"Yao took over for me in the fourth quarter – he had 23 in the fourth quarter," McGrady said.
2006-12-09 17:16:39 · 5 answers · asked by popcorn0421 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In this sense, I believe that "took over" means that one player took the place of another player in the fourth quarter of a game. This either means that they replaced them in the game or started picking up the "slack" and earning more points in this particular portion of the game.
2006-12-09 17:21:37 · answer #1 · answered by wendy_the_pyro 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
"Took over" in this sense means took my place, continued what I was doing before. McGrady was doing most of the scoring. Then in the fourth quarter, Yao was the one doing the scoring. He took over the scoring duties from McGrady.
2006-12-09 17:26:57 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means he took the lead in scoring and in inspiring the team to do its best. In that way, he "took over" for McGrady by guiding the team to success in the fourth quarter of the basketball game.
2006-12-09 17:20:17 · answer #3 · answered by lee_nywriter 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Replaced
2006-12-09 17:22:09 · answer #4 · answered by Joshua H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means Yao played in his place, or took over what he was doing. or that Yao stood in place for him.
2006-12-09 18:19:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