I found this definition to be rather what I had intended and decided to now find how the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn used the river in the context as a whole but more importantly as symbolism in the middles sections of Chapters 16-31.
The maximum time limit of the shot clock varies by level of play and league: The National Basketball Association has had a 24-second limit since first introducing the clock in the 1950s; and college basketball for both men and women has a 30-second limit.
In total, there is 48 minutes in a NBA basketball game, there are 4 quarters consisting of 12 minutes per quarter. 48 minutes. In a one-time preseason experiment, the game will be played using four 11-minute quarters, according to an NBA news release.