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Shot clock

A shot clock is a countdown timer used in a variety of games and sports, indicating a set amount of time that a team may possess the object of play before attempting to score a goal. Shot clocks are used in several sports including basketball, water polo, canoe polo, lacrosse, poker, ringette, korfball, tennis, ten-pin bowling, and various cue sports. It…

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related to Creation · 20
Shot clock → According, Biasone, Bob Sexton, Danny Biasone, Danny Biasone's Eastwood, Ferris, In, Jack Andrews, Leo Ferris, Nationals, NBA, NBA Championship, New York, Philadelphia, So, Syracuse, Syracuse Nationals, That, The, The Syracuse Post-Standard
related to Adoption by other leagues · 18
Shot clock → Araneta Coliseum, FIBA, From, In Philippine, NBA, NBA's, NCAA Basketball Championship, Philippine Basketball Association, Philippines, Rizal Memorial Coliseum, The, The American Basketball Association, The American Basketball League, The Metropolitan Basketball Association, This, Two, UAAP, UAAP Basketball Championship
related to background · 18
Shot clock → Fort Wayne Pistons, Frequent, George Mikan, In, Indianapolis Olympians, It, Lakers, Minneapolis Lakers, NBA President Maurice Podoloff, November, Paul Dispatch, Pistons/Lakers, Rochester Royals, St, Teams, The, The NBA, The Pistons
related to Models · 15
Shot clock → By, Canadian, Daktronics, Eventually, FedExForum, In, Memphis, NBA, NCAA, OES, Originally, Other, Swiss, Tissot, WNBA
related to Collegiate rules · 10
Shot clock → American, Canadian, However, In, It, NCAA, Temple, Tennessee, The NAIA, The NCAA
related to US high schools rules · 7
Shot clock → As, In, NFHS, Others, State High School Associations, The National Federation, While
related to External links · 6
Shot clock → NBA, October, Retrieved December, RULE NO, Seconds, Shoot
related to history · 6
Shot clock → Association, Collegiate, FIBA, The NBA, The Women's National Basketball, WNBA
related to Definition · 5
Shot clock → EuroLeague, FIBA, The, The NBA, Three
is a · 2
Shot clock → countdown timer used in a variety of games and sports, digital clock that displays a number of seconds or not

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shot clock basketball nba used team time seconds ball game season possession violation play clocks also collegiate 30-second rule adopted

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Shot clockis acountdown timer used in a variety of games and sports0.90text
Shot clockis adigital clock that displays a number of seconds or not0.90text
after a basket is scoredinstance ofas 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.The shot clock resets to its full…0.80text
the defense steals the ball or recovers a reboundinstance ofas 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.The shot clock resets to its full…0.80text
or the offense commits a foul or violationinstance ofas 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.The shot clock resets to its full…0.80text
Shot clockrelated to Adoption by other leaguesTwo0.60section
Shot clockrelated to Adoption by other leaguesNBA0.60section
Shot clockrelated to Adoption by other leaguesThe American Basketball League0.60section
Shot clockrelated to Adoption by other leaguesThe American Basketball Association0.60section
Shot clockrelated to Adoption by other leaguesNBA's0.60section
Shot clockrelated to Adoption by other leaguesFrom0.60section
Shot clockrelated to Adoption by other leaguesPhilippine Basketball Association0.60section

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