What is it about the last minute of a quarter?

[No coincidences]

15 points in the last 1:38 of the OKC/LAC 1H tonight.

1:38	Serge Ibaka makes free throw 1 of 2	54-45
1:38		54-45	Hedo Turkoglu enters the game for Blake Griffin
1:38	Serge Ibaka makes free throw 2 of 2	55-45
1:25		55-45	Serge Ibaka blocks Hedo Turkoglu's 3-foot jumper
1:24		55-45	Matt Barnes offensive rebound
1:21		55-47	DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
1:08		55-47	J.J. Redick shooting block foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
1:08	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	56-47
1:08	Derek Fisher enters the game for Serge Ibaka	56-47
1:08	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	57-47
1:01		57-49	DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
0:49	Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot two point jumper	57-49
0:46		57-49	Hedo Turkoglu defensive rebound
0:41	Kendrick Perkins kicked ball violation	57-49
0:35		57-51	Chris Paul makes two point shot
0:29	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper	57-51
0:27	Russell Westbrook misses tip shot	57-51
0:27	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	57-51
0:25	Caron Butler makes two point shot	59-51
0:25	Caron Butler offensive rebound	57-51
0:02		59-54	Hedo Turkoglu makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.J. Redick assists)
0:00	Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover	59-54
0:00	End of the 2nd Quarter

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[t-wizzle]

Yikes. Paranoid much?

[No coincidences]

Yikes. Paranoid much?

Paranoid about what? I had no play on this game. Just watching it -- absolute frantic pace in the last minute, as per usual.

[No coincidences]

40 points in the first 10 minutes of the third quarter tonight -- and 15 in the last 1:59.

1:59	Wesley Matthews makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)	67-73
1:47		67-73	Jeremy Lin lost ball turnover (Mo Williams steals)
1:44	Wesley Matthews makes dunk	69-73
1:32	LaMarcus Aldridge shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	69-73
1:32		69-74	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
1:32		69-74	James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
1:31		69-74	Rockets offensive team rebound
1:31		69-74	Chandler Parsons enters the game for Terrence Jones
1:23		69-76	James Harden makes 16-foot two point shot
1:00	LaMarcus Aldridge makes jumper	71-76
0:51	Thomas Robinson shooting foul (Chandler Parsons draws the foul)	71-76
0:51		71-76	Chandler Parsons misses free throw 1 of 2
0:51		71-76	Rockets offensive team rebound
0:51	Damian Lillard enters the game for Thomas Robinson	71-76
0:51	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Wesley Matthews	71-76
0:51		71-77	Chandler Parsons makes free throw 2 of 2
0:32	Damian Lillard misses 25-foot	71-77
0:30		71-77	Francisco Garcia defensive rebound
0:11		71-77	James Harden misses 17-foot two point jumper
0:09		71-77	James Harden offensive rebound
0:07		71-77	James Harden misses jumper
0:07		71-79	Omer Asik makes two point shot
0:07		71-77	Omer Asik offensive rebound
0:02		71-79	Omer Asik shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
0:02	Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2	72-79
0:02	Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2	73-79
0:00		73-79	James Harden misses 40-foot three point running jumper
0:00		73-79	Rockets offensive team rebound

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[t-wizzle]

2:47	Trevor Ariza misses 29-foot three point jumper	70-73
2:47	Marcin Gortat offensive rebound	70-73
2:47		70-73	Mike Dunleavy personal foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
2:47	Wizards Full timeout
2:47	Martell Webster enters the game for Bradley Beal	70-73
2:47		70-73	D.J. Augustin enters the game for Joakim Noah
2:47		70-73	Taj Gibson enters the game for Kirk Hinrich
2:33	Taj Gibson blocks Marcin Gortat 's 14-foot jumper	70-73
2:32		70-73	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound
2:14		70-73	Marcin Gortat blocks Carlos Boozer's layup
2:13	Trevor Booker defensive rebound	70-73
2:02	John Wall misses 16-foot jumper	70-73
2:01		70-73	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound
1:47	Martell Webster personal block (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)	70-73
1:47	Andre Miller enters the game for John Wall	70-73
1:42	Trevor Booker personal foul (Taj Gibson draws the foul)	70-73
1:42		70-74	Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 2
1:42		70-75	Taj Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2
1:23	Andre Miller makes 13-foot jumper	72-75
1:00		72-75	Mike Dunleavy misses three point jumper
0:59	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	72-75
0:50	Trevor Booker misses layup	72-75
0:49		72-75	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound
0:37		72-75	Taj Gibson lost ball turnover (Trevor Booker steals)
0:26		72-75	Jimmy Butler personal foul (Martell Webster draws the foul)
0:26	Al Harrington enters the game for Marcin Gortat	72-75
0:15	Al Harrington misses 16-foot jumper	72-75
0:14		72-75	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound
0:01		72-75	D.J. Augustin misses layup
0:00	Trevor Booker defensive rebound	72-75
0:00	End of the 3rd Quarter

