Last updated February 17, 2016
This endpoint returns three players with the top performances for the current date or,
if specified, the top performers on yyyyMMdd (Eastern time). An example of this data
can be seen on the NBA scores page.
Ordering players' performances by different algorithms is possible. Open a new issue and provide the sort algorithm.
GET /sport/daily-leaders.format
GET /sport/daily-leaders/yyyyMMdd.format
Required. A valid access token must be included in the header of the request.
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
sort |
optional | Name of the algorithm to use to sort player performances. There are no algorithms defined yet, so this parameter is effectively ignored. |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
daily_leaders_date |
string | Date and time representation of result using W3C's recommended ISO 8601 format yyyy‑MM‑DDTHH:mm:ss±hh:mm (e.g., 2012‑09‑27T22:45:00‑07:00). |
sort_type |
string | The sort algorithm used. This will be default |
player |
array of objects | Basketball Stats objects |
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" https://erikberg.com/nba/daily-leaders/20151231.json
{
"daily_leaders_date" : "2015-12-31T05:00:00Z",
"sort_type" : "default",
"player" : [ {
"last_name" : "Westbrook",
"first_name" : "Russell",
"display_name" : "Russell Westbrook",
"position" : "PG",
"minutes" : 34,
"points" : 36,
"assists" : 12,
"turnovers" : 2,
"steals" : 5,
"blocks" : 1,
"rebounds" : 1,
"field_goals_attempted" : 19,
"field_goals_made" : 12,
"three_point_field_goals_attempted" : 3,
"three_point_field_goals_made" : 1,
"free_throws_attempted" : 11,
"free_throws_made" : 11,
"defensive_rebounds" : 1,
"offensive_rebounds" : 0,
"personal_fouls" : 1,
"team_abbreviation" : "OKC",
"is_starter" : true,
"three_point_percentage" : 0.333,
"free_throw_percentage" : 1.0,
"field_goal_percentage_string" : "63.2",
"three_point_field_goal_percentage_string" : "33.3",
"free_throw_percentage_string" : "100.0",
"field_goal_percentage" : 0.632
}, {
"last_name" : "Warren",
"first_name" : "Anthony",
"display_name" : "T.J. Warren",
"position" : "SF",
"minutes" : 41,
"points" : 29,
"assists" : 3,
"turnovers" : 0,
"steals" : 4,
"blocks" : 0,
"rebounds" : 9,
"field_goals_attempted" : 17,
"field_goals_made" : 11,
"three_point_field_goals_attempted" : 5,
"three_point_field_goals_made" : 3,
"free_throws_attempted" : 4,
"free_throws_made" : 4,
"defensive_rebounds" : 8,
"offensive_rebounds" : 1,
"personal_fouls" : 3,
"team_abbreviation" : "PHO",
"is_starter" : true,
"three_point_percentage" : 0.6,
"free_throw_percentage" : 1.0,
"field_goal_percentage_string" : "64.7",
"three_point_field_goal_percentage_string" : "60.0",
"free_throw_percentage_string" : "100.0",
"field_goal_percentage" : 0.647
}, {
"last_name" : "McCollum",
"first_name" : "Christian",
"display_name" : "C.J. McCollum",
"position" : "SG",
"minutes" : 40,
"points" : 32,
"assists" : 6,
"turnovers" : 1,
"steals" : 0,
"blocks" : 0,
"rebounds" : 7,
"field_goals_attempted" : 26,
"field_goals_made" : 13,
"three_point_field_goals_attempted" : 11,
"three_point_field_goals_made" : 6,
"free_throws_attempted" : 2,
"free_throws_made" : 0,
"defensive_rebounds" : 7,
"offensive_rebounds" : 0,
"personal_fouls" : 3,
"team_abbreviation" : "POR",
"is_starter" : true,
"three_point_percentage" : 0.545,
"free_throw_percentage" : 0.0,
"field_goal_percentage_string" : "50.0",
"three_point_field_goal_percentage_string" : "54.5",
"free_throw_percentage_string" : "0.0",
"field_goal_percentage" : 0.5
} ]
}