matchup

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The Warriors’ reward is a flight to Phoenix where they will take on the Suns in a Friday night matchup to decide the eighth and final playoff seed in the Western Conference.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

They were wholly embarrassed in their first two shorthanded games and will wind up falling to a fourth or fifth seed with a first-round matchup looming against Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In a national semifinal matchup against fellow No. 1 seed Arizona, a game predicted to be the showdown of the tournament, they walloped the Wildcats by 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

There is little dispute that the U.S. is winning the head-to-head matchup between the U.S. and Israel against Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Daddy grins at me throughout breakfast—which we have as a family as often as possible—and I’m able to focus on the conversation solely because it centers on my game tonight: our last district matchup.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone