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Old Fri Jan 16, 2015, 12:55pm
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Originally Posted by so cal lurker View Post

There was a famous game 30 years ago in the NBA where a team (Phoenix) was down 1 with 1 second left when the other team scored. They called a TO because of NBA rules that advance the ball to half court on a TO -- and tied the game after the opponent made the one FT from the T. (That game led to an NBA rule change that the ball did not advance on an excess TO.)
At least under current rules, advancing the ball wouldn't be an option cause an excessive TO results in a T and the ball to the non offending team.
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