Playoff
Meanings and phrases
playoff
- any final competition to determine a championship
n.
- one game in the series of games constituting a playoff
- Reference: (p) - denotes playoff game Reference:
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- He had 2 goals and 1 assist in 37 playoff games.
- Frk scored 13 goals and 20 assist in 17 playoff games.
- The rivalry has also resulted in notable playoff games.
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- This was their first playoff appearance since 2003.
- Perry won the tournament on the first playoff hole.
- Moffitt scored the first playoff win at Bristol.
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- The team then lost the 3rd place playoff series to Panionios.
- Maroussi then lost the 3rd place playoff series against Aris.
- The Trail Blazers thus won their first playoff series since 2016.
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- The Birmingham Iron clinched a playoff berth on March 31.
- This win propelled the Senators to their first playoff berth.
- Cardinals clinch playoff berth.
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- PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1) Amateur
- European Tour playoff record (0–1) Amateur
- Asian Tour playoff record (0–1) Amateur
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- They clinched a playoff spot on March 29, 2019.
- The Bengals improved to 9–7 in the 2011 season, and clinched a playoff spot.
- On 8 April 2018, Real Madrid became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.
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- This was their first playoff appearance since 2003.
- This was the Indians' first playoff appearance since 2007.
- It was his only playoff appearance.
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- They lost that match to the Detroit Waza, ending their playoff run.
- Their playoff run fell short when they lost at home in the second round 86–96.
- Rush played limited minutes during the Warriors playoff run to the NBA Finals.
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- The Heat were eliminated from playoff contention on April 9th, when the Pistons defeated the Grizzlies.
- With a loss against the Hornets on March 21st, the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention.
- This happened after they were eliminated from playoff contention by Powerade in the 2012 PBA Governors Cup.
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- This was the second playoff meeting between these teams.
- This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
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- This was the second playoff meeting between these teams.
- This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
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- He led the team to 11 consecutive playoff appearances ending with the 1984–85 season.
- During this time, they had only two non-losing seasons and only two playoff appearances.
- He assisted Joe Glenn for four seasons and helped the Bears to two NCAA Division II playoff appearances.
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- The third place team enters a home/away playoff against the 16th placed team of the 2.
- Adam Scott won the tournament on the second hole of a sudden death playoff against Ángel Cabrera.
- The second game saw the Action playoff against the Fort William North Stars of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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- This season, Cold Lake failed to advance to the playoff round for the Russ Barnes Trophy.
- The two losing "semifinalists" will enter the playoff round for the last two promotion spots.
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- Scotland beat Oman by five wickets to win the fifth-place playoff match.
- If a block ended in a tie, a playoff match would determine the advancer.
- The winner qualified to the playoff match against the Clausura 2013 winner.
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- Dartmouth won the first playoff game, with Cornell winning the playoff final.
- Leeds reached the playoff final against Doncaster Rovers but lost the game 1–0.
- He was part of the team that reached the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019.
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- In six career playoff games, McKay hit .273 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
- On May 2, 2018, he recorded his first career playoff goal in a 4–1 win over the Boston Bruins.
- In 18 career playoff games, he averaged 15.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.8 steals.
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- The AFL also expanded its playoff format to 12 teams with six teams per conference.
- For example, the West had a different playoff format until 1973 and a longer schedule until 1974.
- The season runs from December to April, followed by a playoff format to determine the overall champion.
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- The Falcons played the Seattle Seahawks in their first playoff game.
- Brodine helped his high school team win their first playoff game in 2004.
- This was the first playoff game at Soldier Field since the stadium reopened.
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- The final playoff spot was up for grabs right up until the final weekend of the season.
- The team had a 14–17 record and was in the 8th and final playoff spot at the time of firing.
- Despite this the Dublin Dragons, with a similar 3-5 record beat the Admirals to the final playoff spot.
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- Tugnutt was in goal for the May 4, 2000, playoff game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
- The Mystics hosted a second round playoff game against the Los Angeles Sparks and won 96–64.
- Among them was FK Mladost, who previously won the playoff game against Zora Spuž (4–0, 0–2).
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- in a promotion playoff.
- The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year.
- The club finished an impressive 3rd in the 2016/17 season, losing out in a promotion playoff to Institute.
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- Moffitt scored the first playoff win at Bristol.
