| Dallas can't afford either to be coughing up points to their Western conference competitors while jockeying for playoff position. |
| I think they'll be the playoff team that kind of comes out of left field this year. |
| Many games especially those with playoff implications will go right down to the wire and be decided by a handful of points. |
| The Warriors hope to ride their momentum as they kick off their playoff drive this weekend. |
| Slovenia scored a priceless away goal and succeeded in holding Croatia to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their playoff. |
| Backup Gus's poor performance showed he wasn't up to the playoff challenge. |
