📋 NBA FIRST BASKET STATS
NYK M. Bridges SF · 2025-2026 Season
5.4%
1st Possession in Starts
8.1%
1st Shot in Starts
6.8%
1st Basket in Starts

M. Bridges scored the first basket 5 times and took the first shot 6 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 74 games as a starter. Bridges gained the first possession in 5.4% of those starts, took the first shot in 8.1%, and scored the first basket in 6.8%. The most common first basket shot type is the 3pt. Bridges scored the first basket 2 times at home and 3 times on the road.

FB SHOT TYPE BREAKDOWN · 5 total first baskets
SHOT TYPECOUNT%
3pt 4 80%
layup 1 20%
FS SHOT TYPE BREAKDOWN · 6 total first shots
SHOT TYPECOUNT%
3pt 5 83.3%
layup 1 16.7%
RECORD VS EVERY TEAM · First shots and first baskets by opponent
OPPONENT FIRST SHOTS FIRST BASKETS
BOS 1 1
PHI 1 1
ORL 1 1
MIL 1 1
UTA 0 1
LAL 1 0
ATL 1 0
FIRST BASKET GAME LOG · Every game M. Bridges scored the first basket
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOT TYPE RST SRT SH# TEAM WON TIP?
Mar 11, 2026 NYK @ UTA AWAY 3pt SF SF 2 ✓ YES
Feb 8, 2026 NYK @ BOS AWAY 3pt SF SF 1 ✓ YES
Jan 3, 2026 PHI @ NYK HOME 3pt SF SG 3 ✓ YES
Dec 7, 2025 ORL @ NYK HOME layup SF SG 1 ✓ YES
Oct 28, 2025 NYK @ MIL AWAY 3pt SF PF 1 ✓ YES
FIRST SHOT GAME LOG · Every game M. Bridges took the first shot
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOT TYPE RST SRT SCORED FB? TEAM WON TIP?
Feb 8, 2026 NYK @ BOS AWAY 3pt SF SF ✓ YES ✓ YES
Feb 1, 2026 LAL @ NYK HOME 3pt SF SG NO ✓ YES
Jan 3, 2026 PHI @ NYK HOME 3pt SF SG NO ✓ YES
Jan 2, 2026 ATL @ NYK HOME 3pt SF PF NO ✓ YES
Dec 7, 2025 ORL @ NYK HOME layup SF SG ✓ YES ✓ YES
Oct 28, 2025 NYK @ MIL AWAY 3pt SF SF ✓ YES ✓ YES