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tiebreaker

noun as in sudden death

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And the Eagles hold the tiebreaker over the Rams by virtue of their Week 3 victory at Philadelphia.

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Golden State, which beat Indiana on Sunday night to move ahead of Seattle and into sixth, also owns the playoff tiebreaker after winning the season series against the Sparks.

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The Atlanta Hawks and Minnesota Timberwolves also went unbeaten but did not advance to the tournament based on tiebreakers, the first of which is point differential.

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The National League wins the All-Star Game after the home run derby tiebreaker is used for the first time.

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A Servite win would give the Friars two wins out of three games against Santa Margarita and the tiebreaker edge to claim third.

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