highest scoring 1st quarter nba

James Harden has dropped the most career points in the first quarter, with 6,262 points.

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highest scoring by a player 1st quarter NBA
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
6,262
849
8.2
7.4
1.8
2.7
0.5
0.2
2.2
5.0
44.5
0.9
2.3
37.8
2.0
2.3
86.6
60.8
0.2
1.6
1.2
6,925
1,536
2,331
394
128
1,014
495
+866
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
5,414
733
7.9
7.4
1.4
2.0
0.4
0.1
2.6
5.4
47.2
1.3
3.2
41.6
0.9
1.0
91.8
62.7
0.2
1.3
0.9
5,756
1,052
1,473
318
59
666
421
+810
3Anthony Davis
A. Davis
5,241
676
8.3
7.8
3.3
1.0
0.4
0.7
3.1
5.8
52.7
0.1
0.4
27.3
1.5
1.9
78.0
58.0
0.8
2.5
0.7
5,606
2,213
663
292
498
454
380
+304
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5,230
804
8.8
6.5
3.5
2.5
0.4
0.2
2.6
4.5
58.9
0.3
0.8
39.9
0.9
1.1
83.8
65.5
0.8
2.7
0.9
7,101
2,818
2,024
320
173
723
477
+1463
5Devin Booker
D. Booker
5,209
725
9.6
7.2
1.3
1.7
0.3
0.1
2.7
5.7
47.6
0.7
1.8
36.9
1.1
1.3
86.0
57.5
0.2
1.1
0.9
6,956
913
1,215
185
45
657
475
+30
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
5,200
818
6.8
6.4
2.8
1.4
0.3
0.3
2.5
4.5
55.4
0.2
0.6
28.7
1.2
1.7
69.3
60.3
0.5
2.3
0.8
5,556
2,283
1,179
257
257
630
563
+992
7Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
5,143
736
8.4
7.0
1.3
2.4
0.3
0.1
2.4
5.3
45.4
0.9
2.4
39.5
1.3
1.4
89.8
59.4
0.2
1.2
0.9
6,204
984
1,743
209
69
635
328
+667
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
5,062
657
8.9
7.7
1.9
1.6
0.2
0.3
2.9
5.3
54.3
0.6
1.4
39.9
1.4
1.6
88.5
64.4
0.1
1.8
0.9
5,866
1,272
1,080
163
228
598
279
+942
9DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
4,968
881
8.1
5.6
1.2
1.5
0.3
0.1
2.1
4.4
48.1
0.2
0.5
30.9
1.2
1.5
84.4
55.7
0.2
1.0
0.6
7,126
1,047
1,359
257
81
528
382
-419
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
4,726
514
10.1
9.2
2.7
2.6
0.4
0.1
3.1
6.6
47.2
1.1
2.9
37.8
1.8
2.4
76.5
59.7
0.3
2.4
1.2
5,185
1,379
1,319
184
67
609
314
+600
11Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
4,660
851
7.4
5.5
3.1
1.0
0.3
0.2
2.4
4.7
51.8
0.3
0.9
38.4
0.3
0.4
79.0
56.5
0.7
2.5
0.4
6,306
2,656
851
223
155
382
339
-513
12LeBron James
L. James
4,654
780
7.2
6.0
1.9
2.1
0.3
0.1
2.4
4.5
53.3
0.4
1.1
38.4
0.8
1.1
70.9
60.2
0.2
1.7
1.0
5,611
1,475
1,666
262
90
752
212
+323
13Julius Randle
J. Randle
4,619
785
8.5
5.9
2.6
1.2
0.2
0.1
2.2
4.8
46.3
0.5
1.4
35.4
0.9
1.2
77.5
55.1
0.4
2.2
0.8
6,679
2,039
938
150
68
596
498
+85
14Tobias Harris
T. Harris
4,604
875
7.6
5.3
1.8
0.8
0.2
0.2
2.1
4.3
48.5
0.5
1.4
39.5
0.6
0.7
87.6
57.5
0.3
1.6
0.4
6,614
1,612
682
215
152
325
433
+698
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
4,552
861
6.8
5.3
2.0
2.5
0.4
0.1
2.0
4.5
45.0
0.3
1.0
33.8
1.0
1.3
73.7
52.6
0.3
1.7
1.1
5,897
1,756
2,113
350
64
946
440
+4
16Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
4,552
834
7.6
5.5
1.3
0.7
0.3
0.2
2.1
4.6
45.7
0.5
1.3
37.8
0.8
1.1
73.4
53.9
0.4
0.9
0.5
6,325
1,056
589
248
173
437
426
+271
17Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
4,417
720
8.0
6.1
3.0
0.9
0.2
0.3
2.4
4.5
52.8
0.5
1.2
42.2
0.9
1.0
84.1
61.8
0.7
2.3
0.7
5,746
2,173
678
170
223
491
625
+651
18CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
4,270
808
7.3
5.3
0.9
1.0
0.2
0.1
2.1
4.4
46.5
0.8
1.8
41.4
0.4
0.5
79.3
56.8
0.1
0.8
0.4
5,878
741
837
187
92
322
324
+325
19Paul George
P. George
4,247
659
8.2
6.4
1.8
1.2
0.6
0.1
2.3
5.1
45.5
0.9
2.1
41.2
0.9
1.1
87.0
57.8
0.2
1.5
0.8
5,378
1,170
782
366
71
524
446
+642
20Bradley Beal
B. Beal
3,970
677
7.9
5.9
1.0
1.3
0.3
0.1
2.3
4.6
49.4
0.6
1.5
40.5
0.7
0.9
81.8
58.7
0.2
0.8
0.6
5,382
694
892
222
57
417
315
-85
21Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
3,941
716
7.9
5.5
1.7
1.6
0.5
0.1
1.9
3.8
50.3
0.2
0.6
35.1
1.4
1.7
85.5
60.4
0.5
1.2
0.5
5,665
1,219
1,164
367
72
343
204
+1036
22Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
3,937
530
10.5
7.4
1.3
1.7
0.4
0.3
2.8
5.4
51.1
0.4
1.0
34.9
1.6
1.8
84.7
60.0
0.2
1.1
0.7
5,585
707
915
236
146
374
339
+386
23Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
3,923
490
9.1
8.0
3.3
1.1
0.3
0.4
2.7
5.4
50.1
0.4
1.0
35.6
2.2
2.7
83.0
60.6
0.7
2.6
0.9
4,456
1,596
561
128
174
425
348
+1059
24Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
3,873
669
8.5
5.8
1.5
0.9
0.3
0.1
2.2
4.5
48.6
0.6
1.6
39.1
0.7
1.0
75.3
58.1
0.2
1.3
0.6
5,681
1,011
607
204
69
402
421
+1057
25Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
3,839
609
9.1
6.3
1.1
1.3
0.4
0.1
2.3
5.0
46.0
0.9
2.2
39.0
0.8
1.0
85.4
57.9
0.1
0.9
0.7
5,552
665
817
265
53
420
324
+888

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64
18
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
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53
29
.646
11.0
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52
30
.634
12.0
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49
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45
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19.0
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42
40
.512
22.0
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22.0
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27.0
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