Access the ESPN play-by-play for a game

espn_play_by_play() retrieves the ESPN play-by-play for a game as a data.frame where each row represents event and includes detail on game timeline state, period/clock progression, and matchup flow, team identity, affiliation, and matchup-side context, and situational splits across home/road, strength state, and overtime/shootout states.

Usage

espn_play_by_play(game = 401777460)

espn_pbp(game = 401777460)

Arguments

game

integer ID (e.g., 401777460); see espn_games() for reference

Value

data.frame with one row per event (play)

Examples

ESPN_pbp_SCF_20242025 <- espn_play_by_play(game = 401777460)