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

Interpreted as:

most first quarter points by a player NBA 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	199	2025-26	DEN	22	11.2	9.0	4.3	3.7	0.5	0.2	3.6	5.6	64.2	0.6	1.4	43.3	1.3	1.5	82.4	72.1	1.0	3.3	1.2	246	95	81	11	5	26	10	+95
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	174	2025-26	CLE	23	8.9	7.6	0.7	1.4	0.5	0.0	2.6	5.6	46.1	1.0	2.8	36.9	1.4	1.7	80.0	59.8	0.2	0.5	0.6	205	16	33	12	0	14	10	+71
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	160	2025-26	MIN	23	9.4	7.0	2.0	1.5	0.3	0.0	2.5	5.0	50.9	1.0	2.2	43.1	1.0	1.3	73.3	62.9	0.2	1.8	0.5	216	45	35	6	1	11	13	+22
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	Jamal Murray J. Murray	153	2025-26	DEN	22	9.2	7.0	1.5	1.3	0.4	0.0	2.7	5.1	52.2	0.9	2.0	43.2	0.7	0.7	100.0	63.7	0.2	1.3	0.6	202	32	29	8	0	13	4	+38
16	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
17	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	148	2025-26	CLE	24	8.5	6.2	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.4	2.3	4.3	52.9	0.6	1.5	40.5	1.0	1.3	71.9	62.7	0.4	1.3	0.7	204	39	17	5	9	17	9	+7
18	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	142	2025-26	ATL	21	8.7	6.8	3.0	1.8	0.4	0.0	2.5	4.0	62.7	0.6	1.2	52.0	1.2	1.5	80.6	73.5	0.3	2.7	1.0	184	63	38	9	0	20	8	+39
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	132	2025-26	BKN	19	8.5	6.9	2.1	0.9	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.5	50.0	1.1	2.3	47.7	0.4	0.6	63.6	60.6	0.3	1.8	0.5	162	40	18	5	1	9	9	+9
23	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	131	2025-26	IND	21	9.1	6.2	1.5	1.1	0.5	0.0	2.3	4.8	48.0	0.6	1.4	40.0	1.1	1.7	63.9	56.5	0.2	1.3	0.5	190	31	23	11	0	10	8	+12
24	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	130	2025-26	CHA	19	10.2	6.8	1.7	1.7	0.2	0.2	2.4	4.6	52.9	1.0	2.1	47.5	1.0	1.1	90.5	67.5	0.3	1.4	0.3	195	33	32	4	4	6	3	-29
25	Keyonte George K. George	128	2025-26	UTA	20	9.4	6.4	1.5	2.3	0.3	0.2	2.3	4.9	47.4	0.9	2.3	37.8	1.0	1.0	95.0	60.5	0.1	1.4	0.6	187	30	46	5	3	12	10	-18