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If the offensive team is fouled and the penalty does not include free throws but just an in-bounds pass, the shot clock is reset. There are several cases where the offense is not given a full 24 seconds. The shot clock is instead set to 14 following an offensive rebound. FIBA adopted this in 2014 and
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the NBA adopted in 2018. The WNBA also observes this rule. In several other cases where the offense inbounds the ball in its frontcourt (such as a foul by the defense not resulting in free throws), the offense is guaranteed 14 seconds. The shot clock is increased to 14 if it showed a shorter time.
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said, "Before the new rule, the last quarter could be deadly. The team in front would hold the ball indefinitely, and the only way you could get it was by fouling somebody. In the meantime, nobody dared take a shot and the whole game slowed up. With the clock, we have constant action. I think it
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to their opponents. An important distinction is that there is no violation if the ball is in flight to the basket when the shot clock expires, as long as the ball leaves the player's hand before the shot clock expires and the ball proceeds to go into the basket or touch the basket rim.
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that displays a number of seconds. The shot clock is usually displayed above the backboard behind each goal, allowing offensive players to see precisely how much time they have to shoot and officials to easily determine whether
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and other leagues where that is the duration of the shot clock. If the shot clock reaches zero before the team attempts a field goal, the team has committed a shot clock violation, which is penalized with a loss of possession.
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1660:"Time is now: NCAA approves 80-second shot clock for men's lacrosse"
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1434:"Shot clock put on hold by colleges"
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290:(now the Philadelphia 76ers) owner
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1413:Crowley, Anne S. (April 3, 1985).
1053:Stall count, used in the sport of
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33:Eyes Wide Open (Twice album)
1717:"Official Tournament Rules"
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1432:Cour, Jim (April 5, 1984).
1384:The Knoxville News-Sentinel
1302:"History of the Shot Clock"
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1333:. NBA. 15 October 2018.
1289:1954–55 SEASON OVERVIEW
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2947:Basketball terminology
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1359:. ESPN. 5 October 2015
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2957:Rules of basketball
2040:Basket interference
1792:24 Seconds to Shoot
1394:on November 9, 2007
1161:. New York: Crown.
480:24-second violation
52:A shot clock in an
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