📋 NBA FIRST BASKET STATS
UTA J. Nurkic C · 2025-2026 Season
2.8%
1st Possession in Starts
13.9%
1st Shot in Starts
19.4%
1st Basket in Starts

J. Nurkic scored the first basket 7 times and took the first shot 5 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 36 games as a starter. Nurkic gained the first possession in 2.8% of those starts, took the first shot in 13.9%, and scored the first basket in 19.4%. The most common first basket shot type is the ft. Nurkic scored the first basket 4 times at home and 3 times on the road.

FB SHOT TYPE BREAKDOWN · 7 total first baskets
SHOT TYPECOUNT%
ft 2 28.6%
layup 2 28.6%
2pt jump shot 2 28.6%
2pt hook shot 1 14.3%
FS SHOT TYPE BREAKDOWN · 5 total first shots
SHOT TYPECOUNT%
2pt hook shot 2 40%
layup 2 40%
2pt jump shot 1 20%
RECORD VS EVERY TEAM · First shots and first baskets by opponent
OPPONENT FIRST SHOTS FIRST BASKETS
SAS 2 2
MIA 1 2
POR 0 1
OKC 0 1
HOU 0 1
IND 1 0
BOS 1 0
FIRST BASKET GAME LOG · Every game J. Nurkic scored the first basket
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOT TYPE RST SRT SH# TEAM WON TIP?
Feb 9, 2026 UTA @ MIA AWAY ft C C 5 ✓ YES
Jan 24, 2026 MIA @ UTA HOME 2pt hook shot C C 1 ✓ YES
Jan 22, 2026 SAS @ UTA HOME layup C C 1 NO
Jan 19, 2026 UTA @ SAS AWAY 2pt jump shot C C 1 ✓ YES
Jan 5, 2026 UTA @ POR AWAY 2pt jump shot C C 2 NO
Dec 7, 2025 OKC @ UTA HOME ft C C 3 NO
Dec 1, 2025 HOU @ UTA HOME layup C C 4 ✓ YES
FIRST SHOT GAME LOG · Every game J. Nurkic took the first shot
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOT TYPE RST SRT SCORED FB? TEAM WON TIP?
Jan 24, 2026 MIA @ UTA HOME 2pt hook shot C C ✓ YES ✓ YES
Jan 22, 2026 SAS @ UTA HOME layup C C ✓ YES NO
Jan 19, 2026 UTA @ SAS AWAY 2pt jump shot C C ✓ YES ✓ YES
Nov 11, 2025 IND @ UTA HOME 2pt hook shot C C NO ✓ YES
Nov 3, 2025 UTA @ BOS AWAY layup C C NO ✓ YES