Meanings of hold the tiebreaker in English

Neither the Rockets -who hold the tiebreaker -nor Mavericks played Saturday.

The Hornets swept four games from the Pistons this season and hold the tiebreaker advantage.

The Saints hold the tiebreaker with the Panthers based on their sweep in the regular-season series.

The Badgers hold the tiebreaker by virtue of their overtime victory over the Cornhuskers on Oct. 29.

The Trail Blazers, who are at home for the rest of the season, hold the tiebreaker against the Nuggets.

Miami trails the Milwaukee Bucks by one game with one game to play, but the Heat hold the tiebreaker.

The Heat hold the tiebreaker over Milwaukee, having beaten the Bucks 3-0 in the season series.

Charlotte has the same record as Miami but the Hornets hold the tiebreaker edge over both the Heat and the Pistons.

The Buckeyes hold the tiebreaker by virtue of their 49-37 triumph at East Lansing on Nov. 8.

The Yankees hold the tiebreaker, which means one more Yankees win or Athletics loss ensures the winner-take-all game would be in the Bronx.

The Ducks and Oilers each have four games left on their schedules, but the Oilers hold the tiebreaker on regulation and overtime wins.

Entering Wednesday's action, Villanova sits three games ahead of second-place Butler with three contests remaining - although the Bulldogs hold the tiebreaker as of now.

The stakes are equally high for the Ravens, who are tied with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North but currently hold the tiebreaker over the Steelers.

Utah lost to Portland 115-111 on Sunday, and that allowed the Trail Blazers to win the series 3-1 and hold the tiebreaker over the Jazz.

Seattle holds the tiebreaker edge based on a win at San Francisco.

Minnesota, which holds the tiebreaker with Philadelphia for the No.