Sentences with phrase «key points in the game»

Keeping only the most important items is absolutely essential, and managing your items correctly is crucial at key points in the game.

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The key sticking points remain with the owners wanting concessions on many issues, most notably an 18 - game regular season, a rookie salary cap, and a pay cut in the players» share of the overall revenue.

Daily fantasy sports, where players draft a roster of football players to compete for points in a single - day worth of games, were acknowledged by Virginia lawmakers as a game of skill vs. pure chance, a key difference that allows sites to avoid a federal ban on online gambling.

I am sure that some Arsenal fans will be sick of hearing that the Gunners have been unlucky, but it is hard to get away from the fact sometimes and once again tonight against Barcelona in the Nou Camp a key moment went against Arsenal and it could have proved to be a turning point in the game and the two - legged tie in general.

Once again yesterday, in the very tough and tight match against Newcastle United, Petr Cech kept Arsenal in the game at key moments and that gave us the platform to nick all three points.

With 23 points in 22 games, the Panthers weren't doing that bad — especially considering the injuries to some key players.

CLOVIS WEST KEYS TO VICTORY: Against top teams the Golden Eagles have been near or above their 74.1 points per game scoring average, and if they can score at least 70 points and play solid team ball with the kind of defense they have shown — except in the second game against Centennial - Las Vegas when they lost 70 - 46 at the MLK in Stockton — coach Craig Campbell and his girls should win again just like they did in a 70 - 67 overtime victory over Poly at the Nike TOC.

Korver was key in starting the five - game winning streak, scoring 26 points in a tight win over one of his former teams, the Utah Jazz.

Kevin Durant led the way for the Thunder with a game - high 36 points, but was scoreless in the fourth quarter as the Rockets keyed in on him to make things difficult for him.

Others could point to injuries — key players like Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and David Alaba sat out the game in midweek, while other members of the squad were not fully fit after only recently returning.

Pep Guardiola's side sit 13 points ahead of United with a game in hand, and so in order to bridge that gap, perhaps Mourinho and Co. will need to get the chequebook out and address key weak areas in the current squad.

A key member of the once acclaimed, but now defunct, «bench mob», Gibson averaged 7.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game in just over 20 minutes of playing time last season.

... One key to the stellar play of Hornets center Vlade Divac (12.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game through Sunday): He gave up his habit of 10 to 15 cigarettes a day... After being traded twice in three days last month — from the Mavericks to the Nets to the Lakers — swingman George McCloud made only nine field goals in his first nine games with L.A. Twice this season with Dallas he made nine field goals in one game... «The pick - and - roll has been killing us,» says Kings guard Mitch Richmond.

They are missing key players as well and I do not think they will be banking on getting anything from tonight but they will be confident of picking up points in the games to come.

This is my point, you can not legislate for injuries, all you can do is assemble a squad who can replace anyone who is key who is injured Hence the need for another striker who can fill the gap should Giroud get injured and as I have already stated Giroud doesn't have the Nous to win us the and should have to compete for his place in the squad perhaps he'll up his game even further.

There is always a chance that the French champions will drop points in their next game away to the Swiss club Basel, especially as their 3 - 0 win at home over them was a flattering scoreline, but I would assume that their trip to London at the end of November will be the key match.

Ariel Johnson (St. Mary's - Stockton, Sr.), 5 - 8, Guard KEY STATS: Like Ortiz, Johnson had to battle for attention (in this case, because of Aquira DeCosta), but her 14.1 points and 4.5 assists a game were key in another great St. Mary's seasKEY STATS: Like Ortiz, Johnson had to battle for attention (in this case, because of Aquira DeCosta), but her 14.1 points and 4.5 assists a game were key in another great St. Mary's seaskey in another great St. Mary's season.

From Sunderland's point of view, the key loss ahead of the game was Jermain Defoe, who is still to make his comeback after injuring himself after scoring in the recent 1 - 0 victory over Crystal Palace.

I absolutely appreciate everything that Arsene has done for the club, but I would agree that at this point, his inability to be flexible at key moments in time — tactics prior to a game, tactics during a game, player rotation, substitutions in key area, accurate purchases at key areas, team selection, etc. — continues to hold us back.

