playoff spot

collocation in English

meaningsofplayoffandspot

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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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spot
noun[C]
uk
/spɒt/us
/spɑːt/
a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface ...
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(Definition ofplayoffandspotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 2009 the second and third placed teams played for the secondplayoffspotwhile the league winner qualified directly.
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This was the fastest the team had clinched aplayoffspotin franchise history.
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However, they were able to win 12 of their last 14 games, clinching aplayoffspoton the last day of the regular season.
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However, injuries to key players resulted in the team going 824 to finish the season three games out of aplayoffspot.
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They finished four points ahead of the relegationplayoffspot.
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In those days, the division runners-up were guaranteed aplayoffspot.
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A disappointing season ended with an early elimination in the race for aplayoffspotand 25 points.
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For a time in late 1975, the team was poised to compete for aplayoffspot.
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They would miss the playoffs for five consecutive seasons before squeaking into the fourth and finalplayoffspotin 1948.
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In 201213, a fairly mediocre season saw us end up in 5th spot, on 52 points just pipped for the finalplayoffspot.
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In both cases, this usually left the other two teams to fight it out for the finalplayoffspot.
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Despite the difficulties of their first season, the team nearly qualified for aplayoffspot, losing out in the final game of the season.
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This victory guaranteed them aplayoffspotand their 8th consecutive 50-win season.
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The new changes to the playoffs, included the top three clubs in each conference a guaranteedplayoffspot.
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The team's youth became an issue later on, as they went into a late-season losing streak on the verge of earning their firstplayoffspot.
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Their 97 record allowed them to clinch their firstplayoffspotsince they won the division in 2005.
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But the team could not manage aplayoffspot.
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The team's final record was 21-53-4, the second worst in the league that season and far out of aplayoffspot.
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In both cases, this usually left the other two teams to fight it out for the lastplayoffspot.
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