NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Chicago Bulls First Basket Stats
How often the Chicago Bulls win the opening tip and score the game's first basket, who scores it for them, and from which position. Built from every tracked NBA game.
- The Chicago Bulls win the opening tip 37.8% of the time (82 games).
- The Chicago Bulls score the game's first basket 32.9% of the time (82 games).
- When the Chicago Bulls win the tip, they score the first basket 51.6% of the time (31 games).
- At home, the Chicago Bulls score the first basket 26.8% of the time (41 games); on the road, 39% (41 games).
- Forwards score 44.4% of first baskets for the Chicago Bulls, guards 40.7% and centers 14.8% (27 games).
- Matas Buzelis has the most first baskets for the Chicago Bulls: 6 in 77 starts (7.8%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matas BuzelisF | 6 | 77 | 7.8% |
| Nikola VucevicC | 4 | 49 | 8.2% |
| Coby WhiteG | 3 | 26 | 11.5% |
| Tre JonesG | 3 | 41 | 7.3% |
| Isaac OkoroF | 3 | 62 | 4.8% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 12 | 44.4% |
| Guards | 11 | 40.7% |
| Centers | 4 | 14.8% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Chicago Bulls in FirstIQ: the team page, with its games, roster and first basket rates by player
- First basket picks today: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free
Chicago Bulls first basket questions
The Chicago Bulls have scored the game's first basket in 32.9% of their tracked games (82 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 51.6% of the time (31 games).
The Chicago Bulls have won the opening tip in 37.8% of their tracked games (82 games). The team that wins the tip gets the first possession, which is why a first basket pick starts with the jump ball.
Matas Buzelis, with 6 first baskets in 77 starts, followed by Nikola Vucevic (4) and Coby White (3). The table on this page has each player's first baskets, starts and rate.
On the first basket picks page: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free, with every finished game graded.