📋 NBA FIRST BASKET STATS

LAL LA LAKERS — FIRST BASKET STATS

LAL LA Lakers · 2025-2026 Season
66.3%
TIP WIN %
59.3%
1ST SHOT %
54.7%
1ST BASKET %
50%
LAST 10 FB WIN

The LA Lakers scored the first basket 47 times and took the first shot 51 times across 86 games in the 2025-2026 season. 23 FBs at home and 24 on the road.

The Lakers won the tip 66.3% of the time, took the first shot 59.3% of the time, and hit the first basket 54.7% of the time. When a Lakers player took the first shot, it went in 63.2% of the time. Average shots to FB when the LA Lakers score first: 1.5.

JUMPERS · Season tip-off records
JUMPER JUMPS HOME W-L HOME WIN% AWAY W-L AWAY WIN% TOTAL W-L WIN%
D. Ayton 80 27-13 67.5% 27-13 67.5% 54-26 67.5%
J. Hayes 9 4-2 66.7% 1-2 33.3% 5-4 55.6%
J. LaRavia 1 0-0 0.0% 1-0 1.0% 1-0 1.0%
L. James 1 0-0 0.0% 1-0 1.0% 1-0 1.0%
M. Kleber 1 0-0 0.0% 1-0 1.0% 1-0 1.0%
FIRST POSSESSION
GP92
TIP WINS62
TIP WIN%67.4%
PG22.6%
SG17.7%
SF38.7%
PF21.0%
C0.0%
FP62
FS57
FP+FS53
FP+FS+FB32
AVG SH→FB1.5
TIP STATS
GP92
TIP WINS62
TIP WIN%67.4%
AWAY GP46
AWAY TIP WIN%67.4%
HOME GP46
HOME TIP WIN%67.4%
FS STATS
GP92
TOTAL FS57
FS%64.8%
AWAY GP46
AWAY FS%63.0%
HOME GP46
HOME FS%60.9%
FS=FB36
FS→FB%63.2%
FB STATS
GP92
TOTAL FB52
FB%56.5%
AWAY GP46
AWAY FB%56.5%
HOME GP46
HOME FB%56.5%
FS BY POSITION
TOTAL FS57
PG37.0%
SG21.0%
SF16.0%
PF11.0%
C16.0%
FS BY SHOT TYPE
TOTAL FS57
2PT JUMP32.0%
LAYUP12.0%
3PT39.0%
DUNK11.0%
FT4.0%
FB BY POSITION
TOTAL FB52
PG25.0%
SG19.0%
SF19.0%
PF15.0%
C21.0%
FB BY SHOT TYPE
TOTAL FB57
2PT JUMP32.0%
LAYUP12.0%
3PT39.0%
DUNK11.0%
FT4.0%
FBA BY POSITION
TOTAL FBA40
PG20.0%
SG17.5%
SF22.5%
PF15.0%
C25.0%
FBA BY SHOT TYPE
TOTAL FBA40
2PT JUMP20.0%
2PT HOOK5.0%
LAYUP15.0%
DUNK12.5%
3PT32.5%
FT15.0%
FB LEADERS · TOP 3
PLAYER POS FB %
L. Doncic PG 10 21.3%
L. James SF 10 21.3%
D. Ayton C 8 17%
FS LEADERS · TOP 3
PLAYER POS FS %
L. Doncic PG 16 31.4%
A. Reaves SG 8 15.7%
D. Ayton C 7 13.7%
LAST 10 · FB win/loss · most recent first
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WINS WIN%
MIN SAC LAL LAL MEM LAL LAL SAS ATL LAL 5 50.0%
RECORD VS · FS and FB by opponent
OPP FS FB
NOP 4 4
DAL 3 3
POR 2 3
GSW 2 3
LAC 4 2
HOU 3 2
MEM 3 2
ORL 2 2
WAS 2 2
CHI 2 2
UTA 2 2
SAC 2 2
MIL 2 2
PHO 2 2
NYK 1 2
BOS 2 1
TOR 2 1
OKC 2 1
CHA 2 1
MIN 1 1
IND 1 1
DET 1 1
ATL 1 1
MIA 1 1
SAS 1 1
PHI 1 1
BKN 0 1
FB GAME LOG · Every game LA Lakers scored the FB
DATE MATCHUP H/A SCORER SHOT TYPE RST SRT WON TIP?
Apr 24, 2026 LAL @ HOU AWAY R. Hachimura 3pt PF PF ✓ YES
Feb 22, 2026 BOS @ LAL HOME L. James dunk SF SF ✓ YES
Feb 12, 2026 DAL @ LAL HOME M. Smart 2pt jump shot SG PG ✓ YES
Feb 7, 2026 GSW @ LAL HOME R. Hachimura 3pt PF PF NO
Feb 1, 2026 LAL @ NYK AWAY L. Doncic layup PG SG NO
Jan 30, 2026 LAL @ WAS AWAY D. Ayton layup C C ✓ YES
Jan 26, 2026 LAL @ CHI AWAY L. James 2pt jump shot SF PF ✓ YES
Jan 24, 2026 LAL @ DAL AWAY L. James 2pt jump shot SF SF ✓ YES
