[teejers1]

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.

BC

You think the official scorer stops the clock on shot clock expiration as ball is heading toward the rim?  Or do you think they "put time back on the clock" when a shot is found to not hit the rim?  Maybe the latter is the rule, but I've never seen it happen.  My gut (and common sense) tells me the game clock runs the entire time.  The reason why the game clock stopped at time of shot clock expiration is because Brook failed to take a shot.

[teejers1]

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.

BC

You think the official scorer stops the clock on shot clock expiration as ball is heading toward the rim?  Or do you think they "put time back on the clock" when a shot is found to not hit the rim?  Maybe the latter is the rule, but I've never seen it happen.  My gut (and common sense) tells me the game clock runs the entire time.  The reason why the game clock stopped at time of shot clock expiration is because Brook failed to take a shot.