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Utah Jazz First Basket Stats

2026-27 season · 7 games

Lauri Markkanen scored the first basket of Jazz at Spurs on Nov 2 with a jumper.

The Jazz scored the game's first basket in 2 of 7 games this season and won the opening tip in 1 of 7. Ace Bailey and Lauri Markkanen lead the Jazz with 1 first basket each.

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Next game: Jazz at Pelicans

Wed Nov 4, 8:00 PM ET

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Jazz first basket scorers, 2026-27

7 games

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

PlayerStartsFirst basketsPer startTeam first points
Ace Bailey 6 1 17% 2
Lauri Markkanen 6 1 17% 1
Keyonte George 7 0 0% 2
Darryn Peterson 7 0 0% 1
Jaren Jackson Jr. 4 0 0% 1
Jaxson Hayes 4 0 0% 0
Josh Green 1 0 0% 0

Every Jazz game, 2026-27

DateGameFirst basketShotJazz first pointsTip
Nov 2 at Spurs Lauri Markkanen Jumper Lauri Markkanen Lost
Oct 31 vs Trail Blazers Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers) Jumper Darryn Peterson Lost
Oct 28 vs Spurs De'Aaron Fox (Spurs) Floater Keyonte George Lost
Oct 26 vs Grizzlies Cedric Coward (Grizzlies) 3-Pointer Jaren Jackson Jr. Lost
Oct 25 vs Lakers Luka Doncic (Lakers) Jumper Ace Bailey Lost
Oct 23 vs Pelicans Ace Bailey Hook Ace Bailey Won
Oct 21 at Grizzlies Ty Jerome (Grizzlies) Floater Keyonte George Lost
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Jazz first baskets, 2025-26 season

In 2025-26, the Jazz scored the game's first basket in 45 of 82 games and won the opening tip in 47 of 82. Keyonte George and Lauri Markkanen had the most Jazz first baskets that season: 8 each.

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.

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