How much do you know about NBA timers? What is the function?

As an indispensable part of the basketball court, the timer is responsible for recording 24 seconds of each attack and 12 minutes of each game. In British Airways, the timer often fails to keep its watch. In the NBA, as a top league, there are actually many failures. In fact, the timer itself has a long history. In 1950s, due to the slow pace of attack, the score of the whole game often exceeded ten points. Since the introduction of the 24-second attack system in NBA, it is very troublesome to calculate 24 seconds manually with pocket watch, and the players on the field can't see the time, so someone invented the timer.

Fans who often watch official games know that usually, the timer is installed above the basket. But friends who have played official games know that the timer is a blind spot when players stand near the bottom line of the stadium. If you want to master the game time accurately, you can only rely on the tips of your teammates or your sixth sense. Adding a timer to the penalty circle of this NBA All-Star Game can effectively solve the worldwide problem of blind spots for bottom corner players.

During the game, players need to know the time according to the timer above the backboard and make corresponding tactical arrangements. However, in the fourth quarter of the first game of 19-20, the referee had to choose to suspend the game because the timer above the backboard was broken. After the maintenance failed, he could only choose to put a temporary timer on the sidelines, but who would have thought that after a while, the timer on the other side also announced a strike. Although there is a timer on the sidelines, the players on the field are obviously not used to it and can only play blindly according to the shouting time of the live announcer.

CBA timer is more naughty, not just broken. 15-16 season, Shenzhen vs Fujian, with 1 minute and 42 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The timer suddenly increased by one minute to 2 minutes and 42 seconds, but no one found the problem. The two teams played 13 minutes in the fourth quarter. Fujian and Beijing were originally a wonderful double overtime match, but the problem of the timer affected the rhythm of the match. In order to keep feeling, the players practice shooting when the game is interrupted. You can't even shoot from the other side, you can only warm up by dribbling.