The Complete History Of The NBA — nba_all

This directory contains the data behind the interactive "The Complete History Of The NBA" http://fivethirtyeight.com/interactives/the-complete-history-of-every-nba-team-by-elo.

nba_all_elo

Format

A data frame with 63157 rows representing basketball games and 23 variables:

gameorder: Play order of game in NBA history
game_id: Unique ID for each game
lg_id: Which league the game was played in
year_id: Season id, named based on year in which the season ended
date_game: Game date
seasongame: Number of games home team has played in season
is_playoffs: Flag for playoff games
team_id: Three letter code for home team name, from Basketball Reference
fran_id: Home team franchise id. Multiple team_ids can fall under the same fran_id due to name changes or moves. Interactive is grouped by fran_id.
pts: Points scored by home team
elo_i: Home team elo entering the game
elo_n: Home team elo following the game
win_equiv: Equivalent number of wins in a 82-game season for a team of elo_n quality
opp_id: Team id of opponent
opp_fran: Franchise id of opponent
opp_pts: Points scored by opponent
opp_elo_i: Opponent elo entering the game
opp_elo_n: Opponent elo following the game
opp_win_equiv: Opponent equivalent number of wins in a 82-game season for a team of elo_n quality
opp_seasongame: Number of games opponent has played in season
game_result: Win or loss for team in the team_id column
forecast: Elo-based chances of winning for the team in the team_id column, based on elo ratings and game location
notes: Additional information