ROOSEVELT KEYS TO VICTORY: Senior forward Matt Mitchell, who is committed to play at Cal State Fullerton next fall, has torched Centennial in the four previous meetings this season, averaging 29.8 points per game against the Huskies.

Pulis spoke about the number of key injuries that Arsene Wenger has had to cope with, as an earlier Just Arsenal post explained, but our German defender was much more specific in his own comments and pointed to the amazing effect and positive impact that our Chile international forward Alexis Sanchez can have on a game if he is fit and in form.

After leading San Antonio to a key win in Game 3, Spurs point guard Tony Parker will play in Sunday's Game 4 against the Warriors despite a bruised calf that briefly led to questions about his availability.

The season before last 14 15 we did better with the points than last season even though we came second from last season we know we conceded many goals from set pieces and were very short on goal scoring the logic of this season was to fix the defensive department and the offensive department by introducing a defender to reduce the amount of goals conceded unless holding is to be the man we havent us of yet fixed the problem on the offensive department we all know the only offensive player is chuba apkom well else we have not addressed the problem so in reality I do not except Arsenal to finish the season with more than 70 points and personally think minimum point required to win the premier league is 85 points have we got that in our squad it will remain to be seen if chuba and holding are enough for a key to unlock the season we will soon find out but I think MR wenger is gambling with the introduction of new manageress which lives us with Liverpool and Leicester and who will take the points off united chelsea and city the next 6 games should give us the indication to what may happen to the long run for the new year

Same old story: injuries to key players, no goal scorers, no defence, no consistency, dropping points, embarrassing defeats (Southampton 4.0 wtf??!!) we always come close - ish but never close enough because they keep bottling it in games!

CLAIR STEELE (Miramonte - Orinda, Jr.) Guard 5 - 5 KEY STATS: Averaged 15.7 points and 6.5 assists overall — and averaged 31.0 points in two NorCal games.

The options available to Arsene Wenger when selecting his Arsenal line up for today's game against Sunderland at the Emirates stadium are smaller than they have been all season and with three key players in Alexis Sanchez, Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin being on the injury list and after the Gunners» recent struggles in the league, what should have been an easy three points is now looking like a tough and pressure filled match.

Arcobello was the odd NHL man out on Team USA's second line flanked by two strong college players, but his two points in five games were key in getting the team as far as it did in the tournament.

Getting that extra half - point is particularly important when it involves key numbers, and that point was evident in last week's game of the week analysis.

u r kidding right... That might happen once wenger leaves but not before... Players are comfortable coz the geriatric laurel and hardy combo just sit there all game trying to remember where they left their Zimmer frames... At one point in his tenure wenger recognized that a skillful midfield was key to quality forward pushing football... The current crop are just a bunch of very average players all of whom could have been playing for WBA

Saban's defenses routinely rank in the top ten nationally in numerous key statistics like points allowed, yards allowed and forced turnovers, so we assumed that there would not be many games in which the total exceeded 50.

Pittsburgh was in control for most of the game but, holding a 3 - point lead in the 4th quarter, kicker Josh Scobee missed two key kicks.

Range's length and size advantage over opposing point guards also played a key role in St. Mary's hounding pressure defense that caused numerous foes to record more turnovers than points in a game.

Smotherman points to his consistency as the key to his success, and hopes to make minor adjustments to his short game around the greens and bunker play to achieve peak performance in the final weeks of high school play.

That, in turn, holds the key to Williams's outside game: As a result of his quicker cornering ability, defenders must now play a step off him, so he has improved his three - point shooting percentage from 35.4 % a year ago to 44.6 %.

A lot of Arsenal fans did not expect us to get anything from today's away game against the Premier League leaders Man City, and that is how it turned out with De Bruyne, Aguero and Gabriel Jesus scoring to make it a comfortable 3 - 1 scoreline in the end, but that did not tell the whole story by any means and Arsene Wenger will surely point to a couple of key decisions that went the home side's way at crucial points of the game.

He scored 25 points in the opener and hit key game - tying shots in OT wins later in the tourney.

KEY FACT: Spurs have won more points in 2018 than any other Premier League side MATCH ODDS: Palace 13/2 Draw 7/2 Spurs 1/2 bet365 Pick: Spurs to win 1 - 0 @ 7/1 ANDY SAYS: Big game for me this one, but I have to go with Palace — think they might want this one more... 1 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: I don't see Palace getting near Spurs here, I can see a comfortable away win... 1 - 3 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: If Christian Eriksen is not in your portfolio, why not?

