Are officials allowed to "guess" the amount of time to put on the clock?

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Are officials allowed to "guess" the amount of time to put on the clock?

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Mon Nov 30, 2009, 09:30am

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Originally Posted by All_Heart

Would we be allowed to in a situation similar to this: Bulls vs Nuggets 3-tenths. Go to the 1:35 mark and see how they took off .3 on the game clock when there is a rebound and a timeout.

I believe the NBA rules require that the time be .3 in this situation (arrived at as being the same time required to catch-and-shoot). NCAA and FED rules do not.

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