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Charlotte Hornets First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 7 games

Moussa Diabate scored the first basket of Hornets vs Pistons on Nov 2 with a dunk.

The Hornets scored the game's first basket in 5 of 7 games this season and won the opening tip in 1 of 7. Moussa Diabate has the most Hornets first baskets: 2 in 7 games.

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Next game: Hornets at Nets

Wed Nov 4, 7:30 PM ET

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Hornets first basket scorers, 2026-27

7 games

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

PlayerStartsFirst basketsPer startTeam first points
Moussa Diabate 7 2 29% 2
Naz Reid 7 1 14% 2
Dennis Schroder 6 1 17% 2
Brandon Miller 7 1 14% 1
Sion James 7 0 0% 0
Coby White 1 0 0% 0

Every Hornets game, 2026-27

DateGameFirst basketShotHornets first pointsTip
Nov 2 vs Pistons Moussa Diabate Dunk Moussa Diabate Lost
Oct 31 vs 76ers VJ Edgecombe (76ers) 3-Pointer Naz Reid Lost
Oct 30 at Wizards Dennis Schroder 3-Pointer Dennis Schroder Won
Oct 28 at Pistons Naz Reid 3-Pointer Naz Reid Lost
Oct 26 vs Wizards Brandon Miller Jumper Brandon Miller Lost
Oct 24 vs Heat Bam Adebayo (Heat) Jumper Dennis Schroder Lost
Oct 23 vs Hawks Moussa Diabate Dunk Moussa Diabate Lost
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Hornets first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Hornets scored the game's first basket in 40 of 84 games, play-in included, and won the opening tip in 35 of 84. Brandon Miller had the most Hornets first baskets that season: 11.

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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