshals Trapattoni.

I completely agree DD. I think everyone would be better served to forget about the playoff seeding.

I know this gonna be a tough game, they got motivation and want to be in playoff.

The Denver Nuggets had used their bigger guards to batter Paul throughout the teams' first-round playoff series, and it showed.

His 36 points tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most points ever scored by a rookie in his playoff debut.

We are playing Timmy and the Spurs, and then head west for some games that we have to win to keep pace in this playoff race.

A 45-37 record earned them a matchup against Seattle in a best-of-three first-round playoff series.

Now with the Hawks, he should end his playoff drought unless he messes up a good thing in Atlanta.

In the playoff, the Portuguese total score 2 to 0 out of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the final ticket to get into South Africa.

With the starters logging heavy minutes, Odom didn't see many of those "opportunities" in Sunday's playoff opener against Oklahoma City.

The Rockets have won 11 straight games and 18 out of our last 21 games to crawl back into the playoff race.

Either without Bynum or an effective and healthy Bynum, LA has a greater potential to lose playoff series.

Playoff experience is nice; snagging Rose and Kevin Durant in the lottery really makes a franchise.

A controversial trade, consecutive first-round playoff exits, a coaching change and off-court shenanigans will have a chilling effect.

When Egypt lost the playoff, the government still tried to ride those emotions, leading with calls of outrage and indignation.

That has only been enough, though, to keep the Sixers around . 500 and on the fringe of the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Make sure you shut your face when he goes 3-6 from 3PT in one of our playoff games.

Yao called off his 2008-09 season when he was injured in the playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers on May 10.

That's playoff basketball. Sometimes the rim gets smaller, the palms sweatier.

Come playoff time in April, barring more injuries than the norm, the Eastern Conference will likely be stronger than it was three years ago.

Playoff teams qualify for the first leg in France is undoubtedly the most critical road game.

Patrick Hayes, PistonPowered: Memphis wins a playoff series and gets only one national game?

which began after 2007's historic playoff game between the two schools.

The Lakers looked impressive in their first playoff game of the season, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 87-79, on Sunday.

if this ends up like the 97 playoff series. . . i am going to shoot myself.

he returned to torino in 2004 , and scored 8 goals in serie b , plus one goal against ascoli in the promotion playoff ' s first legs.

They finished last season 38-44, but that was only after a late-season swoon left them two slots out of playoff contention.

The inability to have any playoff success has led some to question whether T-Mac really is an NBA star.

You get to playing a lot of playoff games back to back, we're every other day in this situation. Kind of crept up on them, perhaps.

Egypt had defeated Algeria 2-0 in Cairo on Saturday to set up Wednesday's climactic playoff in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

Jarred for the first time with playoff desperation, those beautiful passes were junked.

Short-term, it means the Knicks have a shot to climb back into the playoff picture despite their recent struggles.

Wow, I can't remember when Tmac has struggled this much in playoff game to start?

While the Yankees haven't announced their playoff and player roles yet, it seems clear Lidle is headed for long relief.

The goal is to improve while remaining a playoff team that doesn't pay the luxury tax .

Magic and Bird had their fair share of playoff lapses in key Finals games.

Not only were we in the playoff race, we were fighting for home court advantage!

I mean man. . . the west added J Kidd and Shaq to current playoff teams!

The Yankees held a meeting last night to vote on playoff shares .

I'm really, really pleased with the talent level that we have. We're optimistic. I think we have a playoff-caliber team.

Carmelo Anthony added 23 points, J. R. Smith had a career playoff high 21 and Marcus Camby had 17 rebounds for Denver.

Instead, we will consider what everyone has in front of them, or more specifically, what the other members of the playoff bubble face.

Unsurprisingly, the Rockets' playoff chances were widely dismissed after losing the 7-foot-6 center.

Anyway, Yao could have a good rest for the playoff run, like Shaq.

Since 1990, Houston have won just once in five playoff series with Los Angeles.

The Jazz lost their fourth straight game, all of them to non-playoff teams, on Monday, which is worrisome enough.

The playoff run saw Stojakovic went a perfect 6-6 from long range in Game 4 of the series against the Lakers.

In the following 2000-2001 season, the Mavericks finally after 11 after heavy anti-playoff, the line from one of the strong teams out.

Second, they have Tmac he's clearly cursed or the biggest choker in playoff history.

Also difficult, first playoff victory over the jazz, 60 - the second round 1-3 to the SUNS in three games, but the rockets streak.

In the past three seasons, Nowitzki has led his team to the NBA Finals, while Bryant hasn't won a single playoff series.

Can you just speak generally about the Suns' recent playoff fortunes?

How can you win in the playoff with a 9-man roster? Be bold, coach.

Horry finished this season with 244 playoff game appearances; Abdul-Jabbar had 237.

After the game, James was named playoff MVP.

The left-hander is 14-9 in postseason play and would be making his 36th playoff start.

And after week 15, sitting at 7-7, they knew that every game was a playoff game.

He averaged a career playoff high of 11 rebounds and two blocks per game while averaging 18 points.

In 1974, teams traded home court after each playoff game.

I still think I have pretty good leadership skills. I just didn't show it this playoff series.

If he can round into form and be productive i can see him being a huge factor in our playoff run.

During the Lakers' three-peat run, Shaq averaged 30 points and 14. 5 rebounds per playoff game.

These experienced players are calm, cool, and collected come playoff time and know how to react under pressure.

Prokhorov promised a title by 2016, but the way the Nets are going now, they'll be fortunate to win a playoff series over that time.

Russia failed to qualify the 2010 World Cup after a 1-0 loss to Slovenia in their European zone, 2nd-leg playoff on November 18.

Well, he proved in his playoff debut that he can easily drop 36 points without ever having to hit a single three-pointer.

Paul Millsap added a career playoff-high 17 points and 10 rebounds, Mehmet Okur scored 16 points and Andrei Kirilenko added 14.

Jake is really solid on defensive end, I have a feeling he's gonna be more valuable to us than Hayes coming to playoff time.

No team in NBA playoff history has ever overcome an 0-3 deficit.

Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs with 31 points, his 30th career 30-point playoff game.

This is his first career appearance in the playoff series tournament play 15 points and 10 rebounds.

I'm more convinced every day we could get a championship this year. Providing that TMac & Yao are healthy come playoff.

The Playoff Odds of them doing this is 62. 1 percent, so they're in pretty good shape.

Yang Hongmei once again get a chance to win last year, together with Chinese Taipei's Yu Peilin playoff.

I agree not to play Vspan if we are fighting for playoff.

We are getting a consummate pro who is maybe the best team defender in the league and who has 60 playoff games under his belt.

Just remember everybody it doesn't matter where we rank, and who is in first, we will see who is ready come playoff time!

He can't win big playoff games, the Wang bashers say.

LeBron's Cavaliers allowed 98. 9 points per game in their short playoff stint last year.

When you examine the low playoff seeds of the last dozen or so seasons, you see a few types of teams

Hong Kong AFC Playoff now gets scheduled once all of the domestic competitions have finished.

The team was knocked out of playoff contention with three weeks to go in the regular season,

Three years of bitter playoff battle between Knicks and Miami,

Tickets will go on sale next week for the playoff games,

The last two weeks before playoff are crunch time,

Glass half-empty: We never won a playoff series even with Yao;

Revamped Bucks Return To Playoff

no attack to next year's playoff

Time to focus on playoff chase