📋 NBA FIRST BASKET STATS

CHI CHICAGO BULLS — FIRST BASKET STATS

CHI Chicago Bulls · 2025-2026 Season
36.4%
TIP WIN %
32.5%
1ST SHOT %
32.5%
1ST BASKET %
20%
LAST 10 FB WIN

The Chicago Bulls scored the first basket 25 times and took the first shot 25 times across 77 games in the 2025-2026 season. 11 FBs at home and 14 on the road.

The Bulls won the tip 36.4% of the time, took the first shot 32.5% of the time, and hit the first basket 32.5% of the time. When a Bulls player took the first shot, it went in 44.0% of the time. Average shots to FB when the Chicago Bulls score first: 1.8.

JUMPERS · Season tip-off records
JUMPER JUMPS HOME W-L HOME WIN% AWAY W-L AWAY WIN% TOTAL W-L WIN%
N. Vucevic 45 10-14 41.7% 6-15 28.6% 16-29 35.6%
M. Buzelis 15 4-2 66.7% 3-6 33.3% 7-8 46.7%
J. Smith 10 3-3 50.0% 0-4 0.0% 3-7 30.0%
N. Richards 4 1-1 50.0% 1-1 50.0% 2-2 50.0%
G. Yabusele 2 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-2 0.0%
P. Williams 1 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0%
FIRST POSSESSION
GP77
TIP WINS28
TIP WIN%36.4%
PG25.0%
SG25.0%
SF17.9%
PF25.0%
C7.1%
FP28
FS25
FP+FS20
FP+FS+FB7
AVG SH→FB1.8
TIP STATS
GP77
TIP WINS28
TIP WIN%36.4%
AWAY GP38
AWAY TIP WIN%26.3%
HOME GP39
HOME TIP WIN%46.2%
FS STATS
GP77
TOTAL FS25
FS%32.1%
AWAY GP38
AWAY FS%31.6%
HOME GP39
HOME FS%33.3%
FS=FB11
FS→FB%44.0%
FB STATS
GP77
TOTAL FB25
FB%32.5%
AWAY GP38
AWAY FB%36.8%
HOME GP39
HOME FB%28.2%
FS BY POSITION
TOTAL FS25
PG4.0%
SG12.0%
SF28.0%
PF24.0%
C32.0%
FS BY SHOT TYPE
TOTAL FS25
2PT JUMP8.0%
LAYUP48.0%
3PT36.0%
DUNK4.0%
FT4.0%
FB BY POSITION
TOTAL FB25
PG16.0%
SG24.0%
SF12.0%
PF28.0%
C20.0%
FB BY SHOT TYPE
TOTAL FB25
2PT JUMP8.0%
LAYUP48.0%
3PT36.0%
DUNK4.0%
FT4.0%
FBA BY POSITION
TOTAL FBA52
PG11.5%
SG21.2%
SF19.2%
PF25.0%
C23.1%
FBA BY SHOT TYPE
TOTAL FBA52
2PT JUMP25.0%
2PT HOOK0.0%
LAYUP28.8%
DUNK3.8%
3PT23.1%
FT19.2%
FB LEADERS · TOP 3
PLAYER POS FB %
M. Buzelis PF 6 24%
N. Vucevic C 4 16%
C. White SG 3 12%
FS LEADERS · TOP 3
PLAYER POS FS %
M. Buzelis PF 5 20%
N. Vucevic C 4 16%
I. Okoro SG 4 16%
LAST 10 · FB win/loss · most recent first
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WINS WIN%
CHI ATL SAC NYK NYK PHI CHI CLE SAS DET 2 20.0%
RECORD VS · FS and FB by opponent
OPP FS FB
MIL 3 4
IND 1 3
BKN 2 2
POR 2 2
MEM 2 2
BOS 2 1
OKC 2 1
DET 1 1
CHA 1 1
CLE 1 1
SAS 1 1
PHO 0 1
UTA 0 1
ORL 0 1
MIA 0 1
DAL 0 1
HOU 0 1
DEN 1 0
TOR 1 0
PHI 1 0
LAC 1 0
SAC 1 0
GSW 1 0
NOP 1 0
FB GAME LOG · Every game Chicago Bulls scored the FB
DATE MATCHUP H/A SCORER SHOT TYPE RST SRT WON TIP?
Oct 22, 2025 DET @ CHI HOME N. Vucevic layup C C ✓ YES
Feb 3, 2026 CHI @ MIL AWAY J. Smith 3pt C C NO
Feb 9, 2026 CHI @ BKN AWAY M. Buzelis dunk PF PF ✓ YES
Feb 11, 2026 CHI @ BOS AWAY C. Sexton ft SG PG NO
