Okay, so I wanted to dig into the player stats for that Milwaukee Bucks versus Indiana Pacers game. It was quite the matchup, and I needed to see the numbers laid out plainly.
First thing I did was just finish up whatever I was doing and grab my laptop. I didn’t go anywhere fancy. Just opened up a browser and started searching. My usual go-to terms are something like “Bucks Pacers box score” or “NBA game stats [date]”. You know how it is, sometimes the first few results are junk, full of ads or just headlines.
Finding the Box Score
I skipped past the clickbait stuff and looked for a site that looked clean, something that just presents the numbers. Found a couple that seemed reliable, the kind that sports folks use regularly. I picked one that loaded fast and didn’t bombard me with pop-ups. The goal was simple: get the raw player data for that specific game.
Once I landed on a decent page, I scanned it to make sure it was the right game. Saw the final score, confirmed the teams. Perfect. They usually lay it out in tables, team by team.
Recording the Numbers
Now, for the recording part. I’m pretty old school sometimes. I just opened up a plain text file on my computer. Nothing complex, no spreadsheets this time. I just wanted to type it out quickly.
I started with the Bucks. Went down the list player by player. Who played, how many minutes. Then the important stuff:
- Points scored
- Rebounds (offensive and defensive usually listed separately, but I just jot down the total)
- Assists
- Sometimes I grab steals and blocks if they seem high or low for a player.
- Field goals – made and attempted (like 10/18)
- 3-pointers – made and attempted (like 2/5)
- Free throws – made and attempted (like 7/9)
Focused on the main guys first. For the Bucks, that meant looking closely at Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s line – always a monster stat sheet there. Then Damian Lillard, checking his scoring and assists. Did the same for the Pacers, making sure to get Tyrese Haliburton‘s numbers, especially his assists, and Pascal Siakam‘s contribution since he joined them.
I typed them out simply, like:
Player Name: XX Pts, XX Reb, XX Ast, X/X FG, X/X 3PT, X/X FT
It’s a manual process, yeah. Just copying the numbers from the website to my text file. But doing it this way helps me actually absorb the stats, rather than just glancing at a screen. You notice things, like maybe someone played heavy minutes but didn’t score much, or a bench player had a surprisingly good game.
Took maybe 15-20 minutes to get all the key players down for both teams. Once I had my raw notes, I felt satisfied. Got the info I wanted, logged right there in a simple file. Easy to look back on later if I need to. That’s usually how I handle tracking stats for games I’m interested in.
