What’s up, guys! It’s your boy back again with another interesting story. So, the other day I was watching an old NBA game, and it got me thinking, what’s the record for the most overtimes in a single NBA game? I did some digging, and let me tell you, the results were pretty wild.
First, I hit up my go-to search engine and typed in “most overtimes in an NBA game”. Boom! A bunch of results popped up, but they were a bit all over the place. Some talked about playoff games, others about regular season games. It was a bit of a mess, to be honest.
I started by skimming through a few articles, trying to find a clear answer. One article mentioned a game with 5 overtimes, and another talked about a 6-overtime game. What! I was like, how is that even possible? Turns out, the 6-overtime game was from way back in 1951, before the shot clock era. That’s some ancient history right there. So I decided, this is going to be my focus.
I dug deeper into the 6-overtime game. It was between the Indianapolis Olympians and the Rochester Royals. Can you believe it lasted for 78 minutes? That’s like a whole other game on top of a regular game! I read that these teams were pretty evenly matched, which explains why it went on for so long. They played in some place called Edgerton Park Arena in Rochester, New York.
- I tried to find some old footage of the game, but no luck.
- It’s probably lost to time, which is a bummer.
- But just imagining the players battling it out for that long is insane.
Then I stumbled upon some information about the NBA’s current rules on overtimes. Apparently, they have a rule now that limits the number of overtimes to four. If the game is still tied after that, it’s just a tie. I guess they learned their lesson from that marathon game back in ’51. No more 6-overtime games, folks!
I also found out that overtime isn’t super common in the NBA. It’s pretty straightforward. If the game is tied at the end of the fourth quarter, they play an extra five-minute period. If it is still tied, they play another one, and so on. I checked and found out the NBA once had a record that limits the number of overtime periods to four. If the game is still tied after four overtime periods, it is declared a tie.
My Conclusion
So, there you have it. The most overtimes in an NBA game is 6, and it happened way back in 1951. It’s a record that will probably never be broken, thanks to the current rules. It’s crazy to think about how much the game has changed since then. I hope you enjoyed this little trip down NBA memory lane. Catch you in the next one!
