NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
New York Knicks First Basket Stats
How often the New York Knicks 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 New York Knicks win the opening tip 50.6% of the time (83 games).
- The New York Knicks score the game's first basket 63.9% of the time (83 games).
- When the New York Knicks win the tip, they score the first basket 83.3% of the time (42 games).
- At home, the New York Knicks score the first basket 63.4% of the time (41 games); on the road, 64.3% (42 games).
- Guards score 62.3% of first baskets for the New York Knicks, centers 20.8% and forwards 17% (53 games).
- Jalen Brunson has the most first baskets for the New York Knicks: 15 in 74 starts (20.3%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen BrunsonG | 15 | 74 | 20.3% |
| Karl-Anthony TownsC | 10 | 75 | 13.3% |
| Mikal BridgesG | 7 | 82 | 8.5% |
| Josh HartG | 6 | 52 | 11.5% |
| OG AnunobyF | 6 | 67 | 9% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 33 | 62.3% |
| Centers | 11 | 20.8% |
| Forwards | 9 | 17% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- New York Knicks 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
New York Knicks first basket questions
The New York Knicks have scored the game's first basket in 63.9% of their tracked games (83 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 83.3% of the time (42 games).
The New York Knicks have won the opening tip in 50.6% of their tracked games (83 games). The team that wins the tip gets the first possession, which is why a first basket pick starts with the jump ball.
Jalen Brunson, with 15 first baskets in 74 starts, followed by Karl-Anthony Towns (10) and Mikal Bridges (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.