Sentences with phrase «championship points as»

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Further, there had to be someone out there down a point in his or her championship with Jake Elliott as the kicker who for a brief moment thought he or she had won in a miracle, only to be crushed as the Eagles chose to kneel.

Even though LeBron James didn't have to submit a cover letter to the Cavaliers, he could hypothetically have pointed out the benefits of experience (and championship rings) he obtained as a leader on the Miami Heat.

Miami showed no sign of playing above a championship level in Air Max 2014 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday, getting beaten 111 - 92 as 4 - point favorites in their first home game of the series.

He was a big part of Villanova's run to the 2016 national championship and made major strides as a shooter last year, jumping from 29 percent from three - point range to 39 percent.

Offensively, Doug Kistler pressured the desperate Deacons with his outside shooting (for 22 points), and John Frye calmly dropped in four foul shots in the final minute to give the hustling Blue Devils a 63 - 59 victory and 32 - year - old Vic Bubas a championship in his first year as a head coach.

Apparently, Honda wants him to finish off his season in Super Formula as he's only half a point behind the current championship leader, the Toyota - backed Hiroaki Ishiura.

At this point the top 40 qualifiers will take part in a live head - to - head event in London on 10 - 11 October, with the top 20 from that going on to Abu Dhabi to compete for the championship on the same weekend as the actual Grand Prix.

While the first is a fair point, the latter doesn't make as much sense as he isn't going to have to prepare to face direct championship rival United for the next six games.

In the Big 10 championship, # 7 Ohio State opened as a 1.5 - point favorite over # 8 Michigan State.

New tennis rules similar to those of Ping - Pong (21 - point sets, single serves and change of service every five points) were used for the first time as Pancho Gonzales of Los Angeles won the annual professional championship tournament from Pancho Segura of Ecuador, 21 - 16, 19 - 21, 21 - 8, 20 - 22, 21 - 19...

It doesn't matter what sport you follow, if you look back at any team that's every won a championship, there's always one game during the season that players and fans can point to as the turning point that made a season something special.

As the leading scorer for the now - defunct Iowa Cornets in both 1979 and»80 (16.7 and 32.8 points, respectively), Bolin took her team to the championship finals.

Kansas hasn't received much respect this season as a legitimate contender, finding itself as a 1.5 - point underdog in the Big 12 tournament championship game against West Virginia and a 3 - point underdog in the Elite Eight against No. 2 Duke.

HOCKEY — MONTREAL won its fourth straight NHL championship, as Toronto closed two points behind (see page 62).

Burke averaged over 18 points per game while leading Michigan to the NCAA championship game and he arrives in Utah looking for a role in the starting lineup, as well.

The bus is crawling toward the airport, across the ice, through the darkness; crawling as Michelle listens to Pat, a few seats away, ridicule her; crawling as Pat rises and takes a seat next to Michelle and tells her that unless something drastic happens, she doesn't think the Lady Vols can win a championship with Michelle as their point guard.

Esposito has become point - conscious as he battles the Hulls and Howes and Mikitas for the scoring championship.

He ended up relocating to Arlington Country Day school in Jacksonville, where he averaged a double double in points and assists as a junior and won a state championship as a senior.

With Jameer Nelson hurt, Turkoglu served as the point forward, leading the Magic in assists as they made a surprise trip to the Finals and ended one of the few seasons in Boston's Big Three championship window.

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In the five years since scoring 54 points in The Garden, Stephen Curry has won two championships, two MVPs, shattered three - point records, led the Warriors to the greatest regular season of all time, and has generally asserted himself as the most genre - defining, game - shifting player that we've seen in, well, decades.

Cross-country, one of Britain's most traditional and trying sports enthusiasms since the Thames Rowing Club began it as a form of winter training a century ago, has grown to the point where 101 clubs entered teams in this year's championship.

But a final decision will have to be made after the current season as Busch is still a contender, currently 47 points (less than a full race) behind championship leader Matt Kenseth with six races remaining.

Coleman's teammate, Max Guercy, added 19 points and eight rebounds as Alemany won its first state championship in 57 years.

