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Lcchang Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Game-breaking stretch

The fans at MSG were treated to a Lin dunk and an Anthony steal and alley-oop to Tyson Chandler during the game-breaking stretch.

Don't know what "game-breaking stretch" is. Please help.
  

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A period of time in which things go favorably for a particular team that typically results in them winning the game, or contributes to the win. The word 'stretch' refers to a length of time.

— Jeremy Brown

  • A period of time in which things go favorably for a particular team that typically results in them winning the game, or contributes to the win.
  • The word 'stretch' refers to a length of time.
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A period of time in which things go favorably for a particular team that typically results in them winning the game, or contributes to the win. The word 'stretch' refers to a length of time.
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May I also ask what "game-breaking" means literally? Thanks.
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It's just a figure of speech, so to say. It doesn't really make sense literally because you're not breaking anything. Figuratively however, it carries connotations of a defining moment in a game that either clinches the win, or changes the flow of the game dramatically and paves the way for the win. It also notes that the play or plays were above average in execution. So if two teams are tied a
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