WNBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Atlanta Dream First Basket Stats
How often the Atlanta Dream win the opening tip and score the game's first basket, who scores it for them, and from which position. Built from every tracked WNBA game.
- The Atlanta Dream win the opening tip 58% of the time (50 games).
- The Atlanta Dream score the game's first basket 46% of the time (50 games).
- When the Atlanta Dream win the tip, they score the first basket 60.7% of the time (28 games).
- At home, the Atlanta Dream score the first basket 44% of the time (25 games); on the road, 48% (25 games).
- Guards score 82.6% of first baskets for the Atlanta Dream and forwards 17.4% (23 games).
- Rhyne Howard has the most first baskets for the Atlanta Dream: 7 in 49 starts (14.3%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyne HowardG | 7 | 49 | 14.3% |
| Allisha GrayG | 6 | 48 | 12.5% |
| Jordin CanadaG | 6 | 49 | 12.2% |
| Naz HillmonF | 2 | 47 | 4.3% |
| Angel ReeseF | 2 | 49 | 4.1% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 19 | 82.6% |
| Forwards | 4 | 17.4% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Atlanta Dream 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
Atlanta Dream first basket questions
The Atlanta Dream have scored the game's first basket in 46% of their tracked games (50 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 60.7% of the time (28 games).
The Atlanta Dream have won the opening tip in 58% of their tracked games (50 games). The team that wins the tip gets the first possession, which is why a first basket pick starts with the jump ball.
Rhyne Howard, with 7 first baskets in 49 starts, followed by Allisha Gray (6) and Jordin Canada (6). 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.