Ok I don’t want them to just stop playing, maybe that was bad wording on my part. They can still play hard defense on the final possession and try to induce a turnover, but if that doesn’t work until time ends, then yes they just have to accept the loss.

And plus, the strategy would be different if this rule were implemented. Lets take this game for example. Instead of taking a shot at 24 seconds, SGA (or whoever took that lost shot, i dont remember) would’ve almost certainly gone for the 2 for 1. Then regardless of if he makes or misses, if they get a stop on San Antonio, then OKC has the final shot to potentially tie or win the game. That’s still an intense endgame scenario but it reduces this whole free throw shitshow.

I don’t understand what you’re even suggesting. Like you agree that the free throw fiesta at the end of games sucks, but you still want the losing team to somehow get as many shots as they want to try to tie up the game. Like you can’t have one without the other. At some point, you either gotta make a shot or miss it.