WNBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Portland Fire First Basket Stats
How often the Portland Fire 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 Portland Fire win the opening tip 36.4% of the time (44 games).
- The Portland Fire score the game's first basket 40.9% of the time (44 games).
- When the Portland Fire win the tip, they score the first basket 75% of the time (16 games).
- At home, the Portland Fire score the first basket 45.5% of the time (22 games); on the road, 36.4% (22 games).
- Forwards score 44.4% of first baskets for the Portland Fire, centers 33.3% and guards 22.2% (18 games).
- Megan DiLeo has the most first baskets for the Portland Fire: 6 in 32 starts (18.8%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megan DiLeoC | 6 | 32 | 18.8% |
| Emily EngstlerF | 5 | 44 | 11.4% |
| Nyadiew PuochF | 2 | 28 | 7.1% |
| Carla LeiteG | 2 | 38 | 5.3% |
| Jordan HarrisonG | 1 | 2 | 50% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Forwards | 8 | 44.4% |
| Centers | 6 | 33.3% |
| Guards | 4 | 22.2% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Portland Fire 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
Portland Fire first basket questions
The Portland Fire have scored the game's first basket in 40.9% of their tracked games (44 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 75% of the time (16 games).
The Portland Fire have won the opening tip in 36.4% 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.
Megan DiLeo, with 6 first baskets in 32 starts, followed by Emily Engstler (5) and Nyadiew Puoch (2). 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.