📋 NBA FIRST BASKET STATS
IND Indiana Pacers · 2025-2026 Season
49.4%
TIP WIN %
53.2%
1ST SHOT %
45.5%
1ST BASKET %
50%
LAST 10 FB WIN

The Indiana Pacers scored the first basket 35 times and took the first shot 41 times across 77 games in the 2025-2026 season. 17 FBs at home and 18 on the road.

The Pacers won the tip 49.4% of the time, took the first shot 53.2% of the time, and hit the first basket 45.5% of the time. When a Pacers player took the first shot, it went in 36.6% of the time. Average shots to FB when the Indiana Pacers score first: 1.9.

JUMPERS · Season tip-off records
JUMPER JUMPS HOME W-L HOME WIN% AWAY W-L AWAY WIN% TOTAL W-L WIN%
J. Huff 45 12-10 54.5% 14-9 60.9% 26-19 57.8%
I. Jackson 13 3-4 42.9% 1-5 16.7% 4-9 30.8%
I. Zubac 5 2-1 66.7% 1-1 50.0% 3-2 60.0%
J. Walker 4 1-1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-3 25.0%
M. Potter 3 0-1 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-3 0.0%
T. Bradley 3 1-0 1.0% 1-1 50.0% 2-1 66.7%
P. Siakam 2 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-2 0.0%
J. Slawson 1 1-0 1.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-0 1.0%
J. Wiseman 1 0-0 0.0% 1-0 1.0% 1-0 1.0%
FIRST POSSESSION
GP77
TIP WINS38
TIP WIN%49.4%
PG15.8%
SG21.1%
SF7.9%
PF50.0%
C5.3%
FP38
FS41
FP+FS34
FP+FS+FB13
AVG SH→FB1.9
TIP STATS
GP77
TIP WINS38
TIP WIN%49.4%
AWAY GP39
AWAY TIP WIN%46.2%
HOME GP38
HOME TIP WIN%52.6%
FS STATS
GP77
TOTAL FS41
FS%52.6%
AWAY GP39
AWAY FS%56.4%
HOME GP38
HOME FS%50.0%
FS=FB15
FS→FB%36.6%
FB STATS
GP77
TOTAL FB35
FB%45.5%
AWAY GP39
AWAY FB%46.2%
HOME GP38
HOME FB%44.7%
FS BY POSITION
TOTAL FS41
PG34.0%
SG27.0%
SF7.0%
PF17.0%
C15.0%
FS BY SHOT TYPE
TOTAL FS41
2PT JUMP44.0%
LAYUP12.0%
3PT41.0%
DUNK0.0%
FT0.0%
FB BY POSITION
TOTAL FB35
PG20.0%
SG9.0%
SF17.0%
PF31.0%
C23.0%
FB BY SHOT TYPE
TOTAL FB41
2PT JUMP44.0%
LAYUP12.0%
3PT41.0%
DUNK0.0%
FT0.0%
FBA BY POSITION
TOTAL FBA42
PG16.7%
SG7.1%
SF33.3%
PF16.7%
C26.2%
FBA BY SHOT TYPE
TOTAL FBA42
2PT JUMP19.0%
2PT HOOK4.8%
LAYUP31.0%
DUNK9.5%
3PT31.0%
FT4.8%
FB LEADERS · TOP 3
PLAYER POS FB %
P. Siakam PF 9 25.7%
J. Huff C 6 17.1%
A. Nembhard PG 6 17.1%
FS LEADERS · TOP 3
PLAYER POS FS %
A. Nembhard PG 11 26.8%
A. Nesmith SF 6 14.6%
P. Siakam PF 5 12.2%
LAST 10 · FB win/loss · most recent first
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WINS WIN%
IND MIN IND ATL IND MIL BKN IND GSW IND 5 50.0%
RECORD VS · FS and FB by opponent
OPP FS FB
WAS 4 3
CHA 3 3
MIA 3 3
DET 3 2
MIL 2 2
MEM 2 2
PHO 2 2
DEN 2 2
CHI 3 1
NOP 2 1
POR 2 1
NYK 2 1
BOS 2 1
BKN 1 1
LAL 1 1
SAS 1 1
TOR 1 1
GSW 1 1
HOU 1 1
SAC 1 1
LAC 0 1
DAL 0 1
UTA 0 1
CLE 0 1
PHI 2 0
FB GAME LOG · Every game Indiana Pacers scored the FB
DATE MATCHUP H/A SCORER SHOT TYPE RST SRT WON TIP?
