Sentence examples for take a playoff from inspiring English sources

Only one other team, the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, has rallied from a three-game deficit to take a playoff series.

Nets Coach Lawrence Frank said: "I think the bottom line is you take a playoff game and now you take a playoff game where the media is all in the same area, a lot of things are going to be made bigger than they are.

Last year, Granger was a huge part in leading the Pacers to a postseason where they managed to take a playoff series lead against a Heat team that went on to win it all.

The victory, which sparked the Knicks toward the National Basketball Association finals and most likely saved Coach Jeff Van Gundy's job, made the Knicks only the second No. 8-seeded team to take a playoff series from a No. 1-seeded team.

The Blues have not taken a playoff series from Detroit since 1991.

The Rangers' scoreless streak had reached 12 innings at that point, and baseball's most explosive offense looked as if it was taking a playoff siesta after a torrid September run.

He took a playoff-caliber team, stripped it of its talent, and reduced it to mediocrity.

When somebody goes to the basket, you've just got to take a hard playoff foul.

The Boston Bruins silenced Toronto with an overtime winner against the Maple Leafs to seal a 4-3 victory and take a 3-1 NHL playoff series lead.

When LeBron James takes over a playoff series, he takes it by the throat.

If you have seen Cam Newton getting hit in the head repeatedly without a concussion, and if you saw Matt Moore of the Dolphins take a vicious hit in a playoff game with Pittsburgh with no concussion reported, you might be left to wonder about the accuracy of the numbers across the league.