Overtime!

This is what it is like on the basketball floor night after night from the opening game of the season to the climactic seconds of the playoffs. This is what it is like in the locker rooms where steam is let off and naked emotions hang out, and in the hotels where players, coaches and referees all seek relaxation and recreation during the most grueling schedule in pro sports. This is what it tis like when tempers explode, hidden facets of personalities reveal themselves, and the games of basketball and life become intertwined. This is a book that names names and calls foul when it has to - as basketball's most candid and colorful referee holds nothing back in telling his story of one wild and unforgettable year in the N.B.A.