Playing tentatively and letting other people take it to you isn't going to work.

Now the Islanders are playing tentatively, as if they can hear other playoff contenders sneaking up on them.

I saw us hitting gaps instead of playing tentatively.

I wasn't going to go out of the last game of my career playing tentatively.

During the first set, Blake played tentatively and Lopez pounced at every opportunity.

But the Pride played tentatively for much of the game and never managed to find a rhythm.

Van Horn barely felt a part of the game from the beginning, playing tentatively when he was on the court.

Instead of playing tentatively in the fourth quarter, the Knicks played with purpose.

Even though the big man played tentatively at times, he was able to build on his strong rookie year with an impressive sophomore season.

Illinois, which had seven turnovers in the second half and nine over all, played tentatively down the stretch.