J. Murray scored the first basket 16 times and took the first shot 12 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 70 games as a starter. Murray gained the first possession in 17.1% of those starts, took the first shot in 17.1%, and scored the first basket in 22.9%. The most common first basket shot type is the 2pt jump shot. Murray scored the first basket 7 times at home and 9 times on the road.
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 4 | 25% |
| layup | 4 | 25% |
| 3pt | 3 | 18.8% |
| ft | 3 | 18.8% |
| dunk | 2 | 12.5% |
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 3pt | 4 | 33.3% |
| layup | 4 | 33.3% |
| 2pt jump shot | 2 | 16.7% |
| ft | 2 | 16.7% |
| OPPONENT | FIRST SHOTS | FIRST BASKETS |
|---|---|---|
| MEM | 2 | 2 |
| LAL | 2 | 2 |
| POR | 1 | 2 |
| BOS | 0 | 2 |
| MIN | 2 | 1 |
| ORL | 2 | 1 |
| DET | 1 | 1 |
| NOP | 1 | 1 |
| HOU | 1 | 1 |
| NYK | 0 | 1 |
| UTA | 0 | 1 |
| DAL | 0 | 1 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SH# | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | POR @ DEN | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Mar 18, 2026 | DEN @ MEM | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Mar 14, 2026 | DEN @ LAL | AWAY | 3pt | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Mar 6, 2026 | NYK @ DEN | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 4 | ✓ YES |
| Mar 5, 2026 | LAL @ DEN | HOME | ft | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Mar 2, 2026 | DEN @ UTA | AWAY | ft | PG | PG | 2 | NO |
| Feb 25, 2026 | BOS @ DEN | HOME | dunk | PG | PG | 4 | NO |
| Feb 11, 2026 | MEM @ DEN | HOME | layup | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Jan 27, 2026 | DET @ DEN | HOME | ft | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Jan 13, 2026 | DEN @ NOP | AWAY | layup | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Jan 7, 2026 | DEN @ BOS | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 2 | NO |
| Dec 27, 2025 | DEN @ ORL | AWAY | 3pt | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Dec 1, 2025 | DAL @ DEN | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | 4 | NO |
| Nov 21, 2025 | DEN @ HOU | AWAY | layup | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Nov 15, 2025 | DEN @ MIN | AWAY | layup | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Oct 31, 2025 | DEN @ POR | AWAY | dunk | PG | PG | 6 | NO |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SCORED FB? | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | POR @ DEN | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Mar 18, 2026 | DEN @ MEM | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Mar 14, 2026 | DEN @ LAL | AWAY | 3pt | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Mar 5, 2026 | LAL @ DEN | HOME | ft | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Mar 1, 2026 | MIN @ DEN | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Feb 11, 2026 | MEM @ DEN | HOME | layup | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Jan 27, 2026 | DET @ DEN | HOME | ft | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Jan 13, 2026 | DEN @ NOP | AWAY | layup | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Dec 27, 2025 | DEN @ ORL | AWAY | 3pt | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Dec 18, 2025 | ORL @ DEN | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Nov 21, 2025 | DEN @ HOU | AWAY | layup | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Nov 15, 2025 | DEN @ MIN | AWAY | layup | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |