best first quarter scoring in playoffs

LeBron James has scored the most career points in the playoffs in the first quarter, with 1,021 points.

Interpreted as:
best first quarter scoring by a player in playoffs
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,021
140
7.1
7.3
2.1
2.3
0.4
0.2
2.9
4.9
58.4
0.5
1.1
40.5
1.1
1.5
75.0
65.6
0.3
1.9
1.0
1,000
299
325
57
26
139
46
+159
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
965
128
7.7
7.5
1.6
1.8
0.5
0.1
2.6
5.7
45.1
1.3
3.3
38.8
1.1
1.3
87.2
60.4
0.2
1.5
0.9
986
209
233
61
8
120
79
+171
3James Harden
J. Harden
893
128
8.3
7.0
1.5
2.2
0.5
0.2
2.2
4.8
45.5
0.8
2.0
38.2
1.8
2.1
87.1
60.7
0.2
1.3
1.2
1,061
192
285
67
24
150
99
+15
4Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
792
118
10.1
6.7
2.7
1.4
0.3
0.2
2.4
5.0
47.3
0.8
2.0
37.6
1.2
1.6
79.9
59.2
0.3
2.4
0.6
1,195
315
170
35
23
71
84
+281
5Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
757
127
9.5
6.0
1.8
0.8
0.3
0.1
2.3
4.8
47.7
0.6
1.6
38.3
0.8
1.0
75.8
57.0
0.3
1.6
0.7
1,204
234
96
35
15
93
87
+158
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
746
96
9.0
7.8
2.5
1.1
0.3
0.3
2.9
6.0
48.3
0.5
1.4
32.6
1.5
1.7
88.3
57.4
0.2
2.3
1.0
867
236
110
32
33
96
56
+113
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
727
96
11.2
7.6
3.9
2.4
0.4
0.3
3.1
5.6
55.7
0.4
1.0
36.7
0.9
1.1
80.6
61.7
1.0
2.9
0.9
1,074
374
235
38
26
83
58
-12
8Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
691
124
5.9
5.6
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.1
2.2
4.7
46.9
0.8
2.1
40.4
0.3
0.3
90.5
57.3
0.2
0.7
0.4
738
101
67
33
9
52
76
+78
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
649
105
9.4
6.2
2.1
1.4
0.5
0.2
2.4
5.0
48.1
0.3
0.9
36.2
1.1
1.5
74.2
55.2
0.5
1.5
0.4
991
218
147
54
17
44
37
-49
10Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
608
86
8.6
7.1
2.1
1.1
0.6
0.2
2.7
4.9
55.3
0.5
1.1
43.3
1.1
1.3
85.2
64.2
0.4
1.7
0.7
738
184
96
50
13
58
45
+83
11Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
570
87
6.6
6.6
1.1
1.6
0.3
0.2
2.5
5.3
47.3
0.6
1.4
39.2
1.0
1.0
93.3
56.8
0.2
0.9
0.7
578
98
140
29
15
60
48
+90
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
570
81
8.8
7.0
3.6
1.5
0.2
0.3
2.7
5.2
51.4
0.2
0.8
26.2
1.5
2.4
62.5
56.3
0.7
2.9
0.9
716
292
121
20
27
73
72
+122
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
539
55
10.8
9.8
3.0
2.3
0.4
0.1
3.5
7.2
48.5
1.1
3.2
34.9
1.7
2.2
77.3
59.8
0.2
2.8
1.2
591
164
127
23
4
65
40
+28
14Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
537
78
10.7
6.9
1.2
1.7
0.3
0.0
2.6
6.0
43.9
0.6
2.1
30.5
1.0
1.2
84.0
53.0
0.1
1.0
0.6
837
91
132
23
1
44
31
+30
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
535
78
9.7
6.9
1.2
1.2
0.3
0.1
2.6
5.7
45.8
0.8
2.4
34.4
0.8
1.0
84.4
56.1
0.1
1.1
0.8
760
95
94
27
9
64
40
-41
16Draymond Green
D. Green
524
123
6.7
4.3
2.8
2.0
0.4
0.4
1.6
3.3
50.0
0.5
1.4
39.0
0.4
0.7
62.5
59.4
0.4
2.3
0.9
825
340
245
50
48
115
97
+118
17Jamal Murray
J. Murray
463
74
10.1
6.3
1.2
1.5
0.3
0.1
2.3
4.9
47.5
0.7
1.8
40.5
0.9
0.9
92.8
58.7
0.2
1.0
0.6
744
89
113
23
9
47
31
+66
18Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
461
65
9.8
7.1
3.3
1.1
0.2
0.4
2.4
5.1
46.5
0.3
1.2
23.4
2.1
2.5
83.0
57.4
0.6
2.6
0.9
640
212
73
11
24
61
51
+99
19Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
446
76
9.5
5.9
1.9
1.0
0.3
0.1
2.3
4.6
51.4
0.4
1.1
37.9
0.8
1.0
76.0
58.8
0.4
1.5
0.4
718
142
73
25
7
30
50
+81
20Anthony Davis
A. Davis
446
57
10.3
7.8
3.7
1.0
0.4
0.7
3.0
5.7
52.0
0.1
0.2
35.7
1.8
2.0
88.6
59.1
0.8
2.9
0.7
588
212
55
21
40
40
47
+98
21Devin Booker
D. Booker
439
50
11.9
8.8
1.6
1.6
0.3
0.0
3.1
6.4
48.8
0.9
2.0
42.6
1.7
1.8
92.3
61.0
0.3
1.3
1.0
593
81
82
14
1
49
29
-15
22Paul George
P. George
439
67
9.0
6.6
1.9
1.1
0.4
0.1
2.4
5.3
44.5
1.0
2.3
42.4
0.9
1.0
88.1
57.1
0.2
1.7
0.7
603
130
73
26
9
50
62
+47
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
417
53
8.0
7.9
1.5
1.7
0.3
0.1
2.6
5.7
46.5
1.1
2.5
44.6
1.5
1.7
86.8
61.1
0.2
1.2
1.1
425
78
89
16
6
57
18
-93
24Al Horford
A. Horford
411
108
7.2
3.8
2.0
0.9
0.3
0.4
1.6
3.0
52.7
0.4
0.9
42.6
0.3
0.4
76.2
60.9
0.4
1.6
0.4
776
215
100
31
42
39
61
+106
25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
410
58
11.0
7.1
1.4
1.9
0.3
0.2
2.6
5.3
49.5
0.3
1.0
31.0
1.5
1.8
84.6
58.1
0.2
1.2
0.7
640
84
108
17
13
40
36
+55

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.683
4.0
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3
54
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