Game Flows and Shot Charts

By d/D

The sports pages have long inspired dense presentations of information, most uniquely in the form of the box score. Now, many online sports venues are turning statistics into interactive charts and visuals. Consider the “Game Flow” chart in this recap of the recent NCAA Division I College Basketball Championship (scroll down and mouse over):

http://sports-att.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=254000063

Another example is the interactive shot chart that ESPN creates for each National Basketball Association game:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/shotchart?gameId=250403002