New York Knicks First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 6 games

Michael Porter Jr. (Nets) scored the first basket of Knicks vs Nets on Nov 2 with a jumper. OG Anunoby scored the Knicks' first points.

The Knicks scored the game's first basket in 3 of 6 games this season and won the opening tip in 4 of 6. OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson lead the Knicks with 1 first basket each.

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Knicks first basket scorers, 2026-27

6 games

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

Player	Starts	First baskets	Per start	Team first points
OG Anunoby	6	1	17%	3
Karl-Anthony Towns	6	1	17%	2
Jalen Brunson	6	1	17%	1
Josh Hart	6	0	0%	0
Mikal Bridges	6	0	0%	0

Every Knicks game, 2026-27

Date	Game	First basket	Shot	Knicks first points	Tip
Nov 2	vs Nets	Michael Porter Jr. (Nets)	Jumper	OG Anunoby	Won
Oct 30	at 76ers	Joel Embiid (76ers)	Free Throw	OG Anunoby	Won
Oct 28	at Bulls	OG Anunoby	Free Throw	OG Anunoby	Won
Oct 27	vs Pistons	Karl-Anthony Towns	Layup	Karl-Anthony Towns	Won
Oct 25	vs Magic	Jalen Brunson	Jumper	Jalen Brunson	Lost
Oct 23	at Celtics	Jayson Tatum (Celtics)	Jumper	Karl-Anthony Towns	Lost

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Knicks first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Knicks scored the game's first basket in 62 of 102 games, playoffs included, and won the opening tip in 52 of 102. Jalen Brunson had the most Knicks first baskets that season: 20.

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.