- It was the Cowboys’ first road playoff win in over a decade.
- The Bills' last playoff win came in .
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- The playoff system used was the McIntyre Final Five System.
- From week two on the Top five play-offs system reflected exactly the Page playoff system.
- From Week Two onwards, the Top Six play-offs system reflects exactly the Page playoff system.
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- The Raiders were 8–1 but were stunned in a playoff loss to the New York Jets.
- Smith gained just 27 total yards in the Bills first round playoff loss in 1998.
- Brace was inactive for the Patriots' playoff loss against the Baltimore Ravens.
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- 1860 Munich qualified for the relegation playoff.
- They were beaten by old rivals Gerald Griffin's in the relegation playoff.
- The Round 2 losers which are not divisional sides contest the relegation playoff.
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- The team then lost the 3rd place playoff series to Panionios.
- Maroussi then lost the 3rd place playoff series against Aris.
- They finished third in their group and progressed to the fifth place playoff.
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- The Heat were eliminated from playoff contention on April 9th, when the Pistons defeated the Grizzlies.
- With a loss against the Hornets on March 21st, the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention.
- This happened after they were eliminated from playoff contention by Powerade in the 2012 PBA Governors Cup.
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- They clinched a playoff spot on March 29, 2019.
- The Birmingham Iron clinched a playoff berth on March 31.
- The Bengals improved to 9–7 in the 2011 season, and clinched a playoff spot.
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- This was the second playoff meeting between these teams.
- This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Magic winning the first meeting.
- This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Clippers winning the first meeting.
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- On May 2, 2018, he recorded his first career playoff goal in a 4–1 win over the Boston Bruins.
- Golden also played in his first career playoff game during the Steelers' 17–30 loss to the Ravens in the wild card game.
- On April 14, 2008, he scored his first career playoff goal, beating the Penguins' Marc-André Fleury in a 4–1 Senators loss.
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- The team tied an NBA record with its 22nd consecutive playoff appearance.
- On April 9, 2014, the Red Wings clinched their 23rd consecutive playoff appearance.
- His four consecutive playoff games with over 100 yards was an NFL postseason record.
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- The Trail Blazers thus won their first playoff series since 2016.
- The Wizards eventually won the series, the franchise's first playoff series victory in more than two decades.
- Against the top seeded Chicago Bulls, Collins led the Sixers to their first playoff series victory since 2003.
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- This was their first playoff appearance since 2003.
- This was the Indians' first playoff appearance since 2007.
- That season, he led the Islanders to their first playoff appearance.
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- The loss extended their NFL record for most consecutive home playoff losses to six.
- In its first ever home playoff game the Ashland University Eagles defeated the Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks, 27-16.
- However, the team ultimately suffered a sixth consecutive home playoff loss in a 22–21 defeat against the Tennessee Titans in the Wild Card round.
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- Likewise the first round playoff coverage is not exclusive.
- Smith gained just 27 total yards in the Bills first round playoff loss in 1998.
- The team was ranked as high as fourth in Division III, and won first round playoff game.
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- Maroussi then lost the 3rd place playoff series against Aris.
- She missed the first two games of KR's semi-finals playoff series against Keflavík, which the teams split.
- He returned for the third game of the Penguins' first-round playoff series against the New Jersey Devils, scoring a goal.
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- In the divisional playoff, they went on the road to Tennessee.
- In the divisional playoff the Ravens played the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Dallas ended their playoff run after a hard divisional playoff loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
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- It was the only playoff victory in the Mike Smith era.
- He is second to Marvin Lewis for the NFL record for career regular-season wins (125) without a playoff victory.
- They defeated the Green Bay Packers 26–20 in overtime, giving quarterback Carson Palmer his first playoff victory.
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- There will no playoff between the fourth of 2D and the second of 3.
- The team called the one-game playoff between the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres.
- The fourth team to be relegated was decided in a two-legged playoff between Verona and Spezia.
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- Regular season events and playoff matches air on ESPN+ and ESPN2.
- However, he lost both his playoff matches, settling for fourth place.
- Six pool matches and two playoff matches were played at the then Westpac Stadium.
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- x - clinched conference titley - clinched playoff berth Conference Championships were played on August 25, 2018 at Toyota Park in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois.
- "Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title; w = eliminated."
- "Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title" "Teams listed on the official league website."