NBA Playoffs Skill

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

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

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.

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

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.

Files Written

The following files are created in your workspace:

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

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:

openclaw tasks

How to remove all crons:

remove nba

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

Commands