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Phoenix Suns First Basket Stats

The Suns scored first in 55% of 2025-26 games, T-8th of 30.The Suns made the first field goal in 54% of 2025-26 games, T-10th of 30.

Stats through Nov 1

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SunsPHXWarriorsGSW

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

58 of 8172%Won the tip45%37 of 82
3 of 42 of 7
55 of 8168%First shot40%33 of 82
2 of 44 of 7
45 of 8255%Scored first49%40 of 82
2 of 41 of 7
44 of 8254%First FG49%40 of 82
1 of 42 of 7
35 of 5860%After a tip win76%28 of 37
2 of 31 of 2
34 of 5859%After a tip win73%27 of 37
1 of 31 of 2

Scored first

55%45 of 82T-8th 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 far2 of 4

Made the first field goal

54%44 of 82T-10th 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 far1 of 4

Won the opening tip

72%58 of 813rd 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 far3 of 4

Took the first shot

68%55 of 811st 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 far2 of 4

Scored first after winning the tip

60%35 of 5825th 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 far2 of 3

First field goal after winning the tip

59%34 of 5825th 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 3

Who scores their first pointsWho makes their first field goal

Per start for the Suns, their own starts only

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

Jalen GreenSG37%10 of 270 of 4
Grayson AllenSF33%9 of 27no start
Devin BookerPG28%18 of 641 of 4
Dillon BrooksSF21%12 of 561 of 4
Jordan GoodwinSF20%2 of 10no start
Collin GillespiePG19%11 of 58no start
Mark WilliamsC16%9 of 55no start
Royce O'NealePF10%7 of 67no start
Jalen GreenSG37%10 of 271 of 4
Grayson AllenSF33%9 of 27no start
Dillon BrooksSF25%14 of 560 of 4
Devin BookerPG23%15 of 641 of 4
Jordan GoodwinSF20%2 of 10no start
Collin GillespiePG19%11 of 58no start
Mark WilliamsC16%9 of 55no start
Royce O'NealePF10%7 of 67no start

Who takes their first shot

Per start for the Suns, their own starts only

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

Grayson AllenSF52%14 of 27no start
Jalen GreenSG26%7 of 271 of 4
Dillon BrooksSF25%14 of 552 of 4
Oso IghodaroC21%5 of 24no start
Royce O'NealePF20%13 of 66no start
Devin BookerPG19%12 of 631 of 4
Collin GillespiePG14%8 of 57no start
Jordan GoodwinSF10%1 of 10no start

Who jumps

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

Mark Williams78%42 of 54no jumps
Oso Ighodaro57%13 of 23no jumps
Khaman Maluach1 of 13 of 4

Against the Suns, by position

fewermiddle teammore

PG11%9 of 821 of 4T-8th
SG5%4 of 820 of 4T-24th
SF11%9 of 820 of 4T-12th
PF9%7 of 820 of 4T-12th
C9%7 of 821 of 4T-22nd
PG11%9 of 821 of 4T-10th
SG6%5 of 820 of 4T-20th
SF11%9 of 821 of 4T-13th
PF7%6 of 820 of 4T-21st
C10%8 of 821 of 4T-15th

Last 10 games

the Suns got it

DateOppTipShotFirstFirst basket

2026-27

Oct 30vs DENBridges
Oct 26@ OKCGilgeous-Alexander OKC
Oct 24vs GSWMaluach
Oct 21@ PORClingan POR

2025-26

Apr 12@ OKCBouyea
Apr 10@ LALHachimura LAL
Apr 8vs DALGoodwin
Apr 7vs HOUSmith HOU
Apr 5@ CHIBooker
Apr 2@ CHAGillespie
DateOppTipShotFirstFirst FG

2026-27

Oct 30vs DENBridges
Oct 26@ OKCGilgeous-Alexander OKC
Oct 24vs GSWLendeborg GSW
Oct 21@ PORClingan POR

2025-26

Apr 12@ OKCBouyea
Apr 10@ LALHachimura LAL
Apr 8vs DALGoodwin
Apr 7vs HOUSmith HOU
Apr 5@ CHIBooker
Apr 2@ CHAGillespie

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 Suns 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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