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Boston Celtics First Basket Stats

The Celtics scored first in 52% of 2025-26 games, T-12th of 30.The Celtics made the first field goal in 52% of 2025-26 games, 14th of 30.

Stats through Nov 1

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2025-262026-27 so farunder 10: a dot a game

35 of 8143%Won the tip38%31 of 82
5 of 64 of 7
38 of 8147%First shot39%32 of 82
3 of 64 of 7
43 of 8252%Scored first48%39 of 82
4 of 63 of 7
43 of 8252%First FG49%40 of 82
4 of 63 of 7
23 of 3566%After a tip win61%19 of 31
4 of 51 of 4
23 of 3566%After a tip win61%19 of 31
4 of 51 of 4

Scored first

52%43 of 82T-12th of 30
New York Knicks 63%Cleveland Cavaliers 62%Miami Heat 61%Los Angeles Lakers 57%Minnesota Timberwolves 57%Orlando Magic 57%San Antonio Spurs 57%Denver Nuggets 55%Oklahoma City Thunder 55%Phoenix Suns 55%Utah Jazz 55%Boston Celtics 52%Philadelphia 76ers 52%Atlanta Hawks 50%New Orleans Pelicans 50%Toronto Raptors 50%Detroit Pistons 49%Golden State Warriors 49%LA Clippers 49%Charlotte Hornets 48%Houston Rockets 48%Indiana Pacers 46%Sacramento Kings 46%Portland Trail Blazers 45%Memphis Grizzlies 43%Dallas Mavericks 41%Milwaukee Bucks 39%Brooklyn Nets 38%Washington Wizards 37%Chicago Bulls 33%

mostmiddle 50%fewest

2026-27 so far4 of 6

Made the first field goal

52%43 of 8214th of 30
Cleveland Cavaliers 61%Minnesota Timberwolves 60%New York Knicks 59%Los Angeles Lakers 57%Miami Heat 57%Orlando Magic 57%Toronto Raptors 56%Oklahoma City Thunder 55%Utah Jazz 55%Denver Nuggets 54%Detroit Pistons 54%Phoenix Suns 54%San Antonio Spurs 54%Boston Celtics 52%Charlotte Hornets 51%New Orleans Pelicans 50%Golden State Warriors 49%Houston Rockets 49%Philadelphia 76ers 49%Sacramento Kings 49%Atlanta Hawks 48%LA Clippers 48%Portland Trail Blazers 48%Indiana Pacers 44%Memphis Grizzlies 44%Dallas Mavericks 41%Milwaukee Bucks 41%Brooklyn Nets 38%Washington Wizards 35%Chicago Bulls 33%

mostmiddle 51%fewest

2026-27 so far4 of 6

Won the opening tip

43%35 of 81T-22nd of 30
San Antonio Spurs 78%Orlando Magic 73%Phoenix Suns 72%Los Angeles Lakers 66%Cleveland Cavaliers 65%Miami Heat 62%Denver Nuggets 57%Utah Jazz 57%Brooklyn Nets 56%Minnesota Timberwolves 52%Oklahoma City Thunder 52%Portland Trail Blazers 52%Philadelphia 76ers 51%Sacramento Kings 51%Atlanta Hawks 50%New York Knicks 50%Indiana Pacers 49%LA Clippers 46%Golden State Warriors 45%Toronto Raptors 45%Detroit Pistons 44%Boston Celtics 43%Charlotte Hornets 43%Chicago Bulls 38%Dallas Mavericks 38%Houston Rockets 38%Memphis Grizzlies 38%Washington Wizards 34%Milwaukee Bucks 29%New Orleans Pelicans 25%

mostmiddle 50%fewest

2026-27 so far5 of 6

Took the first shot

47%38 of 8120th of 30
Phoenix Suns 68%San Antonio Spurs 67%Los Angeles Lakers 62%Orlando Magic 61%Cleveland Cavaliers 60%Miami Heat 60%Minnesota Timberwolves 59%Portland Trail Blazers 57%Oklahoma City Thunder 56%Utah Jazz 56%New York Knicks 54%Atlanta Hawks 52%Brooklyn Nets 51%Indiana Pacers 51%Sacramento Kings 51%Denver Nuggets 50%Toronto Raptors 50%Charlotte Hornets 48%Detroit Pistons 48%Boston Celtics 47%Philadelphia 76ers 46%Dallas Mavericks 43%Memphis Grizzlies 42%LA Clippers 41%Golden State Warriors 40%Washington Wizards 40%Chicago Bulls 39%Houston Rockets 39%Milwaukee Bucks 35%New Orleans Pelicans 27%

mostmiddle 51%fewest

2026-27 so far3 of 6

Scored first after winning the tip

66%23 of 35T-16th of 30
New Orleans Pelicans 85%New York Knicks 83%Golden State Warriors 76%Los Angeles Lakers 76%Sacramento Kings 74%Philadelphia 76ers 73%Atlanta Hawks 71%Charlotte Hornets 71%Cleveland Cavaliers 70%Toronto Raptors 70%Detroit Pistons 69%Miami Heat 69%Denver Nuggets 68%Minnesota Timberwolves 67%Orlando Magic 67%Boston Celtics 66%San Antonio Spurs 66%Utah Jazz 66%Memphis Grizzlies 65%Oklahoma City Thunder 64%Indiana Pacers 63%Milwaukee Bucks 63%Dallas Mavericks 61%Houston Rockets 61%Phoenix Suns 60%LA Clippers 58%Washington Wizards 54%Portland Trail Blazers 53%Brooklyn Nets 52%Chicago Bulls 52%

mostmiddle 66%fewest

2026-27 so far4 of 5

First field goal after winning the tip

66%23 of 35T-12th of 30
New Orleans Pelicans 80%Los Angeles Lakers 76%New York Knicks 76%Sacramento Kings 76%Golden State Warriors 73%Charlotte Hornets 71%Toronto Raptors 70%Cleveland Cavaliers 68%Philadelphia 76ers 68%Detroit Pistons 67%Minnesota Timberwolves 67%Boston Celtics 66%Utah Jazz 66%Orlando Magic 65%Denver Nuggets 64%Oklahoma City Thunder 64%Atlanta Hawks 63%Miami Heat 63%Milwaukee Bucks 63%San Antonio Spurs 63%Dallas Mavericks 61%Houston Rockets 61%Memphis Grizzlies 61%Indiana Pacers 60%Phoenix Suns 59%LA Clippers 55%Brooklyn Nets 52%Chicago Bulls 52%Portland Trail Blazers 51%Washington Wizards 43%

mostmiddle 64%fewest

2026-27 so far4 of 5

Who scores their first pointsWho makes their first field goal

Per start for the Celtics, their own starts only

2025-262026-27 so farunder 10: a dot a start

Neemias QuetaC31%23 of 750 of 1
Jaylen BrownSF28%20 of 71no start
Sam HauserSF18%9 of 49no start
Derrick WhitePG18%14 of 771 of 6
Baylor ScheiermanSG15%3 of 20no start
Jayson TatumSF13%2 of 163 of 6
Jordan WalshPF12%3 of 250 of 5
Payton PritchardPG10%5 of 50no start
Neemias QuetaC31%23 of 750 of 1
Jaylen BrownSF25%18 of 71no start
Derrick WhitePG21%16 of 771 of 6
Sam HauserSF18%9 of 49no start
Jayson TatumSF13%2 of 163 of 6
Payton PritchardPG12%6 of 50no start
Jordan WalshPF12%3 of 250 of 5
Baylor ScheiermanSG10%2 of 20no start

Who takes their first shot

Per start for the Celtics, their own starts only

2025-262026-27 so farunder 10: a dot a start

Jaylen BrownSF41%29 of 70no start
Josh MinottPF20%2 of 10no start
Derrick WhitePG18%14 of 760 of 6
Jordan WalshPF17%4 of 240 of 5
Neemias QuetaC16%12 of 740 of 1
Baylor ScheiermanSG15%3 of 20no start
Payton PritchardPG14%7 of 49no start
Jayson TatumSF13%2 of 163 of 6

Who jumps

2025-262026-27 so farunder 10: a dot a jump

Neemias Queta43%32 of 740 of 1
Mitchell Robinsonno jumps5 of 5
Luka Garza1 of 3no jumps

Against the Celtics, by position

fewermiddle teammore

PG10%8 of 820 of 6T-13th
SG9%7 of 820 of 6T-12th
SF9%7 of 820 of 6T-20th
PF11%9 of 821 of 6T-4th
C10%8 of 821 of 6T-17th
PG9%7 of 820 of 6T-19th
SG9%7 of 820 of 6T-11th
SF9%7 of 820 of 6T-20th
PF12%10 of 821 of 63rd
C10%8 of 821 of 6T-15th

Last 10 games

the Celtics got it

DateOppTipShotFirstFirst basket

2026-27

Nov 1@ ORLCarter ORL
Oct 30vs CHITatum
Oct 27vs BKNGeorge
Oct 26vs CHIGeorge
Oct 23vs NYKTatum
Oct 20@ DETCollins DET

2025-26

Apr 12vs ORLGarza
Apr 10vs NOPQueen NOP
Apr 9@ NYKBridges NYK
Apr 7vs CHABrown
DateOppTipShotFirstFirst FG

2026-27

Nov 1@ ORLCarter ORL
Oct 30vs CHITatum
Oct 27vs BKNGeorge
Oct 26vs CHIGeorge
Oct 23vs NYKTatum
Oct 20@ DETCollins DET

2025-26

Apr 12vs ORLGarza
Apr 10vs NOPQueen NOP
Apr 9@ NYKBridges NYK
Apr 7vs CHABrown

First basket stats for every team

How it is counted

Every count comes from ESPN play-by-play of finished regular-season games: who won the opening tip, the first shot each team took, and who scored first. A game whose opening the play-by-play cannot show is left out of the tip and first shot counts, never counted as a miss.

Scored first counts free throws, the bet365, FanDuel and Caesars rule; the field goals only switch follows DraftKings, BetMGM, Fanatics, BetRivers and betPARX, a different market. A player who does not start is void at all of them. A player who changed teams counts here on his Celtics starts only. Positions are this season's depth charts. Under 10 games, starts or jumps a count shows a dot a game; the percent and the rank of 30 start at 10.

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