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The standard NBA mechanic is:
-with one minute left to go in the first, second and third quarter, the officials tap the top of the head (looks similar to shot clock violation signal) Tells the crew that one minute left (clock stops after made baskets etc)
-with two minutes left to go in the game (can throw ball to backcourt on front court, throw-in, time outs can advance ball, clock stops, watch for away from play fouls)
NBA rules are different, timeouts are not sixty seconds. Mandatory time outs are 100 seconds long. Time between periods are 130 seconds long. Twnety second could be changed to a full or actually force a mandatory if the team knows the rule the rules specifically require "There must be two 100-second timeouts in the first and third periods and three 100-
second timeouts in the second and fourth periods"
I'd venture to say that the most NBA time outs are pretty close...
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