WNBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Los Angeles Sparks First Basket Stats
How often the Los Angeles Sparks 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 Los Angeles Sparks win the opening tip 31.8% of the time (44 games).
- The Los Angeles Sparks score the game's first basket 43.2% of the time (44 games).
- When the Los Angeles Sparks win the tip, they score the first basket 69.2% of the time (13 games).
- At home, the Los Angeles Sparks score the first basket 45.5% of the time (22 games); on the road, 40.9% (22 games).
- Forwards score 68.4% of first baskets for the Los Angeles Sparks and guards 31.6% (19 games).
- Nneka Ogwumike has the most first baskets for the Los Angeles Sparks: 8 in 43 starts (18.6%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nneka OgwumikeF | 8 | 43 | 18.6% |
| Dearica HambyF | 5 | 42 | 11.9% |
| Rae BurrellG | 4 | 35 | 11.4% |
| Kelsey PlumG | 1 | 15 | 6.7% |
| Erica WheelerG | 1 | 41 | 2.4% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 13 | 68.4% |
| Guards | 6 | 31.6% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Los Angeles Sparks 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
Los Angeles Sparks first basket questions
The Los Angeles Sparks have scored the game's first basket in 43.2% of their tracked games (44 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 69.2% of the time (13 games).
The Los Angeles Sparks have won the opening tip in 31.8% of their tracked games (44 games). The team that wins the tip gets the first possession, which is why a first basket pick starts with the jump ball.
Nneka Ogwumike, with 8 first baskets in 43 starts, followed by Dearica Hamby (5) and Rae Burrell (4). 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.