Detroit Pistons First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 6 games

Moussa Diabate (Hornets) scored the first basket of Pistons at Hornets on Nov 2 with a dunk. Ausar Thompson scored the Pistons' first points.

The Pistons scored the game's first basket in 2 of 6 games this season and won the opening tip in 2 of 6. John Collins has the most Pistons first baskets: 2 in 6 games.

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Pistons first basket scorers, 2026-27

6 games

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

Player	Starts	First baskets	Per start	Team first points
John Collins	6	2	33%	2
Ausar Thompson	5	0	0%	2
Cade Cunningham	6	0	0%	1
Paul Reed	5	0	0%	1
Duncan Robinson	6	0	0%	0
Daniss Jenkins	1	0	0%	0
Jalen Duren	1	0	0%	0

Every Pistons game, 2026-27

Date	Game	First basket	Shot	Pistons first points	Tip
Nov 2	at Hornets	Moussa Diabate (Hornets)	Dunk	Ausar Thompson	Won
Oct 30	at Nets	Michael Porter Jr. (Nets)	Layup	Ausar Thompson	Lost
Oct 28	vs Hornets	Naz Reid (Hornets)	3-Pointer	Cade Cunningham	Won
Oct 27	at Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks)	Layup	Paul Reed	Lost
Oct 25	at 76ers	John Collins	Layup	John Collins	Lost
Oct 23	at Heat	John Collins	3-Pointer	John Collins	Lost

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Pistons first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Pistons scored the game's first basket in 45 of 96 games, playoffs included, and won the opening tip in 41 of 96. Jalen Duren had the most Pistons first baskets that season: 12.

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.