What are the NBA overtime rules? Timeout, foul regulations
The NBA overtime rules dictate that each overtime period lasts five minutes. A two-minute and thirty-second break occurs between regulation and the first overtime, with no change of baskets. Timers are stopped during the last two minutes of an overtime period after a successful field goal attempt.
- ▪The first game of the 2026 Western Conference Finals featured a double-overtime match between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs.
- ▪San Antonio won the game 122-115, taking an early series lead.
- ▪Overtime periods in the NBA are five minutes long and continue until a winner is determined.
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