Last night's game was the fifth series clincher Pettitte has started.

Jones went three for five with two RBIs and a run scored in the series clincher.

He gave up two more earned runs in just one-third of an inning to take the loss in the series clincher.

It is almost impossible not to treat this like a series clincher.

Afterward, Drexler spoke about the importance of winning the series clincher on the road.

The series clincher had Erving leading the Nets on a massive fourth quarter comeback at the Nassau Coliseum after being down 22 points in the third quarter.

Rookie Daniel "Boobie" Gibson scored a career-high 31 points in the series clincher, and the franchise won its first ever Eastern Conference Championship.

He was being called upon to pitch the potential series clincher.

Jack Marshall of Montreal, who had played for the Winnipeg team in the previous year, faced his old team and scored 3 goals, including the series clincher.

But a more typical James performance came in the series clincher two nights later.