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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

It's because of timeouts that you can tie 80% of NBE games at 84 and put 2:00 on the clock.

I dunno how timeouts in the NBA in the first 46 minutes help keep games close? Heck, most of the called timeouts are mandatory anyhow. I could see how being able to advance the ball under two minutes in the 4th could help a team come back, but doesn't FIBA also allow an advance?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

I dunno how timeouts in the NBA in the first 46 minutes help keep games close? Heck, most of the called timeouts are mandatory anyhow. I could see how being able to advance the ball under two minutes in the 4th could help a team come back, but doesn't FIBA also allow an advance?

My comment was partly an observation of games that I watch with friends. We're not too concerned with missing 2nd and 3rd quarter action, because so many games are tied (or very close to it) with 2 or less to play - which is where lots of great action is.

Yes, FIBA advances the ball under 2 minutes.