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Deprecated in hoopR 3.0.0. This endpoint is unstable/empty; use nba_scoreboardv3() instead.

Restored in hoopR 3.1.0 – a residential-IP live re-probe (2026-08-24) confirmed this endpoint still serves real rows for NBA. For real-time scores, prefer nba_todays_scoreboard() instead (see #129).

[Deprecated]

NBA Stats no longer returns stable data for this endpoint. This function is deprecated and now errors when called. Use nba_playbyplayv3() instead.

Usage

nba_schedule(
  league_id = "00",
  season = year_to_season(most_recent_nba_season() - 1),
  ...
)

nba_scoreboard(league_id = "00", game_date = "2021-07-20", day_offset = 0, ...)

nba_scoreboardv2(
  league_id = "00",
  game_date = "2021-07-20",
  day_offset = 0,
  ...
)

nba_scoreboardv3(league_id = "00", game_date = "2023-03-26", ...)

nba_todays_scoreboard(...)

nba_winprobabilitypbp(game_id = "0021700807", run_type = "each second", ...)

nba_scheduleleaguev2int(
  league_id = "00",
  season = year_to_season(most_recent_nba_season() - 1),
  ...
)

Arguments

league_id

League - default: '00'. Other options include '10': WNBA, '20': G-League

season

Season

...

Additional arguments passed to an underlying function like httr.

game_date

Game Date

day_offset

Day Offset (integer 0,-1)

game_id

Game ID

run_type

Run Type

Value

Returns a tibble with the following columns:

col_nametypesdescription
game_datecharacterGame date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_idcharacterUnique game identifier.
game_codecharacterESPN game code (numeric identifier).
game_statusintegerGame status label.
game_status_textcharacterGame status display text (e.g. 'Final', '4:32 - 4th').
game_sequenceintegerGame sequence.
game_date_estcharacterGame date est.
game_time_estcharacterGame time est.
game_date_time_estcharacterGame date time est.
game_date_utccharacterGame date utc.
game_time_utccharacterGame start time in UTC (ISO 8601 timestamp).
game_date_time_utccharacterGame date time utc.
away_team_timecharacterTime / clock value.
home_team_timecharacterTime / clock value.
daycharacterDay number within the month.
month_numintegerMonth num.
week_numberintegerWeek number.
week_namecharacterWeek name.
if_necessarycharacterIf necessary.
series_game_numbercharacterSeries game number.
series_textcharacterSeries text.
arena_namecharacterArena name.
arena_statecharacterArena state.
arena_citycharacterArena city.
postponed_statuscharacterPostponed status.
branch_linkcharacterBranch link.
game_subtypecharacterGame subtype.
home_team_idintegerUnique identifier for the home team.
home_team_namecharacterHome team name.
home_team_citycharacterHome team city / location.
home_team_tricodecharacterHome team three-letter code.
home_team_slugcharacterHome team's team slug.
home_team_winsintegerHome team's team wins.
home_team_lossesintegerHome team's team losses.
home_team_scoreintegerHome team's score.
home_team_seedintegerHome team's team seed.
away_team_idintegerUnique identifier for the away team.
away_team_namecharacterAway team name.
away_team_citycharacterAway team city / location.
away_team_tricodecharacterAway team three-letter code.
away_team_slugcharacterAway team's team slug.
away_team_winsintegerAway team's team wins.
away_team_lossesintegerAway team's team losses.
away_team_scoreintegerAway team's score.
away_team_seedintegerAway team's team seed.
seasoncharacterSeason identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string).
league_idcharacterLeague identifier ('10' = WNBA).

Return a named list of data frames: Available, EastConfStandingsByDay, GameHeader, LastMeeting, LineScore, SeriesStandings, WestConfStandingsByDay

GameHeader

Columns as documented in the shared nba_boxscoresummaryv2_gamesummary_schema table.

