James Harden has scored the most points in the first quarter this season, with 235 points.

Interpreted as:

most 1st quarter points by a player 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	235	2025-26	LAC	22	10.9	10.7	1.9	2.2	0.4	0.1	3.3	6.1	53.7	1.6	3.3	48.6	2.5	3.0	86.2	72.3	0.1	1.7	0.9	241	41	49	9	3	20	12	+9
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	21	11.2	9.3	4.4	3.7	0.5	0.2	3.7	5.8	63.6	0.6	1.4	43.3	1.3	1.6	84.8	71.9	1.0	3.4	1.1	235	93	77	11	5	24	9	+95
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	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	172	2025-26	CLE	22	8.9	7.8	0.7	1.5	0.5	0.0	2.6	5.6	47.2	1.1	2.9	38.1	1.5	1.8	80.0	61.2	0.2	0.5	0.6	196	16	33	12	0	13	9	+64
7	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
8	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	171	2025-26	OKC	22	11.0	7.8	1.5	2.2	0.5	0.2	2.6	5.3	49.1	0.4	1.1	33.3	2.2	2.5	89.1	61.0	0.2	1.3	0.7	241	33	48	11	5	15	11	+69
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	155	2025-26	MIN	21	9.5	7.4	2.1	1.5	0.3	0.0	2.7	5.1	51.9	1.0	2.3	45.8	1.0	1.3	75.0	64.4	0.2	2.0	0.5	199	45	32	6	1	10	12	+37
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	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
13	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	142	2025-26	CLE	23	8.6	6.2	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.3	2.3	4.3	53.1	0.7	1.6	41.7	1.0	1.4	71.9	63.3	0.4	1.2	0.7	197	36	17	5	8	17	9	+7
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	140	2025-26	HOU	18	10.5	7.8	1.6	1.1	0.4	0.3	2.9	6.1	48.6	0.3	1.2	23.8	1.6	1.7	93.5	57.1	0.2	1.4	0.7	189	28	19	8	5	13	6	+30
15	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	134	2025-26	MIN	16	10.8	8.4	1.3	1.1	0.3	0.1	3.0	6.1	49.5	1.1	2.6	42.9	1.3	1.6	76.9	61.8	0.1	1.1	0.8	172	20	18	5	2	13	5	+28
16	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	131	2025-26	TOR	23	9.0	5.7	1.6	1.2	0.4	0.1	2.3	5.0	45.2	0.3	1.3	27.6	0.8	1.0	79.2	52.2	0.3	1.3	1.0	207	37	28	9	3	24	8	-18
17	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	131	2025-26	ATL	20	8.7	6.6	3.0	1.8	0.4	0.0	2.4	3.9	61.0	0.6	1.2	52.2	1.3	1.6	80.6	72.3	0.3	2.7	0.9	175	60	35	8	0	18	8	+35
18	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
19	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	130	2025-26	POR	22	8.2	5.9	1.9	1.5	0.2	0.1	2.0	4.1	47.3	0.8	1.7	45.9	1.2	1.7	73.0	60.6	0.5	1.4	0.6	180	41	32	5	2	13	13	-1
20	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	127	2025-26	IND	20	9.1	6.4	1.6	1.1	0.5	0.0	2.4	4.8	49.0	0.6	1.5	41.4	1.1	1.7	61.8	57.2	0.2	1.4	0.5	182	31	22	10	0	10	8	+6
21	Keyonte George K. George	124	2025-26	UTA	19	9.2	6.5	1.4	2.4	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.8	47.8	0.9	2.3	38.6	1.0	1.1	95.0	61.5	0.1	1.3	0.6	175	26	45	5	2	12	10	+7
22	Norman Powell N. Powell	123	2025-26	MIA	17	8.4	7.2	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.1	2.4	4.5	53.2	1.2	2.4	51.2	1.2	1.4	87.0	70.6	0.1	1.1	0.3	143	20	12	4	1	5	8	+55
23	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	123	2025-26	BKN	18	8.5	6.8	2.1	1.0	0.2	0.1	2.7	5.3	50.0	1.1	2.3	48.8	0.4	0.6	63.6	61.0	0.3	1.7	0.4	153	37	18	3	1	8	9	0
24	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	122	2025-26	CHA	18	10.2	6.8	1.8	1.6	0.2	0.2	2.4	4.5	53.1	1.1	2.1	50.0	0.9	1.1	89.5	68.3	0.3	1.4	0.3	184	32	29	4	4	6	3	-29
25	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	116	2025-26	SAC	17	9.3	6.8	0.6	0.8	0.2	0.1	2.6	4.4	60.0	0.9	1.9	48.5	0.6	0.6	90.9	72.6	0.1	0.6	0.8	158	11	14	3	1	14	5	-80