most 20 point 1st quarters in nba history

Luka Dončić has the most quarters in the first quarter and when scoring 20+ points, with 16 quarters.

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most 20 or more point 1st quarters by a player in NBA history
NAMEQTRSPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
16
353
16
12.0
22.1
3.8
2.4
0.4
0.4
7.6
10.9
70.1
3.8
5.9
64.2
3.0
4.3
70.6
86.6
0.3
3.4
1.0
191
60
39
7
6
16
11
+159
2James Harden
J. Harden
12
277
12
11.3
23.1
1.5
2.7
0.5
0.0
7.3
9.2
79.1
3.8
4.9
76.3
4.8
5.8
84.1
98.7
0.2
1.3
1.0
136
18
32
6
0
12
10
+154
3Stephen Curry
S. Curry
10
227
10
7.2
22.7
1.3
1.2
0.8
0.1
7.4
10.1
73.3
4.8
6.7
71.6
3.1
3.4
91.2
97.9
0.0
1.3
0.7
72
13
12
8
1
7
4
+68
4Devin Booker
D. Booker
9
205
9
11.9
22.8
1.9
2.3
0.0
0.1
8.3
10.9
76.5
3.0
4.1
73.0
3.1
3.4
90.3
91.8
0.3
1.6
0.9
107
17
21
0
1
8
8
+112
5Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
6
126
6
12.0
21.0
1.7
2.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.3
74.2
2.7
4.2
64.0
3.0
3.8
78.3
87.4
0.3
1.3
0.3
72
10
12
0
0
2
1
+19
6Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
6
128
6
8.5
21.3
1.0
0.8
0.0
0.2
8.0
10.8
73.8
5.0
7.0
71.4
0.3
0.3
100.0
97.1
0.0
1.0
0.7
51
6
5
0
1
4
3
+72
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5
112
5
11.8
22.4
4.0
1.8
0.6
0.8
8.6
11.6
74.1
1.6
3.2
50.0
3.6
4.4
81.8
82.7
1.0
3.0
0.6
59
20
9
3
4
3
1
+64
8CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
5
112
5
9.6
22.4
1.6
1.0
0.0
0.2
8.2
9.6
85.4
4.0
4.6
87.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
106.9
0.4
1.2
0.6
48
8
5
0
1
3
2
+66
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
4
82
4
12.0
20.5
1.8
1.5
0.8
0.5
7.5
10.3
73.2
1.0
1.8
57.1
4.5
5.3
85.7
81.6
0.0
1.8
0.3
48
7
6
3
2
1
4
+49
10Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
4
81
4
11.1
20.3
2.3
1.0
0.5
0.3
6.8
9.0
75.0
4.3
5.0
85.0
2.5
3.0
83.3
98.1
0.5
1.8
0.5
44
9
4
2
1
2
3
+42
11Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
4
87
4
11.3
21.8
4.8
1.3
0.5
0.0
8.0
10.3
78.0
2.0
2.3
88.9
3.8
5.5
68.2
85.8
1.3
3.5
0.8
45
19
5
2
0
3
0
+33
12Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
4
87
4
8.9
21.8
1.5
1.8
0.3
0.0
7.0
9.3
75.7
3.5
4.5
77.8
4.3
4.3
100.0
97.8
0.0
1.5
1.0
36
6
7
1
0
4
1
+24
13Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
3
61
3
12.0
20.3
0.0
1.7
0.3
0.0
7.0
11.7
60.0
4.0
6.3
63.2
2.3
2.7
87.5
79.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
36
0
5
1
0
1
2
-6
14Jamal Murray
J. Murray
3
63
3
12.0
21.0
0.3
1.7
0.0
0.0
8.0
10.7
75.0
2.3
3.0
77.8
2.7
3.0
88.9
87.6
0.0
0.3
0.7
36
1
5
0
0
2
0
+14
15Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
3
64
3
12.0
21.3
2.3
0.7
1.0
0.0
7.3
10.7
68.8
4.7
6.3
73.7
2.0
2.7
75.0
90.1
0.3
2.0
0.3
36
7
2
3
0
1
1
+6
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
3
64
3
11.5
21.3
4.7
0.7
0.0
0.3
8.0
10.3
77.4
0.7
1.0
66.7
4.7
4.7
100.0
86.1
1.7
3.0
0.7
35
14
2
0
1
2
4
+12
17Julius Randle
J. Randle
3
61
3
12.0
20.3
3.7
1.0
0.3
0.3
7.7
10.3
74.2
3.3
5.0
66.7
1.7
2.3
71.4
89.5
0.7
3.0
0.3
36
11
3
1
1
1
1
+39
18Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
3
65
3
11.8
21.7
1.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.0
76.7
4.3
5.7
76.5
2.0
2.7
75.0
97.0
0.3
1.3
0.7
36
5
2
0
0
2
2
+36
19Anthony Davis
A. Davis
3
66
3
12.0
22.0
5.3
1.7
0.3
1.0
8.7
11.3
76.5
0.3
1.0
33.3
4.3
4.3
100.0
83.1
1.3
4.0
1.0
36
16
5
1
3
3
2
+28
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3
66
3
4.0
22.0
2.7
3.7
0.3
0.0
8.3
11.0
75.8
1.7
3.0
55.6
3.7
4.3
84.6
85.2
0.3
2.3
1.0
12
8
11
1
0
3
3
+12
21LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
3
63
3
8.0
21.0
3.0
0.7
0.3
0.7
9.7
11.3
85.3
1.0
1.3
75.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
90.3
0.3
2.7
0.0
24
9
2
1
2
0
1
+29
22Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
2
45
2
11.5
22.5
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
8.0
11.0
72.7
4.5
7.5
60.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
91.3
0.0
1.0
0.5
23
2
1
1
1
1
0
+25
23Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
2
42
2
10.2
21.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.5
6.5
8.0
81.3
1.0
1.0
100.0
7.0
7.5
93.3
92.9
0.5
1.5
0.5
20
4
2
0
1
1
0
+22
24Caris LeVert
C. LeVert
2
44
2
12.0
22.0
1.5
3.0
0.0
0.0
9.5
11.5
82.6
2.5
3.5
71.4
0.5
1.0
50.0
92.1
0.5
1.0
0.5
24
3
6
0
0
1
0
-1
25Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
2
41
2
12.0
20.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
10.5
76.2
3.0
3.5
85.7
1.5
1.5
100.0
91.8
0.0
1.0
1.0
24
2
2
2
0
2
1
+10
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32.5

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31.6

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29.6

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RPG Leaders

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11.5

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3.5

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67.7

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24
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10.5
6
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12.5
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