Getaway Game

[Jonathan Lighter]

To my mind, the "getaway game" in baseball is the final game of a road-trip series, esp. if the visitors have fared badly up to that point.

JL

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THE NBA''s Atlantic Division continues to be exciting, with all the teams
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The last place New Jersey Nets beat first place Boston Celtics last night,
Four games separates all the teams. The Nets leave for a tough five day road
trip, with a Sunday game in Phoenix.
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"We call this the 'getaway game.'" said commentator and former player Kelly
Tripucka. "You always want to get away with a win."
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Is "getaway game" from basketball or baseball? Is it the last home game
before a road trip, or the last game on a road trip before returning home?
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The significance of winning their last home game until Feb. 19 was not lost
on the Clippers, who are 7-2 in home contests immediately preceding road
trips.
``You always want to get the getaway game and take that positive feeling on
the road with you,'' _Quentin Richardson_ (http://sports.yahoo.co
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