The game, decoded / 01

24, 14,
or keep it?

One whistle. A different clock.
Explore what happens next.

Interactive NBA guide

Make the call.

Seven selected situations.
Hypothetical examples, never live game data.

For every example: more than 24 seconds remain in the period. Fouls result in a throw-in; no free throws are awarded.

Turn on JavaScript to use the explorer. In these examples: new possession gives 24; an offensive rebound after rim contact gives 14; an ordinary defensive out-of-bounds touch leaves the remaining time.

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What happened?

A timely field-goal attempt touches the rim; the shooting team recovers.

No remaining-time input is needed for this example.

02 / The decision

Reset to 14

Reset to 14 seconds

This rim-miss sequence gives the offense a fresh 14.

NBA Rule 7 · IV(d)(1)

Offense keeps the ballSCHEMATIC

Rim-contact recoveryAttacking direction →

The offense attacks right. The highlighted basket is the one its shot touched.

A decision snapshot. The clock does not count down.

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Which situations are outside this explorer?

This teaching tool covers only the seven listed events. It excludes the final 24 seconds of a period, free-throw sequences, flagrant or punching fouls, technical fouls, jump balls, replay corrections and other special cases. “Timely shot” means the ball left the shooter’s hand before the shot clock expired. Court art is schematic, not to scale.

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