diff --git a/app/static/script.js b/app/static/script.js
index 75d6094..8bbb3c9 100644
--- a/app/static/script.js
+++ b/app/static/script.js
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ function updateScoreboard(data) {
         const grid    = document.getElementById(gridId);
         const hasGames = games && games.length > 0;
         section.classList.toggle('hidden', !hasGames);
+
+        // Snapshot current clock state before blowing away the DOM
+        const clockSnapshot = snapshotClocks(grid);
+
         grid.innerHTML = hasGames ? games.map(render).join('') : '';
+
+        // Restore smooth local anchors unless we're in the final 60s
+        if (hasGames) restoreClocks(grid, clockSnapshot);
     }
 
     updateGauges();
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ function renderLiveGame(game) {
         </div>` : '';
 
     return `
-        <div class="game-box ${intermission ? 'game-box-intermission' : 'game-box-live'}">
+        <div class="game-box ${intermission ? 'game-box-intermission' : 'game-box-live'}" data-game-key="${game['Away Team']}|${game['Home Team']}">
             <div class="card-header">
                 <div class="badges">
                     ${periodLabel}
@@ -139,6 +146,8 @@ function updateGauges() {
     });
 }
 
+const CLOCK_SYNC_THRESHOLD = 60; // seconds — only resync from API in final 60s
+
 // ── Clock ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function timeToSeconds(str) {
@@ -154,6 +163,35 @@ function secondsToTime(s) {
     return `${String(m).padStart(2, '0')}:${String(sec).padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
+function snapshotClocks(grid) {
+    const snapshot = new Map();
+    grid.querySelectorAll('[data-game-key]').forEach(card => {
+        const badge = card.querySelector('[data-seconds][data-received-at]');
+        if (!badge) return;
+        const seconds    = parseInt(badge.dataset.seconds, 10);
+        const receivedAt = parseInt(badge.dataset.receivedAt, 10);
+        const elapsed    = Math.floor((Date.now() - receivedAt) / 1000);
+        const current    = Math.max(0, seconds - elapsed);
+        snapshot.set(card.dataset.gameKey, { current, ts: Date.now() });
+    });
+    return snapshot;
+}
+
+function restoreClocks(grid, snapshot) {
+    grid.querySelectorAll('[data-game-key]').forEach(card => {
+        const prior = snapshot.get(card.dataset.gameKey);
+        if (!prior) return;
+        const badge = card.querySelector('[data-seconds][data-received-at]');
+        if (!badge) return;
+        // Only restore if we're outside the final sync window
+        if (prior.current > CLOCK_SYNC_THRESHOLD) {
+            badge.dataset.seconds    = prior.current;
+            badge.dataset.receivedAt = prior.ts;
+            badge.textContent        = secondsToTime(prior.current);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 function tickClocks() {
     const now = Date.now();
     document.querySelectorAll('[data-seconds][data-received-at]').forEach(el => {