first quarter record for most points in a single game

Kevin Love has scored the most points in a first quarter, with 34 points against the Trail Blazers on November 23, 2016.

Interpreted as:
first quarter record for most points by a player in a single regular-season game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Love
K. Love
34
11/23/2016
vs
12
3
0
1
1
11
14
78.6
8
10
80.0
4
4
100.0
107.9
1
2
1
1
+15
2Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
31
3/10/2026
vs
12
3
0
1
1
10
16
62.5
5
8
62.5
6
7
85.7
81.2
0
3
2
1
+11
3Devin Booker
D. Booker
29
1/26/2024
@
12
2
1
0
0
10
14
71.4
4
6
66.7
5
5
100.0
89.5
0
2
2
0
+9
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28
2/10/2022
vs
12
3
1
0
0
10
13
76.9
7
10
70.0
1
4
25.0
94.9
0
3
1
1
+8
5CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
28
1/31/2018
vs
12
4
1
0
0
11
14
78.6
4
5
80.0
2
2
100.0
94.1
1
3
1
0
+24
6James Harden
J. Harden
27
11/22/2025
@
12
0
1
0
0
9
12
75.0
5
7
71.4
4
6
66.7
92.2
0
0
1
1
+8
7James Harden
J. Harden
27
3/22/2019
vs
12
0
1
2
0
7
10
70.0
3
4
75.0
10
12
83.3
88.4
0
0
2
1
+12
8Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
26
12/2/2023
vs
12
2
0
1
1
8
11
72.7
3
3
100.0
7
8
87.5
89.5
0
2
1
2
+21
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
26
4/8/2017
vs
12
2
2
0
0
9
14
64.3
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
80.2
0
2
0
0
+14
10Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
25
2/10/2026
@
8
3
0
1
1
8
9
88.9
3
4
75.0
6
8
75.0
99.8
0
3
0
0
+13
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
25
11/12/2025
@
12
5
1
0
1
8
11
72.7
2
3
66.7
7
7
100.0
88.8
1
4
0
0
+4
12Devin Booker
D. Booker
25
1/19/2024
@
12
2
3
0
0
9
11
81.8
3
3
100.0
4
4
100.0
98.0
1
1
0
0
+13
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25
10/21/2021
vs
12
2
1
1
1
9
9
100.0
5
5
100.0
2
2
100.0
126.5
0
2
1
0
+17
14Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
25
1/26/2020
@
12
2
2
1
0
9
12
75.0
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
97.0
0
2
0
0
+16
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25
2/3/2016
@
0
0
1
0
9
10
90.0
7
8
87.5
0
0
125.0
0
0
3
0
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
24
11/25/2025
vs
12
1
3
0
1
9
14
64.3
5
8
62.5
1
2
50.0
80.6
0
1
1
1
-1
17James Harden
J. Harden
24
12/16/2024
vs
12
0
2
0
0
6
9
66.7
5
7
71.4
7
8
87.5
95.8
0
0
0
1
+24
18Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24
10/29/2024
vs
12
1
1
0
1
8
10
80.0
6
8
75.0
2
4
50.0
102.0
0
1
1
0
+8
19Devin Booker
D. Booker
24
4/1/2024
@
12
0
4
0
0
8
10
80.0
5
7
71.4
3
3
100.0
106.0
0
0
0
1
+18
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
24
1/22/2024
vs
12
6
2
0
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
8
8
100.0
77.3
4
2
0
1
-1
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
24
1/30/2023
vs
12
1
1
0
0
7
8
87.5
4
5
80.0
6
8
75.0
104.2
0
1
2
2
+3
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24
5/8/2021
vs
12
2
1
1
0
6
9
66.7
5
7
71.4
7
7
100.0
99.3
0
2
0
1
+12
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
24
5/5/2021
vs
12
6
1
1
2
8
9
88.9
0
0
8
10
80.0
89.6
2
4
1
0
+22
24Devin Booker
D. Booker
24
3/30/2019
vs
12
1
1
0
0
9
11
81.8
2
3
66.7
4
4
100.0
94.0
0
1
0
0
+15
25D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
24
3/13/2018
vs
11
2
0
0
0
7
8
87.5
7
8
87.5
3
3
100.0
128.8
1
1
1
1
+10

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TEAMWLPCTGB
2
49
24
.671
4.0
3
48
26
.649
5.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
46
28
.622
7.5
5
41
32
.562
12.0
6
41
33
.554
12.5
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/30
@
9:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
10:30 PM
Thu
4/2
@
10:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
6:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
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128

Final

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
53
20
.726
2
49
24
.671
4.0
3
48
26
.649
5.5
4
46
28
.622
7.5
5
41
32
.562
12.0
6
41
33
.554
12.5
7
40
33
.548
13.0
8
39
34
.534
14.0
9
39
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14.0
10
39
35
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14.5
11
29
43
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23.5
12
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44
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24.0
13
17
56
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36.0
14
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17
57
.230
36.5
15
16
58
.216
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
55
18
.753
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.5
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.5
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
50
.333
33.5
12
24
49
.329
33.5
13
24
50
.324
34.0
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Jazz Jazz - e
21
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.284
37.0
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19
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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2/28
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Sat
2/28
@
104-128
Sun
3/1
@
123-118
Sun
3/1
@
108-81
Sun
3/1
@
128-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/28
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Sat
3/28
@
5:30 PM
Sat
3/28
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