Atlanta Hawks First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 7 games

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored the first basket of Hawks at Pacers on Nov 2 with a 3-pointer.

The Hawks scored the game's first basket in 3 of 7 games this season and won the opening tip in 3 of 7. Nickeil Alexander-Walker has the most Hawks first baskets: 2 in 7 games.

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Next game: Hawks at Wizards

Wed Nov 4, 7:00 PM ET

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Hawks first basket scorers, 2026-27

7 games

First baskets: the player scored the game's first points. Team first points: the player scored the Hawks' first points, whoever scored first in the game.

Player	Starts	First baskets	Per start	Team first points
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	7	2	29%	2
Dyson Daniels	7	1	14%	3
CJ McCollum	7	0	0%	1
Onyeka Okongwu	7	0	0%	1
Jalen Johnson	6	0	0%	0
Luguentz Dort	1	0	0%	0

Every Hawks game, 2026-27

Date	Game	First basket	Shot	Hawks first points	Tip
Nov 2	at Pacers	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	3-Pointer	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Won
Oct 31	at Pelicans	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Layup	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Won
Oct 29	vs Cavaliers	Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)	Free Throw	CJ McCollum	Lost
Oct 28	vs Heat	Bam Adebayo (Heat)	Jumper	Dyson Daniels	Lost
Oct 26	at Rockets	Amen Thompson (Rockets)	Dunk	Dyson Daniels	Lost
Oct 24	vs Rockets	Dyson Daniels	Layup	Dyson Daniels	Lost
Oct 23	at Hornets	Moussa Diabate (Hornets)	Dunk	Onyeka Okongwu	Won

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Hawks first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Hawks scored the game's first basket in 42 of 88 games, playoffs included, and won the opening tip in 42 of 88. Onyeka Okongwu had the most Hawks first baskets that season: 8.

What counts as the first basket

This page counts the game's first points, free throws included. Some books (like FanDuel, DraftKings, Caesars, theScore Bet, BetOnline, Bovada, HardRockBet, Bet365, PropBuilder, and ReBet) count free throws as the first basket. Others (like BetMGM, BetRivers, Fanatics, Fliff, Novig, and Bally Bet) only count field goals. The first basket stats page lists each book's rule.