Chicago Bulls First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 6 games

Jaylen Brown (76ers) scored the first basket of Bulls at 76ers on Nov 2 with a free throw. Caleb Wilson scored the Bulls' first points.

The Bulls scored the game's first basket in 1 of 6 games this season and won the opening tip in 2 of 6. Jalen Smith has the most Bulls first baskets: 1 in 6 games.

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Bulls first basket scorers, 2026-27

6 games

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

Player	Starts	First baskets	Per start	Team first points
Jalen Smith	6	1	17%	2
Caleb Wilson	6	0	0%	3
Josh Giddey	6	0	0%	1
Matas Buzelis	6	0	0%	0
Norman Powell	6	0	0%	0

Every Bulls game, 2026-27

Date	Game	First basket	Shot	Bulls first points	Tip
Nov 2	at 76ers	Jaylen Brown (76ers)	Free Throw	Caleb Wilson	Won
Oct 30	at Celtics	Jayson Tatum (Celtics)	Layup	Caleb Wilson	Lost
Oct 28	vs Knicks	OG Anunoby (Knicks)	Free Throw	Caleb Wilson	Lost
Oct 26	at Celtics	Paul George (Celtics)	3-Pointer	Josh Giddey	Lost
Oct 24	vs Wizards	Trae Young (Wizards)	3-Pointer	Jalen Smith	Lost
Oct 23	at Bucks	Jalen Smith	Layup	Jalen Smith	Won

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Bulls first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Bulls scored the game's first basket in 27 of 82 games and won the opening tip in 31 of 82. Matas Buzelis had the most Bulls first baskets that season: 6.

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.