Garbage time

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Garbage time is a sports term referring to the late portion of a game in which the outcome is already decided and mostly bench or reserve players participate.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Garbage time canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf game situation ⓘ
sports term ⓘ
affects coaching decisions ⓘ
interpretation of player statistics ⓘ
substitution patterns ⓘ
associatedWith blowout games ⓘ
conservative play-calling ⓘ
experimental lineups ⓘ
lopsided scores ⓘ
lower spectator interest ⓘ
player development opportunities ⓘ
reduced defensive effort ⓘ
statistical padding ⓘ
characterizedBy increased playing time for bench players ⓘ
increased playing time for reserve players ⓘ
large score margin between teams ⓘ
low probability of a comeback ⓘ
reduced competitive intensity ⓘ
strategic rest for star players ⓘ
substitution of starters with backups ⓘ
definition late portion of a game in which the outcome is already decided ⓘ
hasConnotation low-stakes play ⓘ
pejorative ⓘ
language English ⓘ
occursDuring final minutes of a match ⓘ
fourth quarter in American football ⓘ
fourth quarter in basketball ⓘ
late game ⓘ
purpose give experience to younger players ⓘ
manage player fatigue ⓘ
protect key players from injury ⓘ
run out the clock ⓘ
relatedTo bench players ⓘ
blowout ⓘ
garbage-time statistics ⓘ
point spread ⓘ
running out the clock ⓘ
starters ⓘ
typicalAction losing team may concede outcome ⓘ
teams avoid risky plays ⓘ
winning team may slow tempo ⓘ
usedBy sports commentators ⓘ
sports fans ⓘ
usedIn American football ⓘ
association football ⓘ
basketball ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ
rugby ⓘ
team sports ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chick Hearn → catchphrase → Garbage time ⓘ
Chick Hearn → catchphrase → Garbage time ⓘ
subject linked to: Chick