He started to play a lot better in the second set.
She'd better play along and work herself into their story.
The team played better in the second half of the season.
We just played better in the second half than they did.
Since he came from Chicago, he's made every one of us play better.
It's hard to see how he could have played better.
"But I think he played better in the second half."
"I've been playing better as of late, and I like my position on the leader board."
I think we play better as a team when we're angry at something.
We definitely could have played better, 37 points are just too much.