Sentences with phrase «game in the closing seconds»

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As they closed in on a second round of financing — $ 16 million in venture capital — the Slavets» enthusiasm for Guru.com was so infectious, it made you want to jump into the game too.

Led by Avery's bravery, second - place Atlanta last week seized momentum in the National League West by chopping 3 1/2 games off the Giants» lead in six days to close within four games, the closest they have been to San Francisco since May 29.

Having said all that, I'm going to go ahead and pick the Patriots to win their second Super Bowl title in a row in a game that won't be close by the time the clock strikes zero.

If they were in the NL West, they'd be 17 games behind the Dodgers, closer to the Padres than second place.

It is sure to be a close finish in their league, with two games still to play, but this victory is a huge step in their push for promotion for the second year in a row.

It was a wild night with a few upsets and in the end the last team left standing was # 6 Team DKE SO who made it all the way back to the Championship Game for the second straight year, but this year they closed it out!

His play dipped in the second half of the season as Oklahoma closed the year losing eight of 10, but this is still the first player to lead DI in points and assists per game since the 1950s.

Into the 3rd Period, Team Albanese found themselves trailing for the second straight Game but for the second time in 2 Hours they pulled together in the closing minutes to find an equalizer..

In the closing seconds, they led 20 - 13 and appeared to have the game (and the cover) all but sealed.

They had some momentum early in this one and the Game stayed close through half - time in the second half.

The game was close for most of the first half but in the second half Team Dorfman caught fire and Team Kornblatt just did nt have the answers in them to retaliate.

They had the lead through much of the second half with Team Schwartz but couldn't close it out in the final minutes of the Game..

Tempers flared in this one, and all the while these guys kept the Game very close through the start of the second half.

We just ain't good when the opposition closes us down, our players like space and if you watched the game Spuds when they lost the ball they got it back in seconds working together as a team, that's what you have to do to stop good teams play like we did at Chelsea first half of the season,

The replacement referees in Sunday's game between the Cardinals and Seahawks gave Seattle an extra timeout in the closing seconds.

As we turned the screw more and more, Giroud added a second from close range in the 53rd minute and then an own goal from an Alexis cross put the game to bed.

Then the wildcard bench player that has his career game will show up like Stanley Johnson or Kennard and put up 25 and 12... Just enough to make it close... Luckily a last second shot by Gary goes in to live another day..

Dez Bryant got in an argument with Jason Witten on the sideline after the Dallas Cowboys gave up a go - ahead touchdown to the Detroit Lions in the closing seconds of Sunday's game.

For the second time in as many games, Loyola - Chicago advanced in the NCAA tournament by taking out a single - digit seed from a power conference with a clutch shot in the closing seconds.

I don't care what his statistical averages are over the lifespan of his last second shots, I'm comfortable in putting the ball in his hands to close the game.

For example, Kobe chucking up a last second three in February in a close game is not the same as Kobe taking a shot to win a game that matters in the playoffs.

The Commodores led 45 - 44 at halftime and the game was close throughout most of the second half until Vanderbilt pulled away in the final minutes.

William Jackson II missed a potential game - tying 3 - pointer in the closing seconds.

Most important, top striker Eric Wynalda, who had undergone knee surgery in April, proved that he had recovered his speed in a 4 - 0 practice - game victory held behind closed doors on June 9 against a French second - division team from Gueugnon.

That the game was headed for overtime at 16 - 16 felt like justice in such an even game, but after Dalvin Cook took a reception 22 yards into Georgia Tech territory in the closing seconds, FSU ended up close enough to attempt a 56 - yard game - winner by the great Roberto Aguayo.

Knotted in a close game with Michigan for the right to play Purdue in the Sweet Sixteen, Louisville's Anas Mahmoud missed a blatantly open dunk late in the second half.

He is closer to the complete player now — 10 full years in the league, improvements made in his skating and stickhandling and his overall sense of the game, second last year to Boston's Ray Bourque in the balloting for the Norris Trophy as the top NHL defenseman — but there still is a touch of the fastball wunderkind to him.

After a stellar regular season — he finished a close second to the Dodgers» Hideo Nomo for NL Rookie of the Year — Jones played even better in the playoffs, hitting.364 with three home runs and eight RBIs in 14 games.

