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Could an NBA game go on forever? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by PossibleNew1930@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Hypothetically, if it was Game 7 of the finals and it kept being tied over and over again, for hours hours of nom stop play, could it go on forever?

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[–] boozinf@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

33 inning AAA minor league game

Cal Ripken Jr. vs. Wade Boggs. Boss Hogg drank 15 beers on the bus to Pawtucket and went 4 for 12.

It was a 20 minute ride from his flat in Providence RIP

[–] thefloodplains@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He has a home in Tampa.

[–] FeminismIsTheBestIsm@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

If we assume that the rate that players get tired is linear, then as OT wears on one team will be more tired than the other and their chances of winning each subsequent OT probably decreases. So it's probably less likely than the actual theoretical odds