Jan 22, 2026 LAL @ LAC AWAY J. LaRavia 3pt PF PF ✓ YES
Jan 17, 2026 LAL @ POR AWAY M. Kleber ft PF C ✓ YES
Feb 24, 2026 ORL @ LAL HOME D. Ayton dunk C C ✓ YES
Mar 3, 2026 NOP @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 3pt PG PG ✓ YES
Mar 8, 2026 NYK @ LAL HOME A. Reaves ft SG SG ✓ YES
Apr 12, 2026 UTA @ LAL HOME L. Kennard 2pt jump shot SG PG ✓ YES
Apr 9, 2026 LAL @ GSW AWAY D. Ayton 2pt jump shot C C ✓ YES
Mar 30, 2026 WAS @ LAL HOME L. James layup SF SF ✓ YES
Mar 27, 2026 BKN @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
Mar 25, 2026 LAL @ IND AWAY J. Hayes dunk C C NO
Mar 23, 2026 LAL @ DET AWAY L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
Mar 21, 2026 LAL @ ORL AWAY D. Ayton dunk C C ✓ YES
Mar 18, 2026 LAL @ HOU AWAY L. James 3pt SF SF ✓ YES
Mar 12, 2026 CHI @ LAL HOME A. Reaves 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Jan 13, 2026 ATL @ LAL HOME D. Ayton layup C C ✓ YES
Jan 12, 2026 LAL @ SAC AWAY L. James dunk SF SF ✓ YES
Jan 9, 2026 MIL @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 3pt PG PG ✓ YES
Nov 23, 2025 LAL @ UTA AWAY L. James dunk SF SF ✓ YES
Nov 15, 2025 LAL @ MIL AWAY A. Reaves 2pt jump shot SG SG ✓ YES
Nov 14, 2025 LAL @ NOP AWAY A. Reaves 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Nov 12, 2025 LAL @ OKC AWAY L. Doncic layup PG PG ✓ YES
Nov 10, 2025 LAL @ CHA AWAY D. Ayton dunk C C NO
Nov 3, 2025 LAL @ POR AWAY M. Smart layup PG PG ✓ YES
Nov 2, 2025 MIA @ LAL HOME R. Hachimura 3pt PF PF ✓ YES
Oct 29, 2025 LAL @ MIN AWAY J. LaRavia 3pt PF SG ✓ YES
Oct 27, 2025 POR @ LAL HOME A. Reaves layup SG PG NO
Nov 25, 2025 LAC @ LAL HOME R. Hachimura 3pt PF PF ✓ YES
Nov 28, 2025 DAL @ LAL HOME A. Reaves 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Nov 30, 2025 NOP @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 3pt PG PG ✓ YES
Jan 6, 2026 LAL @ NOP AWAY L. James dunk SF SF ✓ YES
Jan 4, 2026 MEM @ LAL HOME D. Ayton 2pt hook shot C C ✓ YES
Jan 2, 2026 MEM @ LAL HOME M. Smart 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Dec 28, 2025 SAC @ LAL HOME L. James layup SF SF ✓ YES
Dec 14, 2025 LAL @ PHO AWAY D. Ayton dunk C C NO
Dec 10, 2025 SAS @ LAL HOME L. James 2pt jump shot SF SF ✓ YES
Dec 7, 2025 LAL @ PHI AWAY L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
Dec 4, 2025 LAL @ TOR AWAY A. Reaves 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Dec 1, 2025 PHO @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Oct 21, 2025 GSW @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
FS GAME LOG · Every game a LA Lakers player took the FS
DATE MATCHUP H/A SHOOTER SHOT TYPE RST SRT SCORED FB?
Apr 24, 2026 LAL @ HOU AWAY R. Hachimura 3pt PF PF ✓ YES
Feb 24, 2026 ORL @ LAL HOME D. Ayton dunk C C ✓ YES
Feb 22, 2026 BOS @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Feb 20, 2026 LAC @ LAL HOME L. Doncic layup PG PG NO
Feb 12, 2026 DAL @ LAL HOME M. Smart 2pt jump shot SG PG ✓ YES
