Each team is allowed seven timeouts per game, no more than four of which are allowed in the second half. So, each team must take at least three timeouts in the first half.. Each team gets three timeouts per overtime; however, any unused timeouts do not rollover into subsequent overtime periods. A timeout used allows the possession after the timeout to not count against the possession counter. So, each team is potentially picking up seven possessions per game by calling timeout. Timeouts can only be called by the same team on consecutive possessions. That is, only 2 non-times possessions in a row from the same team. 

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