NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Indiana Pacers First Basket Stats
How often the Indiana Pacers 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 Indiana Pacers win the opening tip 48.8% of the time (82 games).
- The Indiana Pacers score the game's first basket 46.3% of the time (82 games).
- When the Indiana Pacers win the tip, they score the first basket 59.5% of the time (37 games).
- At home, the Indiana Pacers score the first basket 43.9% of the time (41 games); on the road, 48.8% (41 games).
- Forwards score 44.7% of first baskets for the Indiana Pacers, guards 34.2% and centers 21.1% (38 games).
- Pascal Siakam has the most first baskets for the Indiana Pacers: 9 in 62 starts (14.5%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal SiakamF | 9 | 62 | 14.5% |
| Jay HuffC | 7 | 47 | 14.9% |
| Andrew NembhardG | 6 | 57 | 10.5% |
| Bennedict MathurinG | 3 | 25 | 12% |
| Jeremiah Robinson-EarlF | 2 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 17 | 44.7% |
| Guards | 13 | 34.2% |
| Centers | 8 | 21.1% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Indiana Pacers 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
Indiana Pacers first basket questions
The Indiana Pacers have scored the game's first basket in 46.3% of their tracked games (82 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 59.5% of the time (37 games).
The Indiana Pacers have won the opening tip in 48.8% 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.
Pascal Siakam, with 9 first baskets in 62 starts, followed by Jay Huff (7) and Andrew Nembhard (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.