Basketball Scoreboard

No. The score lives only in your browser on the device you’re tapping on (see the privacy notice) — it never reaches a server. Whoever is keeping score should use a single device.

Tap −1 under that team to back the point off, or tap directly on the score to type the exact correct number. The new number saves immediately.

No — the score is saved to your browser’s local storage after every tap, so it’s still there when you reopen this page on the same device and browser. Clearing your browser data, using a private/incognito window, or switching devices resets it.

So that nothing can be changed by accident mid-game. You enter the team names, quarter length, and timeout count and length on the setup screen, check them, then tap "Start game" — from that moment those settings are locked and the scoreboard is in live mode. It means a stray tap during a game can’t quietly halve the quarter length or hand a team an extra timeout.

Not without resetting. Team names are part of the locked setup, so fix a typo before tapping "Start game". If you have to change one mid-game, tap "Reset game & edit setup" — but that clears the score too, so note it down first.

Tap "Reset game & edit setup" and confirm. That clears the score, the clock and the timeouts and drops you back on the setup screen with the previous game’s settings still filled in, ready to adjust for the next one. There’s no undo, so only use it once the previous game’s result is recorded.

No. Setup entries are saved as you type, exactly like the score is during a game, so reopening the page on the same device and browser brings back what you had entered.

Tap "Next quarter →" when a quarter ends. Points you tap after that count toward the next quarter, and the total above adds all quarters together. The breakdown table shows each quarter’s score separately, and it’s included in the copied final-score summary. The button disables itself after the fourth quarter — there’s no overtime tracking in this version.

No — this is a simple point tally for two teams, deliberately not a full match-officiating tool. Every basket is a single +1 tap regardless of shot value; if you want to track 2s and 3s separately, tap +1 the right number of times for each basket, or use −1 to correct a mistake.

Set the quarter length in minutes on the setup screen, then tap "Start" to count down; "Pause" stops it, and it keeps the time you paused at. It’s a plain countdown — nothing happens automatically when it reaches 0:00, and it doesn’t advance the quarter for you. Tapping "Next quarter →" resets the clock to the full quarter length and pauses it, ready for you to start the next quarter yourself.

Set how many timeouts each team gets and how long each one lasts on the setup screen, then during the game tap "Timeout" under a team to start theirs — it automatically pauses the game clock. The timeout counts down on its own; when it ends, the game clock stays paused until you tap "Start" again. Only one team’s timeout can run at a time. Timeout usage carries across quarters and can’t be topped up mid-game — resetting the game is the only thing that gives them back.