📋 NBA FIRST BASKET STATS
CLE S. Merrill SG · 2025-2026 Season
0%
1st Possession in Starts
16.7%
1st Shot in Starts
5.6%
1st Basket in Starts

S. Merrill scored the first basket 2 times and took the first shot 6 times in the 2025-2026 season, appearing in 36 games as a starter. took the first shot in 16.7%, and scored the first basket in 5.6%. The most common first basket shot type is the 3pt. Merrill scored the first basket 0 times at home and 2 times on the road.

FB SHOT TYPE BREAKDOWN · 2 total first baskets
SHOT TYPECOUNT%
3pt 2 100%
FS SHOT TYPE BREAKDOWN · 6 total first shots
SHOT TYPECOUNT%
3pt 5 83.3%
2pt jump shot 1 16.7%
RECORD VS EVERY TEAM · First shots and first baskets by opponent
OPPONENT FIRST SHOTS FIRST BASKETS
NOP 1 1
HOU 1 1
MIL 2 0
PHI 1 0
MIN 1 0
FIRST BASKET GAME LOG · Every game S. Merrill scored the first basket
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOT TYPE RST SRT SH# TEAM WON TIP?
Mar 21, 2026 CLE @ NOP AWAY 3pt SG SF 1 ✓ YES
Dec 27, 2025 CLE @ HOU AWAY 3pt SG SF 1 ✓ YES
FIRST SHOT GAME LOG · Every game S. Merrill took the first shot
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOT TYPE RST SRT SCORED FB? TEAM WON TIP?
Mar 21, 2026 CLE @ NOP AWAY 3pt SG SF ✓ YES ✓ YES
Mar 9, 2026 PHI @ CLE HOME 3pt SG SF NO ✓ YES
Feb 25, 2026 CLE @ MIL AWAY 3pt SG SG NO ✓ YES
Jan 10, 2026 MIN @ CLE HOME 2pt jump shot SG SF NO NO
Dec 27, 2025 CLE @ HOU AWAY 3pt SG SF ✓ YES ✓ YES
Nov 17, 2025 MIL @ CLE HOME 3pt SG SG NO ✓ YES