Sports Talk

Why do the final two minutes of an NBA game take 20 minutes?

I watch NBA games late at night in Osaka. The game is going well, five minutes left, I think I will sleep soon. Then come the timeouts, the fouls on purpose, the reviews, more timeouts.

I understand the strategy, I think. Stopping the clock, fouling to get the ball back. But is there any rule discussion to limit this? From the outside it looks like the most exciting part of the game is also the most broken part.

Or am I wrong and fans actually like it this way?