Dallas Mavericks first basket stats, 2026-27

The Mavericks have scored the first basket in 2 of 4 games this season (49% since 2022-23), and won 0 of 4 tips. Daniel Gafford has one of them, level with P.J. Washington.

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The opening

	This season	Since 2022-23
Won the tip	0 of 4	41% of 324
Scored first	2 of 4	49% of 332
After winning the tip	0 of 0	63% of 133
After losing the tip	2 of 4	39% of 191
First point, free throws too	3 of 4	49% of 332
Shots to their first basket	2.3	2.0

How their first baskets go in

Games the Mavericks scored first, by shot.

	This season	Since 2022-23
Three	1 of 2	30%
Layup	0 of 2	29%
Jumper	1 of 2	21%
Dunk	0 of 2	13%
Hook	0 of 2	7%

Who scores first for the Mavericks

This season, out of his starts. Since 2022-23 counts every start, for any team.

Player	Starts	First shot	Scored first	Team’s first	Jump balls	Scored first since 2022-23
Daniel Gafford	4	0	1	2	0-4	26 of 192, 14%
P.J. Washington	4	1	1	1		24 of 231, 10%
Max Christie	4	1	0	0		10 of 118, 8%
Kyrie Irving	3	0	0	1		20 of 171, 12%
Cooper Flagg	3	0	0	0		5 of 73, 7%
Zaccharie Risacher	1	0	0	0		12 of 120, 10%
Naji Marshall	1	0	0	0		5 of 101, 5%

Game by game

Date	Game	Tip	First basket	The Mavericks’ first	Shots to it
Oct 26	DAL at MIA	Lost, Gafford	Davion Mitchell, layup	Kyrie Irving	5
Oct 24	SAS at DAL	Lost, Gafford	De'Aaron Fox, three	Daniel Gafford	2
Oct 23	DAL at IND	Lost, Gafford	Daniel Gafford, jumper	Daniel Gafford	1
Oct 21	DAL at HOU	Lost, Gafford	P.J. Washington, three	P.J. Washington	1

Dallas Mavericks first basket stats, 2026-27

The opening

How their first baskets go in

Who scores first for the Mavericks

Game by game

Every team