Toronto Raptors First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 6 games

Kobe Sanders (Clippers) scored the first basket of Raptors at Clippers on Nov 2 with a 3-pointer. Collin Murray-Boyles scored the Raptors' first points.

The Raptors scored the game's first basket in 3 of 6 games this season and won the opening tip in 3 of 6. RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes and Ja'Kobe Walter lead the Raptors with 1 first basket each.

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Wed Nov 4, 9:00 PM ET

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Raptors first basket scorers, 2026-27

6 games

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

Player	Starts	First baskets	Per start	Team first points
RJ Barrett	6	1	17%	2
Scottie Barnes	6	1	17%	1
Ja'Kobe Walter	5	1	20%	1
Immanuel Quickley	6	0	0%	1
Collin Murray-Boyles	1	0	0%	1
Jakob Poeltl	4	0	0%	0
Kawhi Leonard	1	0	0%	0
Trayce Jackson-Davis	1	0	0%	0

Every Raptors game, 2026-27

Date	Game	First basket	Shot	Raptors first points	Tip
Nov 2	at Clippers	Kobe Sanders (Clippers)	3-Pointer	Collin Murray-Boyles	Lost
Nov 1	at Lakers	Ja'Kobe Walter	3-Pointer	Ja'Kobe Walter	Won
Oct 30	vs Magic	Scottie Barnes	Jumper	Scottie Barnes	Won
Oct 28	vs Magic	Wendell Carter Jr. (Magic)	Layup	Immanuel Quickley	Lost
Oct 25	at Timberwolves	Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves)	Layup	RJ Barrett	Won
Oct 23	at Wizards	RJ Barrett	3-Pointer	RJ Barrett	Lost

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Raptors first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Raptors scored the game's first basket in 44 of 89 games, playoffs included, and won the opening tip in 39 of 89. Brandon Ingram had the most Raptors 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.