most first quarter points by game 2023 playoffs

Jimmy Butler III dropped the most points in a 2023 playoff game, with 22 points against the Bucks on April 24, 2023.

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most first quarter points by a player by game 2023 playoffs

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	22	4/24/2023	MIA	vs	MIL	12	1	1	0	0	9	10	90.0	2	2	100.0	2	4	50.0	93.5	0	1	1	0	-5
2	LeBron James L. James	21	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	12	2	1	0	0	7	9	77.8	4	4	100.0	3	3	100.0	101.7	0	2	1	0	+6
3	Devin Booker D. Booker	18	5/5/2023	PHX	vs	DEN	12	2	2	2	0	8	10	80.0	2	3	66.7	0	0		90.0	0	2	2	1	-2
4	Trae Young T. Young	18	4/27/2023	ATL	vs	BOS	12	1	1	0	0	5	10	50.0	3	6	50.0	5	5	100.0	73.8	0	1	1	0	-1
5	Jamal Murray J. Murray	17	5/20/2023	DEN	@	LAL	12	3	0	0	0	8	10	80.0	1	2	50.0	0	0		85.0	0	3	1	0	+12
6	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope K. Caldwell-Pope	17	5/11/2023	DEN	@	PHX	12	4	1	1	0	6	7	85.7	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	102.2	0	4	0	0	+18
7	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	17	4/26/2023	MIL	vs	MIA	9	0	1	0	0	6	7	85.7	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	97.0	0	0	0	1	+6
8	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	17	4/22/2023	MIA	vs	MIL	12	4	2	1	0	6	8	75.0	3	3	100.0	2	3	66.7	91.2	2	2	1	2	+7
9	RJ Barrett	16	5/2/2023	NYK	vs	MIA	12	1	1	0	0	5	8	62.5	3	5	60.0	3	3	100.0	85.8	0	1	2	0	+2
10	James Harden J. Harden	16	5/1/2023	PHI	@	BOS	12	0	2	0	0	7	10	70.0	2	4	50.0	0	0		80.0	0	0	0	0	-7
11	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	15	5/12/2023	NYK	@	MIA	12	1	1	0	0	5	7	71.4	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	95.2	0	1	0	1	+7
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	15	4/29/2023	PHX	@	DEN	12	3	0	0	2	7	9	77.8	0	0		1	1	100.0	79.4	0	3	2	0	+1
13	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	14	6/12/2023	MIA	@	DEN	12	6	0	1	0	6	11	54.5	0	0		2	2	100.0	58.9	3	3	1	1	+2
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	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
15	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	14	5/9/2023	DEN	vs	PHX	12	2	1	0	0	5	6	83.3	4	5	80.0	0	0		116.7	0	2	0	1	+12
16	LeBron James L. James	14	5/4/2023	LAL	@	GSW	10	2	1	0	0	6	8	75.0	2	3	66.7	0	0		87.5	0	2	0	0	+5
17	Anthony Davis A. Davis	14	5/2/2023	LAL	@	GSW	12	4	0	0	2	7	8	87.5	0	0		0	0		87.5	0	4	1	1	-2
18	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	14	5/1/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	12	1	2	0	0	6	7	85.7	2	3	66.7	0	0		100.0	0	1	1	1	+7
19	Desmond Bane D. Bane	14	4/26/2023	MEM	vs	LAL	9	3	2	0	0	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	101.7	0	3	1	0	+13
20	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	14	4/19/2023	MIL	vs	MIA	10	2	1	0	1	7	9	77.8	0	0		0	0		77.8	2	0	1	1	+1
21	Jamal Murray J. Murray	14	4/19/2023	DEN	vs	MIN	11	2	3	2	0	4	9	44.4	2	4	50.0	4	4	100.0	65.1	0	2	1	2	+11
22	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	14	4/16/2023	MIA	@	MIL	12	2	1	1	0	6	8	75.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	75.1	0	2	0	0	+10
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	13	5/10/2023	LAL	@	GSW	11	2	1	0	0	6	8	75.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	73.2	0	2	0	0	-3
24	Devin Booker D. Booker	13	5/7/2023	PHX	vs	DEN	12	1	3	1	0	5	6	83.3	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	88.8	1	0	2	0	-2
25	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	13	5/6/2023	LAL	vs	GSW	12	2	1	0	0	5	7	71.4	3	4	75.0	0	0		92.9	0	2	1	1	-7