Feb 26, 2026 POR @ CHI HOME M. Buzelis layup PF PF ✓ YES
Mar 1, 2026 MIL @ CHI HOME M. Buzelis 3pt PF PF ✓ YES
Mar 5, 2026 CHI @ PHO AWAY C. Sexton 2pt jump shot SG PG NO
Mar 16, 2026 MEM @ CHI HOME L. Miller ft SF PF ✓ YES
Mar 19, 2026 CLE @ CHI HOME C. Sexton layup SG SF ✓ YES
Mar 27, 2026 CHI @ OKC AWAY I. Okoro layup SG SF ✓ YES
Mar 28, 2026 CHI @ MEM AWAY T. Jones layup PG SG ✓ YES
Jan 28, 2026 CHI @ IND AWAY M. Buzelis dunk PF PF NO
Jan 18, 2026 BKN @ CHI HOME I. Okoro ft SG SG NO
Jan 14, 2026 UTA @ CHI HOME N. Vucevic 2pt jump shot C C NO
Oct 25, 2025 CHI @ ORL AWAY J. Giddey 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Nov 7, 2025 CHI @ MIL AWAY M. Buzelis layup PF PF ✓ YES
Nov 19, 2025 CHI @ POR AWAY N. Vucevic 2pt jump shot C C NO
Nov 21, 2025 MIA @ CHI HOME J. Giddey 3pt PG PG NO
Nov 29, 2025 CHI @ IND AWAY M. Buzelis layup PF PF ✓ YES
Dec 5, 2025 IND @ CHI HOME C. White 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Dec 12, 2025 CHI @ CHA AWAY I. Okoro layup SG SF ✓ YES
Dec 27, 2025 MIL @ CHI HOME C. White 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Jan 10, 2026 DAL @ CHI HOME C. White layup SG SG ✓ YES
Jan 13, 2026 CHI @ HOU AWAY N. Vucevic layup C C NO
Mar 30, 2026 CHI @ SAS AWAY T. Jones layup PG SG NO
FS GAME LOG · Every game a Chicago Bulls player took the FS
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOOTER SHOT TYPE RST SRT SCORED FB?
Oct 22, 2025 DET @ CHI HOME N. Vucevic layup C C ✓ YES
Feb 7, 2026 DEN @ CHI HOME G. Yabusele 3pt C C NO
Feb 9, 2026 CHI @ BKN AWAY M. Buzelis dunk PF PF ✓ YES
Feb 11, 2026 CHI @ BOS AWAY C. Sexton ft SG PG ✓ YES
Feb 26, 2026 POR @ CHI HOME M. Buzelis layup PF PF ✓ YES
Mar 3, 2026 OKC @ CHI HOME T. Jones 3pt PG SG NO
Mar 16, 2026 MEM @ CHI HOME L. Miller layup SF PF NO
Mar 18, 2026 TOR @ CHI HOME J. Smith 3pt C C NO
Mar 25, 2026 CHI @ PHI AWAY N. Richards 2pt jump shot C C NO
Mar 27, 2026 CHI @ OKC AWAY I. Okoro layup SG SF ✓ YES
Mar 28, 2026 CHI @ MEM AWAY T. Jones layup PG SG ✓ YES
Feb 3, 2026 CHI @ MIL AWAY J. Smith 3pt C C ✓ YES
Jan 24, 2026 BOS @ CHI HOME I. Okoro 3pt SG SF NO
Jan 20, 2026 LAC @ CHI HOME M. Buzelis layup PF SF NO
Oct 29, 2025 SAC @ CHI HOME M. Buzelis layup SF PF NO
Nov 7, 2025 CHI @ MIL AWAY I. Okoro 3pt SG SF NO
Nov 19, 2025 CHI @ POR AWAY N. Vucevic 2pt jump shot C C ✓ YES
Nov 29, 2025 CHI @ IND AWAY M. Buzelis layup PF PF ✓ YES
Dec 3, 2025 BKN @ CHI HOME J. Phillips 3pt SF SF NO
Dec 7, 2025 GSW @ CHI HOME A. Dosunmu 3pt SG SF NO
Dec 12, 2025 CHI @ CHA AWAY I. Okoro layup SG SF ✓ YES
Dec 14, 2025 NOP @ CHI HOME N. Vucevic layup C C NO
Dec 19, 2025 CHI @ CLE AWAY N. Vucevic 3pt C C NO
Dec 27, 2025 MIL @ CHI HOME M. Buzelis layup PF PF NO
Mar 30, 2026 CHI @ SAS AWAY T. Jones layup PG SG ✓ YES