NBA · New Orleans Pelicans · Updated Oct 20, 2026
Zion Williamson First Basket Stats
How often Zion Williamson scores the game's first basket for the New Orleans Pelicans, and how that compares with teammates. Built from every tracked NBA game.
- Zion Williamson has scored the game's first basket in 7 of 55 starts: 12.7% of the time.
- That is 17.1% of the first baskets the New Orleans Pelicans have scored.
- The New Orleans Pelicans score the first basket 50% of the time and win the opening tip 24.4% (82 games).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert JonesF | 8 | 56 | 14.3% |
| Jeremiah FearsG | 7 | 49 | 14.3% |
| Zion WilliamsonF | 7 | 55 | 12.7% |
| Saddiq BeyG | 7 | 64 | 10.9% |
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 6 | 66 | 9.1% |
More first basket stats
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- First basket picks today: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free
Zion Williamson first basket questions
Zion Williamson has scored the game's first basket in 7 of 55 starts tracked, a rate of 12.7%.
Herbert Jones (8 first baskets in 56 starts), Jeremiah Fears (7 first baskets in 49 starts), Saddiq Bey (7 first baskets in 64 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.