Building an NBA and NCAA Player App with a Single API
Build basketball applications using one unified API that covers both NBA and NCAA data. Learn how to access player profiles, season statistics, and other metrics to create analytic tools, sports websites, and fan platforms.
Modern basketball fans expect more than simple box scores. They look for context, advanced metrics, historical data, and tools that help explain player impact. This applies to both NBA and NCAA basketball, where player evaluation goes far beyond just points and rebounds.
The sports data market offers many APIs, but only a small number provides detailed metrics at a reasonable cost. Advanced stats, clean structure, and consistent updates are often locked behind expensive plans, making it harder for smaller teams and independent developers to build serious products.
In this article, we introduce the NBA and NCAAB player endpoints available through Highlightly. We focus on how player profiles and season statistics are structured and how they can be used in real applications. By the end, you will have a clear understanding of how to build player analytics dashboards, scouting tools, or fantasy basketball platforms using a single, unified data source.
Why use a Dedicated NBA & NCAAB API
Basketball data is complex. A single player season can include hundreds of statistical dimensions across offense, defense, and efficiency. Manually sourcing, cleaning, and maintaining this data is time-consuming and error-prone.
Highlightly API solves this by offering:
- Structured NBA and NCAA basketball data
- Consistent route patterns across leagues
- Deep per-season and per-player statistical breakdowns
- Clean JSON responses ready for frontend or backend use
Let’s take a look at the endpoints available to users.
Searching for Players
To make player discovery easier, the API provides a name-based search endpoint that allows you to find players even when the exact spelling is unknown or when multiple players share similar names.
By using the /players endpoint with
the name query parameter, you can
retrieve a list of players whose names partially or fully match your
search term. For example, searching for LeBron will return all
players with that name or a close variation.
Below is an example response when searching with
?name=LeBron:
{
"data": [
{
"id": 30557,
"logo": null,
"fullName": "LeBron James"
},
{
"id": 79794122,
"logo": null,
"fullName": "Lebron Gough"
}
],
"plan": {
"message": "All data available with current plan."
},
"pagination": {
"totalCount": 2,
"offset": 0,
"limit": 1000
}
}
This approach ensures that users can continue to use the API even when they are subscribed to other providers. Player ID information is also available through other endpoints, such as lineups. When searching for players, the name parameter can be omitted entirely.
As shown in the sample response, the data is paginated. To retrieve additional entries, simply increase the offset query parameter until no results are returned.
Player Profiles Endpoint
The player profiles endpoint
/players/{playerId} provides detailed
information about an individual using a unique player ID. This
endpoint is designed for applications that require in-depth player
data beyond basic search results.
With the player ID, users can retrieve a comprehensive player profile, making it easy to create features such as player detail pages, analytics, and lineup displays.
Sample response for LeBron James:
[
{
"id": 30557,
"logo": null,
"fullName": "LeBron James",
"profile": {
"team": {
"id": 4,
"logo": "https://highlightly.net/nba/images/teams/4.png",
"name": "Lakers",
"league": "NBA",
"displayName": "Los Angeles Lakers",
"abbreviation": "LAL"
},
"draft": {
"pick": 1,
"year": 2003,
"round": 1
},
"height": "6' 9\"",
"jersey": "23",
"weight": "250 lbs",
"fullName": "LeBron James",
"isActive": true,
"position": {
"main": "Forward",
"abbreviation": "F"
},
"birthDate": "30.12.1984",
"birthPlace": "Akron, OH, USA"
}
}
]
The response returns structured player information associated with the specified ID. Since player IDs are shared across multiple endpoints such as player search and lineups, this endpoint integrates well with other API features.
Per Season Player Stats
The player statistics
/players/{playerId}/statistics
endpoint provides detailed performance data for each player, organized
by individual seasons. This makes it easy to track how a player
performs over time or within a specific year.
Each response includes a season object that contains all relevant statistics for that period. The data is grouped into clear categories such as offense, defense, and general metrics. This structure helps developers display stats in tables, charts, or comparison views without extra processing.
Season-level data includes averages per game, totals, and per-minute or per-48-minute metrics. These formats are useful for fair comparisons between players with different roles or playing time. Team and league information is also included for each season, which is important when players switch teams.
