J. Duren scored the first basket 9 times and took the first shot 7 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 64 games as a starter. In those starts, Duren took the first shot 10.9% of the time, and scored the first basket 14.1% of the time. The most common first basket shot type is the layup. Duren scored the first basket 2 times at home and 7 times on the road.
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| layup | 4 | 44.4% |
| dunk | 3 | 33.3% |
| ft | 2 | 22.2% |
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| layup | 2 | 28.6% |
| ft | 2 | 28.6% |
| dunk | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2pt hook shot | 1 | 14.3% |
| OPPONENT | FIRST SHOTS | FIRST BASKETS |
|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 1 |
| MIA | 1 | 1 |
| CHI | 1 | 1 |
| DEN | 1 | 1 |
| SAC | 1 | 1 |
| NOP | 1 | 1 |
| POR | 0 | 1 |
| ATL | 0 | 1 |
| MEM | 0 | 1 |
| DAL | 1 | 0 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SH# | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | DET @ TOR | AWAY | layup | C | C | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Mar 8, 2026 | DET @ MIA | AWAY | layup | C | C | 1 | NO |
| Feb 21, 2026 | DET @ CHI | AWAY | ft | C | C | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Feb 3, 2026 | DEN @ DET | HOME | ft | C | C | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Jan 25, 2026 | SAC @ DET | HOME | dunk | C | C | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Jan 21, 2026 | DET @ NOP | AWAY | dunk | C | C | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Dec 22, 2025 | DET @ POR | AWAY | dunk | C | C | 4 | ✓ YES |
| Nov 18, 2025 | DET @ ATL | AWAY | layup | C | C | 2 | NO |
| Nov 3, 2025 | DET @ MEM | AWAY | layup | C | C | 3 | ✓ YES |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SCORED FB? | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | DET @ TOR | AWAY | layup | C | C | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Mar 8, 2026 | DET @ MIA | AWAY | layup | C | C | ✓ YES | NO |
| Feb 21, 2026 | DET @ CHI | AWAY | ft | C | C | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Feb 3, 2026 | DEN @ DET | HOME | ft | C | C | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Jan 25, 2026 | SAC @ DET | HOME | dunk | C | C | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Jan 21, 2026 | DET @ NOP | AWAY | dunk | C | C | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Dec 18, 2025 | DET @ DAL | AWAY | 2pt hook shot | C | C | NO | ✓ YES |