Suns Timeout at the End of 2nd OT

[Beaverfuzz]

Refs don't have to give anyone a timeout if they're signaling for it.

[Elraptor]

Right about that, Spurs won.

[BiZNicK]

Either way Spurs win.

And that foul probably would have taken away the excitement of Manu's game winning shot.

[Obstructed_View]

Glad Nash didn't hit that full court shot. It would have been rather important then.

[nfg3]

Old fogies will remember that this is exactly what Phoenix did to force the 3rd overtime in the 1976 Finals against the Celtics.

Havlicek scored to put Boston up by one, one second was put on the clock. Phoenix called a TO they didn't have because after the te al FT, they could advance the ball to halfcourt. Boston hit the FT, Phonix inbounded the ball, and Gar Heard hit his shot to tie the game again.

Red Auerbach had the rule changed the next year so that you wouldn't get the ball at halfcourt in that situation.

Yeah and a couple of years later after the merger between the NBA/ABA the 3pt shot was ins uted ( 79-80 season). If legal during the '76 Finals then if I'm not mistaken Heard's shot would have won the game and maybe their 1st ring. Suns fans can only dream..............


Auerbach was totally against that move, too. I remember he said in an interview that if the 3pt shot is based on distnace then a layup should be only 1pt.

[m33p0]

i think a rule change a few years back says that only a designated player can call a timeout (captain ball most likely). if it wasn't nash or amare who called the TO, it won't be awarded.

the rule change was precipitated by the scottie pippen timeout that cost the bulls a win. tony kukoc' desperation 3 wasn't counted because of that timeout.

need clarification though.