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Does anyone know the rule for when the game clock stops?  Is it at the time the shot clock expires, or does the ref blow it dead as soon as it misses the rim?

Teejers is right, of course, that the second best outcome for a desperation heave (the best, of course, is getting two points) is that it hits the rim, and either the Bucks get the offensive rebound, or that the ensuing scramble ticks precious seconds off the clock so that the Nets wouldn't have a chance to attempt a score.

I don't know that it was a big mistake by Brook (especially if the game clock stops when the shot clock expires, which I think is the case, though I can't find a reference to it), but it was poor situational awareness.

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Does anyone know the rule for when the game clock stops?  Is it at the time the shot clock expires, or does the ref blow it dead as soon as it misses the rim?

Teejers is right, of course, that the second best outcome for a desperation heave (the best, of course, is getting two points) is that it hits the rim, and either the Bucks get the offensive rebound, or that the ensuing scramble ticks precious seconds off the clock so that the Nets wouldn't have a chance to attempt a score.

I don't know that it was a big mistake by Brook (especially if the game clock stops when the shot clock expires, which I think is the case, though I can't find a reference to it), but it was poor situational awareness.

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