Below you will find example sentences with "eastern conference". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Eastern Conference in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: conference
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 25.1 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "eastern conference" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as among the eastern conference candidates, and the eastern conference teams will, western, star and game stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with press conference, eastern orthodox, eastern europe, conference play, annual conference and athletic conference, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with eastern conference
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Then, Eastern conference players face the Western conference players in the All-Star game. (14 words)
The Western Conference teams will play each other and the Eastern Conference teams will play each other. (17 words)
As a result, we like the value that the Maple Leafs present to win the Eastern Conference. (17 words)
The team that required two chances just to survive the play-in round, entering the NBA playoffs as the No. 8 seed at the bottom of the Eastern Conference bracket, is now three victories from consecutive appearances in the conference finals. (41 words)
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert was fined $75,000 by the NBA for using a gay slur and profanity during his news conference after Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals; Hibbert apologized for the comments. (36 words)
That year, the Los Angeles Lakers' Bryant earned his record-tying fourth NBA All-Star Game MVP Award after scoring 37 points to lift the Western Conference past the Eastern Conference 148-143. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
After defeating the Colorado Rapids on a 4–0 aggregate in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Sporting lost to the Houston Dynamo 2–0 in the Eastern Conference finals.
As the top seed in the Western Conference facing off with the in the Eastern Conference, Denver obviously has home-court advantage throughout the Finals.
The Bucks have the best record in the Eastern Conference, and the Nuggets have the best record in the Western Conference.
The team that required two chances just to survive the play-in round, entering the NBA playoffs as the No. 8 seed at the bottom of the Eastern Conference bracket, is now three victories from consecutive appearances in the conference finals.
It will be played under traditional All-Star Game rules, meaning the Eastern Conference will face the Western Conference in a contest with a traditional scoring system and four 12-minute quarters.
That year, the Los Angeles Lakers' Bryant earned his record-tying fourth NBA All-Star Game MVP Award after scoring 37 points to lift the Western Conference past the Eastern Conference 148-143.
The Eastern Conference led the Western Conference 104-89 at halftime Sunday night — with the 193 points the most ever scored in an All-Star half.
The Hurricanes are third in the Eastern Conference (33 points), and the Avalanche are ninth in the Western Conference (28 points).
This year's All-Star Game features the return of the Eastern Conference versus Western Conference format that was last used in 2017.
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert was fined $75,000 by the NBA for using a gay slur and profanity during his news conference after Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals; Hibbert apologized for the comments.
The Eastern Conference seems to be the only conference that knows the trade deadline is Monday at 3 p.m. ET.
The Western Conference teams will play each other and the Eastern Conference teams will play each other.
Also in 1999 the league held its first ever All Star Game where the best players of the Eastern Conference played against the best players of the Western Conference.
The All-Star Game features star players from the Western Conference facing star players from the Eastern Conference.
Then, Eastern conference players face the Western conference players in the All-Star game.
After beating the Wizards, the Bulls travel to Toronto on Tuesday to take on another Eastern Conference play-in contender.
After falling behind 2-0 to Florida, the Maple Leafs now have the longest odds of the four remaining teams to win the Eastern Conference at +480.
After finishing the regular-season in 10th-place in the Eastern Conference with an 40-42 record, they were only in contention for the eighth seed.
All-Star reserves will be named Feb. 2, with Celtics wing Jaylen Brown serving as a front-runner to be named among the Eastern Conference candidates.
As a result, we like the value that the Maple Leafs present to win the Eastern Conference.