finishing blow

A smiling Doncic greeted Irving when the Suns called a timeout after Irving’s layup, and the star pairing provided the finishing blow when Irving passed after rising for a jumper and Doncic hit a 3-pointer for a 128-113 lead.

Mating motifs abound as Black delivers the finishing blow: 27.

One of the more darkly humorous aspects of the decidedly unfunny disintegration of the Pac-12 is the oft-repeated notion that the Big Ten is waiting for the Big 12 to pick through the Pac-12’s carcass before it moves in for the finishing blow.

Though Microsoft expressed optimism about the deal’s path forward following a similar lawsuit in the United States, the move could mark a finishing blow as it opens a new regulatory battlefront where the company likely faces dimmer odds of success.

It has been wasting away for years now, and this month’s midterm results are the finishing blow.