# Analysis of Offensive Patterns After Timeouts in Critical Moments in the EuroLeague 2022/23
## 2 Methods
### Instruments
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**Criterion** & **Code** & **N = 365** & **\%** & \(\chi^{2}\) \\ \hline
**Score difference.** There is a difference of 0 to & 1 possession & 196 & 53.7 & \\
3 points (1 p), 4 to 6 points (2 p), 7 to 9 points & 2 possessions & 108 & 29.6 & \(\chi^{2}\) = 208.819 \\ (3 p) or 10 points or more (+3 p) when calling & 3 possessions & 45 & 12.3 & \(p\) \(<\) 0.001 \\ the timeout & +3 possessions & 16 & 4.4 & \\ \hline
**Start location.** The restart after the timeout is in & Frontcourt & 219 & 60 & \(\chi^{2}\) = 14.600 \\ the frontcourt or backcourt & Backcourt & 146 & 40 & \(p\) \(<\) 0.001 \\ \hline
**Type of defense.** After the timeout, the opponent’s & Man-to-man & 355 & 97.3 & \(\chi^{2}\) = 326.096 \\ defense is man-to-man or zone defense & Zone & 10 & 2.7 & \(p\) \(<\) 0.001 \\ \hline  & 0 & 172 & 47.1 & \\  & 1 & 90 & 24.7 & \\
**Number of passes used after timeout.** & 2 & 57 & 15.6 & \(\chi^{2}\) = 321.844 \\  & 3 & 25 & 6.8 & \(p\) \(<\) 0.001 \\  & 4 & 9 & 2.5 & \\  & +5 & 12 & 3.3 & \\ \hline
**Type of ball screens.** After a timeout, the play & No screen & 168 & 46 & \\ may involve no screens, an on-ball screen, an & On-ball screen & 78 & 21.4 & \\ off-ball screen, a combination of both on-ball & Off-ball screen & 48 & 13.2 & \(\chi^{2}\) = 183.726 \\ and off-ball screens, or a handoff. & On-Off ball screen & 57 & 15.6 & \(p\) \(<\) 0.001 \\  & Handoff screen & 14 & 3.8 & \\ \hline
**Possession.** Time interval in seconds remaining & 8–0 & 215 & 58.9 & \\ to finish the possession. & 16–9 & 134 & 36.7 & \(\chi^{2}\) = 164.619 \\  & 24–17 & 16 & 4.4 & \(p\) \(<\) 0.001 \\ \hline  & Catch and Shoot shot & 65 & 17.8 & \\  & Shot after on-ball screen & 14 & 3.8 & \\  & Dribble shot & 58 & 15.9 & \\  & Layup & 59 & 16.2 & \(\chi^{2}\) = 125.279 \\
**Type of finish** & Floater & 19 & 5.2 & \(p\) \(<\) 0.001 \\  & Dunk & 6 & 1.6 & \\  & Not resulting in a finish & 59 & 16.2 & \\  & Foul & 85 & 23.3 & \\ \hline  & 2-point basket & 50 & 13.7 & \\  & 3-point basket & 35 & 9.6 & \\  & Foul leading to 2 free throws & 67 & 18.4 & \\  & Foul leading to 3 free throws & 5 & 1.4 & \\  & Basket and 1 free throw & 7 & 1.9 & \\  & Basket after an offensive rebound & 7 & 1.9 & \\  & Missed 2-point basket & 47 & 12.9 & \\
**Finish outcome.** After the timeout, the play & Missed 3-point basket & 61 & 16.7 & \(\chi^{2}\) = 285.671 \\ ends with... & Missed free throws & 3 & 0.8 & \(p\) \(<\) 0.001 \\  & Turnover & 21 & 5.8 & \\  & Steel & 18 & 4.9 & \\  & Block & 8 & 2.2 & \\  & Offensive foul & 6 & 1.6 & \\  & 24-s shot clock violation & 4 & 1.1 & \\  & Another reason & 26 & 7.1 & \\ \hline  & Right interior zone & 31 & 8.5 & \\  & Central interior zone & 25 & 6.8 & \\  & Left interior zone & 27 & 7.4 & \\  & Right mid-range zone & 20 & 5.5 & \\
**Ending court zone.** After the timeout, the play & Central mid-range zone & 49 & 13.4 & \(\chi^{2}\) = 84.945 \\ ends in the... & Left mid-range zone & 19 & 5.2 & \(p\) \(<\) 0.001 \\  & Right perimeter zone & 60 & 16.4 & \\  & Central perimeter zone & 64 & 17.5 & \\  & Left perimeter zone & 55 & 15.1 & \\  & Backcourt & 15 & 4.1 & \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: _Cont._For the purposes of data recording, the computer software LINCE PLUS version 2.1.0 was used [43].