highest points per minute in the first quarter

Josh Smith has the most career points per minute played in the first quarter, with 143.53.

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highest points per minute by a player in the first quarter

	NAME	PTS/MIN	PTS	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Josh Smith J. Smith	143.53	366	3	134	0.0	2.7	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.3	1.1	2.6	42.3	0.2	0.6	29.3	0.3	0.5	61.1	47.7	0.4	1.0	0.5	186	112	36	44	72	62	-8
2	Jordan Hill J. Hill	48.87	360	7	131	0.1	2.7	1.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.3	2.7	46.4	0.0	0.0	33.3	0.2	0.3	75.0	48.1	0.6	1.2	0.4	240	58	23	24	49	60	+6
3	Larry Sanders L. Sanders	47.65	81	2	28	0.1	2.9	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.6	1.4	2.5	55.1	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.3	55.6	55.5	0.9	1.1	0.6	55	9	10	16	16	26	-2
4	Markel Brown M. Brown	30.78	118	4	58	0.1	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.7	1.9	37.6	0.2	0.7	34.2	0.4	0.4	92.0	49.2	0.2	0.9	0.3	60	19	20	6	20	34	+7
5	Ronnie Price R. Price	21.92	137	6	81	0.1	1.7	0.5	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.6	37.5	0.3	0.9	35.1	0.2	0.3	68.2	49.8	0.1	0.4	0.3	39	77	33	5	26	43	-3
6	Norris Cole N. Cole	14.69	236	16	111	0.1	2.1	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.9	2.4	38.7	0.2	0.5	30.5	0.1	0.2	69.6	43.5	0.0	0.7	0.4	80	114	27	1	43	50	-1
7	Tiago Splitter T. Splitter	13.22	191	14	89	0.2	2.1	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.9	1.6	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.5	72.9	58.5	0.5	1.0	0.3	128	39	18	17	24	41	-1
8	Greivis Vasquez G. Vasquez	13.07	151	12	92	0.1	1.6	0.5	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.7	1.7	40.0	0.3	0.8	31.1	0.0	0.1	50.0	47.6	0.0	0.5	0.3	49	67	11	2	31	36	-1
9	Jared Sullinger J. Sullinger	11.35	403	36	139	0.3	2.9	2.2	0.8	0.4	0.2	1.3	3.1	42.5	0.1	0.5	26.4	0.1	0.2	69.0	45.7	0.6	1.7	0.4	312	107	49	25	51	64	+3
10	Alonzo Gee A. Gee	10.32	97	9	75	0.1	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.5	1.2	46.1	0.1	0.4	25.9	0.1	0.2	61.5	51.2	0.2	0.6	0.2	61	29	22	2	15	47	+1
11	Jimmer Fredette J. Fredette	8.91	15	2	18	0.1	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.8	42.9	0.1	0.3	16.7	0.1	0.1	100.0	50.4	0.0	0.3	0.2	6	5	1	0	4	7	-3
12	Chris Andersen C. Andersen	8.49	137	16	71	0.2	1.9	1.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.8	1.3	57.9	0.1	0.1	100.0	0.3	0.5	65.7	62.0	0.5	1.1	0.2	111	11	8	12	15	31	+5
13	Mike Miller M. Miller	8.21	39	5	39	0.1	1.0	0.9	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.9	37.8	0.3	0.7	39.3	0.0	0.0		52.7	0.1	0.8	0.2	34	22	3	2	7	24	-2
14	Jordan Farmar J. Farmar	7.74	40	5	30	0.2	1.3	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.5	1.3	41.0	0.2	0.7	33.3	0.0	0.1	50.0	50.2	0.0	0.2	0.3	8	11	5	0	8	10	+2
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	7.28	421	58	147	0.4	2.9	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	1.0	2.4	41.9	0.4	1.2	35.2	0.4	0.5	86.7	54.8	0.1	1.0	0.3	166	77	26	12	47	69	+12
16	Adreian Payne A. Payne	7.25	98	14	57	0.2	1.7	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.0	38.3	0.1	0.2	21.4	0.1	0.2	50.0	40.4	0.4	1.1	0.4	86	18	8	7	22	40	-18
17	Ryan Kelly R. Kelly	7.09	109	15	60	0.3	1.8	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.6	2.0	30.8	0.3	0.9	28.8	0.4	0.5	78.6	42.1	0.1	0.7	0.2	50	34	9	10	11	30	-12
18	Anderson Varejao A. Varejao	6.96	153	22	55	0.4	2.8	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.8	63.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.7	65.8	65.0	0.4	1.0	0.3	79	23	10	9	16	27	-20
19	David West D. West	6.68	417	62	161	0.4	2.6	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.2	1.2	2.3	50.4	0.0	0.0	33.3	0.2	0.3	71.2	52.4	0.3	1.3	0.4	253	118	27	29	68	89	+42
20	Nick Collison N. Collison	5.64	103	18	93	0.2	1.1	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.8	53.3	0.0	0.1	33.3	0.2	0.3	83.3	60.2	0.3	0.6	0.1	84	27	8	9	8	54	+1
21	Brandon Bass B. Bass	5.41	346	64	162	0.4	2.1	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.9	1.9	48.8	0.0	0.1	30.0	0.3	0.4	79.0	52.7	0.4	0.8	0.2	193	48	20	8	36	42	-22
22	Vander Blue V. Blue	4.62	7	2	2	0.8	3.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	3.0	50.0	0.5	2.0	25.0	0.0	0.0		58.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	1	+1
23	Alan Anderson A. Anderson	4.6	156	34	90	0.4	1.7	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.6	1.3	48.3	0.3	0.8	38.6	0.1	0.2	86.7	61.6	0.0	0.4	0.1	37	22	7	0	10	39	-14
24	Donatas Motiejunas D. Motiejunas	4.46	384	86	124	0.7	3.1	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.1	1.3	2.5	50.8	0.2	0.6	37.8	0.3	0.5	63.2	56.5	0.4	0.9	0.3	163	66	23	15	39	82	+5
25	Luis Scola L. Scola	4.26	395	93	164	0.6	2.4	1.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	1.0	2.4	43.7	0.2	0.5	31.5	0.2	0.2	65.8	48.4	0.4	1.1	0.3	246	50	35	17	52	88	-63