LineScore

col_nametypesdescription
GAME_DATE_ESTcharacterGame date est.
GAME_SEQUENCEcharacterGame sequence.
GAME_IDcharacterUnique game identifier.
TEAM_IDcharacterUnique team identifier.
TEAM_ABBREVIATIONcharacterShort team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
TEAM_CITY_NAMEcharacter
TEAM_WINS_LOSSEScharacter
PTS_QTR1character
PTS_QTR2character
PTS_QTR3character
PTS_QTR4character
PTS_OT1character
PTS_OT2character
PTS_OT3character
PTS_OT4character
PTS_OT5character
PTS_OT6character
PTS_OT7character
PTS_OT8character
PTS_OT9character
PTS_OT10character
PTScharacterPoints scored.
FG_PCTcharacterField goal percentage (0-1).
FT_PCTcharacterFree throw percentage (0-1).
FG3_PCTcharacterThree-point field goal percentage (0-1).
ASTcharacterAssists.
REBcharacterTotal rebounds.
TOVcharacterTurnovers.

SeriesStandings

Columns as documented in the shared nba_boxscoresummaryv2_seasonseries_schema table.

LastMeeting

Columns as documented in the shared nba_boxscoresummaryv2_lastmeeting_schema table.

EastConfStandingsByDay

Columns as documented in the shared nba_scoreboard_eastconfstandingsbyday_schema table.

WestConfStandingsByDay

Columns as documented in the shared nba_scoreboard_eastconfstandingsbyday_schema table.

Available

col_nametypesdescription
GAME_IDcharacterUnique game identifier.
PT_AVAILABLEcharacterPt available.

Return a named list of data frames: Available, EastConfStandingsByDay, GameHeader, LastMeeting, LineScore, SeriesStandings, TeamLeaders, TicketLinks, WestConfStandingsByDay, WinProbability

GameHeader

col_nametypesdescription
GAME_DATE_ESTcharacterGame date est.
GAME_SEQUENCEcharacterGame sequence.
GAME_IDcharacterUnique game identifier.
GAME_STATUS_IDcharacterNumeric game status identifier.
GAME_STATUS_TEXTcharacterGame status display text (e.g. 'Final', '4:32 - 4th').
GAMECODEcharacter
HOME_TEAM_IDcharacterUnique identifier for the home team.
VISITOR_TEAM_IDcharacter
SEASONcharacterSeason identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string).
LIVE_PERIODcharacter
LIVE_PC_TIMEcharacter
NATL_TV_BROADCASTER_ABBREVIATIONcharacter
HOME_TV_BROADCASTER_ABBREVIATIONcharacter
AWAY_TV_BROADCASTER_ABBREVIATIONcharacter
LIVE_PERIOD_TIME_BCASTcharacter
ARENA_NAMEcharacterArena name.
WH_STATUScharacterWh status.
WNBA_COMMISSIONER_FLAGcharacter

LineScore

col_nametypesdescription
GAME_DATE_ESTcharacterGame date est.
GAME_SEQUENCEcharacterGame sequence.
GAME_IDcharacterUnique game identifier.
TEAM_IDcharacterUnique team identifier.
TEAM_ABBREVIATIONcharacterShort team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
TEAM_CITY_NAMEcharacter
TEAM_NAMEcharacterFull team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
TEAM_WINS_LOSSEScharacter
PTS_QTR1character
PTS_QTR2character
PTS_QTR3character
PTS_QTR4character
PTS_OT1character
PTS_OT2character
PTS_OT3character
PTS_OT4character
PTS_OT5character
PTS_OT6character
PTS_OT7character
PTS_OT8character
PTS_OT9character
PTS_OT10character
PTScharacterPoints scored.
FG_PCTcharacterField goal percentage (0-1).
FT_PCTcharacterFree throw percentage (0-1).
FG3_PCTcharacterThree-point field goal percentage (0-1).
ASTcharacterAssists.
REBcharacterTotal rebounds.
TOVcharacterTurnovers.

SeriesStandings

Columns as documented in the shared nba_boxscoresummaryv2_seasonseries_schema table.

LastMeeting

Columns as documented in the shared nba_boxscoresummaryv2_lastmeeting_schema table.

EastConfStandingsByDay

Columns as documented in the shared nba_scoreboard_eastconfstandingsbyday_schema table.

WestConfStandingsByDay

Columns as documented in the shared nba_scoreboard_eastconfstandingsbyday_schema table.