[ChiLLx]

Probably because by the end of the quarter teams are in the bonus and every bs foul called sends them to the line...just a thought to consider.

[t-wizzle]

It goes both ways sometimes. The nature of the game of basketball.

[t-wizzle]

Probably because by the end of the quarter teams are in the bonus and every bs foul called sends them to the line...just a thought to consider.

I've tried explaining this as one of several reasons. It falls on deaf ears however...

[No coincidences]

40 points in the first 10 minutes of the third quarter tonight -- and 15 in the last 1:59.

1:59	Wesley Matthews makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)	67-73
1:47		67-73	Jeremy Lin lost ball turnover (Mo Williams steals)
1:44	Wesley Matthews makes dunk	69-73
1:32	LaMarcus Aldridge shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	69-73
1:32		69-74	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
1:32		69-74	James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
1:31		69-74	Rockets offensive team rebound
1:31		69-74	Chandler Parsons enters the game for Terrence Jones
1:23		69-76	James Harden makes 16-foot two point shot
1:00	LaMarcus Aldridge makes jumper	71-76
0:51	Thomas Robinson shooting foul (Chandler Parsons draws the foul)	71-76
0:51		71-76	Chandler Parsons misses free throw 1 of 2
0:51		71-76	Rockets offensive team rebound
0:51	Damian Lillard enters the game for Thomas Robinson	71-76
0:51	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Wesley Matthews	71-76
0:51		71-77	Chandler Parsons makes free throw 2 of 2
0:32	Damian Lillard misses 25-foot	71-77
0:30		71-77	Francisco Garcia defensive rebound
0:11		71-77	James Harden misses 17-foot two point jumper
0:09		71-77	James Harden offensive rebound
0:07		71-77	James Harden misses jumper
0:07		71-79	Omer Asik makes two point shot
0:07		71-77	Omer Asik offensive rebound
0:02		71-79	Omer Asik shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
0:02	Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2	72-79
0:02	Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2	73-79
0:00		73-79	James Harden misses 40-foot three point running jumper
0:00		73-79	Rockets offensive team rebound

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2:47	Trevor Ariza misses 29-foot three point jumper	70-73
2:47	Marcin Gortat offensive rebound	70-73
2:47		70-73	Mike Dunleavy personal foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
2:47	Wizards Full timeout
2:47	Martell Webster enters the game for Bradley Beal	70-73
2:47		70-73	D.J. Augustin enters the game for Joakim Noah
2:47		70-73	Taj Gibson enters the game for Kirk Hinrich
2:33	Taj Gibson blocks Marcin Gortat 's 14-foot jumper	70-73
2:32		70-73	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound
2:14		70-73	Marcin Gortat blocks Carlos Boozer's layup
2:13	Trevor Booker defensive rebound	70-73
2:02	John Wall misses 16-foot jumper	70-73
2:01		70-73	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound
1:47	Martell Webster personal block (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)	70-73
1:47	Andre Miller enters the game for John Wall	70-73
1:42	Trevor Booker personal foul (Taj Gibson draws the foul)	70-73
1:42		70-74	Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 2
1:42		70-75	Taj Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2
1:23	Andre Miller makes 13-foot jumper	72-75
1:00		72-75	Mike Dunleavy misses three point jumper
0:59	Marcin Gortat defensive rebound	72-75
0:50	Trevor Booker misses layup	72-75
0:49		72-75	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound
0:37		72-75	Taj Gibson lost ball turnover (Trevor Booker steals)
0:26		72-75	Jimmy Butler personal foul (Martell Webster draws the foul)
0:26	Al Harrington enters the game for Marcin Gortat	72-75
0:15	Al Harrington misses 16-foot jumper	72-75
0:14		72-75	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound
0:01		72-75	D.J. Augustin misses layup
0:00	Trevor Booker defensive rebound	72-75
0:00	End of the 3rd Quarter