Below is an example response for LeBron James:
[
{
"id": 30557,
"logo": null,
"fullName": "LeBron James",
"perSeason": [
{
"stats": [
{
"name": "Avg. Blocks per 48 Minutes",
"value": 1.36,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Blocks per Game",
"value": 1.05,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Defensive Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
"value": 9.12,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Defensive Rebounds per Game",
"value": 7.07,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Steals per 48 Minutes",
"value": 1.68,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Steals per Game",
"value": 1.3,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Total Blocked Shots",
"value": 59,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Total Defensive Rebounds",
"value": 396,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Total Steals",
"value": 73,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Assist To Turnover Ratio",
"value": 1.78,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Disqualifications per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Disqualifications per Game",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Ejections per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0.02,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Ejections per Game",
"value": 0.02,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Flagrant Fouls per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0.05,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Flagrant Fouls per Game",
"value": 0.04,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Fouls per 48 Minutes",
"value": 2.79,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Fouls per Game",
"value": 2.16,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Minutes per Game",
"value": 37.21,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
"value": 10.57,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Rebounds per Game",
"value": 8.2,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Technical Fouls per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0.02,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Technical Fouls per Game",
"value": 0.02,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Block To Foul Ratio",
"value": 0.49,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Double Double",
"value": 21,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Player Rating",
"value": 52.05,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Rebound Rate",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Steal To Foul Ratio",
"value": 0.6,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Steal To Turnover Ratio",
"value": 0.37,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Disqualifications",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Ejections",
"value": 1,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Flagrant Fouls",
"value": 2,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Fouls",
"value": 121,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Games Played",
"value": 56,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Games Started",
"value": 56,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Minutes Played",
"value": 2084,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Player Technical Fouls",
"value": 1,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Rebounds",
"value": 459,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Rebounds per 40 Minutes",
"value": 8.81,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Technical Fouls",
"value": 1,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Triple Double",
"value": 6,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "2-Point Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 61.97,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 35.94,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 448,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 161,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Assist Ratio",
"value": 18.24,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 2-Point Field Goals Attempted per Game",
"value": 13.8,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 2-Point Field Goals Made per Game",
"value": 8.55,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 8,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 10.32,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 2.88,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 3.71,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Assists per 48 Minutes",
"value": 8.04,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Assists per Game",
"value": 6.23,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 21.8,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 28.12,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Made",
"value": 11.43,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 14.74,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Attempted",
"value": 6,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 7.74,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Made",
"value": 4.54,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 5.85,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Offensive Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
"value": 1.45,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Offensive Rebounds per Game",
"value": 1.13,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Points Scored per 48",
"value": 39.04,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Points per Game",
"value": 30.27,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Turnovers per 48 Minutes",
"value": 4.51,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Turnovers per Game",
"value": 3.5,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Brick Index",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 52.42,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Free Throw Percentage",
"value": 75.6,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Offensive Rebound Percentage",
"value": 0.11,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Offensive Rebound Rate",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Scoring Efficiency",
"value": 1.39,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Shooting Efficiency",
"value": 0.59,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total 2-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 773,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total 2-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 479,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Assists",
"value": 349,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Assists per 40 Minutes",
"value": 6.7,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 1221,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Field Goals Made",
"value": 640,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws",
"value": 0.76,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws Attempted",
"value": 336,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws Made",
"value": 254,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Offensive Rebounds",
"value": 63,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Points",
"value": 1695,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Points in the Paint",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Points per 40 Minutes",
"value": 32.53,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Turnovers",
"value": 196,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Turnover Ratio",
"value": 10.24,
"category": "Offense"
}
],
"teams": [
{
"id": 4,
"logo": "https://highlightly.net/nba/images/teams/4.png",
"name": "Lakers",
"league": "NBA",
"displayName": "Los Angeles Lakers",
"abbreviation": "LAL"
}
],
"league": "NBA",
"season": 2022,
"seasonBreakdown": "Entire"
},
{
"stats": [
{
"name": "Avg. Blocks per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0.79,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Blocks per Game",
"value": 0.58,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Defensive Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
"value": 9.63,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Defensive Rebounds per Game",
"value": 7.13,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Steals per 48 Minutes",
"value": 1.23,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Steals per Game",
"value": 0.91,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Total Blocked Shots",
"value": 32,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Total Defensive Rebounds",
"value": 392,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Total Steals",
"value": 50,
"category": "Defense"
},
{
"name": "Assist To Turnover Ratio",
"value": 2.11,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Disqualifications per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Disqualifications per Game",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Ejections per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Ejections per Game",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Flagrant Fouls per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Flagrant Fouls per Game",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Fouls per 48 Minutes",
"value": 2.16,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Fouls per Game",
"value": 1.6,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Minutes per Game",
"value": 35.53,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
