More recently, St . Johns has also done better extending possessions, which showed in its wins over Duke and Connecticut.
By seeking to extending possessions on the glass, the Thunder have the potential to derail San Antonio's early offense — even if doing so also poses a great risk, should the Spurs secure a defensive rebound quickly and cue the break.
Britain extended its possession over the whole of the continent in the 1820s, again fearing French (or even American) intervention.
His 10-yard gain up the middle on third-and-5 from the Jaguars' 14 extended the possession, with Powell bulling in from 4 yards.
On 7 June 1823, John Crawfurd signed a second treaty with the Sultan and Temenggong, which extended British possession to most of the island.
He died in 1504, and his successors gradually extended their possessions.
It put an end to the ambitions of Artabanus's son Himerus, left by his father as governor of Mesopotamia, and brought Hyspaosines, king of Mesene (Characene), who had extended his possessions too far toward the north, back into submission.
In service to the papacy since the 12th century, the Farnese family had extended its possessions from a stronghold on Lake Bolsena south and westward to include most of the fiefs between Perugia, Orvieto, Sermoneta, and the sea.
On one possession late in the third quarter, Golden State had three shots at the basket that missed, but were rebounded by the Warriors extending the possession to nearly a minute.