No conference championship has featured a larger spread since the 2013 ACC Championship when Florida State closed as 30 - point favorites against Duke.

Seeking to become the first team to win three straight SEC championships since Florida in the mid-90's, Alabama opened as 21.5 - point favorites at Pinnacle.

As they so often say, «Arsenal showed championship qualities when they snatched three points from the jaws of a certain draw».

Those bonus points proved critical as it propelled Truex into the Final Four where he then won the championship by outdueling Busch in a hotly contested battle.

And as we saw with Truex last year, if Harvick can amass such a volume of playoff points he then is a near lock to be among the four drivers vying for the championship at Homestead - Miami Speedway where the only way he wouldn't qualify is him completely collapsing in the semi-final round.

As he enters a national championship game against Michigan on Monday night (9:20 p.m. ET, TBS), his per - game line is immaculate: 19.2 points, five assists, and three rebounds in 32 minutes.

In 1965 there were no wins but Gurney did take five consecutive podiums, scored 25 points, finished fourth in the championship and continued to outshine teammates Denny Hulme and Brabham himself, who was beginning to consider retirement as a result.

Villanova opened up as 6.5 - point favorites over Michigan, the biggest championship game spread since Duke was favored by seven points over Butler in 2010.

Xander's already had major championship leaderboard experience last year at Erin Hills, and I had him flagged as a dark horse to win this week at one point.

Oh no, he decided to drive his burning Ferrari right down the pit lane, unbuckling his belts and standing up as he coasted along to the Ferrari pits, as if to make a point over whose fault it was that he hadn't won the championship.

He finished with 16 points on 5 - of - 8 shooting from the field, forever establishing himself as a national championship folk hero.

However the point is he didn't exactly excel in the championship so he can hardly be expected to in the premier league and shouldn't be touted as the solution to our problems.

When you score 33 points, grab 20 rebounds and live up to endless hype as your team just wins its second straight state championship, it's tough not to make you the AAA SportStar of the Week.

The Huskers didn't play poorly either — 61 points is plenty many nights in the B1G — turning the ball over just eight times all game, but they couldn't stop the Boilermakers, and defense wins championships, as any coach will tell you.

Leaping and stretching with all his might, Meteer outfought an all - league safety to gather in the pass on a play that Serra - San Mateo coach Patrick Walsh would deem as the turning point to Del Oro's 28 - 20 victory in the California Interscholastic Federation Division I Northern Regional championship game.

Van Dyke, who averaged 23.9 points and 15.4 rebounds a game last year, struggled in the state championship game, as did her teammates.

In the Pac - 12 championship game, Stanford opened as a 4 - point favorite at Pinnacle and have received 63 % of spread bets at the time of publication.

In the ACC championship game, top - ranked Clemson opened as a 6.5 - point favorite at Pinnacle and have received 51 % of spread bets.

However, with Villanova as the the most likely championship opponent for Kentucky, using 128 points as the tiebreaker makes sense for those hitching a ride aboard the Wildcat bandwagon.

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The Blues sit six points clear at the top of the table having won their last 12 league outings to establish themselves as the team to beat in the race for the championship.

On Saturday the Golden State Warriors, at 11/5 on the odds to win the NBA championship at Bovada, will face the New Orleans Pelicans at Oracle Arena in a game in which they opened as 11.5 - point home favorites at the sportsbooks.

Napoli believe they can throw open the championship again by garnering maximum points against Udinese and Juventus as they target a third title after 1987 and 1990.

British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton said: «This European championships marks the first opportunity for us to score Olympic qualification points for Rio and as such the squad as a whole is prepared and looking forward to this season's racing.

The Cavaliers are tied with the Warriors at 11/5 on the odds to win the NBA championship at Bovada, and they opened as 10.5 - point home favorites for Game 1.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Preview: Lewis Hamilton has the momentum going into the race having won three back to back races as he got himself back into the title race but with Rosberg still ahead by 9 points Hamilton needs a miracle to get the better of Rosberg in championship race.