Available

col_nametypesdescription
GAME_IDcharacterUnique game identifier.
PT_AVAILABLEcharacterPt available.

TeamLeaders

col_nametypesdescription
GAME_IDcharacterUnique game identifier.
TEAM_IDcharacterUnique team identifier.
TEAM_CITYcharacterTeam city or region (e.g. 'Las Vegas').
TEAM_NICKNAMEcharacterTeam nickname.
TEAM_ABBREVIATIONcharacterShort team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
PTS_PLAYER_IDcharacter
PTS_PLAYER_NAMEcharacter
PTScharacterPoints scored.
REB_PLAYER_IDcharacter
REB_PLAYER_NAMEcharacter
REBcharacterTotal rebounds.
AST_PLAYER_IDcharacter
AST_PLAYER_NAMEcharacter
ASTcharacterAssists.

TicketLinks

WinProbability

Return a tibble with the following scoreboard data:

col_nametypesdescription
game_idcharacterUnique game identifier.
game_codecharacterESPN game code (numeric identifier).
game_statusintegerGame status label.
game_status_textcharacterGame status display text (e.g. 'Final', '4:32 - 4th').
game_datecharacterGame date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_time_utccharacterGame start time in UTC (ISO 8601 timestamp).
game_etcharacterGame et.
home_team_idintegerUnique identifier for the home team.
home_team_namecharacterHome team name.
home_team_citycharacterHome team city / location.
home_team_tricodecharacterHome team three-letter code.
home_team_slugcharacterHome team's team slug.
away_team_idintegerUnique identifier for the away team.
away_team_namecharacterAway team name.
away_team_citycharacterAway team city / location.
away_team_tricodecharacterAway team three-letter code.
away_team_slugcharacterAway team's team slug.
periodintegerPeriod of the game (1-4 quarters; 5+ for OT).
game_clockcharacterGame clock.
regulation_periodsintegerRegulation periods.
series_game_numbercharacterSeries game number.
series_textcharacterSeries text.
if_necessarylogicalIf necessary.
series_conferencecharacterSeries conference.
po_round_desccharacterPo round desc.
game_subtypecharacterGame subtype.
game_home_leaders_person_idintegerUnique identifier for game home leaders person.
game_home_leaders_namecharacterGame home leaders name.
game_home_leaders_player_slugcharacterGame home leaders player slug.
game_home_leaders_jersey_numcharacterGame home leaders jersey num.
game_home_leaders_positioncharacterGame home leaders position.
game_home_leaders_team_tricodecharacterGame home leaders team tricode.
game_home_leaders_pointsintegerGame home leaders points.
game_home_leaders_reboundsintegerGame home leaders rebounds.
game_home_leaders_assistsintegerGame home leaders assists.
game_away_leaders_person_idintegerUnique identifier for game away leaders person.
game_away_leaders_namecharacterGame away leaders name.
game_away_leaders_player_slugcharacterGame away leaders player slug.
game_away_leaders_jersey_numcharacterGame away leaders jersey num.
game_away_leaders_positioncharacterGame away leaders position.
game_away_leaders_team_tricodecharacterGame away leaders team tricode.
game_away_leaders_pointsintegerGame away leaders points.
game_away_leaders_reboundsintegerGame away leaders rebounds.
game_away_leaders_assistsintegerGame away leaders assists.
team_home_leaders_person_idintegerUnique identifier for team home leaders person.
team_home_leaders_namecharacterTeam home leaders name.
team_home_leaders_player_slugcharacterTeam home leaders player slug.
team_home_leaders_jersey_numcharacterTeam home leaders jersey num.
team_home_leaders_positioncharacterTeam home leaders position.
team_home_leaders_team_tricodecharacterTeam home leaders team tricode.
team_home_leaders_pointsnumericTeam home leaders points.
team_home_leaders_reboundsnumericTeam home leaders rebounds.
team_home_leaders_assistsnumericTeam home leaders assists.
team_away_leaders_person_idintegerUnique identifier for team away leaders person.
team_away_leaders_namecharacterTeam away leaders name.
team_away_leaders_player_slugcharacterTeam away leaders player slug.
team_away_leaders_jersey_numcharacterTeam away leaders jersey num.
team_away_leaders_positioncharacterTeam away leaders position.
team_away_leaders_team_tricodecharacterTeam away leaders team tricode.
team_away_leaders_pointsnumericTeam away leaders points.
team_away_leaders_reboundsnumericTeam away leaders rebounds.
team_away_leaders_assistsnumericTeam away leaders assists.
team_season_leaders_flagintegerTeam season leaders flag.
home_winsintegerHome team's wins.
home_lossesintegerHome team's losses.
home_scoreintegerHome team score at the time of the play.
home_seedintegerHome team's seed.
home_in_bonuslogicalHome team's in bonus.
home_timeouts_remainingintegerHome team's timeouts remaining.
home_periodslistHome team's periods.
away_winsintegerAway team's wins.
away_lossesintegerAway team's losses.
away_scoreintegerAway team score at the time of the play.
away_seedintegerAway team's seed.
away_in_bonuslogicalAway team's in bonus.
away_timeouts_remainingintegerAway team's timeouts remaining.
away_periodslistAway team's periods.
league_idcharacterLeague identifier ('10' = WNBA).
leaguecharacterLeague.
broadcastersdata.frame