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	22	9	.710	4.5
4	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.0
5	Rockets	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Timberwolves	20	12	.625	7.0
7	Suns	18	13	.581	8.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	IND	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 1/1	HOU	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sat 1/3	HOU	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Mon 1/5	PHX	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM

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Final

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Rockets

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PPG Leaders

33.7

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32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

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RPG Leaders

12.4

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11.1

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APG Leaders

11.1

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9.6

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9.2

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SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.4

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2.2

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3PM Leaders

4.7

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4.0

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TS% Leaders

71.4

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70.4

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DRtg Rankings

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,998.3

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1,614.1

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1,526.7

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DraftKings Points Leaders

2,127

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1,612.8

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USG% Leaders

38.0

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36.1

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MPG Leaders

39.7

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

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1.62

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1.96

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1.72

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21-10

20-13

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Worst Record ATS

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1	Pistons	24	8	.750
2	Knicks	22	9	.710	1.5
3	Celtics	19	12	.613	4.5
4	Raptors	19	14	.576	5.5
5	Magic	18	14	.563	6.0
6	76ers	16	14	.533	7.0
7	Heat	17	15	.531	7.0
8	Cavaliers	17	16	.515	7.5
9	Bulls	15	16	.484	8.5
10	Hawks	15	18	.455	9.5
11	Bucks	13	19	.406	11.0
12	Hornets	11	20	.355	12.5
13	Nets	10	19	.345	12.5
14	Wizards	7	23	.233	16.0
15	Pacers	6	26	.188	18.0

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1	Thunder	27	5	.844
2	Spurs	23	8	.742	3.5
3	Nuggets	22	9	.710	4.5
4	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.0
5	Rockets	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Timberwolves	20	12	.625	7.0
7	Suns	18	13	.581	8.5
8	Warriors	16	16	.500	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	17	.469	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	13	19	.406	14.0
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	14.5
12	Mavericks	12	21	.364	15.5
13	Clippers	10	21	.323	16.5
14	Kings	8	24	.250	19.0
15	Pelicans	8	25	.242	19.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 11/27	CHI	@	CHA	116-123
Thu 11/27	WAS	@	IND	86-119
Thu 11/27	CLE	@	ATL	123-130
Thu 11/27	MIL	@	NYK	109-118
Thu 11/27	PHI	@	BKN	115-103

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	PHX	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	MIL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	DEN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Mon 12/29	GSW	@	BKN	7:30 PM
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Josh Smith has the most career points per minute played in the first quarter, with 143.53.

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