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- The Elam Ending, also known as final target score, is a rules format for basketball. Unlike traditional basketball rules, in which the game is played with four timed quarters, with the Elam Ending format, teams end the game by playing to a target score.
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The Elam Ending, also known as final target score, is a rules format for basketball. Unlike traditional basketball rules, in which the game is played with four timed quarters, with the Elam Ending format, teams end the game by playing to a target score.
The Elam Ending is an alternate way to finish basketball games. Teams win by reaching a target score which is determined with 4 minutes left.
THE ELAM ENDING IS FOR YOU. Designed to preserve a more natural end of game finish, the Elam Ending® calls for the game clock to be shut off in the fourth quarter. A Target Score is set by adding 8 points to the leading team’s score. The first team to reach the Target Score wins.
Feb 15, 2023 · Basketball plays a shortened period that works like the end of regulation: the team that's ahead when the clock runs out is the winner. However, Ball State University professor Nick Elam conceptualized a new way to end basketball games. Aptly, it's called the Elam Ending.
Jul 16, 2022 · What is the Elam Ending? Under the Elam Ending format, the game clock is shut off in the fourth quarter, and teams must hit a target score in order to win. The target score is set by...
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Feb 19, 2023 · Beginning in 2020, the NBA adopted the Elam Ending at the NBA All-Star Game - a target score system designed to increase excitement in fourth quarter.
Feb 20, 2022 · The Elam Ending forced both teams to dig in defensively down the stretch to try and prevent the other from getting to that target score, and it made for great entertainment (even if it suffered...