NBA · Denver Nuggets · Updated Oct 20, 2026
How often Jamal Murray scores the game's first basket for the Denver Nuggets, and how that compares with teammates. Built from every tracked NBA game.
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal MurrayG | 17 | 75 | 22.7% |
| DeMar DeRozanG | 9 | 77 | 11.7% |
| Nikola JokicC | 8 | 65 | 12.3% |
| Cameron JohnsonF | 7 | 54 | 13% |
| Aaron GordonF | 3 | 33 | 9.1% |
Jamal Murray has scored the game's first basket in 17 of 75 starts tracked, a rate of 22.7%.
DeMar DeRozan (9 first baskets in 77 starts), Nikola Jokic (8 first baskets in 65 starts), Cameron Johnson (7 first baskets in 54 starts). The table on this page has each of them.
From every tracked game: the game's first scoring play, made free throws included, the team that won the opening tip, and which side was at home. A game the tip winner or the home side was not recorded for is left out of that one figure, and each figure says how many games it is out of.
The stats are rebuilt as games are played; the date at the top is when this page was last updated.
On the first basket picks page: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free, with every finished game graded.