D. Booker scored the first basket 10 times and took the first shot 7 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 58 games as a starter. Booker gained the first possession in 17.2% of those starts, took the first shot in 12.1%, and scored the first basket in 17.2%. The most common first basket shot type is the 2pt jump shot. Booker scored the first basket 5 times at home and 5 times on the road.
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 5 | 50% |
| 3pt | 2 | 20% |
| layup | 2 | 20% |
| ft | 1 | 10% |
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 4 | 57.1% |
| layup | 2 | 28.6% |
| 3pt | 1 | 14.3% |
| OPPONENT | FIRST SHOTS | FIRST BASKETS |
|---|---|---|
| GSW | 2 | 2 |
| NYK | 1 | 1 |
| SAC | 1 | 1 |
| MIN | 1 | 1 |
| SAS | 1 | 1 |
| ATL | 0 | 1 |
| LAL | 0 | 1 |
| NOP | 0 | 1 |
| UTA | 0 | 1 |
| WAS | 1 | 0 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SH# | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | PHO @ SAS | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | SG | SG | 2 | NO |
| Jan 23, 2026 | PHO @ ATL | AWAY | 3pt | SG | SG | 2 | ✓ YES |
| Jan 17, 2026 | PHO @ NYK | AWAY | layup | SG | SG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Jan 2, 2026 | SAC @ PHO | HOME | 3pt | SG | SG | 2 | ✓ YES |
| Dec 23, 2025 | LAL @ PHO | HOME | 2pt jump shot | SG | SG | 2 | NO |
| Dec 20, 2025 | PHO @ GSW | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | SG | SG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Nov 21, 2025 | MIN @ PHO | HOME | layup | SG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Nov 10, 2025 | NOP @ PHO | HOME | 2pt jump shot | SG | PG | 6 | ✓ YES |
| Nov 4, 2025 | PHO @ GSW | AWAY | ft | SG | PG | 4 | ✓ YES |
| Oct 31, 2025 | UTA @ PHO | HOME | 2pt jump shot | SG | PG | 4 | NO |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SCORED FB? | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2026 | PHO @ NYK | AWAY | layup | SG | SG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Jan 2, 2026 | SAC @ PHO | HOME | 3pt | SG | SG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Dec 29, 2025 | PHO @ WAS | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | SG | SG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Dec 20, 2025 | PHO @ GSW | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | SG | SG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Dec 18, 2025 | GSW @ PHO | HOME | 2pt jump shot | SG | SG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Nov 21, 2025 | MIN @ PHO | HOME | layup | SG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Nov 2, 2025 | SAS @ PHO | HOME | 2pt jump shot | SG | PG | NO | NO |