tiebreaker
Example Sentences
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The Lakers have climbed from sixth to third in the Western Conference in two weeks, netting critical tiebreakers against rivals Minnesota, Denver and Houston.
From Los Angeles Times
The critical conference game will decide the head-to-head tiebreaker between the teams that are separated by half a game in the standings.
From Los Angeles Times
With the win and a tiebreaker against Denver, the Lakers moved into fifth in the Western Conference.
From Los Angeles Times
If all three teams go 1-1 in round-robin play, a tiebreaker based on point differential will be used to determine the two finalists.
From Los Angeles Times
If you need a sudden death tiebreaker, you can be very complicated, but you have to be fair.
From Literature
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