most points by a player in the first quarter of his first playoff game

Luol Deng scored the most points in a first quarter in his first game in a playoff game, with 14 points in Game 1 of the 2016 First Round against the Hornets.

	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	Luol Deng L. Deng	14	4/17/2016	MIA	vs	CHA		3	1	1	0	5	5	100.0	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0	128.7	0	3	0	1
2	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	13	4/16/2022	MIN	@	MEM	10	0	3	0	0	5	7	71.4	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	82.5	0	0	0	1	+7
3	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	12	4/19/2026	SAS	vs	POR	9	1	1	0	1	4	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	87.2	0	1	0	1	+8
4	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	11	4/19/2026	POR	@	SAS	12	4	2	0	0	5	9	55.6	1	2	50.0	0	0		61.1	0	4	0	0	-9
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	11	8/17/2020	DAL	@	LAC	9	2	3	1	0	3	4	75.0	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	95.5	0	2	5	0	-7
6	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	11	4/13/2019	LAC	@	GSW	7	1	1	0	0	5	7	71.4	0	0		1	2	50.0	69.8	0	1	1	1	-6
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	11	4/18/2015	GSW	vs	NOP		2	0	0	0	5	11	45.5	1	5	20.0	0	0		50.0	0	2	1	1
8	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	11	4/18/2015	CHI	vs	MIL		1	1	1	0	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	115.5	0	1	0	0
9	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	10	5/23/2021	PHX	vs	LAL	12	4	0	0	0	5	6	83.3	0	0		0	0		83.3	2	2	1	1	+7
10	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope K. Caldwell-Pope	10	4/17/2016	DET	@	CLE		1	0	0	0	4	7	57.1	2	4	50.0	0	0		71.4	0	1	0	0
11	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	10	4/17/2016	MIA	vs	CHA		3	0	0	1	4	4	100.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	102.5	1	2	0	0
12	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	10	4/19/2015	BOS	@	CLE		1	0	0	0	4	4	100.0	2	2	100.0	0	0		125.0	0	1	0	2
13	Devin Booker D. Booker	9	5/23/2021	PHX	vs	LAL	12	1	1	0	0	4	7	57.1	1	3	33.3	0	0		64.3	0	1	2	0	+7
14	T.J. Warren	9	8/18/2020	IND	vs	MIA	12	2	0	2	0	4	6	66.7	1	1	100.0	0	0		75.0	1	1	0	0	+6
15	Joe Harris J. Harris	9	4/13/2019	BKN	@	PHI	8	1	0	0	0	3	4	75.0	3	4	75.0	0	0		112.5	0	1	1	0	-1
16	D.J. Augustin	9	4/13/2019	ORL	@	TOR	8	0	1	0	0	4	5	80.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		90.0	0	0	0	1	0
17	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	9	4/15/2018	OKC	vs	UTA	12	3	1	1	1	4	8	50.0	1	3	33.3	0	0		56.3	0	3	1	1	0
18	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	9	4/15/2018	UTA	@	OKC	10	4	2	1	1	4	6	66.7	1	2	50.0	0	0		75.0	0	4	0	0	+4
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	9	4/16/2016	OKC	vs	DAL		3	1	0	0	4	6	66.7	0	0		1	1	100.0	69.9	0	3	1	0
20	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	9	4/19/2015	LAC	vs	SAS		2	1	0	0	3	9	33.3	0	0		3	3	100.0	43.6	0	2	1	0
21	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	8	4/20/2025	HOU	vs	GSW	9	6	1	0	0	4	8	50.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		50.0	1	5	2	2	+2
22	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	8	4/20/2024	ORL	@	CLE	12	2	2	0	0	3	5	60.0	0	1	0.0	2	3	66.7	63.3	0	2	3	0	-7
23	Peyton Watson P. Watson	8	4/20/2024	DEN	vs	LAL	7	1	0	0	0	3	4	75.0	2	3	66.7	0	0		100.0	1	0	2	2	-3
24	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	8	8/17/2020	DAL	@	LAC	8	3	1	0	0	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	84.0	0	3	0	1	0
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	8	4/15/2018	BOS	vs	MIL	10	1	0	1	0	4	4	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	1	1	0	+8

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8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIA	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Heat

0 - 1

126

Final

127

Hornets

1 - 0

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

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8.3

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6.5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

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33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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1.61

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1.52

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1.71

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61-44

50-37-1

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47-36

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Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

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36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Luol Deng scored the most points in a first quarter in his first game in a playoff game, with 14 points in Game 1 of the 2016 First Round against the Hornets.

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