James Harden has the most attempted shots in a first quarter, with 17 attempts against the Timberwolves on November 16, 2019.

Interpreted as:

most fga by a player in a first quarter all-time

	NAME	FGA	QUARTER	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	17	1Q	11/16/2019	HOU	@	MIN	12	18	2	2	0	0	7	41.2	3	7	42.9	1	1	100.0	51.6	1	1	3	2	+1
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	1Q	4/6/2025	DEN	vs	IND	12	21	4	3	1	0	9	60.0	2	6	33.3	1	2	50.0	66.1	1	3	1	0	+9
3	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	15	1Q	3/24/2019	SAS	@	BOS	12	19	3	2	0	0	9	60.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	61.5	1	2	0	1	+7
4	Anthony Davis A. Davis	15	1Q	1/26/2018	NOP	vs	HOU	12	16	3	3	0	2	7	46.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.4	1	2	0	0	-1
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	14	1Q	11/25/2025	LAL	vs	LAC	12	24	1	3	0	1	9	64.3	5	8	62.5	1	2	50.0	80.6	0	1	1	1	-1
6	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	14	1Q	4/7/2024	NYK	@	MIL	12	17	3	0	0	0	6	42.9	1	2	50.0	4	5	80.0	52.5	1	2	1	2	-6
7	Devin Booker D. Booker	14	1Q	1/26/2024	PHX	@	IND	12	29	2	1	0	0	10	71.4	4	6	66.7	5	5	100.0	89.5	0	2	2	0	+9
8	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	14	1Q	4/9/2023	NOP	@	MIN	12	21	3	0	1	0	8	57.1	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	66.6	2	1	0	1	+12
9	Julius Randle J. Randle	14	1Q	3/7/2022	NYK	@	SAC	12	13	4	0	1	1	6	42.9	1	5	20.0	0	0		46.4	2	2	1	2	-16
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	14	1Q	8/3/2020	LAL	@	UTA	12	13	5	0	2	0	6	42.9	1	4	25.0	0	1	0.0	45.0	1	4	1	0	0
11	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	14	1Q	2/28/2019	MIN	@	IND	12	23	7	2	0	0	8	57.1	2	3	66.7	5	8	62.5	65.6	2	5	1	0	+9
12	CJ McCollum	14	1Q	1/31/2018	POR	vs	CHI	12	28	4	1	0	0	11	78.6	4	5	80.0	2	2	100.0	94.1	1	3	1	0	+24
13	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	14	1Q	1/13/2018	TOR	vs	GSW	12	19	3	2	0	0	7	50.0	0	3	0.0	5	5	100.0	58.6	1	2	0	0	-8
14	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	14	1Q	4/8/2017	POR	vs	UTA	12	26	2	2	0	0	9	64.3	3	4	75.0	5	5	100.0	80.2	0	2	0	0	+14
15	Kevin Love K. Love	14	1Q	11/23/2016	CLE	vs	POR	12	34	3	0	1	1	11	78.6	8	10	80.0	4	4	100.0	107.9	1	2	1	1	+15
16	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	14	1Q	1/5/2016	GSW	@	LAL		22	0	1	0	1	9	64.3	4	7	57.1	0	0		78.6	0	0	0	1
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	14	1Q	4/12/2015	OKC	@	IND		22	2	4	0	0	9	64.3	1	5	20.0	3	4	75.0	69.8	1	1	1	0
18	Jamal Murray J. Murray	13	1Q	12/7/2025	DEN	@	CHA	12	23	1	2	0	0	10	76.9	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	82.9	0	1	0	0	0
19	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	13	1Q	11/10/2025	DET	vs	WAS	11	11	4	2	2	0	4	30.8	0	3	0.0	3	3	100.0	38.4	2	2	0	2	+1
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	13	1Q	1/4/2025	DEN	@	SAS	12	14	1	3	0	1	6	46.2	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.4	1	0	1	0	+3
21	Brandon Miller B. Miller	13	1Q	11/30/2024	CHA	vs	ATL	12	14	1	1	0	0	5	38.5	3	7	42.9	1	1	100.0	52.1	0	1	1	0	+3
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	13	1Q	4/2/2024	DEN	vs	SAS	12	15	8	2	1	0	7	53.8	1	4	25.0	0	0		57.7	2	6	1	0	+7
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	13	1Q	2/8/2024	PHX	vs	UTA	12	19	2	2	1	1	8	61.5	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	70.7	0	2	0	0	+12
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	13	1Q	12/27/2023	DAL	vs	CLE	12	20	2	2	1	0	8	61.5	2	5	40.0	2	2	100.0	72.0	0	2	0	0	+12
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	13	1Q	12/23/2023	DAL	vs	SAS	12	17	5	3	0	1	5	38.5	2	5	40.0	5	5	100.0	55.9	1	4	0	0	+11