| marquee matchup | 2.83 | Marquee matchup. | ||
| first-round matchup | 2.76 | Those would have been great first-round matchups. | ||
| playoff matchup | 1.97 | It rooted for the best playoff matchup. | ||
| dream matchup | 1.05 | What would a dream matchup be? | ||
| second-round matchup | 0.99 | The other second-round matchup will be Argentina vs. Peru. | ||
| championship matchup | 0.72 | This could be the classic championship matchup. | ||
| heavyweight matchup | 0.59 | There were four others, all but one a heavyweight matchup. | ||
| regular-season matchup | 0.39 | The final regular-season matchup with the Spurs looms large. | ||
| center matchup | 0.33 | The center matchups were interesting. | ||
| final matchup | 0.33 | This is the last finals matchup to be determined. | ||
| lefty-lefty matchup | 0.33 | So much for the lefty-lefty matchup. | ||
| father-son matchup | 0.26 | Dave said he has mentioned the father-son matchup to his athletes twice. | ||
| season matchup | 0.26 | It would be the third matchup this season between the two teams, which split two earlier games. | ||
| single matchup | 0.26 | The singles matchups will be reversed on Sunday. | ||
| title matchup | 0.26 | How surprising is this NFC title matchup? |