"value": 11.23,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Rebounds per Game",
"value": 8.31,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Technical Fouls per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0.02,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Technical Fouls per Game",
"value": 0.02,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Block To Foul Ratio",
"value": 0.36,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Double Double",
"value": 18,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Player Rating",
"value": 49.56,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Rebound Rate",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Steal To Foul Ratio",
"value": 0.57,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Steal To Turnover Ratio",
"value": 0.28,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Disqualifications",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Ejections",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Flagrant Fouls",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Fouls",
"value": 88,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Games Played",
"value": 55,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Games Started",
"value": 54,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Minutes Played",
"value": 1954,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Player Technical Fouls",
"value": 1,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Rebounds",
"value": 457,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Rebounds per 40 Minutes",
"value": 9.36,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Technical Fouls",
"value": 1,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Triple Double",
"value": 2,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "2-Point Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 57.96,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 32.1,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 377,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 121,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Assist Ratio",
"value": 19.57,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 2-Point Field Goals Attempted per Game",
"value": 15.31,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 2-Point Field Goals Made per Game",
"value": 8.87,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 6.85,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 9.26,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 2.2,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 2.97,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Assists per 48 Minutes",
"value": 9.21,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Assists per Game",
"value": 6.82,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 22.16,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 29.94,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Made",
"value": 11.07,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 14.96,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Attempted",
"value": 5.95,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 8.03,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Made",
"value": 4.56,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 6.17,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Offensive Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
"value": 1.6,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Offensive Rebounds per Game",
"value": 1.18,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Points Scored per 48",
"value": 39.06,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Points per Game",
"value": 28.91,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Turnovers per 48 Minutes",
"value": 4.37,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Turnovers per Game",
"value": 3.24,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Brick Index",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 49.96,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Free Throw Percentage",
"value": 76.76,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Offensive Rebound Percentage",
"value": 0.11,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Offensive Rebound Rate",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Scoring Efficiency",
"value": 1.3,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Shooting Efficiency",
"value": 0.55,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total 2-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 842,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total 2-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 488,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Assists",
"value": 375,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Assists per 40 Minutes",
"value": 7.68,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 1219,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Field Goals Made",
"value": 609,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws",
"value": 0.77,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws Attempted",
"value": 327,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws Made",
"value": 251,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Offensive Rebounds",
"value": 65,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Points",
"value": 1590,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Points in the Paint",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Points per 40 Minutes",
"value": 32.55,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Turnovers",
"value": 178,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Turnover Ratio",
"value": 9.29,
"category": "Offense"
}
],
"teams": [
{
"id": 4,
"logo": "https://highlightly.net/nba/images/teams/4.png",
"name": "Lakers",
"league": "NBA",
"displayName": "Los Angeles Lakers",
"abbreviation": "LAL"
}
],
"league": "NBA",
"season": 2023,
"seasonBreakdown": "Entire"
},
{
"stats": [
{
"name": "Avg. Blocks per 48 Minutes",
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{
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{
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{
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{
"name": "Avg. Steals per 48 Minutes",
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{
"name": "Avg. Steals per Game",
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{
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"category": "Defense"
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{
"name": "Total Defensive Rebounds",
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{
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"category": "Defense"
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{
"name": "Assist To Turnover Ratio",
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{
"name": "Avg. Disqualifications per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Disqualifications per Game",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Ejections per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Ejections per Game",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Flagrant Fouls per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0.02,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Flagrant Fouls per Game",
"value": 0.01,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Fouls per 48 Minutes",
"value": 1.5,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Fouls per Game",
"value": 1.1,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Minutes per Game",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
"value": 9.93,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Rebounds per Game",
"value": 7.3,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Technical Fouls per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0.08,
"category": "General"
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{
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"value": 0.06,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Block To Foul Ratio",
"value": 0.49,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Double Double",
"value": 27,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Player Rating",
"value": 48.2,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Rebound Rate",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Steal To Foul Ratio",
"value": 1.14,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Steal To Turnover Ratio",
"value": 0.36,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Disqualifications",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Ejections",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Flagrant Fouls",
"value": 1,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Fouls",
"value": 78,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Games Played",
"value": 71,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Games Started",
"value": 71,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Minutes Played",
"value": 2504,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Player Technical Fouls",
"value": 4,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Rebounds",
"value": 518,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Rebounds per 40 Minutes",
"value": 8.27,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Total Technical Fouls",
"value": 4,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Triple Double",
