Portland Trail Blazers first basket stats, 2026-27

The Trail Blazers have scored the first basket in 1 of 3 games this season (45% since 2022-23), and won 2 of 3 tips. Donovan Clingan has one of them.

The opening

Games the Trail Blazers scored first, by shot.

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
Donovan Clingan	3	1	1	1	2-1	11 of 117, 9%
Damian Lillard	3	1	0	0		24 of 192, 13%
Deni Avdija	3	0	0	0		23 of 238, 10%
Ja Morant	3	0	0	1		22 of 141, 16%
Toumani Camara	3	0	0	1		15 of 211, 7%

Date	Game	Tip	First basket	The Trail Blazers’ first	Shots to it
Oct 27	POR at LAL	Lost, Clingan	Austin Reaves, three	Ja Morant	3
Oct 23	POR at SAC	Won, Clingan	Keegan Murray, layup	Toumani Camara	5
Oct 21	PHX at POR	Won, Clingan	Donovan Clingan, three	Donovan Clingan	1