NBA Playoffs Skill#

⚠️ Disclaimer This skill is for entertainment purposes only. Sports predictions are for fun — no betting or real gambling mechanics included.

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Skill ID: nba-playoffs Version: 1.0.0 Author: Brian Goodwin

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What It Does#

Full NBA Playoffs coverage — from Play-In through the Finals. Tracks your team, sends game day reminders, posts final scores, and lets you make predictions.

Setup:

• User picks their channel (GroupMe, Discord, Telegram, etc.)
• User selects their favorite team(s)
• Skill pulls full playoff bracket from ESPN's public NBA API

Game Day Flow:

• Reminder before each game → matchup, time, watch/stream info
• Final score + top performer stats after each game

Bracket:

• Full playoff bracket (all rounds)
• User's team highlighted
• Drill into team → full schedule + results

Watch/Stream Info:

• TV channel (ABC, ESPN, TNT, etc.)
• Streaming (ESPN+, NBA League Pass, etc.)
• Radio station per team

Predictions:

• predict [winner] before each game
• Tracks record in nba-predictions.md
• End of playoffs: prediction accuracy %

Flair:

• SVG image with team colors + playful banter
• "Got the W 🏀", "Tough one 🤕", "Back to the lab", etc.
• Shareable in Discord, GroupMe, etc.

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Data Source#

All game data pulled from ESPN's public NBA API:

• Scoreboard: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/nba/scoreboard
• No API key required
• No cost

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Credentials#

⚠️ Important — How Channel Credentials Work

This skill uses your existing OpenClaw channel configuration. It does NOT request, store, or create new credentials.

When you configure a channel in OpenClaw (GroupMe, Discord, Telegram, etc.), those credentials are already stored in your OpenClaw config. This skill sends messages through the message tool using whatever channels are already configured — no additional token or webhook needed.

If you have not set up a messaging channel yet, you must do so before using this skill. The skill will prompt you to configure one during setup nba playoffs.

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Files Written#

The following files are created in your workspace:

FilePurposenba-predictions.mdYour prediction record (date, game, pick, result)nba-config.mdYour team selection and channel preference

These files are created on first run and updated as games happen. You can delete them with remove nba.

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Cron Jobs#

What gets created:

• 1 reminder cron per playoff game your team is in (fires ~2 hours before game time)
• 1 post-score cron per playoff game (fires ~15 minutes after game ends)
• All crons run Mon-Sat during playoffs
• All crons are timezone-aware (uses America/New_York)

How to see what crons are active:

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openclaw tasks

How to remove all crons:

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remove nba

This command deletes all NBA-related cron jobs and removes the config files.

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Commands#

CommandWhat it doessetup nba playoffsStart setup, pick channel + team(s)scoresToday's games + scoresscheduleFull playoffs schedulebracketFull series bracketmy teamYour team's games + statspredict [winner] for [game#]Log your predictionpredictionsShow your prediction recordflairGenerate team banter imagewatch [game#]Watch + stream + radio inforemove nbaRemove skill + all cron jobs + config files

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Flair Messages#

Win messages:

• "Got the W 🏀"
• "Nothing but net"
• "Victory tastes good"
• "Bucket secured"
• "Championship energy"

Loss messages:

• "Tough one 🤕"
• "Back to the lab"
• "See you next season"
• "On to the next one"

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Technical Notes#

• API: ESPN public NBA scoreboard (no key needed)
• Channel: Uses OpenClaw's existing channel config — no new credentials stored
• Cron jobs created per game, removed with remove nba
• All data stored locally in workspace
• No betting odds — betting mechanics explicitly excluded
• Predictions stored in ~/.openclaw/workspace/nba-predictions.md
• Config stored in ~/.openclaw/workspace/nba-config.md