Los Angeles Lakers First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 8 games

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Heat) scored the first basket of Lakers vs Heat on Nov 2 with a free throw. Matisse Thybulle scored the Lakers' first points.

The Lakers scored the game's first basket in 5 of 8 games this season and won the opening tip in 5 of 8. Austin Reaves has the most Lakers first baskets: 2 in 8 games.

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Lakers first basket scorers, 2026-27

8 games

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

Player	Starts	First baskets	Per start	Team first points
Austin Reaves	8	2	25%	2
Luka Doncic	7	1	14%	3
Matisse Thybulle	8	1	12%	2
Walker Kessler	8	1	12%	1
Jake LaRavia	4	0	0%	0
Ziaire Williams	4	0	0%	0
Quentin Grimes	1	0	0%	0

Every Lakers game, 2026-27

Date	Game	First basket	Shot	Lakers first points	Tip
Nov 2	vs Heat	Giannis Antetokounmpo (Heat)	Free Throw	Matisse Thybulle	Lost
Nov 1	vs Raptors	Ja'Kobe Walter (Raptors)	3-Pointer	Luka Doncic	Lost
Oct 30	at Warriors	Brandin Podziemski (Warriors)	Layup	Luka Doncic	Lost
Oct 28	at Clippers	Matisse Thybulle	3-Pointer	Matisse Thybulle	Won
Oct 27	vs Trail Blazers	Austin Reaves	3-Pointer	Austin Reaves	Won
Oct 25	at Jazz	Luka Doncic	Jumper	Luka Doncic	Won
Oct 23	vs Clippers	Austin Reaves	Floater	Austin Reaves	Won
Oct 21	vs Warriors	Walker Kessler	Dunk	Walker Kessler	Won

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Lakers first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Lakers scored the game's first basket in 53 of 92 games, playoffs included, and won the opening tip in 62 of 92. LeBron James had the most Lakers 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.