NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Oklahoma City Thunder First Basket Stats
How often the Oklahoma City Thunder 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 Oklahoma City Thunder win the opening tip 52.4% of the time (82 games).
- The Oklahoma City Thunder score the game's first basket 54.9% of the time (82 games).
- When the Oklahoma City Thunder win the tip, they score the first basket 62.8% of the time (43 games).
- At home, the Oklahoma City Thunder score the first basket 54.8% of the time (42 games); on the road, 55% (40 games).
- Guards score 66.7% of first baskets for the Oklahoma City Thunder, centers 31.1% and forwards 2.2% (45 games).
- Cason Wallace and Chet Holmgren lead the Oklahoma City Thunder with 10 first baskets each.
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cason WallaceG | 10 | 58 | 17.2% |
| Chet HolmgrenC | 10 | 69 | 14.5% |
| Luguentz DortG | 8 | 69 | 11.6% |
| Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 5 | 68 | 7.4% |
| Jalen WilliamsG | 4 | 33 | 12.1% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 30 | 66.7% |
| Centers | 14 | 31.1% |
| Forwards | 1 | 2.2% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Oklahoma City Thunder 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
Oklahoma City Thunder first basket questions
The Oklahoma City Thunder have scored the game's first basket in 54.9% of their tracked games (82 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 62.8% of the time (43 games).
The Oklahoma City Thunder have won the opening tip in 52.4% 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.
Cason Wallace, with 10 first baskets in 58 starts, followed by Chet Holmgren (10) and Luguentz Dort (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.