O. Anunoby scored the first basket 5 times and took the first shot 6 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 60 games as a starter. took the first shot in 10%, and scored the first basket in 8.3%. The most common first basket shot type is the 2pt jump shot. Anunoby scored the first basket 2 times at home and 3 times on the road.
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 3 | 60% |
| ft | 1 | 20% |
| layup | 1 | 20% |
| SHOT TYPE | COUNT | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2pt jump shot | 3 | 50% |
| layup | 2 | 33.3% |
| ft | 1 | 16.7% |
| OPPONENT | FIRST SHOTS | FIRST BASKETS |
|---|---|---|
| CHI | 2 | 2 |
| TOR | 1 | 1 |
| DET | 1 | 1 |
| HOU | 0 | 1 |
| UTA | 1 | 0 |
| ORL | 1 | 0 |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SH# | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 | NYK @ TOR | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PF | SF | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Feb 22, 2026 | NYK @ CHI | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PF | SF | 1 | NO |
| Feb 21, 2026 | HOU @ NYK | HOME | 2pt jump shot | PF | SF | 2 | NO |
| Jan 5, 2026 | NYK @ DET | AWAY | ft | PF | SF | 1 | ✓ YES |
| Nov 2, 2025 | CHI @ NYK | HOME | layup | PF | SF | 1 | ✓ YES |
| DATE | MATCHUP | H/A | SHOT TYPE | RST | SRT | SCORED FB? | TEAM WON TIP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | NYK @ UTA | AWAY | layup | PF | PF | NO | ✓ YES |
| Mar 3, 2026 | NYK @ TOR | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PF | SF | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Feb 22, 2026 | NYK @ CHI | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PF | SF | ✓ YES | NO |
| Jan 5, 2026 | NYK @ DET | AWAY | ft | PF | SF | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |
| Dec 13, 2025 | NYK @ ORL | AWAY | 2pt jump shot | PF | PF | NO | ✓ YES |
| Nov 2, 2025 | CHI @ NYK | HOME | layup | PF | SF | ✓ YES | ✓ YES |