playoff game

collocation in English

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playoff
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈpleɪ.ɒf/us
/ˈpleɪ.ɑːf/
an extra game or period of play in a competition played between teams or competitors who both have the same number of points, in order to decide who wins ...
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game
noun
uk
/ɡeɪm/us
/ɡeɪm/
an entertaining activity or sport, especially one played by children, or the equipment needed for such ...
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(Definition ofplayoffandgamefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Players on a winning team received a bonus of $2,500 for the week, $7,500 for winning aplayoffgame.
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Two days later, the team won their secondplayoffgame, going 20 against an opponent for the first time in franchise history.
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When two teams tied at the top of the standings in 1932, an impromptuplayoffgamewas scheduled to settle the tie.
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Conference championships were decided by thisplayoffgamethree times between 1935 and 1937.
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The 51 personal fouls were the most in aplayoffgamesince 1995.
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He is also the oldest player to have thrown that many touchdown passes in aplayoffgame(38 years, 202 days).
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This guaranteed them at least one homeplayoffgame.
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Within two years, he coached the team to a 106 record and its firstplayoffgamein eight years.
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The rivalry began with and was fueled by a controversial last-second play in their firstplayoffgamein 1972.
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Played in 1playoffgame, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist for a total of 2 points as well as 1 groundball.
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The next highest ratedplayoffgamein prime time only ranked 619th.
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The 2009 season the team played in its first and last everplayoffgame, despite only winning 4 games.
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He played oneplayoffgamewithout scoring a point.
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The game was a rematch of a double-overtimeplayoffgameof the previous season.
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The game, which lasted 18 innings, took 5 hours and 50 minutes to play, stands as the longestplayoffgamein major league postseason history.
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In his firstplayoffgame, he recorded a career-high in solo tackles with 9 and passes defended with 4.
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He also scored a touchdown in every singleplayoffgame.
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The attendance for the game was also a franchise record for aplayoffgame.
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However, the team did not win aplayoffgamein either year.
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They finished in fourth place in 1999, after losing their semi-final and then the third-placeplayoffgame.
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