I do not follow the NBA's Summer League closely, but I did see that the NBA is experimenting with a sudden death overtime format this year. The gist is that if the game is still tied after an overtime period, the second overtime becomes sudden death. First bucket wins.
It's just as stupid as it sounds.
Thankfully, I have a much better idea. Instead of sudden death, the NBA can use overtime to implement The Elam Ending. The Elam Ending has been utilized in other basketball tournaments, and it's simple. At a certain point of the game, the clock is stopped, and a target score is established. The first team to reach that point total wins.
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Instead of having a five-minute overtime period, the NBA can change the rules to overtime being a race to score 10 points. Hell, it could be 15, it could be 20, the total itself doesn't matter. What matters is that, in the long run, you'll save everybody a whole lot of time, and it will make for much more exciting endings and game-winning shots.
Why the NBA hasn't done this already baffles me.
Now let's get this money.
All times Eastern, and all odds via Caesars Sportsbook
