Sentence examples for playoffs shortly from inspiring English sources
Kidd is one of the greatest point guards in league history but struggled in the playoffs shortly after turning 40.
Trey Lyles scored 18 points and Gordon Hayward had 17 for the Jazz, who were eliminated from playoff contention shortly before tipoff by Houston's win over the Sacramento Kings.
Mike Pereira, the league's director of officiating, viewed videotape of the last play in the Giants-San Francisco playoff game shortly afterward and determined that a mistake had been made.
Instead, the idea is to gauge the health of injured players and the energy level of those who played deep into the N.B.A. playoffs, which end shortly before the start of the Olympic training camp.
DALLAS -- Shortly before his playoff debut with the San Antonio Spurs, Richard Jefferson discussed his newfound serenity after a bumpy introduction to Spurs basketball.
Both teams were in the second round of the playoffs for the first time since shortly after their glory years, when they often met in May.
McDaniels rejoined the Patriots shortly before their first playoff game against Denver.
Shortly after the Canucks' playoff elimination, Head Coach Alain Vigneault was fired.
Shortly after that, he swiped a playoff record from another Lakers legend, beating out Magic Johnson for most postseason double-doubles.
Jordan became the majority owner in 2010 — shortly afterward the Bobcats made their only playoff appearance — and he has made an effort to be around the team and the city, even recently putting his mansion in Chicago up for sale.
