NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Phoenix Suns First Basket Stats
How often the Phoenix Suns 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 Phoenix Suns win the opening tip 70.7% of the time (82 games).
- The Phoenix Suns score the game's first basket 54.9% of the time (82 games).
- When the Phoenix Suns win the tip, they score the first basket 59.6% of the time (57 games).
- At home, the Phoenix Suns score the first basket 61% of the time (41 games); on the road, 48.8% (41 games).
- Guards score 62.2% of first baskets for the Phoenix Suns, forwards 24.4% and centers 13.3% (45 games).
- Devin Booker has the most first baskets for the Phoenix Suns: 10 in 64 starts (15.6%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin BookerG | 10 | 64 | 15.6% |
| Collin GillespieG | 6 | 58 | 10.3% |
| Grayson AllenG | 5 | 27 | 18.5% |
| Mark WilliamsC | 5 | 55 | 9.1% |
| Dillon BrooksF | 5 | 56 | 8.9% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 28 | 62.2% |
| Forwards | 11 | 24.4% |
| Centers | 6 | 13.3% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Phoenix Suns 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
Phoenix Suns first basket questions
The Phoenix Suns 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 59.6% of the time (57 games).
The Phoenix Suns have won the opening tip in 70.7% 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.
Devin Booker, with 10 first baskets in 64 starts, followed by Collin Gillespie (6) and Grayson Allen (5). 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.