NBA · Philadelphia 76ers · Updated Oct 20, 2026
LeBron James First Basket Stats
How often LeBron James scores the game's first basket for the Philadelphia 76ers, and how that compares with teammates. Built from every tracked NBA game.
- LeBron James has scored the game's first basket in 10 of 60 starts: 16.7% of the time.
- That is 23.3% of the first baskets the Philadelphia 76ers have scored.
- The Philadelphia 76ers score the first basket 52.4% of the time and win the opening tip 50% (82 games).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen BrownG | 11 | 71 | 15.5% |
| LeBron JamesF | 10 | 60 | 16.7% |
| Tyrese MaxeyG | 10 | 70 | 14.3% |
| Joel EmbiidC | 8 | 38 | 21.1% |
| Dominick BarlowF | 3 | 59 | 5.1% |
More first basket stats
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- NBA first basket stats by player: every player, ranked
- How to bet first basket: the tip, the team and the player, step by step
- First basket picks today: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free
LeBron James first basket questions
LeBron James has scored the game's first basket in 10 of 60 starts tracked, a rate of 16.7%.
Jaylen Brown (11 first baskets in 71 starts), Tyrese Maxey (10 first baskets in 70 starts), Joel Embiid (8 first baskets in 38 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.