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Denver Nuggets First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 6 games

Jamal Murray scored the first basket of Nuggets vs Trail Blazers on Nov 2 with a layup.

The Nuggets scored the game's first basket in 4 of 6 games this season and won the opening tip in 3 of 6. Jamal Murray has the most Nuggets first baskets: 2 in 6 games.

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Nuggets first basket scorers, 2026-27

6 games

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

PlayerStartsFirst basketsPer startTeam first points
Jamal Murray 6 2 33% 2
Aaron Gordon 6 1 17% 2
Nikola Jokic 6 1 17% 1
Cameron Johnson 3 0 0% 1
Christian Braun 6 0 0% 0
Bryce Hopkins 2 0 0% 0
Trevon Brazile 1 0 0% 0

Every Nuggets game, 2026-27

DateGameFirst basketShotNuggets first pointsTip
Nov 2 vs Trail Blazers Jamal Murray Layup Jamal Murray Lost
Oct 30 at Suns Miles Bridges (Suns) Floater Cameron Johnson Lost
Oct 28 at Pelicans Jamal Murray 3-Pointer Jamal Murray Won
Oct 26 vs Warriors Nikola Jokic 3-Pointer Nikola Jokic Won
Oct 24 vs Pelicans Aaron Gordon 3-Pointer Aaron Gordon Won
Oct 22 at Thunder Cason Wallace (Thunder) 3-Pointer Aaron Gordon Lost
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Nuggets first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Nuggets scored the game's first basket in 48 of 88 games, playoffs included, and won the opening tip in 48 of 88. Jamal Murray had the most Nuggets first baskets that season: 18.

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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