jokic most points in a quarter ever playoffs

Nikola Jokić put up his most points in the playoffs in the first quarter in Game 5 of the 2020 First Round versus the Jazz, with 21 points.

	NAME	PTS	QUARTER	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	21	1Q	8/25/2020	DEN	vs	UTA	12	2	2	0	0	8	8	100.0	5	5	100.0	0	0		131.3	0	2	1	1	+1
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	20	3Q	6/3/2021	DEN	@	POR	12	1	1	1	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		8	8	100.0	74.0	1	0	1	0	+4
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	4Q	5/5/2025	DEN	@	OKC	10	2	1	0	1	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	8	10	80.0	86.5	0	2	1	1	+10
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	3Q	6/4/2023	DEN	vs	MIA	12	5	0	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	71.2	1	4	2	1	+2
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	3Q	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	12	2	3	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	3	33.3	5	6	83.3	71.2	0	2	0	0	-4
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	3Q	5/1/2023	DEN	vs	PHX	12	5	2	1	0	7	11	63.6	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	70.5	3	2	1	1	-1
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	1Q	4/24/2022	DEN	vs	GSW	11	6	1	0	0	6	9	66.7	2	2	100.0	4	4	100.0	83.6	1	5	2	0	+5
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	3Q	5/9/2023	DEN	vs	PHX	12	3	3	1	2	7	8	87.5	1	1	100.0	2	3	66.7	91.2	0	3	1	2	+14
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	3Q	5/3/2019	DEN	@	POR	12	2	1	1	1	6	8	75.0	3	4	75.0	2	3	66.7	91.2	0	2	1	0	-4
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	3Q	4/25/2019	DEN	@	SAS	11	2	1	2	0	8	9	88.9	1	1	100.0	0	0		94.4	1	1	0	1	+1
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	3Q	4/20/2026	DEN	vs	MIN	12	7	0	0	0	4	7	57.1	1	3	33.3	7	7	100.0	79.4	0	7	2	1	+3
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	3Q	4/26/2025	DEN	@	LAC	12	8	4	1	0	6	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	67.3	2	6	0	0	+18
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	3Q	5/14/2024	DEN	vs	MIN	12	3	4	0	0	6	7	85.7	0	0		4	4	100.0	91.3	0	3	0	1	+8
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	4Q	5/12/2024	DEN	@	MIN	12	1	1	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	70.7	1	0	1	0	-3
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	2Q	5/1/2025	DEN	@	LAC	9	3	1	1	0	7	10	70.0	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	68.9	1	2	2	2	+2
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	4Q	5/20/2023	DEN	@	LAL	12	2	2	0	0	5	7	71.4	1	2	50.0	4	7	57.1	74.4	1	1	2	0	+9
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	2Q	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	8	0	1	0	1	6	6	100.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	96.6	0	0	2	1	+1
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	3Q	4/23/2023	DEN	@	MIN	10	1	1	0	0	5	6	83.3	3	3	100.0	2	4	50.0	96.6	0	1	0	0	-9
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	1Q	9/5/2020	DEN	@	LAC	12	6	1	0	2	5	6	83.3	3	3	100.0	2	2	100.0	109.0	0	6	0	1	+19
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	3Q	4/29/2019	DEN	vs	POR	12	5	3	0	0	4	7	57.1	1	1	100.0	6	6	100.0	77.8	2	3	1	1	+6
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	3Q	4/30/2026	DEN	@	MIN	12	3	3	0	1	5	7	71.4	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	79.9	0	3	0	2	-1
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	4Q	5/19/2024	DEN	vs	MIN	12	2	2	0	1	5	10	50.0	2	5	40.0	2	2	100.0	64.3	1	1	0	2	-9
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	1Q	5/11/2023	DEN	@	PHX	12	4	5	1	1	7	9	77.8	0	0		0	0		77.8	3	1	0	0	+18
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	3Q	5/27/2021	DEN	@	POR	11	2	0	0	0	3	7	42.9	2	3	66.7	6	6	100.0	72.6	1	1	0	1	0
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	1Q	5/24/2021	DEN	vs	POR	10	5	2	0	0	6	7	85.7	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	88.8	1	4	1	0	+8

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1	Thunder	64	18	.780
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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
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6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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Nikola Jokić put up his most points in the playoffs in the first quarter in Game 5 of the 2020 First Round versus the Jazz, with 21 points.

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