Return a data frame with the following columns:

col_nametypesdescription
game_idcharacterUnique game identifier.
game_codecharacterESPN game code (numeric identifier).
game_statusintegerGame status label.
game_status_textcharacterGame status display text (e.g. 'Final', '4:32 - 4th').
periodintegerPeriod of the game (1-4 quarters; 5+ for OT).
game_clockcharacterGame clock.
game_time_utccharacterGame start time in UTC (ISO 8601 timestamp).
game_etcharacterGame et.
regulation_periodsintegerRegulation periods.
if_necessarylogicalIf necessary.
series_game_numbercharacterSeries game number.
series_textcharacterSeries text.
series_conferencecharacterSeries conference.
po_round_desccharacterPo round desc.
game_subtypecharacterGame subtype.
home_team_idintegerUnique identifier for the home team.
home_team_namecharacterHome team name.
home_team_citycharacterHome team city / location.
home_team_tricodecharacterHome team three-letter code.
home_winsintegerHome team's wins.
home_lossesintegerHome team's losses.
home_scoreintegerHome team score at the time of the play.
home_seedlogicalHome team's seed.
home_in_bonuscharacterHome team's in bonus.
home_timeouts_remainingintegerHome team's timeouts remaining.
home_periodslistHome team's periods.
away_team_idintegerUnique identifier for the away team.
away_team_namecharacterAway team name.
away_team_citycharacterAway team city / location.
away_team_tricodecharacterAway team three-letter code.
away_winsintegerAway team's wins.
away_lossesintegerAway team's losses.
away_scoreintegerAway team score at the time of the play.
away_seedlogicalAway team's seed.
away_in_bonuscharacterAway team's in bonus.
away_timeouts_remainingintegerAway team's timeouts remaining.
away_periodslistAway team's periods.
home_leaders_person_idintegerUnique identifier for home leaders person.
home_leaders_namecharacterHome leaders name.
home_leaders_jersey_numcharacterHome team's leaders jersey num.
home_leaders_positioncharacterHome team's leaders position.
home_leaders_team_tricodecharacterHome team's leaders team tricode.
home_leaders_player_slugcharacterHome team's leaders player slug.
home_leaders_pointsintegerHome team's leaders points.
home_leaders_reboundsintegerHome team's leaders rebounds.
home_leaders_assistsintegerHome team's leaders assists.
away_leaders_person_idintegerUnique identifier for away leaders person.
away_leaders_namecharacterAway leaders name.
away_leaders_jersey_numcharacterAway team's leaders jersey num.
away_leaders_positioncharacterAway team's leaders position.
away_leaders_team_tricodecharacterAway team's leaders team tricode.
away_leaders_player_slugcharacterAway team's leaders player slug.
away_leaders_pointsintegerAway team's leaders points.
away_leaders_reboundsintegerAway team's leaders rebounds.
away_leaders_assistsintegerAway team's leaders assists.
pb_odds_teamlogicalPb odds team.
pb_odds_oddsnumericPb odds odds.
pb_odds_suspendedintegerPb odds suspended.

Return a named list of data frames: WinProbPBP, GameInfo

WinProbPBP

col_nametypesdescription
GAME_IDcharacterUnique game identifier.
EVENT_NUMcharacterSequential event number within the game (V2 PBP).
HOME_PCTcharacter
VISITOR_PCTcharacter
HOME_PTScharacter
VISITOR_PTScharacter
HOME_SCORE_MARGINcharacter
PERIODcharacterPeriod of the game (1-4 quarters; 5+ for OT).
SECONDS_REMAININGcharacterSeconds remaining in the period.
HOME_POSS_INDcharacter
HOME_Gcharacter
DESCRIPTIONcharacterLong-form description text.
LOCATIONcharacterLocation.
PCTIMESTRINGcharacter
ISVISIBLEcharacter

GameInfo

col_nametypesdescription
GAME_IDcharacterUnique game identifier.
GAME_DATEcharacterGame date (YYYY-MM-DD).
HOME_TEAM_IDcharacterUnique identifier for the home team.
HOME_TEAM_ABRcharacter
HOME_TEAM_PTScharacter
VISITOR_TEAM_IDcharacter
VISITOR_TEAM_ABRcharacter
VISITOR_TEAM_PTScharacter

Returns a named list of data frames: SeasonGames, SeasonWeeks, BroadcasterList

SeasonGames

col_nametypesdescription
game_datecharacterGame date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_idcharacterUnique game identifier.
game_codecharacterESPN game code (numeric identifier).
game_statuscharacterGame status label.
game_status_textcharacterGame status display text (e.g. 'Final', '4:32 - 4th').
game_sequencecharacterGame sequence.
home_team_idcharacterUnique identifier for the home team.
home_team_namecharacterHome team name.
home_team_citycharacterHome team city / location.
home_team_tricodecharacterHome team three-letter code.
home_team_slugcharacterHome team's team slug.
home_team_winscharacterHome team's team wins.
home_team_lossescharacterHome team's team losses.
home_team_scorecharacterHome team's score.
away_team_idcharacterUnique identifier for the away team.
away_team_namecharacterAway team name.
away_team_citycharacterAway team city / location.
away_team_tricodecharacterAway team three-letter code.
away_team_slugcharacterAway team's team slug.
away_team_winscharacterAway team's team wins.
away_team_lossescharacterAway team's team losses.
away_team_scorecharacterAway team's score.
seasoncharacterSeason identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string).
league_idcharacterLeague identifier ('10' = WNBA).

SeasonWeeks

col_nametypesdescription
league_idcharacterLeague identifier ('10' = WNBA).
season_yearcharacterSeason year string ('YYYY-YY' format).
week_numbercharacterWeek number.
week_namecharacterWeek name.
start_datecharacterStart date (YYYY-MM-DD).
end_datecharacterEnd date (YYYY-MM-DD).

BroadcasterList

col_nametypesdescription
league_idcharacterLeague identifier ('10' = WNBA).
season_yearcharacterSeason year string ('YYYY-YY' format).
broadcaster_abbreviationcharacterBroadcaster abbreviation.
broadcaster_displaycharacterBroadcaster display.
broadcaster_idcharacterUnique identifier for broadcaster.
region_idcharacterUnique identifier for region.

Details

 nba_schedule(league_id = '00', season = year_to_season(most_recent_nba_season() - 1))
 nba_schedule(league_id = '20', season = year_to_season(most_recent_nba_season() - 1))

 nba_scoreboard(league_id = '00', game_date = '2021-07-20')

 nba_scoreboardv2(league_id = '00', game_date = '2021-07-20')

 nba_scoreboardv3(league_id = '00', game_date = '2023-03-26')

 nba_winprobabilitypbp(game_id = '0021700807', run_type = 'each second')

See also

Other NBA Live Functions: nba_playbyplayv3()

Other NBA PBP Functions: nba_data_pbp(), nba_playbyplayv3()

Author

Saiem Gilani