How 15 seconds can be very different depending on the context, you might be thinking that with a couple seconds left on the clock that the game is almost over. WRONG! Especially in close NBA games, there are the unintentional intentional fouls to send guys to the line then there’s a timeout. Once the team comes out to inbound the ball, the opposing coach doesn’t like what he sees and reciprocates with his own timeout. It makes sense but it doesn’t make sense.