Jerome Miron / Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Overtime. OT. 5 extra minutes of pure excitement.

Time slows down as every play, every shot, and every rebound multiplies in importance. A single basket will make the difference between a win or a loss. We fixate on the game as athletes fight through the fire and fatigue to reign their team to victory.

After analyzing the previous 801 NBA games between the starting of the 2015 - 2016 season to the All Star Break (October 27th, 2015 - February 11th, 2016), I present you with 10 of the most alarming statistics of overtime in the NBA.