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The top-seeded Pistons defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 4 – 1 in the first round of the 2006 NBA Playoffs, but struggled in the second round against the Cleveland Cavaliers, falling behind 3 – 2 before winning in seven games.
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He averaged 14. 3 points, 3 rebounds, and 3. 3 assists per game during the NBA playoffs, however the Magic were ultimately swept by the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round.
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At the Tier I Acura Classic in San Diego, the third-seeded Henin defeated the top-seeded Clijsters in the final.
At the French Open, she was defeated by top-seeded Jennifer Capriati in the quarterfinals, 6 – 4, 4 – 6, 6 – 1.
She then defeated Li Na in the semifinals, before falling to top-seeded Wozniacki in the final, 3 – 6, 6 – 3, 3 – 6.
At the Olympics in Athens, Pierce defeated sixth-seeded Venus Williams in the third round 6 – 4, 6 – 4 before losing to top-seeded and eventual Gold-medallist Justine Henin of Belgium in the quarterfinals by the same score.
On September 7, 1975, he defeated top-seeded Jimmy Connors in the finals of the US Open at Forest Hills, New York to win his only Grand Slam title.
At Los Angeles in July, Safina defeated top-seeded Jelena Janković in the semifinals before claiming her second title of the year by defeating Flavia Pennetta in the final.
At Michigan, his 2003 – 04 team earned a fifth seed and first round bye in the 2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament where it defeated fourth-seeded before losing to top-seeded Illinois.
His 2006 – 07 team earned an eight seed in the 2007 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament where it defeated the ninth-seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers before succumbing to top-seeded Ohio State.
At the event, Gopichand continuously defeated an array of top-seeded players from all around the world, although he lost in the Final Match.
The next season, they were seeded # 9 in the NCAA Tournament and defeated New Mexico in the first round before falling to top-seeded Connecticut in the second round.
The Grizzlies made the playoffs in 2011 as the eighth seed and eliminated the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round, just the second time the eighth seed defeated the first seed since the league expanded to a seven-game first round series.
Szávay, the sixth seed, capitalized on the withdrawal of top-seeded Kuznetsova to reach the semifinals where she defeated Chinese player Peng Shuai to advance to her second career Tier II final.
At the Forest Hills Tennis Classic in May 2003, Levy defeated top-seeded world # 96 Justin Gimelstob 6 – 2, 6 – 3.
At the Australian Open, where she was seeded twelfth, she defeated eight-seeded Patty Schnyder in the fourth round before losing in the quarterfinals to top-seeded Maria Sharapova 7 – 6 ( 5 ), 7 – 5.
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On January 18, 1999, the Falcons upset the top-seeded 15 – 1 Vikings at Minnesota in the NFC Championship Game, 30 – 27 in an epic overtime victory.
Fueled by a late-season steamroll, the Heat finished with a 58 – 24 record, third best in team history and a second overall seed, behind the top-seeded, 60-win Bulls, led by MVP Derrick Rose.
The Nuggets faced the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers ( 57 – 25 ) in the first round.
At the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee, Dokic won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw, where she lost in the first round to top-seeded Wozniacki 6 – 1, 6 – 2 in 48 minutes.
In 1952, still only 17, Rosewall reached the quarterfinals of the U. S. Championships, upsetting the top-seeded Vic Seixas in the fourth round 3 – 6, 6 – 2, 7 – 5, 5 – 7, 6 – 3 before losing to Gardnar Mulloy in five sets.
With Irbe between the pipes, the newly established Sharks made their first playoff appearance in the 1993 – 94 season and upset the top-seeded Detroit Red Wings.
At the Qatar Total Open held in Doha, Petrova picked up her first title of the year and second overall by beating second-ranked and top-seeded Amélie Mauresmo 6 – 3, 7 – 5 in the final.
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McLean was chosen to start in the opening series against the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche, but was pulled in favour of Hirsch during Game 1 after allowing three goals on 12 shots.
They came back from 1 – 6, 0 – 3 to beat top-seeded Raymond and Stosur, winning 1 – 6, 6 – 3, 6 – 2.
In her first Grand Slam semifinal, Bartoli came from behind to stun top-seeded Justine Henin, 1 – 6, 7 – 5, 6 – 1, in one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history.
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Minnesota would travel to New Orleans the following week to face the top-seeded Saints in the first conference championship game held at the Superdome.
They rebounded to make the playoffs but lost a five game series in the first round to the top-seeded Ottawa Senators.
They stormed past Shaquille O ' Neal and the Orlando Magic in a first-round sweep to earn their first NBA playoff series win, and pulled off an upset by defeating the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in the Conference Semifinals.
In the first round of the 2011 playoffs, the Blackhawks faced the top-seeded Vancouver Canucks.
She returned in February at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, USA, defeating top-seeded Shahar Pe ' er in the final, her first singles title since her victory at Wimbledon in 2005.
In just the pair's first tournament since 2010 Wimbledon, the unseeded sisters advanced to the final with notable victories against fourth-seeded Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova in the second round and top-seeded Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond in the semifinals.
In Mutombo's third season, however, Denver pulled off a major playoff upset by stunning the top-seeded Seattle SuperSonics in the first round, becoming the first eighth seed to win an NBA playoff series.
Returning in time for the 2010 playoffs, he registered one assists in five games as the top-seeded Capitals were eliminated by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round.
The earned the ninth seed in the 1999 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament and beat eighth-seeded in the first round before being beaten by one point by top-seeded Connecticut, who went on to win the national championship.
They won in the first round, upsetting the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks, but lost in the second round to the Utah Jazz.
These changes forced the division winner with the worst record in each conference to play during the first round, eliminating an advantage for the top-seeded wild card where the top wild card received a home game.
They then upset top-seeded Memphis to reach the school's first Final Four in 11 years.
After edging St. Louis and Albany in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the top-seeded Barnstormers would drop a 42 – 38 heartbreaker at home to second-seeded Tampa Bay in ArenaBowl X.
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In the second round matchup with top-seeded Boston, the Canes ran out to a 3-1 lead before the Bruins battled back for two wins ; in Game 7 in Boston Scott Walker scored the game and series winner 18: 46 into overtime to send Carolina to the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh.
With the 8th seed in the West Region, they upset top-seeded Stanford in the second round and continued on to the Final Four, where the Tar Heels lost to Florida.
Miller caught three passes for 61 yards and one touchdown in the Steelers ' 21 – 18 upset over top-seeded Indianapolis Colts in the divisional playoff round.
Byes are often awarded in the first round to the top-seeded players in a tournament.
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