NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Los Angeles Lakers First Basket Stats
How often the Los Angeles Lakers 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 Los Angeles Lakers win the opening tip 65.9% of the time (82 games).
- The Los Angeles Lakers score the game's first basket 57.3% of the time (82 games).
- When the Los Angeles Lakers win the tip, they score the first basket 75.9% of the time (54 games).
- At home, the Los Angeles Lakers score the first basket 56.1% of the time (41 games); on the road, 58.5% (41 games).
- Guards score 44.7% of first baskets for the Los Angeles Lakers, forwards 36.2% and centers 19.1% (47 games).
- LeBron James and Luka Doncic lead the Los Angeles Lakers with 10 first baskets each.
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesF | 10 | 60 | 16.7% |
| Luka DoncicG | 10 | 64 | 15.6% |
| Deandre AytonC | 8 | 72 | 11.1% |
| Austin ReavesG | 7 | 45 | 15.6% |
| Rui HachimuraF | 3 | 41 | 7.3% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 21 | 44.7% |
| Forwards | 17 | 36.2% |
| Centers | 9 | 19.1% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Los Angeles Lakers 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
Los Angeles Lakers first basket questions
The Los Angeles Lakers have scored the game's first basket in 57.3% of their tracked games (82 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 75.9% of the time (54 games).
The Los Angeles Lakers have won the opening tip in 65.9% 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.
LeBron James, with 10 first baskets in 60 starts, followed by Luka Doncic (10) and Deandre Ayton (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.