useful_api_endpoints.txt

*** Potentially useful API endpoints ***

nba_api.stats.endpoints.leaguegamelog.LeagueGameLog()
-gives 1 row for each game in a specific season
-includes a column "matchup" containing entries like "TOR vs. DEN" and "DEN @ TOR"
-includes a column for points scored
-would have to transform the returned data; the API returns 2 rows for each game

nba_api.stats.endpoints.playergamelog.PlayerGameLog()
-gives 1 row for every game played by a single player
-gives that player's box score for that game (same variables we used in the model we submitted)

nba_api.stats.endpoints.boxscoretraditionalv2.BoxScoreTraditionalV2(game_id='some_num').get_data_frames()[0]
-gives one row for every player's box score in a single game (same variables we used in the model we submitted)
-would have to add column indicating home/away

nba_api.stats.endpoints.boxscoreusagev2.BoxScoreUsageV2()
-gives one row for every players box score, but indidividual statistics are expressed as percentages of team totals

nba_api.stats.endpoints.boxscoresummaryv2.BoxScoreSummaryV2()
-mostly data that wouldn't be useful, but also contains officiating information; officials are assigned to games at 9am every day

nba_api.stats.endpoints.boxscorescoringv2.BoxScoreScoringV2()
-gives information about how players are scoring: % of points off turnovers, % of 3pm off assists, etc.

nba_api.stats.endpoints.boxscoreplayertrackv2.BoxScorePlayerTrackV2()
-gives player tracking data

nba_api.stats.endpoints.boxscorematchups.BoxScoreMatchups()
-gives matchup data: how well did player x shoot while guarded by player y, etc.

nba_api.stats.endpoints.boxscoremiscv2.BoxScoreMiscV2()
-pts off turnover, opponent points off turnovers, points off second chance, etc. 


nba.api.stats.endpoints.boxscorefourfactorsv2.BoxScoreFourFactorsV2()
-see https://www.basketball-reference.com/about/factors.html

nba.api.stats.endpoints.boxscoredefensive.BoxScoreDefensive()
-contains defensive stats; some overlap with other box score endpoints

nba.api.stats.endpoints.boxscoreadvancedv2.BoxScoreAdvancedV2()
-more advanced statistics; some overlap with other box score endpoints

nba_api.stats.endpoints.playerdashboardbylastngames.PlayerDashboardByLastNGames()
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