Alright, let’s talk about these basketball games, the ones them fellas play on TV. You know, the tall guys runnin’ and jumpin’ and throwin’ that orange ball? Yeah, them NBA games.
So, someone asked me, “Hey, how many of them quarters are in one of them games?” Well, lemme tell ya, it ain’t like bakin’ a pie, where ya just throw things together. They got it all timed out, these fellas.
It’s four quarters, plain and simple. Yep, four of ’em. Each one of them quarters is, what, twelve minutes long? Twelve whole minutes! That’s a long time to be runnin’ around, I tell ya. My old knees would be screamin’!
- First quarter, twelve minutes.
- Second quarter, another twelve minutes.
- Then they take a little break, I guess they gotta catch their breath.
- Third quarter, yup, you guessed it, twelve more minutes.
- And finally, the fourth quarter, the last twelve minutes. That’s when things get real excitin’, they say.
So, you add it all up, twelve plus twelve plus twelve plus twelve… That’s forty-eight minutes of basketball, if my countin’ is right. Forty-eight minutes of runnin’ and jumpin’ and throwin’ that ball. Makes me tired just thinkin’ about it. My grandson likes to watch all that running and jumping and yelling.
But hold on, it ain’t always just forty-eight minutes, you see. They got these things called time-outs. And fouls. And sometimes the refs gotta stop and look at the TV, somethin’ about a replay, they call it. So, the game ends up takin’ longer. Sometimes it takes two hours, sometimes even longer. Can you believe it? Two whole hours to play a forty-eight minute game! It’s like watchin’ paint dry sometimes, with all the stoppages.
These NBA fellas, they get paid a lot of money to run and jump for those forty-eight minutes, or however long it ends up bein’. Must be nice, huh? I used to work my fingers to the bone on the farm, and I didn’t make near that much money. But that’s a different story for a different day. My husband used to say working on the farm will keep you young, he was wrong.
Now, someone told me that the women, they play a little different. Their quarters are shorter, only ten minutes each. So their games are a bit quicker. But it’s still the same idea, four quarters. Seems like everyone likes that four-quarter thing.
I remember when basketball was different. They didn’t have no quarters back then. Just two halves, they called ’em. Like a cake cut in half, I guess. But then they changed it, made it four quarters. Probably to make more money, if you ask me. Everything’s about money these days. But the games are longer now so I guess you get more for your money.
So, to recap, how many quarters in an NBA game? Four! Four twelve-minute quarters. Don’t let nobody tell you different. And if they do, you tell ’em that old lady told you it’s four! I don’t know much about fancy things, but I know my basketball quarters.
And remember, it ain’t just about the quarters. It’s about teamwork and sportsmanship, or so they say on TV. Though sometimes I see them fellas gettin’ awful angry at each other. Reminds me of my chickens when they fight over the feed. But that’s just part of the game, I suppose.
Anyways, that’s all I got to say about them NBA quarters. Four of ’em, twelve minutes each. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go make some supper. All this talk about basketball made me hungry. Maybe I’ll make some fried chicken, my grandson’s favorite.
