Cleveland Cavaliers First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 7 games

Evan Mobley scored the first basket of Cavaliers vs Thunder on Nov 2 with a layup.

The Cavaliers scored the game's first basket in 5 of 7 games this season and won the opening tip in 5 of 7. Jarrett Allen has the most Cavaliers first baskets: 3 in 7 games.

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Next game: Cavaliers at Thunder

Wed Nov 4, 8:00 PM ET

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Cavaliers first basket scorers, 2026-27

7 games

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

Player	Starts	First baskets	Per start	Team first points
Jarrett Allen	7	3	43%	4
Evan Mobley	7	2	29%	2
James Harden	7	0	0%	1
Donovan Mitchell	7	0	0%	0
Peyton Watson	6	0	0%	0
Meleek Thomas	1	0	0%	0

Every Cavaliers game, 2026-27

Date	Game	First basket	Shot	Cavaliers first points	Tip
Nov 2	vs Thunder	Evan Mobley	Layup	Evan Mobley	Won
Oct 31	at Bucks	Myles Turner (Bucks)	Jumper	Jarrett Allen	Won
Oct 29	at Hawks	Evan Mobley	Free Throw	Evan Mobley	Won
Oct 28	vs Wizards	AJ Dybantsa (Wizards)	Free Throw	James Harden	Lost
Oct 26	vs Timberwolves	Jarrett Allen	Floater	Jarrett Allen	Won
Oct 24	vs Nets	Jarrett Allen	Free Throw	Jarrett Allen	Lost
Oct 22	at 76ers	Jarrett Allen	Hook	Jarrett Allen	Won

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Cavaliers first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Cavaliers scored the game's first basket in 62 of 100 games, playoffs included, and won the opening tip in 65 of 100. Jarrett Allen had the most Cavaliers first baskets that season: 19.

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.