The length of playing time will be 2 minutes per quarter.
Only current NBA teams are allowed. Retro, Fantasy and/or All-Star Teams are prohibited.
You are permitted to change teams during the tournament.
You can also change your plays and coaches’ settings during the tournament.
If two competing players want to play with the same team, then this is allowed.
All Settings and Camera Views are DEFAULT. Skill level is HALL OF FAME.
MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC Substitutions, Time Outs, and Late Game Fouling are allowed but must be preset before the start of the game.
No manual substitution via START button. Substitutions are only allowed in-game via D-Pad and during called Time Outs.
Injuries/Player Fatigue will be off.
If you pause the game using the START button you must burn a timeout as a penalty. If you have no timeouts left, you will be required to take a penalty (delay of game for offense, or out of bounds for the defense).
If the game goes into overtime the competing individuals will be allowed to compete given the allotted time. The individual with the highest score at the end of the overtime game wins the game.