translate English to German: On the professional and amateur leagues level, games are either played to four quarters of twelve minutes each, or two halves of twenty minutes. Usually, if a player makes physical contact with an opposing team's member, this is called a personal foul, during which case the game clock stops.
In der Euro League (vergleichbar mit der Champions League im Fußball) spielen die besten Basketball-Teams Europas um den Titel.