Stephen Curry has put up the most career points per game in the third quarter, with 8.5 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest 3rd quarter ppg by a player in NBA history

	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8.5	701	7.8	1.6	1.9	0.5	0.1	2.8	5.9	48.2	1.5	3.3	43.7	1.4	1.5	91.4	65.0	0.2	1.4	0.9	5,496	5,977	1,100	1,331	338	68	658	474	+1662
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	8.0	462	10.3	2.5	2.4	0.4	0.2	2.7	5.8	46.7	0.8	2.5	33.4	1.7	2.3	75.8	58.6	0.3	2.2	1.3	4,779	3,710	1,155	1,120	191	71	581	379	+286
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	7.9	483	10.4	1.6	1.7	0.5	0.2	2.8	5.6	49.9	0.5	1.3	36.6	1.8	2.1	87.8	60.7	0.3	1.3	0.8	5,034	3,818	775	798	243	117	374	382	+521
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	7.9	593	8.9	2.2	1.6	0.3	0.4	2.8	5.3	52.1	0.7	1.8	40.8	1.6	1.8	88.6	64.3	0.1	2.0	0.9	5,300	4,667	1,280	944	170	226	557	417	+1152
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	7.8	735	8.6	1.2	2.0	0.3	0.1	2.5	5.6	44.3	1.1	2.8	38.5	1.7	1.9	90.6	60.1	0.2	1.1	0.8	6,317	5,726	912	1,468	232	73	590	434	+156
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	7.5	678	9.3	1.2	1.5	0.3	0.1	2.6	5.6	46.7	0.7	1.8	36.6	1.7	1.9	88.4	58.8	0.2	1.0	0.9	6,286	5,111	787	1,050	177	62	621	742	+263
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	7.5	786	7.4	2.9	1.4	0.3	0.4	2.7	4.8	56.1	0.2	0.7	29.3	1.9	2.7	71.5	62.8	0.5	2.3	0.9	5,792	5,898	2,242	1,090	233	278	724	773	+909
8	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	7.5	454	8.9	3.0	1.1	0.2	0.5	2.5	4.9	51.4	0.3	1.0	33.9	2.1	2.6	84.0	62.4	0.6	2.5	1.0	4,044	3,405	1,368	483	98	217	439	467	+471
9	James Harden J. Harden	7.2	801	8.1	1.8	2.6	0.4	0.2	2.2	4.9	43.7	0.9	2.5	35.7	2.0	2.3	88.0	60.8	0.2	1.6	1.2	6,504	5,792	1,427	2,062	359	166	987	645	+794
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	7.2	643	8.2	3.2	0.8	0.4	0.7	2.6	5.2	50.7	0.2	0.6	33.4	1.7	2.0	82.2	58.6	0.7	2.5	0.6	5,288	4,612	2,068	539	245	426	397	478	+68
11	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	7.2	396	10.0	1.6	1.3	0.4	0.2	2.5	5.5	45.0	0.9	2.3	39.7	1.3	1.6	80.8	57.5	0.2	1.4	0.8	3,974	2,832	640	497	157	69	329	271	+434
12	Ja Morant J. Morant	7.0	315	9.5	1.3	2.3	0.3	0.1	2.5	5.2	48.7	0.4	1.3	31.2	1.6	2.0	77.6	57.8	0.2	1.0	1.0	2,998	2,209	399	716	96	24	307	175	+457
13	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	6.9	557	7.3	1.9	1.0	0.5	0.2	2.4	4.8	51.1	0.6	1.4	40.6	1.5	1.7	86.4	62.6	0.3	1.6	0.5	4,054	3,849	1,045	531	293	102	301	311	+841
14	Trae Young T. Young	6.9	485	9.2	0.9	2.6	0.3	0.0	2.2	5.0	45.1	0.7	2.0	36.5	1.7	1.9	87.1	59.2	0.2	0.7	1.1	4,441	3,332	425	1,275	142	19	554	319	-65
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	6.9	560	9.1	1.1	1.3	0.4	0.1	2.5	5.2	47.2	0.9	2.2	38.6	1.1	1.3	84.5	59.3	0.2	0.9	0.8	5,105	3,840	643	708	202	46	422	446	+702
16	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	6.6	826	8.2	1.3	1.4	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.9	47.6	0.2	0.6	33.8	1.7	2.0	85.5	56.8	0.2	1.1	0.6	6,791	5,453	1,061	1,124	278	71	485	648	+71
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	6.6	583	9.5	1.9	1.1	0.3	0.2	2.3	4.9	46.9	0.8	2.1	38.4	1.2	1.4	85.5	59.9	0.2	1.7	0.7	5,551	3,821	1,135	618	176	99	382	461	+1090
18	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	6.5	591	7.7	1.1	1.5	0.4	0.1	2.4	5.2	46.9	0.8	1.9	41.0	0.9	1.0	89.8	58.2	0.2	0.9	0.7	4,564	3,859	647	886	221	79	392	424	+546
19	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	6.5	227	9.5	1.4	2.0	0.3	0.2	2.4	5.2	46.6	0.5	1.6	33.5	1.0	1.2	87.7	56.1	0.2	1.2	1.1	2,152	1,468	325	453	73	55	254	200	-195
20	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	6.4	211	10.2	2.1	1.3	0.2	0.2	2.2	5.0	43.6	0.5	1.4	34.9	1.5	2.1	71.9	53.8	0.3	1.8	0.9	2,156	1,359	442	283	37	34	190	145	-130
21	LeBron James L. James	6.4	724	7.3	1.9	2.1	0.3	0.2	2.4	4.7	50.9	0.6	1.6	36.9	1.0	1.4	71.8	59.9	0.3	1.7	1.0	5,291	4,639	1,389	1,490	233	155	701	420	+116
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	6.4	756	8.9	3.3	2.2	0.4	0.2	2.4	4.5	54.5	0.4	1.1	35.6	1.1	1.4	81.7	62.9	0.8	2.5	0.9	6,698	4,841	2,477	1,664	321	169	691	707	+935
23	Paul George P. George	6.4	624	8.1	1.8	1.2	0.5	0.1	2.1	4.8	43.7	0.9	2.2	38.8	1.3	1.5	85.8	57.9	0.2	1.6	0.8	5,078	3,975	1,119	733	288	71	503	515	+536
24	Bradley Beal B. Beal	6.3	664	8.2	1.1	1.3	0.3	0.2	2.3	4.9	47.2	0.7	1.8	39.1	1.0	1.2	84.9	58.4	0.2	0.9	0.7	5,472	4,166	717	846	207	104	479	504	+53
25	Jalen Green J. Green	6.3	304	9.7	1.2	1.0	0.3	0.1	2.2	4.9	44.0	0.8	2.2	37.4	1.1	1.4	78.4	56.5	0.2	1.1	0.7	2,962	1,900	376	302	77	18	209	172	-60