Meanings of cutting the lead in English

Waiters replied with a 3-pointer, cutting the lead to four.

Butler made 1 of 2 free throws, cutting the lead to three.

Flaherty then followed with a homer to right field, cutting the lead to 3-2.

One play later, Webb juked in from 4 yards out, with Openshaw's point-after cutting the lead to a field goal.

On the next play, Damarea Crockett scored from 7-yards out, cutting the lead to 27-13.

The Demon Deacons came back with the next seven points, cutting the lead to 41-32.

Smith found wide receiver Albert Wilson for a 19-yard touchdown pass, cutting the lead to 13-10.

With Arkansas up 19-12, Allen started UF's comeback with a 3-pointer, cutting the lead to 19-15.

Shortly before that, the Cardinals were on the verge of cutting the lead to six, but Berry blocked a Spalding dunk attempt.

Bears guard Jonah Radebaugh stopped the run with a 3-pointer with 8:27 remaining, cutting the lead to 63-55.

The Sooners answered with an 11-0 stretch of its own, once again briefly cutting the lead to nine.

Malcolm Delaney's 3-pointer capped a 9-0 Hawks run, cutting the lead to 78-76 midway through the fourth quarter.

The Panthers began to creep back into the game, cutting the lead to 17-7 on Christian McCaffrey's 17-yard run.

Joe Ingles drained a 3-pointer and then Rubio and Gobert followed with back-to-back baskets to keep Phoenix from cutting the lead to single digits.

The Nets'' Wilson Chandler made three free throws with 3:22 to play in the third, cutting the lead to nine.

South Carolina State did not go away, cutting the lead to 64-61 with 3-pointer by Stephens with 22 seconds left.