Memphis Grizzlies First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 7 games

Zion Williamson (Pelicans) scored the first basket of Grizzlies vs Pelicans on Nov 2 with a jumper. Cameron Boozer scored the Grizzlies' first points.

The Grizzlies scored the game's first basket in 4 of 7 games this season and won the opening tip in 3 of 7. Zach Edey has the most Grizzlies first baskets: 2 in 7 games.

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Grizzlies first basket scorers, 2026-27

7 games

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

Player	Starts	First baskets	Per start	Team first points
Zach Edey	6	2	33%	2
Cedric Coward	6	1	17%	1
Ty Jerome	6	1	17%	1
Cameron Boozer	7	0	0%	2
Jaylen Wells	7	0	0%	1
Cam Spencer	1	0	0%	0
GG Jackson	1	0	0%	0
Isaiah Stewart	1	0	0%	0

Every Grizzlies game, 2026-27

Date	Game	First basket	Shot	Grizzlies first points	Tip
Nov 2	vs Pelicans	Zion Williamson (Pelicans)	Jumper	Cameron Boozer	Lost
Oct 31	vs Kings	De'Andre Hunter (Kings)	3-Pointer	Cameron Boozer	Lost
Oct 29	at Trail Blazers	Zach Edey	Dunk	Zach Edey	Lost
Oct 26	at Jazz	Cedric Coward	3-Pointer	Cedric Coward	Won
Oct 25	at Kings	Zach LaVine (Kings)	Layup	Jaylen Wells	Lost
Oct 23	at Warriors	Zach Edey	Dunk	Zach Edey	Won
Oct 21	vs Jazz	Ty Jerome	Floater	Ty Jerome	Won

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Grizzlies first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Grizzlies scored the game's first basket in 35 of 82 games and won the opening tip in 31 of 81. Jaren Jackson Jr. had the most Grizzlies 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.