Controlling the tempo allowed the Flyers to keep the game close and earn a key point in the playoff race.

It's the football betting examination in collating key success indicators from a betting vantage point on the game between Baltimore Ravens vs. New Orleans Saints.

KEY FACT: Burnley are unbeaten in their last four league matches played on New Year's Day MATCH ODDS: Burnley 13/2 Draw 7/2 Liverpool 1/2 bet365 Pick: Liverpool to win & Over 2.5 goals @ 5/4 ANDY SAYS: Tough game for Liverpool here but they should take the win... 0 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I don't see Liverpool not winning here... 0 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Burnley won't be easy to beat but should be three away points... 1 - 2 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Sadio Mane at under # 3 looks a huge bargain

KEY FACT: Everton are unbeaten in each of their last six Premier League matches against Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: Everton 13/10 Draw 9/4 Palace 13/5 bet365 Pick: Half time score 0 - 0 @ 6/4 ANDY SAYS: Close call but I think my former side can get something from this game... 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Everton need a win here and I think they will just about get it... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Everton will take the three points here for me... 2 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Wilfried Zaha just inside the top - 100, well worth a look

Portugal just need a point in their final game to confirm a place in the semi finals of the competition and we can expect them to rest a few key players.

KEY FACT: Swansea have kept as many away clean sheets this season as they managed in the previous two PL seasons combined MATCH ODDS: West Ham 17/20 Draw 12/5 Swansea 13/4 ANDY SAYS: Tough game for West Ham — and I think Swansea might get something here... 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: A must win game for West Ham and Slaven Bilic and think they will get the three points... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: I think West Ham will ease to a victory here, comfortable home win... 3 - 0 LADBROKES PICK: West Ham to beat Swansea @ 17/20 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Javier Hernandez is at 85p, he is surely going to rise

Facing a pair of winnable games at home, but missing several key players, the Sounders badly needed to claim maximum points if they were to solidify their spot in the standings.

KEY FACT: West Brom have failed to score in three of their four Premier League encounters with Watford MATCH ODDS: West Brom 5/4 Draw 2/1 Watford 5/2 ANDY SAYS: Yeah I can see Watford just edging this and grabbing the three points... 0 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I like how Watford have done, but a win here is a big call but maybe they can... 0 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Another close game this week, I don't see Watford winning though... 1 - 1 LADBROKES PICK: Watford to beat WBA & Both Teams to Score @ 7/1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Andre Gray still under # 1 — with his first goal under his belt, should be on the rise

KEY FACT: Bournemouth are unbeaten in all four Premier League meetings with Leicester MATCH ODDS: Bournemouth 17/10 Draw 12/5 Leicester 6/4 ANDY SAYS: Good game this one, close too but think Leicester will get the three points... 1 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: I think Leicester have been a bit unlucky so far and will be too good for Bournemouth... 0 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Close game this one, can't split them so will go for a draw... 1 - 1 LADBROKES PICK: Leicester to beat Bournemouth @ 6/4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Jamie Vardy at under # 1 — surely a good buy

«The key area for me in this game is the midfield and if Liverpool win that battle, they will probably take the points.»

KEY FACT: West Ham are unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches against Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: West Ham 21/10 Draw 9/4 Palace 31/20 bet365 Pick: Both Teams to Score @ 4/5 ANDY SAYS: Tough call this one, but I will back my former club to take a point... 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: A big game for both clubs, but maybe West Ham might just have the edge... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: I think West Ham should and will claim the win here... 2 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Javier Hernandez might still be a good investment

Lionel Messi was on target in both games and he will be key for Barcelona's chances of getting three points against Malaga.

KEY FACT: In all competitions, no team have won more away matches at Emirates Stadium than Chelsea's five MATCH ODDS: Arsenal 15/8 Draw 5/2 Chelsea 31/20 bet365 Pick: Draw @ 5/2 ANDY SAYS: I can see Chelsea coming out of this with the win, but will be close... 1 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: Arsenal have been playing well, so I can see them getting something... 2 - 2 SILKY SAYS: A good game, but a close one but I can see Chelsea taking all three points... 1 - 2 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Mesut Ozil at just over # 3.50 — looks an interesting option