James Harden has scored the most points in the first quarter this season, with 244 points.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring by a player first quarter NBA this regular season

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	244	2025-26	LAC	23	11.0	10.6	1.9	2.2	0.5	0.1	3.3	6.0	54.3	1.5	3.2	47.9	2.6	3.0	86.8	72.7	0.1	1.8	0.9	253	44	50	12	3	20	13	+21
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	212	2025-26	LAL	16	11.4	13.3	2.8	2.8	0.8	0.3	4.3	8.4	51.5	1.7	4.2	40.3	2.9	3.9	75.8	65.7	0.4	2.4	1.6	182	44	45	12	4	26	14	+12
3	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	197	2025-26	NYK	20	11.9	9.9	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.0	3.4	7.1	47.2	1.2	2.8	42.9	2.0	2.1	92.9	61.4	0.2	1.2	0.8	239	26	34	8	0	16	5	+96
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	195	2025-26	DEN	22	11.1	8.9	4.4	3.8	0.6	0.2	3.5	5.5	63.6	0.6	1.4	43.3	1.3	1.5	84.8	71.9	1.0	3.3	1.1	244	96	84	13	5	25	11	+103
5	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	184	2025-26	PHI	22	10.1	8.4	1.1	2.3	0.5	0.2	2.7	6.0	45.8	1.3	3.2	40.8	1.6	1.9	83.3	61.5	0.0	1.1	0.6	222	25	50	12	4	14	11	+25
6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	179	2025-26	OKC	23	11.0	7.8	1.5	2.2	0.5	0.2	2.6	5.2	50.0	0.3	1.0	33.3	2.2	2.5	89.5	61.7	0.2	1.3	0.7	253	35	51	11	5	17	12	+69
7	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	174	2025-26	CLE	23	8.9	7.6	0.7	1.4	0.5	0.0	2.6	5.6	46.1	1.0	2.8	36.9	1.4	1.7	80.0	59.8	0.2	0.5	0.6	205	16	33	12	0	14	10	+71
8	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	171	2025-26	BOS	22	9.5	7.8	2.0	1.5	0.3	0.1	3.0	6.1	49.6	0.5	1.7	29.7	1.2	1.7	70.3	56.5	0.4	1.6	0.9	209	43	34	6	3	19	16	+46
9	Devin Booker D. Booker	165	2025-26	PHX	22	11.0	7.5	1.6	2.2	0.2	0.0	2.6	6.0	43.9	0.5	2.0	26.7	1.7	1.9	90.2	55.0	0.3	1.3	0.7	243	36	48	4	1	16	12	+31
10	Julius Randle J. Randle	159	2025-26	MIN	23	9.5	6.9	2.0	1.6	0.3	0.0	2.5	5.0	50.0	1.0	2.3	42.3	0.9	1.2	75.0	62.0	0.2	1.8	0.5	218	45	36	8	1	12	12	+29
11	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	154	2025-26	UTA	22	8.9	7.0	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.0	2.5	5.6	45.2	0.7	2.5	29.6	1.2	1.2	96.3	56.7	0.5	1.0	0.2	196	33	11	3	1	4	6	-26
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	153	2025-26	HOU	19	10.5	8.1	1.5	1.0	0.4	0.3	3.1	6.2	50.4	0.3	1.2	26.1	1.5	1.6	93.5	58.6	0.2	1.3	0.7	199	28	19	8	5	13	6	+31
13	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	148	2025-26	ORL	23	8.8	6.4	1.7	1.1	0.3	0.2	2.2	4.3	51.5	0.4	0.8	52.6	1.6	1.9	83.7	62.8	0.5	1.1	0.5	203	38	26	8	5	11	13	+22
14	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	148	2025-26	CLE	24	8.5	6.2	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.4	2.3	4.3	52.9	0.6	1.5	40.5	1.0	1.3	71.9	62.7	0.4	1.3	0.7	204	39	17	5	9	17	9	+7
15	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	142	2025-26	ATL	22	8.7	6.5	3.0	1.9	0.4	0.0	2.4	4.0	59.8	0.6	1.2	48.1	1.1	1.4	80.6	70.5	0.3	2.6	1.0	192	65	41	9	0	22	10	+18
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	140	2025-26	MIN	19	10.7	7.4	1.3	1.3	0.4	0.2	2.6	5.7	45.9	0.9	2.5	38.3	1.2	1.5	78.6	57.7	0.2	1.2	0.9	204	25	25	7	3	17	8	+24
17	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	134	2025-26	SAC	21	9.1	6.4	0.7	0.7	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.8	0.9	1.8	50.0	0.7	0.8	93.8	70.5	0.0	0.7	0.8	190	15	15	3	1	17	9	-105
18	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	132	2025-26	BKN	19	8.5	6.9	2.1	0.9	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.5	50.0	1.1	2.3	47.7	0.4	0.6	63.6	60.6	0.3	1.8	0.5	162	40	18	5	1	9	9	+9
19	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	131	2025-26	TOR	24	9.0	5.5	1.6	1.3	0.4	0.1	2.2	4.9	44.4	0.3	1.3	26.7	0.8	1.0	79.2	51.3	0.3	1.4	1.0	216	39	30	9	3	24	8	-15
20	Jamal Murray J. Murray	130	2025-26	DEN	21	9.0	6.2	1.5	1.3	0.4	0.0	2.3	4.8	49.0	0.9	2.0	43.9	0.7	0.7	100.0	61.2	0.2	1.3	0.6	190	31	27	8	0	13	4	+38
21	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	130	2025-26	POR	23	8.3	5.7	1.9	1.5	0.2	0.1	1.9	4.2	44.8	0.7	1.7	43.6	1.2	1.6	73.0	57.9	0.5	1.4	0.6	190	43	34	5	2	13	14	-8
22	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	127	2025-26	IND	22	8.7	5.8	1.5	1.1	0.5	0.0	2.1	4.5	47.0	0.5	1.4	40.0	1.0	1.5	61.8	55.2	0.2	1.3	0.5	191	33	24	11	0	10	10	+8
23	Norman Powell N. Powell	127	2025-26	MIA	19	8.4	6.7	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.5	50.6	1.1	2.3	48.8	1.1	1.2	87.0	66.8	0.2	1.0	0.3	159	22	13	5	1	5	9	+47
24	Keyonte George K. George	124	2025-26	UTA	22	8.9	5.6	1.4	2.3	0.2	0.1	2.0	4.6	43.6	0.8	2.2	35.4	0.9	0.9	95.0	56.5	0.1	1.3	0.8	195	30	50	5	2	18	13	-18
25	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	122	2025-26	CHA	23	9.7	5.3	1.7	1.3	0.2	0.2	1.9	4.0	46.2	0.8	2.0	42.2	0.7	0.8	89.5	60.2	0.3	1.4	0.3	222	39	29	4	4	6	5	-72