Funny you should bring that game up. Both totals for the third quarter wound up being within a single bucket of the set #. Isn't that amazing?

The Nets/Bulls game needed 4 points in the last 2:47 to go under, and it got 4.

The Blazers/Rockets game needed 15 points in the last 2 minutes to go over, and it got 15.

[No coincidences]

I've tried explaining this as one of several reasons. It falls on deaf ears however...

Then why did you post a game that saw four points in the last 2:47?

[t-wizzle]

Then why did you post a game that saw four points in the last 2:47?

Like I said, it goes both ways. Just the nature of the game of basketball. It seems you expect every game to go at a bucket per team per minute pace and not deviate from that pattern.

[No coincidences]

Like I said, it goes both ways. Just the nature of the game of basketball. It seems you expect every game to go at a bucket per team per minute pace and not deviate from that pattern.

It's more about the shot volume and flow of the game in the last minute or two, as opposed to the amount of scoring.

Then again, more often than not, it also depends on how many points need to be scored to make the quarter total and half pace wind up being as sharp as possible.

[BigDofBA]

Quit betting totals.

Teams can score 20 points in the final 3 minutes or a team can go the final 6 minutes without scoring to f*ck you. The Bucks did that to me a few years ago.


At any rate, I see the same thing No Coin. Pace suddenly changes dramatically at the end of halves whether it be speeding up or slowing down.

The worst is when there is like 30 seconds left and you think they're are only going to be 2 more possessions and there end up being like 4-5, a technical throw in there, etc.

I've lost first half unders because teams have scored 10+ points in the final 50 seconds. It's unreal. This isn't end if game with fouling. This is up and down 5-7 second possessions.

[No coincidences]

19 points in the last 2:15 tonight in Portland.

Only three points were on free throws, BTW.

2:15	James Harden makes two point shot	53-42
1:54		53-44	Wesley Matthews makes 5-foot two point shot (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
1:30	Patrick Beverley bad pass (LaMarcus Aldridge steals)	53-44
1:23		53-46	LaMarcus Aldridge makes Alley Oop dunk (Wesley Matthews assists)
1:00	Omer Asik makes dunk (Dwight Howard assists)	55-46
0:46		55-48	Nicolas Batum makes driving layup
0:28	James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper	58-48
0:27		58-48	Wesley Matthews technical foul(1st technical foul)
0:27	James Harden makes technical free throw	59-48
0:27	Jeremy Lin enters the game for James Harden	59-48
0:12		59-51	Wesley Matthews makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
0:04		59-51	LaMarcus Aldridge shooting foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)
0:04	Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 2	60-51
0:04	Patrick Beverley makes free throw 2 of 2	61-51
0:00		61-51	Nicolas Batum misses 21-foot jumper
0:00		61-51	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound
0:00	End of the 2nd Quarter

[t-wizzle]

So here's the question:


Why does this seem to irk you?

[Big Bear]

Why do NBA teams seem to score at a frantic, ballistic pace at the end of every quarter? I swear there were like 25 points in the blink of an eye scored in this game (actually, 18 in the last minute 40).

[survive]

You bumped a year old thread to say this...? Wtf

[No coincidences]

1:15		48-44	Al Horford makes two point shot
0:54	Iman Shumpert makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	51-44
0:39		51-46	Al Horford makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)
0:39	J.R. Smith shooting foul (Al Horford draws the foul)	51-46
0:39		51-47	Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 1
0:19	James Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	54-47
0:03		54-49	Jeff Teague makes driving layup
0:00	End of the 2nd Quarter