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NBA-Schedule-Data

This repository contains tools, information, and documentation for accessing NBA season/post-season data that is available through data.nba.com.

Accessing the Schedule Data

The full JSON file for an NBA season schedule (2015 or later) can be accessed through the URL:

https://data.nba.com/data/10s/v2015/json/mobile_teams/nba/{YEAR}/league/00_full_schedule.json

JSON Structure

 + lscd
    + mscd
        + mon
        + g
            - gid
            - gcode
            - seri
            - is
            - gdte
            - htm
            - vtm
            - etm
            - an
            - as
            - st
            - stt
            + bd
                + b ...
            + v
                - tid
                - re
                - ta
                - tn
                - tc
                - s
            + h
                - tid
                - re
                - ta
                - tn
                - tc
                - s
            - gdtutc
            - utctm
            - ppdst
            + ptsls ...
    + mscd 
    + mscd
    ...

JSON Breakdown

Name	Description	Value Type	Example
`lscd`	League Schedule	Array of JSON Objects
`mscd`	Month Schedule	Array of JSON Objects
`mon`	Month	String	`"June"`
`g`	Games	Array of JSON Objects
`gid`	Game ID	String	`"0041500407"`
`gcode`	Game Code	String	`"20160619/CLEGSW"`
`seri`	Playoff Series Summary	String	`"CLE wins series 4-3"`
`gdte`	Game Date	String	`"2016-06-19"`
`an`	Arena	String	`"ORACLE Arena"`
`ac`	Arena City	String	`"Oakland"`
`as`	Arena State	String	`"CA"`
`stt`	Game Status	String	`"Final"`
`bd`	Broadcast Information	JSON Object
`b`	Broadcasters	Array of JSON Objects
`v`	Visiting Team Information	JSON Object
`h`	Home Team Information	JSON Object
`tid`	Team ID	Integer	`1610612739`
`re`	W-L Record	String	`"16-5"`
`ta`	Team Abbreviation	String	`"CLE"`
`tn`	Team Name	String	`"Cavaliers"`
`tc`	Team City	String	`"Cleveland"`
`s`	Team Score	String	`"93"`
`gdtutc`	Game Date UTC	String	`"2016-06-20"`
`utctm`	UTC Time	String	`"00:00"`