NBA first basket, Wednesday, October 21
Pacers at Pelicans
First basket stats and the jump ball, tip-off 8pm ET.
Our pick
No market
The books never priced both sides before tip.
Jump ball
Not projected
To score first
Not priced
First basket
Yves Missi
IND won the tip, NOP scored first, a dunk
Before the tip
Every game through Oct 20. This season as counts, since 2022-23 beside it.
Jump ball
| This season, since 22-23 under it | IND | NOP |
|---|---|---|
| Won the tip | 0 of 040% | 0 of 039% |
| Scored first | 0 of 043% | 0 of 051% |
| After winning the tip | 0 of 058% | 0 of 072% |
| After losing the tip | 0 of 033% | 0 of 039% |
| Shots to their first basket | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| First point, free throws too | 0 of 042% | 0 of 052% |
Who scores first, player by player
| This season, out of his starts | Starts | First shot | Scored first | Team’s first | Scored first since 22-23 | Team’s first since 22-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDtheir regular five | ||||||
| NOPtheir regular five | ||||||