Oct 25, 2025 IND @ MEM AWAY B. Sheppard 2pt jump shot SG PG ✓ YES
Jan 10, 2026 MIA @ IND HOME P. Siakam layup PF C NO
Jan 16, 2026 NOP @ IND HOME P. Siakam layup PF PF ✓ YES
Feb 6, 2026 IND @ MIL AWAY P. Siakam 3pt PF PF ✓ YES
Feb 11, 2026 IND @ BKN AWAY J. Walker 2pt jump shot PF PF ✓ YES
Feb 19, 2026 IND @ WAS AWAY J. Huff 3pt C C ✓ YES
Feb 20, 2026 IND @ WAS AWAY J. Huff 3pt C C ✓ YES
Feb 26, 2026 CHA @ IND HOME O. Toppin layup PF PF NO
Mar 1, 2026 MEM @ IND HOME O. Toppin 2pt jump shot PF PF ✓ YES
Mar 4, 2026 IND @ LAC AWAY J. Huff dunk C C NO
Mar 6, 2026 IND @ LAL AWAY J. Huff 3pt C C NO
Mar 8, 2026 IND @ POR AWAY A. Nesmith 3pt SF SG ✓ YES
Mar 12, 2026 PHO @ IND HOME J. Walker layup PF PF ✓ YES
Mar 17, 2026 IND @ NYK AWAY K. Brown 2pt hook shot PF SF ✓ YES
Mar 29, 2026 MIA @ IND HOME A. Nembhard layup PG PG ✓ YES
Apr 1, 2026 IND @ CHI AWAY P. Siakam layup PF PF ✓ YES
Jan 2, 2026 SAS @ IND HOME A. Nembhard layup PG PG NO
Dec 29, 2025 IND @ HOU AWAY J. Huff dunk C C ✓ YES
Dec 27, 2025 IND @ MIA AWAY A. Nembhard 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
Oct 29, 2025 IND @ DAL AWAY P. Siakam layup PF SF NO
Nov 1, 2025 GSW @ IND HOME A. Nesmith 3pt SF SF ✓ YES
Nov 8, 2025 IND @ DEN AWAY I. Jackson layup C C NO
Nov 11, 2025 IND @ UTA AWAY P. Siakam 2pt jump shot PF SF NO
Nov 13, 2025 IND @ PHO AWAY J. Robinson-Earl layup PF PF ✓ YES
Nov 15, 2025 TOR @ IND HOME J. Robinson-Earl 3pt PF SF ✓ YES
Nov 17, 2025 IND @ DET AWAY A. Nembhard 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
Nov 19, 2025 CHA @ IND HOME B. Mathurin 2pt jump shot SF SG ✓ YES
Nov 24, 2025 DET @ IND HOME P. Siakam layup PF PF NO
Nov 28, 2025 WAS @ IND HOME B. Mathurin 3pt SF SG ✓ YES
Dec 1, 2025 CLE @ IND HOME P. Siakam ft PF PF NO
Dec 3, 2025 DEN @ IND HOME A. Nembhard 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
Dec 8, 2025 SAC @ IND HOME J. Huff ft C C ✓ YES
Dec 23, 2025 MIL @ IND HOME B. Mathurin 3pt SF SF NO
Dec 26, 2025 BOS @ IND HOME A. Nembhard 3pt PG PG ✓ YES
Apr 3, 2026 IND @ CHA AWAY P. Siakam layup PF PF ✓ YES
FS GAME LOG · Every game a Indiana Pacers player took the FS
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOOTER SHOT TYPE RST SRT SCORED FB?
