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Meanings of whittle the lead in English

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Usage of whittle the lead in English
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New Orleans knocked down seven straight field goals during one stretch to whittle the lead down to five.
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The Blue Demons whittle the lead back to single digits at 77-69 with 4:34 go.
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Koulechov and guard Marcus Evans were able to whittle the lead to 80-75 before the frantic two minutes ensued.
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Pitt managed to whittle the lead to 14 points at 63-49 with 8:07 left, but Louisville responded with four quick points by Adel.
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Orlando whittled the lead down until it finally took the lead in the fourth quarter.
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In the fourth quarter, Washington whittled the lead to 12 points when Millsap dug in again.
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Parker's 3-pointer whittled the lead to 17 with 6:57 left in the quarter.
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The Sixers whittled the lead down to seven in the final two minutes but came up with a pair of empty possessions.
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The Hornets whittled the lead to 11 on Lamb's two free throws with 5:48 left in the quarter.
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Coleman hit two 3-pointers in a game-opening 14-3 run before Stanford twice whittled the lead to three points.
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The continual hairpins whittled the lead group again, to just 16 at the finish line, with Wiggins and most of the overall contenders among them.
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But Vanderbilt's offense stagnated, and ASU whittled the lead down to 62-59 on Kimani Lawrence's open 3-pointer with 3:56 left.
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Stanford whittled the lead back down to single digits after Sheffield made a layup to cut Utah's lead to 62-53.
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The Heat whittled the lead to six on Tyler Johnson's 3-pointer before the Raptors took an 86-78 lead into the fourth quarter.
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They whittled the lead down before halftime and then Alex Caruso cut the deficit to 55-52 on back-to-back baskets early in the third quarter.
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