Possession tracking

Synergy Stats tracks all possessions in a basketball game, starting with the very first team possession of the ball after the initial jump ball. The orange basketball marks the current possession for a team in a game, and the white arrow indicates the direction of play. Ball possession switches between both teams, and more or less indicates when a team is on offense.

In basketball, possession can change with missed shots, defensive rebounds, turnovers, fouls, jump ball situations, and more. For effective and correct stats collecting, you must always be aware of which team is in possession and record the actions for this team first, followed by the events that lead to ball possession alternation.  

Also, another tip or best practice is NOT to have back-to-back events for the same team in offense in the action log/play-by-play, but to follow the flow of the game, where offense and defense take turns.  

Example:  

• Team A (possession) - Turnover  
• Team B (possession gained) 
• Team B (possession) - Missed 2 pts Jump Shot 
• Team A (possession gained) - player’s defensive rebound