final playoff

collocation in English

meaningsoffinalandplayoff

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final
adjective
uk
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/us
/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
last:
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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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(Definition offinalandplayofffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffinal playoff

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In 201213, a fairly mediocre season saw us end up in 5th spot, on 52 points just pipped for thefinalplayoffspot.
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In both cases, this usually left the other two teams to fight it out for thefinalplayoffspot.
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They also gained games on thefinalplayoffseed during that span.
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It would also turn out to be both players'finalplayoffappearances.
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They would miss the playoffs for five consecutive seasons before squeaking into the fourth andfinalplayoffspot in 1948.
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Hisfinalplayoffaverages were 30.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game.
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The team rebounded to finish the regular season 412, good enough for the fourth andfinalplayoffposition.
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If a team wins two turns and another team wins the remaining turn, the championship has afinalplayoff.
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Thefinalplayoffspot was up for grabs right up until the final weekend of the season.
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Top one of each league advances tofinalplayoff, and the winner of one-game match becomes the challenger.
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It was his fourth andfinalplayoffin a major championship, all at 18 holes.
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In the first years, the schedule consisted of this group playing a series of elimination playoffs leading to a single-gamefinalplayoff.
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However, it would not be enough for the playoffs as they fell four points short of thefinalplayoffspot.
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The challenger for the title is determined by three-step preliminary round that comprises 1st heat, league competition andfinalplayoff.
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At one point during the season, they were at.500 (won half and lost half of their games), just a few games back for thefinalplayoffspot.
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