J. Brunson scored the first basket 14 times and took the first shot 14 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 68 games as a starter. Brunson gained the first possession in 11.8% of those starts, took the first shot in 20.6%, and scored the first basket in 20.6%. The most common first basket shot type is the 2pt jump shot. Brunson scored the first basket 6 times at home and 8 times on the road.
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 7 | 50% |
| layup | 3 | 21.4% |
| 3pt | 3 | 21.4% |
| 2pt hook shot | 1 | 7.1% |
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 9 | 64.3% |
| 3pt | 4 | 28.6% |
| layup | 1 | 7.1% |
| OPPONENT | FIRST SHOTS | FIRST BASKETS |
|---|---|---|
| WAS | 2 | 2 |
| ORL | 1 | 2 |
| BKN | 3 | 1 |
| CHA | 2 | 1 |
| DET | 1 | 1 |
| DEN | 1 | 1 |
| SAC | 1 | 1 |
| MIA | 1 | 1 |
| TOR | 1 | 1 |
| IND | 0 | 1 |
| ATL | 0 | 1 |
| PHI | 0 | 1 |
| UTA | 1 | 0 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SH# | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | NYK @ CHA | AWAY | layup | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Mar 22, 2026 | WAS @ NYK | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Mar 13, 2026 | NYK @ IND | AWAY | 2pt hook shot | PG | PG | 6 | ✓ YES |
| Feb 19, 2026 | DET @ NYK | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Feb 4, 2026 | DEN @ NYK | HOME | 3pt | PG | SG | 1 | NO |
| Feb 3, 2026 | NYK @ WAS | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Jan 21, 2026 | BKN @ NYK | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Jan 14, 2026 | NYK @ SAC | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Dec 27, 2025 | NYK @ ATL | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 4 | ✓ YES |
| Dec 19, 2025 | PHI @ NYK | HOME | layup | PG | PG | 3 | NO |
| Dec 9, 2025 | NYK @ TOR | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | NO |
| Nov 22, 2025 | NYK @ ORL | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Nov 12, 2025 | ORL @ NYK | HOME | layup | PG | PG | 2 | NO |
| Oct 26, 2025 | NYK @ MIA | AWAY | 3pt | PG | PG | 4 | NO |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SCORED FB? | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | NYK @ CHA | AWAY | layup | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Mar 22, 2026 | WAS @ NYK | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Mar 20, 2026 | NYK @ BKN | AWAY | 3pt | PG | PG | NO | NO |
| Feb 19, 2026 | DET @ NYK | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Feb 4, 2026 | DEN @ NYK | HOME | 3pt | PG | SG | ✓ YES | NO |
| Feb 3, 2026 | NYK @ WAS | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Jan 21, 2026 | BKN @ NYK | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Jan 14, 2026 | NYK @ SAC | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Dec 21, 2025 | MIA @ NYK | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Dec 9, 2025 | NYK @ TOR | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | NO |
| Dec 5, 2025 | UTA @ NYK | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | NO |
| Dec 3, 2025 | CHA @ NYK | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | SG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Nov 22, 2025 | NYK @ ORL | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Nov 9, 2025 | BKN @ NYK | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |