NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Golden State Warriors First Basket Stats
How often the Golden State Warriors 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 Golden State Warriors win the opening tip 45.1% of the time (82 games).
- The Golden State Warriors score the game's first basket 48.8% of the time (82 games).
- When the Golden State Warriors win the tip, they score the first basket 75.7% of the time (37 games).
- At home, the Golden State Warriors score the first basket 61% of the time (41 games); on the road, 36.6% (41 games).
- Guards score 47.5% of first baskets for the Golden State Warriors, centers 30% and forwards 22.5% (40 games).
- Draymond Green has the most first baskets for the Golden State Warriors: 7 in 68 starts (10.3%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draymond GreenF | 7 | 68 | 10.3% |
| Quinten PostC | 6 | 35 | 17.1% |
| Moses MoodyG | 6 | 49 | 12.2% |
| Stephen CurryG | 5 | 41 | 12.2% |
| Brandin PodziemskiG | 5 | 43 | 11.6% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 19 | 47.5% |
| Centers | 12 | 30% |
| Forwards | 9 | 22.5% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Golden State Warriors 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
Golden State Warriors first basket questions
The Golden State Warriors have scored the game's first basket in 48.8% of their tracked games (82 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 75.7% of the time (37 games).
The Golden State Warriors have won the opening tip in 45.1% 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.
Draymond Green, with 7 first baskets in 68 starts, followed by Quinten Post (6) and Moses Moody (6). 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.