Editing Shot clock (section)

===Creation===
In 1954 in [[Syracuse, New York]], [[Syracuse Nationals]] (now the Philadelphia 76ers) owner [[Danny Biasone]] and general manager [[Leo Ferris]] experimented with a 24-second shot clock during a scrimmage.<ref>{{Cite web|title = NBA.com: 24-Second Shot Clock Rescues League|url = http://www.nba.com/history/season/19541955.html|website = www.nba.com|access-date = November 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = National efforts to honor Syracuse hoops pioneers: Good day to remember Earl Lloyd, Leo Ferris|url = http://www.syracuse.com/kirst/index.ssf/2015/10/syracuse_nationals_leo_ferris_earl_lloyd.html|website = syracuse.com| date=31 October 2015 |access-date = November 3, 2015}}</ref> Jack Andrews, longtime basketball writer for ''The Syracuse Post-Standard'', often recalled how Ferris would sit at Danny Biasone's Eastwood bowling alley, scribbling potential shot clock formulas onto a napkin.<ref>{{Cite web|title = A question for a Hall of Fame dinner in Syracuse: When will Leo Ferris make it in?|url = http://www.syracuse.com/kirst/index.ssf/2012/10/post_337.html|website = syracuse.com| date=16 October 2012 |access-date = November 3, 2015}}</ref> According to Biasone, "I looked at the box scores from the games I enjoyed, games where they didn't screw around and stall. I noticed each team took about 60 shots. That meant 120 shots per game. So I took 2,880 seconds (48 minutes) and divided that by 120 shots. The result was 24 seconds per shot."<ref name="nbahistory"/><ref>{{Cite web|title = Long-forgotten Leo Ferris helped devise NBA's 24-second clock, first used 61 years ago today|url = https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14007640/long-forgotten-leo-ferris-helped-devise-nba-24-second-clock-first-used-61-years-ago-today|website = ESPN.com| date=30 October 2015 |access-date = November 3, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Pluto" />{{rp|29}} Ferris was singled out by business manager Bob Sexton at the 1954 team banquet for pushing the shot clock rule. Biasone and Ferris then convinced the NBA to adopt it for the [[1954–55 NBA season|1954–55 season]], a season in which the Nationals won the [[1955 NBA Finals|NBA Championship]][[Image:Syracuse Shot Clock Monument.jpg|thumb|300px|The Shot Clock Monument in [[Armory Square]] in [[Syracuse, New York]].]]
[[Image:Syracuse Shot Clock Monument Close-Up.jpg|thumb|300px|Close-up of Syracuse's Shot Clock Monument.]]