"value": 5,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "2-Point Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 59.16,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 41.05,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 363,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 149,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Assist Ratio",
"value": 25.82,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 2-Point Field Goals Attempted per Game",
"value": 12.76,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 2-Point Field Goals Made per Game",
"value": 7.55,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 5.11,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 6.96,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 2.1,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 2.86,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Assists per 48 Minutes",
"value": 11.29,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Assists per Game",
"value": 8.3,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 17.87,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 24.33,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Made",
"value": 9.65,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 13.13,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Attempted",
"value": 5.69,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 7.74,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Made",
"value": 4.27,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 5.81,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Offensive Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Offensive Rebounds per Game",
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"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Points Scored per 48",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Points per Game",
"value": 25.66,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Turnovers per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Turnovers per Game",
"value": 3.45,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Brick Index",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 53.98,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Free Throw Percentage",
"value": 75,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Offensive Rebound Percentage",
"value": 0.1,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Offensive Rebound Rate",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Scoring Efficiency",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Shooting Efficiency",
"value": 0.6,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total 2-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 906,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total 2-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 536,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Assists",
"value": 589,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Assists per 40 Minutes",
"value": 9.41,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 1269,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Field Goals Made",
"value": 685,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws",
"value": 0.75,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws Attempted",
"value": 404,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws Made",
"value": 303,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Offensive Rebounds",
"value": 61,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Points",
"value": 1822,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Points in the Paint",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Points per 40 Minutes",
"value": 29.11,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Turnovers",
"value": 245,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Turnover Ratio",
"value": 10.74,
"category": "Offense"
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"name": "Avg. Blocks per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "Defense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Blocks per Game",
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{
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{
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"category": "Defense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Steals per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "Defense"
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{
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{
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{
"name": "Total Defensive Rebounds",
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"category": "Defense"
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{
"name": "Total Steals",
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"category": "Defense"
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{
"name": "Assist To Turnover Ratio",
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{
"name": "Avg. Disqualifications per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Disqualifications per Game",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Ejections per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Ejections per Game",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Flagrant Fouls per 48 Minutes",
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{
"name": "Avg. Flagrant Fouls per Game",
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"name": "Avg. Fouls per 48 Minutes",
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{
"name": "Avg. Fouls per Game",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Minutes per Game",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
"value": 10.72,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Rebounds per Game",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Technical Fouls per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Avg. Technical Fouls per Game",
"value": 0.01,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Block To Foul Ratio",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Double Double",
"value": 32,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Player Rating",
"value": 46.3,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Rebound Rate",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Steal To Foul Ratio",
"value": 0.71,
"category": "General"
},
{
"name": "Steal To Turnover Ratio",
"value": 0.27,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Disqualifications",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Ejections",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Flagrant Fouls",
"value": 0,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Fouls",
"value": 99,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Games Played",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Games Started",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Minutes Played",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Player Technical Fouls",
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{
"name": "Total Rebounds",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Rebounds per 40 Minutes",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Technical Fouls",
"value": 1,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Triple Double",
"value": 10,
"category": "General"
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{
"name": "2-Point Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 57.44,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 37.63,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "3-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 396,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "3-Point Field Goals Made",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Assist Ratio",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. 2-Point Field Goals Attempted per Game",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. 2-Point Field Goals Made per Game",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 5.66,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 2.13,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Assists per 48 Minutes",
"value": 11.29,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Assists per Game",
"value": 8.21,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 18.14,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 24.94,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Made",
"value": 9.3,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 12.79,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Attempted",
"value": 4.73,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Attempted per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Made",
"value": 3.7,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 5.09,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Offensive Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Offensive Rebounds per Game",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Points Scored per 48",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Points per Game",
"value": 24.43,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Turnovers per 48 Minutes",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Turnovers per Game",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Brick Index",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 51.26,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Free Throw Percentage",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Offensive Rebound Percentage",
