NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Cleveland Cavaliers First Basket Stats
How often the Cleveland Cavaliers 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 Cleveland Cavaliers win the opening tip 64.6% of the time (82 games).
- The Cleveland Cavaliers score the game's first basket 62.2% of the time (82 games).
- When the Cleveland Cavaliers win the tip, they score the first basket 69.8% of the time (53 games).
- At home, the Cleveland Cavaliers score the first basket 58.5% of the time (41 games); on the road, 65.9% (41 games).
- Centers score 52.9% of first baskets for the Cleveland Cavaliers, guards 35.3% and forwards 11.8% (51 games).
- Jarrett Allen has the most first baskets for the Cleveland Cavaliers: 15 in 56 starts (26.8%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett AllenC | 15 | 56 | 26.8% |
| Evan MobleyC | 12 | 63 | 19% |
| Donovan MitchellG | 8 | 70 | 11.4% |
| De'Andre HunterF | 7 | 25 | 28% |
| Darius GarlandG | 5 | 43 | 11.6% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Centers | 27 | 52.9% |
| Guards | 18 | 35.3% |
| Forwards | 6 | 11.8% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Cleveland Cavaliers 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
Cleveland Cavaliers first basket questions
The Cleveland Cavaliers have scored the game's first basket in 62.2% of their tracked games (82 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 69.8% of the time (53 games).
The Cleveland Cavaliers have won the opening tip in 64.6% 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.
Jarrett Allen, with 15 first baskets in 56 starts, followed by Evan Mobley (12) and Donovan Mitchell (8). 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.