1.   And he got the playoff win.

2.   A year ago, the Dodgers labored under the weight of a dozen years without a playoff win or a direction.

3.   Buchanan made Jerry Rice irrelevant in a divisional playoff win.

4.   Dallas led the league in wins, and Colorado is coming off four consecutive playoffs wins over two-time defending champion Detroit.

5.   Give the Lakers a little more time, a few more playoff wins, and perhaps, finally, someone will slap a clever nickname on the reserves.

6.   He led the Blazers to a key playoff win just a few days after it looked as if he were leading them into a self-designed ambush.

7.   He, too, has shown mettle in tough victories, including a playoff win against Ernie Els in the Mercedes Championships.

8.   How many playoff wins do you need to win the Stanley Cup?

9.   It was a playoff win for the Giants, yes, but it was also so much more.

10.   It was his first playoff win in five tries.