NBA
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playoff series
Capitalize and use digits for playoff series games: Game 5 (however, the fifth game) Always place the higher number first: The Red Sox trail the best-of-seven series 3-2.
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singular-plural agreement
Always ensure your verb form agrees with the noun being used. Team names Team names always take plural verbs. This includes team names that appear to be singular or collective nouns. The Crimson Tide haven’t fulfilled the lofty expectations set for them in the SEC.The Heat don’t have the pieces to make any major moves
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NBA Finals
Plural. On subsequent reference, the finals is acceptable.
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preseason, postseason
Each one word.
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knockout (n., adj.), knock out (v.)
On subsequent reference, KO is acceptable.
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height and length
Always use digits and spell out the unit of measurement: 2 meters; 11 inches Express height in X-foot-X format when used as an adjective: 6-foot-9; 7-foot Include hyphens when used as a noun: a 7-footer; a 2-miler Do not include hyphens for adjective descriptors that do not come before a noun: A football field is
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basketball defense
The various types of defense, in general, follow usual style rules regarding numbers and adjective-noun forms. Examples: 2-3 zone3-2 zoneman-to-manmatchup zone1-3-1 traphalfcourt press