📋 NBA FIRST BASKET STATS
LAL D. Ayton C · 2025-2026 Season
0%
1st Possession in Starts
9.4%
1st Shot in Starts
10.9%
1st Basket in Starts

D. Ayton scored the first basket 7 times and took the first shot 6 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 64 games as a starter. took the first shot in 9.4%, and scored the first basket in 10.9%. The most common first basket shot type is the dunk. Ayton scored the first basket 3 times at home and 4 times on the road.

FB SHOT TYPE BREAKDOWN · 7 total first baskets
SHOT TYPECOUNT%
dunk 4 57.1%
layup 2 28.6%
2pt hook shot 1 14.3%
FS SHOT TYPE BREAKDOWN · 6 total first shots
SHOT TYPECOUNT%
dunk 3 50%
layup 2 33.3%
2pt hook shot 1 16.7%
RECORD VS EVERY TEAM · First shots and first baskets by opponent
OPPONENT FIRST SHOTS FIRST BASKETS
ORL 2 2
WAS 1 1
MEM 1 1
CHA 1 1
ATL 0 1
PHO 0 1
OKC 1 0
FIRST BASKET GAME LOG · Every game D. Ayton scored the first basket
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOT TYPE RST SRT SH# TEAM WON TIP?
Mar 21, 2026 LAL @ ORL AWAY dunk C C 1 ✓ YES
Feb 24, 2026 ORL @ LAL HOME dunk C C 1 ✓ YES
Jan 30, 2026 LAL @ WAS AWAY layup C C 1 ✓ YES
Jan 13, 2026 ATL @ LAL HOME layup C C 2 ✓ YES
Jan 4, 2026 MEM @ LAL HOME 2pt hook shot C C 1 ✓ YES
Dec 14, 2025 LAL @ PHO AWAY dunk C C 3 NO
Nov 10, 2025 LAL @ CHA AWAY dunk C C 1 NO
FIRST SHOT GAME LOG · Every game D. Ayton took the first shot
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOT TYPE RST SRT SCORED FB? TEAM WON TIP?
Mar 21, 2026 LAL @ ORL AWAY dunk C C ✓ YES ✓ YES
Feb 24, 2026 ORL @ LAL HOME dunk C C ✓ YES ✓ YES
Jan 30, 2026 LAL @ WAS AWAY layup C C ✓ YES ✓ YES
Jan 4, 2026 MEM @ LAL HOME 2pt hook shot C C ✓ YES ✓ YES
Nov 12, 2025 LAL @ OKC AWAY layup C C NO ✓ YES
Nov 10, 2025 LAL @ CHA AWAY dunk C C ✓ YES NO