Big 12 Quarterfinals The final game of four in Kansas City is an important one for Texas, as they look to edge closer to the field with a second win over Iowa State (approx. 9:30 p.m. ET, Big 12 Network / ESPN3).

SOS: 26) Thanks to an uninspiring closing run that featured consecutive losses to Baylor and Oklahoma State, close victories over Texas Tech (in overtime) and Oklahoma (thanks to a second half comeback), and Saturday's loss to Kansas, the Longhorns need to win some games in Kansas City to lock up a place.

The unlucky Black Cats were undone by a wonder goal from Sofiane Boufal in the second half of a very close game and that will surely leave Moyes and his players feeling as sick as the proverbial parrot.

I remember him chasing down when he played as the lone striker in his second game, he was absolutely hustling the opposition player, he looks behind him and his team mates were jogging around the half way line, he was so bemused he was encouraging them to close down like he was..

The 49ers are having trouble closing out games as their opponents have outscored them in the second half by a total of 52 - 3.

Late in the second half, Clayton Valley Charter was driving in an attempt to keep the game close when Spartans safety Das Tautalatasi intercepted a pass and streaked up the sideline heading for an obvious pick six.

Mitchell's first 40 + game against the Pellies (17 points in the 4th), his duel with Lebron to close out the Cavs game (11 points in the 4th, including a game - saving driving layup against James), and forcing OT on the road against the Spurs (14 points in the 4th, including three 3s and a driving layup in the last 90 seconds to force extra time) were performances that few players in the league — let alone rookies — have been able to give.

Both games were pretty close and had the lead swing back and forth, and the two teams rank second (C9) and third (TSM) in combined kills per minute.

Meanwhile, the Twins are closing in on the second American League Wild Card after finishing off a four - game sweep of the hapless Tigers.

Kava Cassidy opened the game with an interception for Serra on the game's second official play, and then closed the first half with a 35 - yard touchdown run with 55 seconds left in the second quarter.

Barcelona need to beat Sevilla, their most difficult away game left this season in the league, in order to at least keep up their 11 point lead over second - place Atletico Madrid and inch themselves closer to yet another La Liga title.

I think we must close this topic as there is no sense in it, We must now concentrate on the Chelsea Game as it is of huge huge importance not just of second place but also to our title challenge next season, players we can buy in summer, our confidence will be sky high if we win it.

I sometimes wonder after listening to Arsene Wegner if he was at the same game, because for him to believe that before the second goal the game was close is clearly ridiculous, he then went on to say, he doesn't understand why people are acting like we lost to a team at the bottom of the league, someone should have reminded him of the team losing to Nottingham Forest in the FA cup, really sad that the embarrassment under this delusional old man continues without anyone responsible enough to stop him.

After two extremely exciting and well - played games between the Tigers and Crimson Tide decided the last two national champions, this year's matchup will bring this trilogy to a close and send one of these teams one step closer to its second national title in three years.

In Game 6, the Pacers and Hawks both struggled to do much in the second quarter, but a 6 - 0 close to the half gave the Pacers a 37 - 29 leaIn Game 6, the Pacers and Hawks both struggled to do much in the second quarter, but a 6 - 0 close to the half gave the Pacers a 37 - 29 leain the second quarter, but a 6 - 0 close to the half gave the Pacers a 37 - 29 lead.

It was looking as if these guys would pull in their second consecutive Hoops W throughout the Game but they just ran out of gas in the game's closing momeGame but they just ran out of gas in the game's closing momegame's closing moments.

winning it twice in that time... d time arsenal got close we went second to leciester... Jeez... m glad i ddnt bother watching d match... i gt to d pub wen we was drawing d game..

This game was back and forth all night and came down to a very questionable whistle in the closing seconds of the game to allow Team TKE SR2 to walk away with a nail - biting 44 - 42 victory.

Duke and Kansas were tied in the closing seconds of the Midwest Regional title game, and Allen had the ball isolated at the top of the key.

This was a close game in the first half, but the leagues overall second leading scorer and MVP candidate Scott Campbell, proved to be too much to handle and dropped 31 massive points to help his squad earn their 11th victory on the season.

The Bwa squad made a second half comeback however led by Chris Chez and in the closing moments it was anyone's Game.

Team ZBT 2 pulled out a W in the closing seconds over Team Sammy 2 in what turned into Game of the Night.