"value": 0.12,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Offensive Rebound Rate",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Scoring Efficiency",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Shooting Efficiency",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total 2-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 874,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total 2-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 502,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Assists",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Assists per 40 Minutes",
"value": 9.41,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Field Goals Attempted",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Field Goals Made",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Free Throws",
"value": 0.78,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Free Throws Attempted",
"value": 331,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws Made",
"value": 259,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Offensive Rebounds",
"value": 72,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Points",
"value": 1710,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Points in the Paint",
"value": 0,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Points per 40 Minutes",
"value": 27.99,
"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Total Turnovers",
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"category": "Offense"
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{
"name": "Turnover Ratio",
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"category": "Offense"
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"value": 0.91,
"category": "Defense"
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{
"name": "Avg. Blocks per Game",
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"category": "Defense"
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{
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{
"name": "Total Steals",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"name": "Double Double",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Player Rating",
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{
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{
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"name": "Total Fouls",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Games Played",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Games Started",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Minutes Played",
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"category": "General"
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{
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Rebounds",
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"category": "General"
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{
"name": "Total Rebounds per 40 Minutes",
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"category": "General"
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{
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"category": "General"
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{
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{
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{
"name": "3-Point Field Goals Attempted",
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{
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{
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"category": "Offense"
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{
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},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 4.88,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 7.08,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 1.5,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. 3-Point Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 2.18,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Assists per 48 Minutes",
"value": 9.44,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Assists per Game",
"value": 6.5,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 15.5,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 22.5,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Made",
"value": 7.88,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Field Goals Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 11.43,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Attempted",
"value": 5.44,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Attempted per 48 Minutes",
"value": 7.89,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Made",
"value": 3.69,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Free Throws Made per 48 Minutes",
"value": 5.35,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Offensive Rebounds per 48 Minutes",
"value": 0.91,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Offensive Rebounds per Game",
"value": 0.63,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Points Scored per 48",
"value": 30.4,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Points per Game",
"value": 20.94,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Turnovers per 48 Minutes",
"value": 3.9,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Avg. Turnovers per Game",
"value": 2.69,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Field Goal Percentage",
"value": 50.81,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Free Throw Percentage",
"value": 67.82,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Offensive Rebound Percentage",
"value": 0.08,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Scoring Efficiency",
"value": 1.35,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Shooting Efficiency",
"value": 0.56,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total 2-Point Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 170,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total 2-Point Field Goals Made",
"value": 102,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Assists",
"value": 104,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Assists per 40 Minutes",
"value": 7.86,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Field Goals Attempted",
"value": 248,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Field Goals Made",
"value": 126,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws",
"value": 0.68,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws Attempted",
"value": 87,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Free Throws Made",
"value": 59,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Offensive Rebounds",
"value": 10,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Points",
"value": 335,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Points per 40 Minutes",
"value": 25.33,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Total Turnovers",
"value": 43,
"category": "Offense"
},
{
"name": "Turnover Ratio",
"value": 9.92,
"category": "Offense"
}
],
"teams": [
{
"id": 4,
"logo": "https://highlightly.net/nba/images/teams/4.png",
"name": "Lakers",
"league": "NBA",
"displayName": "Los Angeles Lakers",
"abbreviation": "LAL"
}
],
"league": "NBA",
"season": 2026,
"seasonBreakdown": "Entire"
}
]
}
]
This endpoint is well suited for season summaries, trend analysis, and player comparison tools. It can be used to create dashboards, scouting reports, or fantasy basketball features that rely on accurate, season-specific data.
Practical examples
There are many ways to showcase the retrieved player data. An example would be to extend your website or application with dedicated player pages. When creating such pages, the API can be used to assemble a complete and dynamic player experience. A typical flow would begin by requesting a list of all players or searching for specific players to obtain their player IDs. Using these IDs, you can then retrieve detailed player profiles and season-specific statistics for each player. To further enrich the page, you can request the last five games for the player’s current team using the team ID. This allows you to display recent team form, head-to-head context, or performance trends alongside individual player data. All of this information can then be combined and rendered into a single, cohesive page.
If you are already using the Highlightly API to render detailed match pages, you can now extend them with player data. The process is straightforward. Start by retrieving match data, followed by lineup information for the selected fixture. From the lineup response, you can extract player IDs and use them to fetch individual player profiles or statistics. This data can then be rendered directly on the match page, providing deeper insight into each player’s background and performance without disrupting your existing integration.
These examples demonstrate how player search, profiles, statistics, and match-related endpoints work together to support real world use cases.
Wrap up
NBA and NCAA player data is most valuable when it is easy to discover, consistent across endpoints, and flexible enough to support different use cases. With player search, profiles, statistics, and game level data working together, developers can build anything from player-focused pages to enriched match pages.
By using player IDs as the common link, applications can reliably combine profile information, season stats, recent performance, and team context. This makes it straightforward to scale features, add depth to existing products, and introduce new player driven data without restructuring your application flow.
To get started, head over to the official API documentation to explore the available endpoints, data models, and integration examples.