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Milwaukee Bucks First Basket Stats

The Bucks scored first in 39% of 2025-26 games, 27th of 30.The Bucks made the first field goal in 41% of 2025-26 games, T-26th of 30.

Stats through Nov 1

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BucksMILTimberwolvesMIN

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

24 of 8229%Won the tip52%43 of 82
2 of 62 of 7
29 of 8235%First shot59%48 of 82
1 of 62 of 7
32 of 8239%Scored first57%47 of 82
3 of 64 of 7
34 of 8241%First FG60%49 of 82
3 of 64 of 7
15 of 2463%After a tip win67%29 of 43
1 of 22 of 2
15 of 2463%After a tip win67%29 of 43
1 of 22 of 2

Scored first

39%32 of 8227th 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 far3 of 6

Made the first field goal

41%34 of 82T-26th 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 far3 of 6

Won the opening tip

29%24 of 8229th 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 far2 of 6

Took the first shot

35%29 of 8229th 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 far1 of 6

Scored first after winning the tip

63%15 of 24T-21st 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 far1 of 2

First field goal after winning the tip

63%15 of 24T-17th 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 far1 of 2

Who scores their first pointsWho makes their first field goal

Per start for the Bucks, their own starts only

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

Giannis AntetokounmpoPF31%11 of 36no start
Ryan RollinsPG25%17 of 670 of 6
Kevin Porter Jr.22%8 of 36no start
AJ GreenSG18%12 of 68no start
Kyle KuzmaPF16%7 of 430 of 6
Jericho SimsC16%3 of 19no start
Ousmane DiengSF15%3 of 20no start
Gary Trent Jr.SG14%3 of 21no start
Giannis AntetokounmpoPF25%9 of 36no start
Kevin Porter Jr.25%9 of 36no start
Ryan RollinsPG24%16 of 670 of 6
AJ GreenSG21%14 of 68no start
Kyle KuzmaPF16%7 of 431 of 6
Jericho SimsC16%3 of 19no start
Ousmane DiengSF15%3 of 20no start
Gary Trent Jr.SG14%3 of 21no start

Who takes their first shot

Per start for the Bucks, their own starts only

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

Ryan RollinsPG25%17 of 670 of 6
Kyle KuzmaPF23%10 of 430 of 6
Myles TurnerC23%16 of 713 of 6
Kevin Porter Jr.22%8 of 36no start
Ousmane DiengSF20%4 of 20no start
Gary Trent Jr.SG19%4 of 21no start
AJ GreenSG18%12 of 68no start
Giannis AntetokounmpoPF14%5 of 36no start

Who jumps

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

Myles Turner27%19 of 702 of 6
Jericho Sims4 of 9no jumps
Bobby Portis0 of 1no jumps

Against the Bucks, by position

fewermiddle teammore

PG13%11 of 820 of 6T-2nd
SG16%13 of 820 of 61st
SF12%10 of 821 of 6T-9th
PF9%7 of 821 of 6T-12th
C9%7 of 821 of 6T-22nd
PG12%10 of 820 of 6T-7th
SG15%12 of 820 of 61st
SF11%9 of 821 of 6T-13th
PF10%8 of 821 of 6T-7th
C9%7 of 821 of 6T-22nd

Last 10 games

the Bucks got it

DateOppTipShotFirstFirst basket

2026-27

Oct 31vs CLETurner
Oct 28vs HOUHerro
Oct 26vs INDNesmith IND
Oct 24@ PHIWade PHI
Oct 23vs CHISmith CHI
Oct 21@ WASJaquez

2025-26

Apr 12@ PHISims
Apr 10vs BKNTurner
Apr 8@ DETGreen
Apr 7@ BKNNance
DateOppTipShotFirstFirst FG

2026-27

Oct 31vs CLETurner
Oct 28vs HOUHerro
Oct 26vs INDNesmith IND
Oct 24@ PHIWade PHI
Oct 23vs CHISmith CHI
Oct 21@ WASJaquez

2025-26

Apr 12@ PHISims
Apr 10vs BKNTurner
Apr 8@ DETGreen
Apr 7@ BKNNance

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 Bucks 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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