Play-by-play of a finished game in delivered order, with the running score and the points each event scored.
Endpoint: GET https://easl.joshricha.com/api/v1/matches/{fixture_id}/playbyplay
Value
A hoopR_data tibble: Play-by-play of a finished game in delivered order, with the running score and the points
each event scored. An empty answer raises hoopR_no_data; the columns are always these, in this order (sportsdataverse-py
easl_pbp):
| col_name | type | description |
| fixture_id | character | DataCore fixture (game) UUID v1 from the request. |
| event_number | integer | 1-based position of the event in the delivered array, which is the only usable order (sequence is not monotonic). |
| sequence | integer | Event sequence number from the scorer's system: NOT in game order (the delivered array order is), and not always unique within a game (35 of 106 games repeat values). |
| period_id | integer | Period: 1-4 regulation, 11 = first overtime (12 = second overtime appears in team totals). |
| period_label | character | Q1-Q4 for periods 1-4; OT1, OT2 ... for overtimes (the server numbers the first overtime 11 in team totals; periods 5-10 are read as OT{n-4}, unverified). |
| event_time | character | When the event was logged, wall-clock 'YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.mmm' in UTC with no zone marker. There is NO game clock (time remaining) in this feed. |
| received_time | double | When the event was received upstream, Unix epoch MILLISECONDS (UTC): a median 1.6 s after eventTime (5th to 95th percentile -0.6 s to +55 s over 30,874 events); meaning unverified. |
| description | character | Event text. Shots read <2pt/3pt> <shot type> missed[ (modifier)] for EVERY field-goal attempt, made or not: the word 'missed' is always there and the result is the change of scores (see the divergence notes). Free throws read 'Free throw K of M made' (M = 1, 2 or 3) for every attempt, also always 'made'. The shot types, modifiers and other events are listed under "Event descriptions". |
| team_id | character | DataCore team UUID v1 of the acting team; null on events with no team. |
| player_id | character | DataCore person UUID v1 of the acting player; null for team events (team rebounds, timeouts). |
| player_name | character | Player display name in 'FAMILY Given' form with the family name upper-cased (OSAKABE Taiki), in Latin script. Absent on some rows. |
| player_name_latin | character | Alternative name: equal to nameFullLocal for 257 of 552 players, otherwise null; never non-Latin in the observed data. Absent on some rows. |
| jersey_number | character | Jersey number as a string; null on one event. Absent on some rows. |
| team_score | integer | The event team's running score as of this event (the running score lags the true score on a minority of events); null on events with no team. |
| opponent_score | integer | The other team's running score as of this event; null on events with no team. |
| points_scored | integer | Points the event team gained since the previous event (change of its running score): the made shot's value. The description always says 'missed', so count points here, not strings; the running score lags on some games, which shifts points to a later event. |
| team1_id | character | First team of the body's teams array (the fixture's competitors order, arbitrary home/away); team1_score belongs to it. |
| team1_score | integer | Running score of team1_id as of this event. |
| team2_id | character | Second team of the body's teams array; team2_score belongs to it. |
| team2_score | integer | Running score of team2_id as of this event. |
Details
Source, terms of use, request pacing, seasons, ids, coverage and error classes of this family: see the notes in easl_health().
Event descriptions
Shot types: Jump shot, Layup, Driving layup, Pull-up jump shot, Floating jump shot, Tip-in, Fadeaway, Step-back jump shot, Turnaround jump shot, Hook shot, Dunk, Reverse layup, Alley-oop, Alley-oop dunk, Euro step (none on 23 rows: '3pt missed').
Shot modifiers: in the paint, second chance, from turnover, fast break, blocked.
Other events (complete list; N FT = free throws awarded): Assist; Block; Steal; Substitution in; Substitution out; Defensive rebound; Defensive rebound (team); Offensive rebound; Offensive rebound (team); Foul; Foul (N FT); Foul drawn; Foul drawn (N FT); Personal foul; Personal foul (N FT); Personal foul (shooting); Personal foul (shooting) (N FT); Offensive foul; Offensive foul (charge); Technical foul; Technical foul (N FT); Bench technical foul; Bench technical foul (N FT); Coach technical foul; Coach technical foul (N FT); Unsportsmanlike foul; Unsportsmanlike foul (N FT); Disqualifying foul (N FT); Jump ball won; Jump ball won (held ball); Jump ball lost; Full timeout; Short timeout; Media timeout; Commercial timeout; Officials timeout; Officials timeout (mandatory); Coach's challenge (pending); Coach's challenge (complete) - upheld; Coach's challenge (complete) - overturned; Instant replay review (complete) - upheld; Instant replay review (complete) - overturned; Turnover - Bad pass; Ball handling; Traveling; Out of bounds; Offensive; Backcourt violation; Double dribble; Carrying; Offensive goaltending; 3 second violation; 5 second violation; 5 second violation (team); 8 second violation (team); Shot clock violation (team); Other; Other (team).
See also
Other EASL Functions:
easl_game(),
easl_health(),
easl_leaders(),
easl_player(),
easl_player_box(),
easl_player_stats(),
easl_players(),
easl_schedule(),
easl_seasons(),
easl_standings(),
easl_team(),
easl_team_box(),
easl_team_box_by_period(),
easl_team_leaders(),
easl_team_schedule(),
easl_team_stats(),
easl_teams()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(easl_pbp(fixture_id = "10af8fd4-106e-11f1-960b-5798087c7aa3"))
#> ── EASL Play-by-Play from easl.joshricha.com ──────────────────── hoopR 3.2.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-31 21:28:15 UTC
#> # A tibble: 495 × 20
#> fixture_id event_number sequence period_id period_label event_time
#> <chr> <int> <int> <int> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 10af8fd4-106e-11f1-9… 1 7 1 Q1 2026-03-2…
#> 2 10af8fd4-106e-11f1-9… 2 9 1 Q1 2026-03-2…
#> 3 10af8fd4-106e-11f1-9… 3 20 1 Q1 2026-03-2…
#> 4 10af8fd4-106e-11f1-9… 4 21 1 Q1 2026-03-2…
#> 5 10af8fd4-106e-11f1-9… 5 31 1 Q1 2026-03-2…
#> 6 10af8fd4-106e-11f1-9… 6 29 1 Q1 2026-03-2…
#> 7 10af8fd4-106e-11f1-9… 7 37 1 Q1 2026-03-2…
#> 8 10af8fd4-106e-11f1-9… 8 53 1 Q1 2026-03-2…
#> 9 10af8fd4-106e-11f1-9… 9 54 1 Q1 2026-03-2…
#> 10 10af8fd4-106e-11f1-9… 10 43 1 Q1 2026-03-2…
#> # ℹ 485 more rows
#> # ℹ 14 more variables: received_time <dbl>, description <chr>, team_id <chr>,
#> # player_id <chr>, player_name <chr>, player_name_latin <chr>,
#> # jersey_number <chr>, team_score <int>, opponent_score <int>,
#> # points_scored <int>, team1_id <chr>, team1_score <int>, team2_id <chr>,
#> # team2_score <int>
# }