NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Orlando Magic First Basket Stats
How often the Orlando Magic 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 Orlando Magic win the opening tip 73.2% of the time (82 games).
- The Orlando Magic score the game's first basket 57.3% of the time (82 games).
- When the Orlando Magic win the tip, they score the first basket 65.5% of the time (58 games).
- At home, the Orlando Magic score the first basket 59.5% of the time (42 games); on the road, 55% (40 games).
- Guards score 44.7% of first baskets for the Orlando Magic, forwards 29.8% and centers 25.5% (47 games).
- Wendell Carter Jr. has the most first baskets for the Orlando Magic: 12 in 78 starts (15.4%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Carter Jr.C | 12 | 78 | 15.4% |
| Jalen SuggsG | 9 | 56 | 16.1% |
| Desmond BaneG | 9 | 82 | 11% |
| Paolo BancheroF | 8 | 72 | 11.1% |
| Franz WagnerF | 4 | 32 | 12.5% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 21 | 44.7% |
| Forwards | 14 | 29.8% |
| Centers | 12 | 25.5% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Orlando Magic 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
Orlando Magic first basket questions
The Orlando Magic 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 65.5% of the time (58 games).
The Orlando Magic have won the opening tip in 73.2% 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.
Wendell Carter Jr., with 12 first baskets in 78 starts, followed by Jalen Suggs (9) and Desmond Bane (9). 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.