Jan 30, 2026 LAL @ WAS AWAY D. Ayton layup C C ✓ YES
Jan 26, 2026 LAL @ CHI AWAY M. Smart 3pt SG SG NO
Jan 24, 2026 LAL @ DAL AWAY L. James 2pt jump shot SF SF ✓ YES
Jan 22, 2026 LAL @ LAC AWAY J. LaRavia 3pt PF PF ✓ YES
Jan 18, 2026 TOR @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 3pt PG PG NO
Jan 17, 2026 LAL @ POR AWAY M. Kleber ft PF C ✓ YES
Mar 3, 2026 NOP @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 3pt PG PG ✓ YES
Mar 8, 2026 NYK @ LAL HOME A. Reaves ft SG SG ✓ YES
Mar 10, 2026 MIN @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Apr 21, 2026 HOU @ LAL HOME L. Kennard 2pt jump shot SG PG NO
Apr 12, 2026 UTA @ LAL HOME L. Kennard 2pt jump shot SG PG ✓ YES
Apr 9, 2026 LAL @ GSW AWAY D. Ayton 2pt jump shot C C ✓ YES
Apr 2, 2026 LAL @ OKC AWAY L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Mar 30, 2026 WAS @ LAL HOME L. James layup SF SF ✓ YES
Mar 25, 2026 LAL @ IND AWAY J. Hayes dunk C C ✓ YES
Mar 23, 2026 LAL @ DET AWAY L. Doncic 3pt PG PG NO
Mar 21, 2026 LAL @ ORL AWAY D. Ayton dunk C C ✓ YES
Mar 18, 2026 LAL @ HOU AWAY L. James 3pt SF SF ✓ YES
Mar 12, 2026 CHI @ LAL HOME A. Reaves 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Jan 15, 2026 CHA @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Jan 13, 2026 ATL @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Jan 12, 2026 LAL @ SAC AWAY L. James dunk SF SF ✓ YES
Nov 28, 2025 DAL @ LAL HOME A. Reaves 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Nov 25, 2025 LAC @ LAL HOME R. Hachimura 3pt PF PF ✓ YES
Nov 23, 2025 LAL @ UTA AWAY A. Reaves 3pt SG SG NO
Nov 15, 2025 LAL @ MIL AWAY A. Reaves 2pt jump shot SG SG ✓ YES
Nov 14, 2025 LAL @ NOP AWAY L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Nov 12, 2025 LAL @ OKC AWAY D. Ayton layup C C NO
Nov 10, 2025 LAL @ CHA AWAY D. Ayton dunk C C ✓ YES
Nov 3, 2025 LAL @ POR AWAY M. Smart layup PG PG ✓ YES
Nov 2, 2025 MIA @ LAL HOME R. Hachimura 3pt PF PF ✓ YES
Oct 31, 2025 LAL @ MEM AWAY L. Doncic 3pt PG PG NO
Nov 30, 2025 NOP @ LAL HOME G. Vincent 3pt PG SF NO
Dec 1, 2025 PHO @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
Dec 4, 2025 LAL @ TOR AWAY A. Reaves 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Jan 9, 2026 MIL @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 3pt PG PG ✓ YES
Jan 6, 2026 LAL @ NOP AWAY L. James dunk SF SF ✓ YES
Jan 4, 2026 MEM @ LAL HOME D. Ayton 2pt hook shot C C ✓ YES
Jan 2, 2026 MEM @ LAL HOME M. Smart 3pt SG SG ✓ YES
Dec 28, 2025 SAC @ LAL HOME L. James layup SF SF ✓ YES
Dec 23, 2025 LAL @ PHO AWAY M. Smart 2pt jump shot SG SG NO
Dec 20, 2025 LAL @ LAC AWAY L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG NO
Dec 10, 2025 SAS @ LAL HOME A. Reaves 3pt SG SG NO
Dec 7, 2025 LAL @ PHI AWAY L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES
Dec 5, 2025 LAL @ BOS AWAY A. Reaves 3pt SG SG NO
Oct 21, 2025 GSW @ LAL HOME L. Doncic 2pt jump shot PG PG ✓ YES