I’m a big proponent of this, and not only for the reasons already mentioned.

So often the final score doesn’t reflect how close the game actually was, when a team down only a few points has to resort to fouling to get possessions, and then loses by a larger margin.

Since the scoring margin is actually used in the team metrics now, that’s another argument for using Elam.

I’d do two 18 minute halves followed by the decisive “final jeopardy” round to +7.

Or better yet, three 10-minute quarters followed by a fourth quarter played to a target score based on the average score so far. A 60-60 game after 3Q would play to 80 points. But so would a 70-50 game. So if it’s really a blow out, it gets everybody home earlier. At the same time, I’d rather try to come back from a 20 point deficit by knowing I have to simply outscore the other guys 30-9 than having to worry about the clock, too. (But mercifully, an 80-40 game after 3Q would end immediately)