Get ESPN NBA's Standings
Value
A standings data frame
| col_name | types | description |
| team_id | integer | Unique team identifier. |
| team | character | Team-side label or team identifier. |
| avgpointsagainst | numeric | Avgpointsagainst. |
| avgpointsfor | numeric | Avgpointsfor. |
| clincher | numeric | Clincher. |
| differential | numeric | Differential. |
| divisionwinpercent | numeric | Divisionwinpercent. |
| gamesbehind | numeric | Gamesbehind. |
| leaguewinpercent | numeric | Leaguewinpercent. |
| losses | numeric | Total losses. |
| playoffseed | numeric | Playoffseed. |
| streak | numeric | Current streak (e.g. 'W3' for three-game win streak). |
| winpercent | numeric | Winpercent. |
| wins | numeric | Total wins. |
| leaguestandings | character | Leaguestandings. |
| home | character | Home. |
| road | character | Road. |
| vsdiv | character | Vsdiv. |
| vsconf | character | Vsconf. |
| lasttengames | character | Lasttengames. |
See also
Other ESPN NBA Functions:
espn_nba_athlete_awards(),
espn_nba_athlete_career_stats(),
espn_nba_athlete_contract(),
espn_nba_athlete_contracts(),
espn_nba_athlete_eventlog(),
espn_nba_athlete_eventlog_v2(),
espn_nba_athlete_gamelog(),
espn_nba_athlete_info(),
espn_nba_athlete_overview(),
espn_nba_athlete_seasons(),
espn_nba_athlete_splits(),
espn_nba_athlete_statisticslog(),
espn_nba_athlete_stats(),
espn_nba_athletes_index(),
espn_nba_award(),
espn_nba_betting(),
espn_nba_calendar(),
espn_nba_coach(),
espn_nba_coach_season(),
espn_nba_coaches(),
espn_nba_conferences(),
espn_nba_draft(),
espn_nba_draft_athletes(),
espn_nba_draft_pick(),
espn_nba_draft_rounds(),
espn_nba_draft_status(),
espn_nba_event_broadcasts(),
espn_nba_event_odds(),
espn_nba_event_officials(),
espn_nba_event_powerindex(),
espn_nba_event_predictor(),
espn_nba_event_probabilities(),
espn_nba_event_propbets(),
espn_nba_event_situation(),
espn_nba_franchise(),
espn_nba_franchises(),
espn_nba_freeagents(),
espn_nba_futures(),
espn_nba_game_all(),
espn_nba_game_rosters(),
espn_nba_injuries(),
espn_nba_leaders(),
espn_nba_news(),
espn_nba_pbp(),
espn_nba_player_box(),
espn_nba_player_stats(),
espn_nba_powerindex(),
espn_nba_scoreboard(),
espn_nba_season_awards(),
espn_nba_season_group(),
espn_nba_season_group_children(),
espn_nba_season_group_teams(),
espn_nba_season_groups(),
espn_nba_season_info(),
espn_nba_season_leaders(),
espn_nba_season_ranking(),
espn_nba_season_rankings(),
espn_nba_season_type(),
espn_nba_season_types(),
espn_nba_season_week(),
espn_nba_season_weeks(),
espn_nba_seasons(),
espn_nba_team(),
espn_nba_team_box(),
espn_nba_team_current_roster(),
espn_nba_team_depthchart(),
espn_nba_team_injuries(),
espn_nba_team_leaders(),
espn_nba_team_news(),
espn_nba_team_odds_records(),
espn_nba_team_record(),
espn_nba_team_roster(),
espn_nba_team_schedule(),
espn_nba_team_season_profile(),
espn_nba_team_season_roster(),
espn_nba_team_stats(),
espn_nba_teams(),
espn_nba_tournament(),
espn_nba_tournament_seasons(),
espn_nba_tournaments(),
espn_nba_transactions(),
espn_nba_venues(),
espn_nba_week_ranking(),
espn_nba_week_rankings(),
espn_nba_wp()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(espn_nba_standings(year = 2021))
#> ── ESPN NBA Standings Information from ESPN.com ───────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:34:12 UTC
#> # A tibble: 30 × 25
#> team_id team avgpointsagainst avgpointsfor clincher differential
#> * <int> <chr> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
#> 1 26 Utah Jazz 107. 116. 5 9.2
#> 2 21 Phoenix Suns 109. 115. 2 5.8
#> 3 20 Philadelphia 76e… 108. 114. 3 5.5
#> 4 17 Brooklyn Nets 114. 119. 1 4.5
#> 5 7 Denver Nuggets 110. 115. 1 5
#> 6 12 LA Clippers 108. 114. 1 6.2
#> 7 15 Milwaukee Bucks 114. 120. 2 5.90
#> 8 6 Dallas Mavericks 110. 112. 2 2.2
#> 9 13 Los Angeles Lake… 107. 110. 7 2.7
#> 10 22 Portland Trail B… 114. 116. 1 1.8
#> # ℹ 20 more rows
#> # ℹ 19 more variables: divisionwinpercent <dbl>, gamesbehind <dbl>,
#> # leaguewinpercent <dbl>, losses <dbl>, playoffseed <dbl>,
#> # pointdifferential <chr>, points <chr>, pointsagainst <chr>,
#> # pointsfor <chr>, streak <dbl>, winpercent <dbl>, wins <dbl>,
#> # gamesahead <chr>, leaguestandings <chr>, home <chr>, road <chr>,
#> # vsdiv <chr>, vsconf <chr>, lasttengames <chr>
# }