Peter King of SI.com, however, argues that Reed should know that the Ravens' success rarely hinges on a great quarterback performance and Mark Kriegel writes on Foxsports.com that defense has again shown its pre-eminence in these playoffs, a trend he expects to continue.
Yet the Yankees have won all five home games in the 2009 playoffs, an encouraging trend for the team with home-field advantage in the World Series.
Here, then, are some other factors to consider as the Knicks and the Celtics renew their storied playoff rivalry: Meaningless Trends The Knicks won seven straight games before losing two irrelevant games to close the season.
Several snapped in the first and three more in the second, in what has emerged as a trend this playoff season.
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He saved Game 4 of last year's N.L.C.S. and Game 2 of the same round this year, but his overall futility has continued a disturbing trend of playoff failures that began with his previous team, the Baltimore Orioles.
Hancock says one year "does not make a trend" and playoff and ESPN officials need to study the data to determine how much of the decline was caused by when the games were played.
The Dallas Mavericks, who coasted into this season's playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, will be hoping that Jason Kidd, the team's veteran point guard and potential Hall of Famer, does not have a drop-off in production as he had in the playoffs the last two seasons, a trend often attributed to a lack of quickness.
While there's still a long way until we reach the Stanley Cup Final, patterns, trends and playoff beards have begun to emerge.
Halfway through their season, the Jets sit in seventh place in the A.F.C., out of a playoff spot, but they are trending up.
