It's cool to make the playoffs. It's not cool to lose in the first round anymore. The goal is to make the… — Kyle Lowry Copy Share Image
Playoff basketball ... you've got to treat every possession like it's your last. — Paul Pierce Copy Share Image
Making the playoffs is hard to come by, so if you can help contribute to your team's success it's always a successful… — Adam Vinatieri Copy Share Image
Being solid in your own zone, being a good faceoff guy, those are things that are all important as you go deep… — Connor McDavid Copy Share Image
It was definitely an empty feeling coming into the game knowing we had no chance for the playoffs. My heart really sank. — Dwight Howard Copy Share Image
We're trying to play big time in the playoffs and do something special. — Jordan Clarkson Copy Share Image
If you just look at the numbers, you pretty much have to get 10 wins to get into the playoffs, sometimes more… — Amari Cooper Copy Share Image
We had an opportunity to clinch a playoff berth and I think if that's not enough motivation I don't think you should… — Tina Thompson Copy Share Image
You know that in the playoffs, everyone starts from zero. No matter what team you have to face, if you want to… — Jose Altuve Copy Share Image
I have to admit, between the Seahawks games and the Blazer games and playoffs games, we're talking about close to 100 games… — Paul Allen Copy Share Image
When people come up to me and say, "I was at your Game 7 in the playoffs in Toronto," or, "I saw… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
I don't understand the idea of a play-in. You play 72 games to get into the playoffs, then maybe you lose two… — Luka Doncic Copy Share Image
That's a moment I will never forget in my life, never ever. It was the first time I made the playoffs. After… — Zaza Pachulia Copy Share Image
Hed been to the playoffs before. I was asked last week what I thought this season has felt like for Coach Gibbs.… — Mark Brunell Copy Share Image
I understand when you have great players on losing teams who are tired of losing, struggling in the playoffs every year. You're… — Paul Pierce Copy Share Image
At halftime [of Game 7], one of our oldest guys on the team, James Jones, came to me, and he's like, "Man,… — J. R. Smith Copy Share Image
Commenting on playoffs to determine a national champion: I'm not in favor of 15 games either. I think that's way too much… — LaVell Edwards Copy Share Image
I think your goal is to win every single game you play. ... I'm not a guy that just puts a number… — Chip Kelly Copy Share Image
You could have a season where you hit .330 and did all these great things, but nothing ever materialized from it and… — Andre Ethier Copy Share Image
What I meant by that is, any time you have adversity, now you've got a chance to see all of these guys… — Mike Shanahan Copy Share Image
You're coaching Kentucky - and you have a chance to change lives. That's not what this is up there in the NBA.… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
I do think officiating an NBA game in the playoffs is so hard, because you have such incredible familiarity. All the coaches… — Billy Donovan Copy Share Image
When you're with a team and you're comfortable there, everything seems O.K. You play a lot of minutes. You make the playoffs.… — Jose Calderon Copy Share Image
![“At halftime [of Game 7], one of our oldest guys on the team, James Jones, came to me, and he's like, "Man, it's time for you to do something. You've been sleeping the whole playoffs, the whole final series." First couple of shots I got coming out, I was like, "You know what, I'm gonna shoot it."…” quote by J. R. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c86/j-r-smith-11490_coming-out_at-halftime-of-game-7-one-of-our-oldest_1086644.jpg)
