do_clutch_time: Get games with clutch time

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Get games with clutch time

Description

Obtain the games that have clutch time. The clutch time is generally defined as the game situation when the scoring margin is within 5 points with five or fewer minutes remaining in a game. In order to allow more clutch situations, the user will be able to set the minutes left and the scoring difference.

Usage

do_clutch_time(data, min_left = "05:00", score_diff = 5)

Arguments

data	Source play-by-play data.
min_left	Minutes left to finish the game. Default 5 minutes.
score_diff	Scoring difference. Default 5 points.

Value

Data frame of the game that has clutch time.

Author(s)

Guillermo Vinue

Examples

df0 <- do_clutch_time(acb_vbc_cz_pbp_2223)
#df0 # If no rows, that means that the game did not have clutch time.

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