NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Milwaukee Bucks First Basket Stats
How often the Milwaukee Bucks 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 Milwaukee Bucks win the opening tip 29.3% of the time (82 games).
- The Milwaukee Bucks score the game's first basket 39% of the time (82 games).
- When the Milwaukee Bucks win the tip, they score the first basket 62.5% of the time (24 games).
- At home, the Milwaukee Bucks score the first basket 39% of the time (41 games); on the road, 39% (41 games).
- Guards score 50% of first baskets for the Milwaukee Bucks, forwards 37.5% and centers 12.5% (32 games).
- Ryan Rollins and AJ Green lead the Milwaukee Bucks with 6 first baskets each.
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan RollinsG | 6 | 67 | 9% |
| AJ GreenG | 6 | 68 | 8.8% |
| Giannis AntetokounmpoF | 4 | 36 | 11.1% |
| Kyle KuzmaF | 4 | 43 | 9.3% |
| Bobby PortisF | 2 | 9 | 22.2% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 16 | 50% |
| Forwards | 12 | 37.5% |
| Centers | 4 | 12.5% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Milwaukee Bucks 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
Milwaukee Bucks first basket questions
The Milwaukee Bucks have scored the game's first basket in 39% of their tracked games (82 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 62.5% of the time (24 games).
The Milwaukee Bucks have won the opening tip in 29.3% 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.
Ryan Rollins, with 6 first baskets in 67 starts, followed by AJ Green (6) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (4). 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.