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updatedAt: 2026-08-06T18:58:12.000Z
agentTools:
  siteIndex: https://developer.sportradar.com/llms.txt
  projectIndex: https://developer.sportradar.com/basketball/v7/llms.txt
---

# Game Play-by-Play

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

<Callout icon="⏱️" theme="default">
  ### Update Frequency

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

# OpenAPI definition

```json
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    "/{access_level}/v7/{language_code}/games/{game_id}/pbp.{format}": {
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