In asportsuch astennis, if youplaythebestof aparticularnumberofgames, youplaythatnumberofgamesand thewinneris theplayerwhowinsthegreatestnumberof thosegames:
Shall weplaythebestof five?
We don't havetimefor awholetennismatch, so let'splaythebestof threegames.
It'sbestof five, and Miami andDenveraretiedat two each for theseries.
We usuallyplaythebestof nineroundsofcardgameslikerummy.
We taketurnsto take ashotatgoaland it's thebestof six.