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Game Play-by-Play

NBA G League Game Play-by-Play Detailed, real-time information on every team possession and game event.

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Update Frequency

TTL / Cache: This endpoint will update to a 2s TTL (time to live) upon a game moving to inprogress. Upon closed, it will transfer to 120s.

Data Updates: Realtime



Data Points

Season:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idgame - seasonGUIDUnique season ID
ex. 2a29bf58-7069-4ca4-8933-0347544e243d
namegame - seasonStringName of the season
ex. Post-season
typegame - seasonStringType of the season
PRE, REG, PIT, PST
yeargame - seasonIntegerYear of the season
Boxscore:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
attendancegameIntegerAttendance of a game
ex. 19079
lead_changesgameIntegerNumber of lead changes in a game
times_tiedgameIntegerNumber of times tied in a game
lead_changesgame - quarter / overtime - scoringIntegerNumber of lead changes in a quarter
times_tiedgame - quarter / overtime - scoringIntegerNumber of times tied in a quarter
idovertimeGUIDUnique ID of overtime
ex. 1c2463d7-43ec-4b83-a29c-d66087d8e8df
numberovertimeIntegerOvertime number
sequenceovertimeIntegerPeriod sequence number (The first overtime sequence would be 5)
quartergameIntegerQuarter number of the game
idquarterGUIDUnique ID of a quarter
ex. 47091cc4-08c2-4f83-9d8d-59c3c85e1725
numberquarterIntegerQuarter number
Game:

Attribute

Parent Element

Type

Description

away_team

game

GUID

Unique ID of the away team
ex. 583ec825-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c

home_team

game

GUID

Unique ID of the home team
ex. 583ec97e-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c

entry_mode

game

String

Type of data entry for the game
WEBSOCKET (Connected to NBA's socket conneciton),HTTP (Connected to NBA's HTTP service),LDE (Live Data Entry by Sportradar)

clock

game

String

Clock value of the game
ex. 12:37

clock_decimal

game

String

Clock value in decimal form when the game clock is under 1:00. Otherwise it displays the same value as clock
ex. 00:21.70

coverage

game

String

Coverage level of a game
full, extended_boxscore

duration

game

String

Duration of a game
ex. 2:26

id

game

GUID

Unique ID of a game
ex. 1f730a9a-8221-48ff-a259-ac2103fb58b0

parent_id

game

GUID

Standard parent ID of a game. Use this ID to group events across seasons
ex. e4986bda-2f75-4228-8295-44b2449088b1

quarter

game

Integer

Current quarter of a game

reference

game

String

League reference ID of a game
ex. 1610612758

status

game

String

The status of a game
scheduled, created, inprogress, halftime, complete, closed, cancelled, delayed, postponed, time-tbd, if-necessary, unnecessary

Please see our FAQ section for a list of game status definitions

title

game

String

Game title
ex. Game 6

track_on_court

game

Boolean

Signifies a game with tracking of players on the court.

When true, we provide a lineupchange event type, on_court player for Play-by-Play events, and an on_court indicator in Game Summary

neutral_site

game

Boolean

Signifies a game played at a neutral venue

scheduled

game

dateTime

Scheduled date and time of a game
ex. 2022-09-25T20:10:00+00:00

away

game - time_zones

String

Time zone of the away team
ex. US/Pacific

home

game - time_zones

String

Time zone of the home team
ex. US/Eastern

venue

game - time_zones

String

Time zone of the venue
ex. US/Eastern

Broadcast:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
channelbroadcastStringName of a game's broadcast channel
ex. 216
localebroadcastStringSignifies the locale of a broadcast
ex. Home, Away, National
networkbroadcastStringName of a game's broadcast network
ex. NBA TV
typebroadcastStringType of broadcast
ex. TV or Internet
Play-by-Play - Attribution & Possession:

Attribution is the team associated with the play-by-play event (i.e. the statistic associated with it). Possession is the team who currently has the possession of the ball as a result of that play-by-play event.

AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idevent - attributionGUIDUnique ID of a team
ex. 67a79348-041a-45f6-bb12-722d38dc8dbf
marketevent - attributionStringMarket name of a team
ex. Delaware
nameevent - attributionStringTeam name
ex. Blue Coats
team_basketevent - attributionStringThe basket the offensive team is shooting at in the arena. Direction is based on the TV broadcast's perspective.
left, right
idevent - possessionGUIDUnique ID of a team
ex. 67a79348-041a-45f6-bb12-722d38dc8dbf
marketevent - possessionStringMarket name of a team
ex. Delaware
nameevent - possessionStringTeam name
ex. Blue Coats
team_basketevent - possessionStringThe basket the offensive team is shooting at in the arena. Direction is based on the TV broadcast's perspective.
left, right
Play-by-Play - Home/Away Teams:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
aliasscoring / quarter - awayStringAbbreviation of the away team
ex. DEL (Delaware)
bonusscoring / quarter - awayBooleanSignifies a team is in the bonus
pointsscoring - awayIntegerTotal points for the away team
pointsquarter - awayIntegerPoints in a quarter for the away team
idscoring / quarter - awayGUIDUnique ID of the away team
ex. 67a79348-041a-45f6-bb12-722d38dc8dbf
marketscoring / quarter - awayStringMarket name of the away team
ex. Delaware
namescoring / quarter - awayStringAway team name
ex. Blue Coats
aliasscoring / quarter - homeStringAbbreviation of the home team
ex. DEL (Delaware)
bonusscoring / quarter - homeBooleanSignifies a team is in the bonus
pointsscoring - homeIntegerTotal points for the home team
pointsquarter - homeIntegerPoints in a quarter for the home team
idscoring / quarter - homeGUIDUnique ID of the home team
ex. 67a79348-041a-45f6-bb12-722d38dc8dbf
marketscoring / quarter - homeStringMarket name of the home team
ex. Delaware
namescoring / quarter - homeStringHome team name
ex. Blue Coats
Play-by-Play - Event:

Attribute

Parent Element

Type

Description

clock_decimal

event

String

Clock value in decimal form when the game clock is under 1:00. Otherwise it displays the same value as clock
ex. 00:21.70

attempt

event

String

Text description of a free throw attempt
ex. 1 of 2 or 2 of 2

away_points

event

Integer

Total points for the away team after an event

clock

event

String

Clock value of an event
ex. 12:37

description

event

String

Text description of an event
ex. Norense Odiase blocks Jaden Springer's two point driving dunk

event_type

event

String

Type of event
ex. turnover or rebound


See our FAQ for a complete list of types

free_throw_type

event

String

Type of free throw
ex. regular, technical, flagrant, clear path

home_points

event

Integer

Total points for the home team after an event

id

event

GUID

Unique ID of an event
ex. c90dfffe-51f5-4e62-aeda-c4332cf3bd91

action_area

event - location

String

Action area of an event
underbasket, inthepaint, insiderightwing, insideright, insidecenter, insideleft, insideleftwing, outsideright, outsidecenter, outsideleft, outsideleftwing, backcourt


Please see our FAQ for detailed plot points of our action areas

coord_x

event - location

Integer

X coordinate of an event. The court we use is 1128 by 600; the scale is in inches.

coord_y

event - location

Integer

Y coordinate of an event. The court we use is 1128 by 600; the scale is in inches.

number

event

Integer

Sequential number of an event in a game

qualifier

events - qualifiers - qualifier

String

Additional descriptor of a play-by-play event type.

Appears only in JSON format

2ndchance, fastbreak, fromturnover, defensivegoaltending, pointsinthepaint, fastbreak, fromturnover, team, deadball, 1freethrow.2freethrow, mandatory

rescinded

event

Boolean

Signifies a technical foul event_type="technicalfoul") has been rescinded by the league when true

sequence

event

Integer

UNIX timestamp of the wall clock value. Use this value to help sequence play-by-play events (smallest to largest sequence number}.
ex. 1678835426293

turnover_type

event

String

Type of turnover
ex. Traveling or Lane Violation


See our FAQ for a complete list of types

created

event

dateTime

Timestamp of the creation of an event
ex. 2022-09-25T23:00:45+00:00

updated

event

dateTime

Timestamp of the last update to an event
ex. 2022-09-25T23:00:45+00:00

wall_clock

event

dateTime

Timestamp in UTC when the on-venue statistician began entry of a play-by-play event.
ex. 2023-03-14T23:10:26Z

Play-by-Play - Play Participants & Stats:

Attribute

Parent Element

Type

Description

id

event - statistics - team

GUID

Unique ID of a team
ex. 67a79348-041a-45f6-bb12-722d38dc8dbf

market

event - statistics - team

String

Market name of a team
ex. Delaware

name

event - statistics - team

String

Team name
ex. Blue Coats

full_name

event - statistics - player

String

Full name of a player
ex. Mac McClung

id

event - statistics - player

GUID

Unique player ID
ex. 0ef9d4c8-866d-49fe-9752-d36947794876

jersey_number

event - statistics - player

Integer

Number of a player's jersey

made

event - statistics - fieldgoal

Boolean

Signifies a made basket

points

event - statistics - fieldgoal

Integer

Number of points scored for an event

rebound_type

event - statistics - rebound

String

Rebound type
defensive, offensive

shot_distance

event - statistics - fieldgoal

Decimal

Shot distance in feet from the basket
ex. 2.37

shot_type

event - statistics - fieldgoal

String

Shot type
jump shot, layup, dunk, hook, tip

shot_type_desc

event - statistics - fieldgoal

String

Text description of a shot type
ex. driving or alley-oop


See our FAQ for a complete list of descriptions

three_point_shot

event - statistics - fieldgoal

Boolean

Signifies a 3-point attempt

made

event - statistics - freethrow

Boolean

Signifies a made free throw

points

event - statistics - freethrow

Integer

Number of points scored for a free throw

free_throw_type

event - statistics - freethrow

String

Type of free throw
ex. regular, technical, flagrant, clear path

Play-by-Play - On Court Participants:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
full_nameevent - on_court - playerStringFull name of a player
ex. Mac McClung
idevent - on_court - playerGUIDUnique player ID
ex. a7ad124e-7060-402d-8ad3-a982af52eb93
jersey_numberevent - on_court - playerIntegerNumber of a player's jersey
idevent - on_court - home / awayGUIDUnique ID of a team
ex. 67a79348-041a-45f6-bb12-722d38dc8dbf
marketevent - on_court - home / awayStringMarket name of a team
ex. Delaware
nameevent - on_court - home / awayStringTeam name
ex. Blue Coats
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