None of these moments would have happened. Notice how the clock puts pressure on every aspect of the game. How many dribbles they can take, whether they can pass or not, if they have time for a pump fake, everything.

Elam's ending also removes a team's chance to respond. Hit the target score, and that's it. So many great buzzer beaters came after the other team made what they thought was the winning shot.

Take out the clock and the ending is bland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcLmuzMcwGg