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Brooklyn Nets First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 6 games

Michael Porter Jr. scored the first basket of Nets at Knicks on Nov 2 with a jumper.

The Nets scored the game's first basket in 3 of 6 games this season and won the opening tip in 3 of 6. Michael Porter Jr. has the most Nets first baskets: 2 in 6 games.

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Nets first basket scorers, 2026-27

6 games

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

PlayerStartsFirst basketsPer startTeam first points
Michael Porter Jr. 6 2 33% 2
Day'Ron Sharpe 6 1 17% 3
Keon Ellis 2 0 0% 1
Julius Randle 6 0 0% 0
Nolan Traore 4 0 0% 0
Chaney Johnson 3 0 0% 0
Egor Demin 3 0 0% 0

Every Nets game, 2026-27

DateGameFirst basketShotNets first pointsTip
Nov 2 at Knicks Michael Porter Jr. Jumper Michael Porter Jr. Lost
Nov 1 at Pacers Day'Ron Sharpe Layup Day'Ron Sharpe Won
Oct 30 vs Pistons Michael Porter Jr. Layup Michael Porter Jr. Won
Oct 27 at Celtics Paul George (Celtics) Jumper Day'Ron Sharpe Lost
Oct 25 vs Pacers Ivica Zubac (Pacers) Layup Day'Ron Sharpe Lost
Oct 24 at Cavaliers Jarrett Allen (Cavaliers) Free Throw Keon Ellis Won
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Nets first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Nets scored the game's first basket in 32 of 82 games and won the opening tip in 47 of 82. Michael Porter Jr. had the most Nets first baskets that season: 10.

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.

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