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| борьба за выход в плей-офф с более высокого места | seeding (For both teams, the game was all about seeding because the first-round playoff matches were determined earlier in the evening. VLZ_58) |
| вести борьбу за попадание в плей-офф | chase a playoff spot (The Clippers are desperately chasing a playoff spot, but the Jazz displayed an urgency from the opening tip and never trailed. VLZ_58) |
| вести борьбу за попадание в плей-офф | jockey for playoff position (Royce O'Neale added 13 points for the Jazz, who are jockeying for playoff position in the Western Conference. VLZ_58) |