NBA Games - No Update Needed

🏀 NBA API Update Status

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No API calls needed at this time.

ESPN API Call Schedule:

Late Night (12-3 AM ET): Always checked for West Coast games
Today's Games: Called when games are starting (10 min before), live, or recently ended (up to 5 hours)
Tomorrow's Games: Called only at 1:00 PM and 8:00 PM Eastern (max 2 times per day)

Force Update Option:

To force an update regardless of conditions, add ?update_anyway=true to the URL.

In: 2 hours, 59 minutes

Reason: 10 minutes before tip-off

Game: DET @ BOS at 7:00 pm

Scheduled at: 8:00 PM (tomorrow's games check)

Tomorrow's games are checked twice daily to minimize API calls

Last Check: 12/15/2025 | 3:50PM Eastern

This conserves API resources and respects ESPN's rate limits.