James Harden has the most points in the first quarter this season, with 250 points.

Interpreted as:

most first 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	250	2025-26	LAC	24	11.0	10.4	1.8	2.3	0.5	0.1	3.2	6.0	53.5	1.5	3.2	47.4	2.5	2.9	87.0	71.7	0.1	1.7	0.9	265	44	54	13	3	22	13	+21
2	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	233	2025-26	NYK	22	12.0	10.6	1.2	1.9	0.4	0.0	3.6	7.2	49.7	1.3	2.9	45.3	2.1	2.4	88.5	64.1	0.1	1.1	0.8	263	27	41	8	0	17	6	+96
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	233	2025-26	LAL	18	11.4	12.9	2.9	2.8	0.7	0.3	4.2	8.4	50.0	1.7	4.1	40.5	2.8	3.8	73.9	63.9	0.3	2.6	1.6	206	52	50	12	5	29	15	+3
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	215	2025-26	DEN	23	11.2	9.3	4.3	3.6	0.5	0.2	3.7	5.7	65.4	0.6	1.3	45.2	1.3	1.6	83.8	73.5	1.0	3.3	1.2	258	99	82	12	5	27	11	+110
5	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	194	2025-26	PHI	23	10.2	8.4	1.3	2.3	0.5	0.2	2.8	6.0	46.4	1.3	3.2	41.9	1.5	1.8	83.3	62.0	0.0	1.2	0.7	234	29	52	12	5	16	12	+25
6	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	191	2025-26	BOS	24	9.5	8.0	2.0	1.6	0.3	0.2	3.1	6.0	52.1	0.5	1.6	33.3	1.2	1.6	71.8	59.3	0.4	1.5	0.9	229	47	38	6	4	21	16	+62
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	188	2025-26	OKC	24	11.1	7.8	1.5	2.3	0.5	0.3	2.6	5.2	50.4	0.3	1.0	33.3	2.3	2.5	90.0	62.1	0.2	1.3	0.8	265	35	54	11	6	19	12	+84
8	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	184	2025-26	CLE	24	8.9	7.7	0.7	1.5	0.5	0.0	2.6	5.6	46.7	1.1	2.8	38.2	1.3	1.7	80.0	60.3	0.2	0.5	0.6	213	17	35	13	0	14	10	+80
9	Julius Randle J. Randle	169	2025-26	MIN	24	9.3	7.0	2.0	1.5	0.3	0.0	2.5	5.0	50.0	1.0	2.3	41.8	1.1	1.4	76.5	62.6	0.2	1.9	0.5	224	49	35	6	1	11	13	+21
10	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
11	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	165	2025-26	UTA	23	8.9	7.2	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	2.6	5.7	45.5	0.8	2.5	31.6	1.2	1.2	96.4	57.2	0.5	1.0	0.2	205	35	12	4	1	5	7	-20
12	Jamal Murray J. Murray	161	2025-26	DEN	23	9.2	7.0	1.4	1.4	0.3	0.0	2.7	5.2	52.1	0.9	2.0	43.5	0.7	0.7	100.0	63.6	0.2	1.3	0.6	211	33	32	8	0	13	4	+48
13	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	158	2025-26	TOR	25	9.1	6.3	1.7	1.2	0.4	0.1	2.5	5.2	48.1	0.4	1.3	33.3	0.9	1.2	76.7	55.6	0.2	1.4	1.2	228	42	30	11	3	30	8	-22
14	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	158	2025-26	CLE	25	8.5	6.3	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.4	2.4	4.4	53.2	0.7	1.6	42.5	0.9	1.3	69.7	62.9	0.4	1.2	0.7	211	40	19	5	9	17	9	+6
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	156	2025-26	HOU	20	10.4	7.8	1.4	1.0	0.4	0.3	3.0	6.0	50.0	0.4	1.2	29.2	1.5	1.6	93.5	58.4	0.2	1.3	0.7	208	28	20	8	5	14	6	+33
16	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	155	2025-26	ORL	24	8.7	6.5	1.7	1.1	0.4	0.2	2.3	4.3	52.4	0.5	0.8	55.0	1.5	1.8	83.7	63.6	0.5	1.2	0.5	210	41	27	9	5	11	13	+26
17	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	152	2025-26	MIN	18	10.9	8.4	1.2	1.2	0.3	0.2	3.1	6.0	50.9	1.0	2.4	41.9	1.3	1.7	80.0	62.7	0.1	1.1	0.9	196	22	21	6	3	16	6	+10
18	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	144	2025-26	ATL	22	8.7	6.5	2.9	1.9	0.4	0.0	2.4	3.9	62.4	0.6	1.1	52.0	1.1	1.4	80.6	73.0	0.3	2.6	1.0	192	64	41	9	0	22	9	+37
19	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	143	2025-26	BKN	20	8.5	7.2	2.1	1.0	0.3	0.1	2.9	5.6	50.9	1.1	2.4	46.8	0.4	0.6	58.3	61.0	0.4	1.7	0.5	171	41	19	5	1	9	9	+8
20	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	138	2025-26	SAC	19	9.5	7.3	0.8	0.7	0.2	0.1	2.7	4.6	59.1	1.0	1.9	51.4	0.8	0.8	93.8	72.6	0.1	0.7	0.8	180	15	14	3	1	15	6	-84
21	Keyonte George K. George	138	2025-26	UTA	21	9.4	6.6	1.5	2.3	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.9	47.6	0.9	2.3	39.6	1.0	1.0	95.5	61.2	0.1	1.4	0.6	197	32	49	6	3	12	12	-13
22	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	137	2025-26	POR	24	8.2	5.7	1.8	1.5	0.3	0.1	1.9	4.1	46.5	0.7	1.6	43.6	1.2	1.7	70.0	58.7	0.5	1.3	0.6	197	42	35	7	3	15	14	-24
23	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	135	2025-26	IND	22	9.0	6.1	1.5	1.1	0.5	0.0	2.3	4.8	47.2	0.5	1.4	38.7	1.0	1.6	63.9	55.4	0.2	1.3	0.5	198	33	24	11	0	10	10	+7
24	Norman Powell N. Powell	135	2025-26	MIA	19	8.4	7.1	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	2.4	4.6	52.9	1.2	2.4	51.1	1.1	1.2	87.0	69.5	0.2	1.1	0.3	160	24	12	5	1	5	10	+63
25	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	134	2025-26	CHA	20	10.2	6.7	1.7	1.7	0.2	0.2	2.4	4.6	52.7	1.0	2.1	46.3	1.0	1.1	90.5	66.8	0.3	1.4	0.3	203	34	33	4	4	6	3	-29