NBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Utah Jazz First Basket Stats
How often the Utah Jazz 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 Utah Jazz win the opening tip 57.3% of the time (82 games).
- The Utah Jazz score the game's first basket 54.9% of the time (82 games).
- When the Utah Jazz win the tip, they score the first basket 66% of the time (47 games).
- At home, the Utah Jazz score the first basket 61% of the time (41 games); on the road, 48.8% (41 games).
- Guards score 44.4% of first baskets for the Utah Jazz, forwards 37.8% and centers 17.8% (45 games).
- Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George lead the Utah Jazz with 8 first baskets each.
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri MarkkanenF | 8 | 42 | 19% |
| Keyonte GeorgeG | 8 | 54 | 14.8% |
| Jusuf NurkicC | 7 | 36 | 19.4% |
| Ace BaileyG | 7 | 61 | 11.5% |
| Svi MykhailiukG | 4 | 41 | 9.8% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 20 | 44.4% |
| Forwards | 17 | 37.8% |
| Centers | 8 | 17.8% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Utah Jazz 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
Utah Jazz first basket questions
The Utah Jazz 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 66% of the time (47 games).
The Utah Jazz have won the opening tip in 57.3% 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.
Lauri Markkanen, with 8 first baskets in 42 starts, followed by Keyonte George (8) and Jusuf Nurkic (7). 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.