Apr 3, 2026 IND @ CHA AWAY P. Siakam layup PF PF ✓ YES
Feb 20, 2026 IND @ WAS AWAY K. Jones 3pt SG SG NO
Feb 19, 2026 IND @ WAS AWAY J. Huff 3pt C C ✓ YES
Feb 11, 2026 IND @ BKN AWAY J. Walker 2pt jump shot PF PF ✓ YES
Feb 6, 2026 IND @ MIL AWAY A. Nesmith 3pt SF SG NO
Jan 28, 2026 CHI @ IND HOME A. Nesmith 2pt jump shot SF SG NO
Jan 19, 2026 IND @ PHI AWAY A. Nembhard 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Jan 17, 2026 IND @ DET AWAY Q. Jackson 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Jan 16, 2026 NOP @ IND HOME J. Furphy 2pt jump shot SG SF NO
Mar 1, 2026 MEM @ IND HOME O. Toppin 2pt jump shot PF PF NO
Mar 6, 2026 IND @ LAL AWAY J. Huff 3pt C C ✓ YES
Apr 1, 2026 IND @ CHI AWAY P. Siakam layup PF PF ✓ YES
Mar 29, 2026 MIA @ IND HOME P. Siakam 3pt PF C NO
Mar 21, 2026 IND @ SAS AWAY A. Nesmith 3pt SF PF NO
Mar 18, 2026 POR @ IND HOME A. Nesmith 3pt SF SG NO
Mar 17, 2026 IND @ NYK AWAY K. Brown 2pt hook shot PF SF ✓ YES
Mar 13, 2026 NYK @ IND HOME I. Zubac 2pt jump shot C C NO
Mar 12, 2026 PHO @ IND HOME J. Walker layup PF PF ✓ YES
Mar 8, 2026 IND @ POR AWAY A. Nesmith 3pt SF SG ✓ YES
Jan 12, 2026 BOS @ IND HOME A. Nembhard 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Jan 10, 2026 MIA @ IND HOME P. Siakam layup PF C ✓ YES
Jan 8, 2026 IND @ CHA AWAY A. Nesmith 3pt SF SG NO
Nov 24, 2025 DET @ IND HOME B. Sheppard 3pt SG SG NO
Nov 19, 2025 CHA @ IND HOME B. Mathurin 2pt jump shot SF SG ✓ YES
Nov 17, 2025 IND @ DET AWAY A. Nembhard 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
Nov 15, 2025 TOR @ IND HOME J. Walker 3pt PF SG NO
Nov 13, 2025 IND @ PHO AWAY A. Nembhard 3pt PG PG NO
Nov 8, 2025 IND @ DEN AWAY A. Nembhard 3pt PG PG NO
Nov 3, 2025 MIL @ IND HOME Q. Jackson layup PG PG NO
Nov 1, 2025 GSW @ IND HOME I. Jackson 2pt jump shot C C NO
Nov 28, 2025 WAS @ IND HOME B. Mathurin 3pt SF SG ✓ YES
Dec 3, 2025 DEN @ IND HOME A. Nembhard 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Dec 29, 2025 IND @ HOU AWAY B. Mathurin 2pt jump shot SF SG NO
Dec 27, 2025 IND @ MIA AWAY A. Nembhard 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
Dec 26, 2025 BOS @ IND HOME A. Nembhard 3pt PG PG ✓ YES
Dec 20, 2025 IND @ NOP AWAY A. Nembhard 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Dec 14, 2025 WAS @ IND HOME A. Nembhard 3pt PG PG NO
Dec 12, 2025 IND @ PHI AWAY A. Nembhard 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Dec 8, 2025 SAC @ IND HOME B. Mathurin 3pt SF SF NO
Dec 5, 2025 IND @ CHI AWAY P. Siakam 2pt jump shot PF PF NO
Oct 25, 2025 IND @ MEM AWAY B. Sheppard 2pt jump shot SG PG ✓ YES