NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Miami Heat First Basket Stats
How often the Miami Heat 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 Miami Heat win the opening tip 62.2% of the time (82 games).
- The Miami Heat score the game's first basket 61% of the time (82 games).
- When the Miami Heat win the tip, they score the first basket 68.6% of the time (51 games).
- At home, the Miami Heat score the first basket 73.2% of the time (41 games); on the road, 48.8% (41 games).
- Centers score 48% of first baskets for the Miami Heat, guards 34% and forwards 18% (50 games).
- Bam Adebayo has the most first baskets for the Miami Heat: 17 in 73 starts (23.3%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bam AdebayoC | 17 | 73 | 23.3% |
| Andrew WigginsF | 8 | 68 | 11.8% |
| Kel'el WareC | 7 | 34 | 20.6% |
| Norman PowellG | 6 | 52 | 11.5% |
| Tyler HerroG | 4 | 28 | 14.3% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Centers | 24 | 48% |
| Guards | 17 | 34% |
| Forwards | 9 | 18% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Miami Heat 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
Miami Heat first basket questions
The Miami Heat have scored the game's first basket in 61% of their tracked games (82 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 68.6% of the time (51 games).
The Miami Heat have won the opening tip in 62.2% 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.
Bam Adebayo, with 17 first baskets in 73 starts, followed by Andrew Wiggins (8) and Kel'el Ware (7). 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.