L. Doncic scored the first basket 10 times and took the first shot 15 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 62 games as a starter. Doncic gained the first possession in 14.5% of those starts, took the first shot in 24.2%, and scored the first basket in 16.1%. The most common first basket shot type is the 2pt jump shot. Doncic scored the first basket 6 times at home and 4 times on the road.
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 5 | 50% |
| 3pt | 3 | 30% |
| layup | 2 | 20% |
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 9 | 60% |
| 3pt | 5 | 33.3% |
| layup | 1 | 6.7% |
| OPPONENT | FIRST SHOTS | FIRST BASKETS |
|---|---|---|
| NOP | 2 | 2 |
| DET | 1 | 1 |
| MIL | 1 | 1 |
| PHI | 1 | 1 |
| PHO | 1 | 1 |
| GSW | 1 | 1 |
| BKN | 0 | 1 |
| NYK | 0 | 1 |
| OKC | 0 | 1 |
| LAC | 2 | 0 |
| MIN | 1 | 0 |
| BOS | 1 | 0 |
| TOR | 1 | 0 |
| CHA | 1 | 0 |
| ATL | 1 | 0 |
| MEM | 1 | 0 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SH# | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | BKN @ LAL | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 2 | ✓ YES |
| Mar 23, 2026 | LAL @ DET | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 2 | ✓ YES |
| Mar 3, 2026 | NOP @ LAL | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Feb 1, 2026 | LAL @ NYK | AWAY | layup | PG | SG | 2 | NO |
| Jan 9, 2026 | MIL @ LAL | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Dec 7, 2025 | LAL @ PHI | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Dec 1, 2025 | PHO @ LAL | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | NO |
| Nov 30, 2025 | NOP @ LAL | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | 3 | ✓ YES |
| Nov 12, 2025 | LAL @ OKC | AWAY | layup | PG | PG | 3 | ✓ YES |
| Oct 21, 2025 | GSW @ LAL | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | 1 | ✓ YES |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SCORED FB? | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | LAL @ DET | AWAY | 3pt | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Mar 10, 2026 | MIN @ LAL | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Mar 3, 2026 | NOP @ LAL | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Feb 22, 2026 | BOS @ LAL | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Feb 20, 2026 | LAC @ LAL | HOME | layup | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Jan 18, 2026 | TOR @ LAL | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Jan 15, 2026 | CHA @ LAL | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Jan 13, 2026 | ATL @ LAL | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Jan 9, 2026 | MIL @ LAL | HOME | 3pt | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Dec 20, 2025 | LAL @ LAC | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Dec 7, 2025 | LAL @ PHI | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Dec 1, 2025 | PHO @ LAL | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | NO |
| Nov 14, 2025 | LAL @ NOP | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Oct 31, 2025 | LAL @ MEM | AWAY | 3pt | PG | PG | NO | ✓ YES |
| Oct 21, 2025 | GSW @ LAL | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PG | PG | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |