playoff game

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Orange Lutheran 17, Chino Hills 14: In a wild Division 1 playoff game, Sierra Nichols and Madelyn Armendariz each had four hits for Orange Lutheran, with Armendariz getting three doubles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

For many Knicks fans, this may be one of the only times they can afford to see a Knicks playoff game.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Neither Michael Jordan nor Scottie Pippen missed a single playoff game during either of the Bulls’ two “three-peat” runs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“Seeing him five-for-five in a playoff game as a Laker. Yeah, it hits different.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Does that mean I can play in tomorrow’s playoff game?

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander