This is the first step in building a play by play parser. This tutorial will continue to be updated as I write the Play by Play parser tutorial.
If you see any issues or think there is a better way to do something, don't hesitate to open a PR, submit an issue, or reach out to me directly
For this tutorial I will provide a subset of columns from the 2017-18 season's play by play data (entire season). If you are interested in downloading the data for yourself you can follow the section on downloading play by play data in the Players on Court Tutorial.
The play by play data is divided into rows of events, with each row representing a single action in the game. Multiple events can make up a possession, so if we want to parse out the possessions, we need to determine where the cutoffs are. Luckily the play by play data provided by the nba has 5 (17 if you include player ids) columns that tell you exactly what happened. Those columns are:
EVENTMSGTYPE- The event typeEVENTMSGACTIONTYPE- The event sub typeHOMEDESCRIPTION- The home team description of the eventNEUTRALDESCRIPTION- The neutral description of the eventVISITORDESCRIPTION- The away team description of the eventPLAYER1_ID- The id of the first player involvedPLAYER1_NAME- The name of the first player involvedPLAYER1_TEAM_ID- The team id of the first player involvedPLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME- The team name of the first player involvedPLAYER2_ID- The id of the second player involvedPLAYER2_NAME- The name of the second player involvedPLAYER2_TEAM_ID- The team id of the second player involvedPLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME- The team name of the second player involvedPLAYER3_ID- The id of the third player involvedPLAYER3_NAME- The name of the third player involvedPLAYER3_TEAM_ID- The team id of the third player involvedPLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME- The team name of the third player involved
In this tutorial we will take an example of each
EVENTMSGTYPE and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE combination and use the
HOMEDESCRIPTION, NEUTRALDESCRIPTION and VISITORDESCRIPTION to determine
exactly what each EVENTMSGTYPE and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPEmean. We will
also use the player ids and player team ids to help determine who is
involved with each event and how they are involved.
As with every python tutorial I write, we will start off with the setting up the script.
The first thing we need to do is import the necessary libraries. Pandas will be used for reading and processing the data. os will be used for relative pathing to the input and output files
import pandas as pd
import os
Set the max number of columns and the column width for easier readability
pd.set_option('display.max_columns', 500)
pd.set_option('display.width', 1000)
Get the directory of the current file so that we can get the path to the desired input and output files
dirname = os.path.dirname(__file__)
input_file = os.path.join(dirname, 'data/2017-18_pbp.csv')
output_file = os.path.join(dirname, 'data/unique_pbp.csv')
Read the play by play data
Select only the columns we need
Fill all NaNs with empty strings. We need to do this because by default pandas will fill Nulls with NaN
play_by_play = pd.read_csv(input_file)
play_by_play_for_analysis = play_by_play[['EVENTMSGTYPE', 'EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE', 'HOMEDESCRIPTION', 'NEUTRALDESCRIPTION',
'VISITORDESCRIPTION','PLAYER1_ID', 'PLAYER1_NAME', 'PLAYER1_TEAM_ID',
'PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME', 'PLAYER2_ID', 'PLAYER2_NAME', 'PLAYER2_TEAM_ID',
'PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME', 'PLAYER3_ID', 'PLAYER3_NAME', 'PLAYER3_TEAM_ID',
'PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME']]
play_by_play_for_analysis = play_by_play_for_analysis.fillna('')
Generate a single joined description using all 3 description columns and
only reduce our selection to just the EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE
and DESCRIPTION columns
play_by_play_for_analysis['DESCRIPTION'] = play_by_play_for_analysis['HOMEDESCRIPTION'] + ' ' + play_by_play_for_analysis['NEUTRALDESCRIPTION'] + ' ' + play_by_play_for_analysis['VISITORDESCRIPTION']
play_by_play_for_analysis = play_by_play_for_analysis[['EVENTMSGTYPE', 'EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE','DESCRIPTION','PLAYER1_ID',
'PLAYER1_NAME', 'PLAYER1_TEAM_ID', 'PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME',
'PLAYER2_ID', 'PLAYER2_NAME', 'PLAYER2_TEAM_ID',
'PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME', 'PLAYER3_ID', 'PLAYER3_NAME',
'PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME']]
Write a function that takes in a group of rows and only return the first row.
def take_one(group):
return group.head(1)
Group our dataframe by EVENTMSGTYPE and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE. This will
generate a series of grouped objects where each group only contains
descriptions asigned to a single EVENTMSGTYPE and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE
combination. We then apply our take_one function to each group to pair
down the groups. Afterwards we reset the index so that our output only
has the columns EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE and DESCRIPTION
unique_pbp = play_by_play_for_analysis.groupby(by=['EVENTMSGTYPE', 'EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE'])
.apply(take_one)
.reset_index(drop=True)
Print out the groupings and save them in a csv.
for event in unique_pbp['EVENTMSGTYPE'].unique():
print(unique_pbp[unique_pbp['EVENTMSGTYPE'] == event])
unique_pbp.to_csv(output_file, index=False)
The result is shown below. From this data we can determine what each
EVENTMSGTYPE and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE means.
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
0 1 1 Smith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 3 AST) 2747 JR Smith 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
1 1 2 Young 13 Running Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Livingsto... 201156 Nick Young 1.61061e+09 Warriors 2733 Shaun Livingston 1.61061e+09 Warriors 0
2 1 3 Horford 14 Hook Shot (4 PTS) 201143 Al Horford 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
3 1 5 Brown 2 Layup (12 PTS) (Irving 4 AST) 1627759 Jaylen Brown 1.61061e+09 Celtics 202681 Kyrie Irving 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0
4 1 6 Rose 1 Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST) 201565 Derrick Rose 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 203109 Jae Crowder 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
5 1 7 Capela 1 Dunk (8 PTS) 203991 Clint Capela 1.61061e+09 Rockets 0 0
6 1 9 Gordon 1 Driving Dunk (7 PTS) 201569 Eric Gordon 1.61061e+09 Rockets 0 0
7 1 41 Thompson 1 Running Layup (4 PTS) (James 4 AST) 202684 Tristan Thompson 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
8 1 43 Thompson Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Smith 1 AST) 202684 Tristan Thompson 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 2747 JR Smith 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
9 1 44 Crowder 1 Reverse Layup (9 PTS) (James 6 AST) 203109 Jae Crowder 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
10 1 47 Wade 11 Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS) 2548 Dwyane Wade 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
11 1 50 James 2 Running Dunk (16 PTS) 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
12 1 51 Barton 1 Reverse Dunk (7 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST) 203115 Will Barton 1.61061e+09 Nuggets 203999 Nikola Jokic 1.61061e+09 Nuggets 0
13 1 52 Tatum 2 Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Irving 6 AST) 1628369 Jayson Tatum 1.61061e+09 Celtics 202681 Kyrie Irving 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0
14 1 57 Fournier 7 Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Payton 1... 203095 Evan Fournier 1.61061e+09 Magic 203901 Elfrid Payton 1.61061e+09 Magic 0
15 1 58 Curry 12 Turnaround Hook Shot (15 PTS) 201939 Stephen Curry 1.61061e+09 Warriors 0 0
16 1 63 Hayward 9 Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Horford 2... 202330 Gordon Hayward 1.61061e+09 Celtics 201143 Al Horford 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0
17 1 66 Augustin 12 Jump Bank Shot (7 PTS) 201571 D.J. Augustin 1.61061e+09 Magic 0 0
18 1 67 Griffin 7 Hook Bank Shot (27 PTS) (Williams ... 201933 Blake Griffin 1.61061e+09 Clippers 101150 Lou Williams 1.61061e+09 Clippers 0
19 1 71 Cousins 2 Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) 202326 DeMarcus Cousins 1.61061e+09 Pelicans 0 0
20 1 72 Love 1 Putback Layup (4 PTS) 201567 Kevin Love 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
21 1 73 Mbah a Moute 2 Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)... 201601 Luc Mbah a Moute 1.61061e+09 Rockets 2772 Trevor Ariza 1.61061e+09 Rockets 0
22 1 74 Richardson 3 Running Reverse Layup (10 PTS) ... 1626196 Josh Richardson 1.61061e+09 Heat 201949 James Johnson 1.61061e+09 Heat 0
23 1 75 Gordon 2 Driving Finger Roll Layup (15 PTS) 201569 Eric Gordon 1.61061e+09 Rockets 0 0
24 1 76 Oladipo 1 Running Finger Roll Layup (17 PTS) 203506 Victor Oladipo 1.61061e+09 Pacers 0 0
25 1 78 Smith 13 Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS) 2747 JR Smith 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
26 1 79 Irving 16 Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) 202681 Kyrie Irving 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
27 1 80 Irving 18 Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS) 202681 Kyrie Irving 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
28 1 86 Wade 12 Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (James 1 A... 2548 Dwyane Wade 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
29 1 87 Drummond 1 Putback Dunk (6 PTS) 203083 Andre Drummond 1.61061e+09 Pistons 0 0
30 1 93 Felder 6 Driving Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Lop... 1627770 Kay Felder 1.61061e+09 Bulls 201577 Robin Lopez 1.61061e+09 Bulls 0
31 1 96 Valanciunas 1 Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (19 PT... 202685 Jonas Valanciunas 1.61061e+09 Raptors 0 0
32 1 97 Mozgov 1 Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS) 202389 Timofey Mozgov 1.61061e+09 Nets 0 0
33 1 98 Brown 1 Cutting Layup Shot (14 PTS) (Horford... 1627759 Jaylen Brown 1.61061e+09 Celtics 201143 Al Horford 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0
34 1 99 James 1 Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (6 PTS)... 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 201565 Derrick Rose 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
35 1 100 Martin Running Alley Oop Layup Shot (4 PTS) (... 1626185 Jarell Martin 1.61061e+09 Grizzlies 203516 James Ennis III 1.61061e+09 Grizzlies 0
36 1 101 James 10 Driving Floating Jump Shot (12 PTS) 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
37 1 102 Durant 10 Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (15 ... 201142 Kevin Durant 1.61061e+09 Warriors 203110 Draymond Green 1.61061e+09 Warriors 0
38 1 103 Redick 26 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) 200755 JJ Redick 1.61061e+09 76ers 0 0
39 1 104 Brooks 14 Step Back Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) 1628415 Dillon Brooks 1.61061e+09 Grizzlies 0 0
40 1 105 Smart 13 Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot ... 203935 Marcus Smart 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
41 1 106 Chandler 1 Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS)... 2199 Tyson Chandler 1.61061e+09 Suns 203933 TJ Warren 1.61061e+09 Suns 0
42 1 107 Brooks 1 Tip Dunk Shot (6 PTS) 1628415 Dillon Brooks 1.61061e+09 Grizzlies 0 0
43 1 108 Green 3 Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (James 8 AST) 201145 Jeff Green 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
44 1 109 Noel 1 Driving Reverse Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Barn... 203457 Nerlens Noel 1.61061e+09 Mavericks 203084 Harrison Barnes 1.61061e+09 Mavericks 0
45 1 110 Brown 1 Running Reverse Dunk Shot (5 PTS) 1627759 Jaylen Brown 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=1 is a Made Shot
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE represents the various types of shots. It can also
be seen that player 1 is the shooter and player 2 is the player who
provided the assist, assuming there is one.
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
46 2 1 MISS Brown 26 3PT Jump Shot 1627759 Jaylen Brown 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
47 2 2 MISS Harden 10 Running Jump Shot 201935 James Harden 1.61061e+09 Rockets 0 0
48 2 3 MISS Capela 6 Hook Shot 203991 Clint Capela 1.61061e+09 Rockets 0 0
49 2 5 MISS Wade 2 Layup Baynes BLOCK (1 BLK) 2548 Dwyane Wade 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 203382 Aron Baynes Celtics
50 2 6 MISS Smart 2 Driving Layup 203935 Marcus Smart 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
51 2 7 MISS Harris 1 Dunk 202699 Tobias Harris 1.61061e+09 Pistons 0 0
52 2 9 MISS Brown 1 Driving Dunk 1627759 Jaylen Brown 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
53 2 41 MISS Rose 1 Running Layup 201565 Derrick Rose 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
54 2 43 MISS Thompson 2 Alley Oop Layup 202684 Tristan Thompson 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
55 2 44 MISS Brown 2 Reverse Layup 1627759 Jaylen Brown 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
56 2 47 MISS Crowder 13 Turnaround Jump Shot 203109 Jae Crowder 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
57 2 50 Chriss BLOCK (2 BLK) MISS Brewer 2 Running Dunk 201147 Corey Brewer 1.61061e+09 Lakers 0 1627737 Marquese Chriss Suns
58 2 51 Gasol BLOCK (1 BLK) MISS Plumlee 1 Reverse Dunk 203101 Miles Plumlee 1.61061e+09 Hawks 0 201188 Marc Gasol Grizzlies
59 2 52 MISS Drummond 2 Alley Oop Dunk 203083 Andre Drummond 1.61061e+09 Pistons 0 0
60 2 57 MISS Horford 8 Driving Hook Shot 201143 Al Horford 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
61 2 58 MISS Simmons 13 Turnaround Hook Shot 1627732 Ben Simmons 1.61061e+09 76ers 0 0
62 2 63 MISS Wade 15 Fadeaway Jumper 2548 Dwyane Wade 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
63 2 66 MISS Williams 15 Jump Bank Shot 101107 Marvin Williams 1.61061e+09 Hornets 0 0
64 2 67 MISS Lopez 3 Hook Bank Shot 201572 Brook Lopez 1.61061e+09 Lakers 0 0
65 2 71 MISS Olynyk 4 Finger Roll Layup 203482 Kelly Olynyk 1.61061e+09 Heat 0 0
66 2 72 MISS Brown 1 Putback Layup 1627759 Jaylen Brown 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
67 2 73 MISS Curry 2 Driving Reverse Layup 201939 Stephen Curry 1.61061e+09 Warriors 0 0
68 2 74 MISS Allen 2 Running Reverse Layup 2754 Tony Allen 1.61061e+09 Pelicans 0 0
69 2 75 MISS Lin 1 Driving Finger Roll Layup 202391 Jeremy Lin 1.61061e+09 Nets 0 0
70 2 76 MISS Evans 1 Running Finger Roll Layup 201936 Tyreke Evans 1.61061e+09 Grizzlies 0 0
71 2 78 MISS Jackson 6 Floating Jump Shot 202704 Reggie Jackson 1.61061e+09 Pistons 0 0
72 2 79 MISS Smart 4 Pullup Jump Shot 203935 Marcus Smart 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
73 2 80 MISS Irving 19 Step Back Jump Shot 202681 Kyrie Irving 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
74 2 86 MISS James 17 Turnaround Fadeaway Shot 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
75 2 87 MISS Porzingis 3 Putback Dunk 204001 Kristaps Porzingis 1.61061e+09 Knicks 0 0
76 2 93 MISS Mahinmi 5 Driving Bank Hook Shot 101133 Ian Mahinmi 1.61061e+09 Wizards 0 0
77 2 96 MISS Connaughton 3 Turnaround Bank Hook Shot 1626192 Pat Connaughton 1.61061e+09 Trail Blazers 0 0
78 2 97 MISS Wade 1 Tip Layup Shot 2548 Dwyane Wade 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
79 2 98 James BLOCK (1 BLK) MISS Tatum 3 Cutting Layu... 1628369 Jayson Tatum 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 2544 LeBron James Cavaliers
80 2 99 MISS Mills 2 Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot 201988 Patty Mills 1.61061e+09 Spurs 0 0
81 2 100 MISS James 1 Running Alley Oop Layup Shot 1628455 Mike James 1.61061e+09 Suns 0 0
82 2 101 MISS Wade 13 Driving Floating Jump Shot 2548 Dwyane Wade 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
83 2 102 MISS Green 7 Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot 201145 Jeff Green 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
84 2 103 MISS Gordon 26 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot 203932 Aaron Gordon 1.61061e+09 Magic 0 0
85 2 104 MISS Harden 13 Step Back Bank Jump Shot 201935 James Harden 1.61061e+09 Rockets 0 0
86 2 105 MISS Nowitzki 9 Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump ... 1717 Dirk Nowitzki 1.61061e+09 Mavericks 0 0
87 2 106 MISS Kuzma 1 Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot 1628398 Kyle Kuzma 1.61061e+09 Lakers 0 0
88 2 107 MISS Swanigan 3 Tip Dunk Shot 1628403 Caleb Swanigan 1.61061e+09 Trail Blazers 0 0
89 2 108 MISS Chriss Cutting Dunk Shot 1627737 Marquese Chriss 1.61061e+09 Suns 0 0
90 2 109 MISS Mark Morris 3 Driving Reverse Dunk Shot ... 202693 Markieff Morris 1.61061e+09 Wizards 0 1626257 Salah Mejri Mavericks
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=2 is a Missed Shot
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE represents the various types of shots. It can
be seen that player 1 is the player who took the shot and player 3 is the
player who blocked the shot assuming there was a block.
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
91 3 10 Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS) 1627759 Jaylen Brown 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
92 3 11 Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS) 201565 Derrick Rose 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
93 3 12 MISS Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 201565 Derrick Rose 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
94 3 13 MISS Walker Free Throw 1 of 3 202689 Kemba Walker 1.61061e+09 Hornets 0 0
95 3 14 Walker Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS) 202689 Kemba Walker 1.61061e+09 Hornets 0 0
96 3 15 Walker Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS) 202689 Kemba Walker 1.61061e+09 Hornets 0 0
97 3 16 Irving Free Throw Technical (7 PTS) 202681 Kyrie Irving 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
98 3 18 Durant Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (8 PTS) 201142 Kevin Durant 1.61061e+09 Warriors 0 0
99 3 19 Durant Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (9 PTS) 201142 Kevin Durant 1.61061e+09 Warriors 0 0
100 3 20 Tatum Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (4 PTS) 1628369 Jayson Tatum 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
101 3 21 Prince Free Throw Technical 1 of 2 (4 PTS) 1627752 Taurean Prince 1.61061e+09 Hawks 0 0
102 3 22 Prince Free Throw Technical 2 of 2 (5 PTS) 1627752 Taurean Prince 1.61061e+09 Hawks 0 0
103 3 25 VanVleet Free Throw Clear Path 1 of 2 (7 PTS) 1627832 Fred VanVleet 1.61061e+09 Raptors 0 0
104 3 26 VanVleet Free Throw Clear Path 2 of 2 (6 PTS) 1627832 Fred VanVleet 1.61061e+09 Raptors 0 0
105 3 27 Fournier Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 3 (6 PTS) 203095 Evan Fournier 1.61061e+09 Magic 0 0
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=3 is a FreeThrow
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE represents the various types of freethrows.
One thing to note here is that the EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE does NOT indicate
if the freethrow was made of missed.If you want to determine the result
of the freethrow, you will need to search the description for MISS
Player 1 is the player who took the freethrows
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
106 4 0 Crowder REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1) 203109 Jae Crowder 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
107 4 1 Celtics Rebound 1610612738 0 0
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=4 is a Rebound
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE tells you if it is a player rebound or team rebound.
One thing to note here is that the EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE does NOT indicate
if the rebound was an offensive or defensive rebound. If you want to
determine if the rebound is offensive or defensive you will need to go
find the last shot taken before the rebound and check to see if the team
of the player who took the shot is the same as the player who gathered
the rebound.
Player 1 is the player who secured the rebound
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
108 5 0 Holiday No Turnover (P3.T9) 201950 Jrue Holiday 1.61061e+09 Pelicans 0 0
109 5 1 Love Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5) Irving STEAL (... 201567 Kevin Love 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 202681 Kyrie Irving 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0
110 5 2 Shumpert STEAL (1 STL) Baynes Lost Ball Turno... 203382 Aron Baynes 1.61061e+09 Celtics 202697 Iman Shumpert 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
111 5 4 Wade Traveling Turnover (P1.T2) 2548 Dwyane Wade 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
112 5 6 Irving Double Dribble Turnover (P2.T3) 202681 Kyrie Irving 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
113 5 7 Waiters Discontinue Dribble Turnover (P3.T11) 203079 Dion Waiters 1.61061e+09 Heat 0 0
114 5 8 Tucker 3 Second Violation Turnover (P3.T12) 200782 PJ Tucker 1.61061e+09 Rockets 0 0
115 5 9 Raptors Turnover: 5 Second Violation (T#2) 1610612761 0 0
116 5 10 HORNETS Turnover: 8 Second Violation (T#12) 1610612766 0 0
117 5 11 Celtics Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4) 1610612738 0 0
118 5 12 Galloway Inbound Turnover (P1.T6) 204038 Langston Galloway 1.61061e+09 Pistons 0 0
119 5 13 Lamb Backcourt Turnover (P2.T17) 203087 Jeremy Lamb 1.61061e+09 Hornets 0 0
120 5 15 Gobert Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P1.T4) 203497 Rudy Gobert 1.61061e+09 Jazz 0 0
121 5 17 Felicio Lane Violation Turnover (P3.T14) 1626245 Cristiano Felicio 1.61061e+09 Bulls 0 0
122 5 18 Drummond Jump Ball Violation Turnover (P2.T4) 203083 Andre Drummond 1.61061e+09 Pistons 0 0
123 5 19 Patterson Kicked Ball Violation Turnover (P1.T... 202335 Patrick Patterson 1.61061e+09 Thunder 0 0
124 5 20 Bradley Illegal Assist Turnover (P2.T7) 202340 Avery Bradley 1.61061e+09 Pistons 0 0
125 5 21 Brown Palming Turnover (P1.T1) 1627759 Jaylen Brown 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
126 5 33 Pachulia Punched Ball Turnover (P1.T2) 2585 Zaza Pachulia 1.61061e+09 Warriors 0 0
127 5 35 Gordon Basket from Below Turnover (P1.T9) 201569 Eric Gordon 1.61061e+09 Rockets 0 0
128 5 36 Bayless Illegal Screen Turnover (P1.T6) 201573 Jerryd Bayless 1.61061e+09 76ers 0 0
129 5 37 Green Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3) 201145 Jeff Green 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
130 5 39 Brown Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T2) 1627759 Jaylen Brown 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
131 5 40 James Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4) 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
132 5 44 SPURS Turnover: Too Many Players (T#2) 1610612759 0 0
133 5 45 Smart Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turn... 203935 Marcus Smart 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=5 is a Turnover
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE tells you the type of Turnover.
Player 1 is the player who committed the turnover and player 2 is the player who caused the turnover if it was forced.
If the turnover is a "team turnover" then the player 1 id will be the team id of the team that committed the turnover.
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
134 6 0 Holiday NO.FOUL (P1.PN) (.) 203200 Justin Holiday 1.61061e+09 Bulls 0 0
135 6 1 Irving P.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Forte) 202681 Kyrie Irving 1.61061e+09 Celtics 2544 LeBron James 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
136 6 2 Baynes S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Smith) 203382 Aron Baynes 1.61061e+09 Celtics 202684 Tristan Thompson 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
137 6 3 Tatum L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.McCutchen) 1628369 Jayson Tatum 1.61061e+09 Celtics 201145 Jeff Green 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
138 6 4 Baynes OFF.Foul (P4) (B.Forte) 203382 Aron Baynes 1.61061e+09 Celtics 202684 Tristan Thompson 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
139 6 5 Shumpert IN.FOUL (P3.PN) (M.Smith) 202697 Iman Shumpert 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 203935 Marcus Smart 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0
140 6 6 Speights AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler) 201578 Marreese Speights 1.61061e+09 Magic 1627790 Ante Zizic 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
141 6 9 Griffin C.P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Orr) 201933 Blake Griffin 1.61061e+09 Clippers 201572 Brook Lopez 1.61061e+09 Lakers 0
142 6 10 1626202 Joe Young 1.61061e+09 Pacers 203894 Shabazz Napier 1.61061e+09 Trail Blazers 0
143 6 11 Irving T.FOUL (P2.T1) (M.Smith) 202681 Kyrie Irving 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
144 6 12 Grant Non-Unsportsmanlike (P0.T1) (D.Stafford) 203924 Jerami Grant 1.61061e+09 Thunder 0 0
145 6 13 Valanciunas HANGING.TECH.FOUL (P0.T2) (C.Kirkl... 202685 Jonas Valanciunas 1.61061e+09 Raptors 0 0
146 6 14 Tucker FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T4) (T.Maddox) 200782 PJ Tucker 1.61061e+09 Rockets 201142 Kevin Durant 1.61061e+09 Warriors 0
147 6 15 Anthony FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE2 (P4.PN) (R.Mott) 2546 Carmelo Anthony 1.61061e+09 Thunder 203994 Jusuf Nurkic 1.61061e+09 Trail Blazers 0
148 6 16 2730 Dwight Howard 1.61061e+09 Hornets 203961 Eric Moreland 1.61061e+09 Pistons 0
149 6 17 CAVALIERS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Love ) (M.McCutch... 201567 Kevin Love 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0 0
150 6 18 0 0 0
151 6 19 Harris Taunting (P1.T3) (L.Wood) 202699 Tobias Harris 1.61061e+09 Pistons 0 0
152 6 26 Green Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T4) (M.McCutch... 201145 Jeff Green 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 1628400 Semi Ojeleye 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0
153 6 27 Stephenson Personal Block Foul (P1.T1) (D.Coll... 202362 Lance Stephenson 1.61061e+09 Pacers 1626156 DAngelo Russell 1.61061e+09 Nets 0
154 6 28 LeVert Personal Take Foul (P3.PN) (D.Collins) 1627747 Caris LeVert 1.61061e+09 Nets 201152 Thaddeus Young 1.61061e+09 Pacers 0
155 6 29 Oladipo Shooting Block Foul (P2.T3) (T.Brother... 203506 Victor Oladipo 1.61061e+09 Pacers 202344 Trevor Booker 1.61061e+09 Nets 0
156 6 30 0 0 0
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=6 is a Foul
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE tells you the type of Foul.
Player 1 is the player who committed the foul, player 2 is the player who was on the receiving end of the foul.
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
157 7 1 0 0 0
158 7 2 Capela Violation:Defensive Goaltending (R.Ga... 203991 Clint Capela 1.61061e+09 Rockets 0 0
159 7 3 Walker Violation:Lane (.) 202689 Kemba Walker 1.61061e+09 Hornets 0 0
160 7 4 Ulis Violation:Jump Ball (K.Scott) 1627755 Tyler Ulis 1.61061e+09 Suns 0 0
161 7 5 Baynes Violation:Kicked Ball (B.Forte) 203382 Aron Baynes 1.61061e+09 Celtics 0 0
162 7 6 Maker Violation:Double Lane (.) 1627748 Thon Maker 1.61061e+09 Bucks 0 0
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=7 is a Violation
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE tells you the type of Violation.
Player 1 is the player who committed the violation
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
163 8 0 SUB: Shumpert FOR Rose 201565 Derrick Rose 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 202697 Iman Shumpert 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 0
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=8 is a Substitution
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE provides no value.
Player 1 is the player being subbed out, player 2 is the player being subbed in.
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
164 9 1 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0) 1610612738 0 0
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=9 is a Timeout
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE provides no value.
Player 1 id is the team id of the team that called the time out
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
165 10 0 Jump Ball Love vs. Horford: Tip to Irving 201567 Kevin Love 1.61061e+09 Cavaliers 201143 Al Horford 1.61061e+09 Celtics 202681 Kyrie Irving Celtics
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=10 is a Jumpball
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE provides no value.
Player 1 and Player 2 are the players involved in the jump ball. Player 3 is the player who recieved the jump ball.
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION PLAYER1_ID PLAYER1_NAME PLAYER1_TEAM_ID PLAYER1_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER2_ID PLAYER2_NAME PLAYER2_TEAM_ID PLAYER2_TEAM_NICKNAME PLAYER3_ID PLAYER3_NAME PLAYER3_TEAM_NICKNAME
166 11 4 Curry Ejection:Other 201939 Stephen Curry 1.61061e+09 Warriors 0 0
From the above data it is can be inferred that EVENTMSGTYPE=11 is an Ejection
and EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE provides no value.
Player 1 is the player who was ejected
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION
167 12 0
Unfortunately there is no description here, but EVENTMSGTYPE=12
represents the start of a period
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION
168 13 0
Unfortunately there is no description here, but EVENTMSGTYPE=13
represents the end of a period
EVENTMSGTYPE EVENTMSGACTIONTYPE DESCRIPTION
169 14 0
170 14 1
171 14 2
Unfortunately there is no description here, but EVENTMSGTYPE=14
is used as a catch all by the api for blank lines.
Include player ID and Team ID in order to show how to calculate offensive and defensive rebounds.