A. Nembhard scored the first basket 6 times and took the first shot 11 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 56 games as a starter. Nembhard gained the first possession in 3.6% of those starts, took the first shot in 19.6%, and scored the first basket in 10.7%. The most common first basket shot type is the 2pt jump shot. Nembhard scored the first basket 4 times at home and 2 times on the road.
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 3 | 50% |
| layup | 2 | 33.3% |
| 3pt | 1 | 16.7% |
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 7 | 63.6% |
| 3pt | 4 | 36.4% |
| OPPONENT | FIRST SHOTS | FIRST BASKETS |
|---|---|---|
| MIA | 1 | 2 |
| BOS | 2 | 1 |
| DEN | 2 | 1 |
| DET | 1 | 1 |
| SAS | 0 | 1 |
| PHI | 2 | 0 |
| NOP | 1 | 0 |
| WAS | 1 | 0 |
| PHO | 1 | 0 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SH# | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | MIA @ IND | HOME | layup | PG | PG | 3 | ✓ YES |
| Jan 2, 2026 | SAS @ IND | HOME | layup | PG | PG | 2 | NO |
| Dec 27, 2025 | IND @ MIA | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Dec 26, 2025 | BOS @ IND | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Dec 3, 2025 | DEN @ IND | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 2 | ✓ YES |
| Nov 17, 2025 | IND @ DET | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SCORED FB? | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2026 | IND @ PHI | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Jan 12, 2026 | BOS @ IND | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Dec 27, 2025 | IND @ MIA | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Dec 26, 2025 | BOS @ IND | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Dec 20, 2025 | IND @ NOP | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Dec 14, 2025 | WAS @ IND | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Dec 12, 2025 | IND @ PHI | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Dec 3, 2025 | DEN @ IND | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Nov 17, 2025 | IND @ DET | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Nov 13, 2025 | IND @ PHO | AWAY | 3pt | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Nov 8, 2025 | IND @ DEN | AWAY | 3pt | PG | PG | NO | NO |