most points in a first quarter by a player

James Harden has dropped the most points in a first quarter this season, with 27 points against the Hornets on November 22.

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most points in a first quarter by a player this season

	NAME	PTS	QUARTER	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	27	1Q	11/22/2025	LAC	@	CHA	12	0	1	0	0	9	12	75.0	5	7	71.4	4	6	66.7	92.2	0	0	1	1	+8
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	25	1Q	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	12	5	1	0	1	8	11	72.7	2	3	66.7	7	7	100.0	88.8	1	4	0	0	+4
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24	1Q	11/25/2025	LAL	vs	LAC	12	1	3	0	1	9	14	64.3	5	8	62.5	1	2	50.0	80.6	0	1	1	1	-1
4	Jamal Murray J. Murray	23	1Q	12/7/2025	DEN	@	CHA	12	1	2	0	0	10	13	76.9	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	82.9	0	1	0	0	0
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	23	1Q	10/24/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	11	2	1	0	0	8	12	66.7	4	7	57.1	3	5	60.0	81.0	0	2	1	2	-4
6	Kelly Oubre Jr. K. Oubre Jr.	22	1Q	11/2/2025	PHI	@	BKN	12	0	0	1	0	9	12	75.0	2	5	40.0	2	2	100.0	85.4	0	0	0	0	+3
7	Moses Moody M. Moody	21	1Q	11/16/2025	GSW	@	NOP	11	2	0	0	0	7	8	87.5	7	8	87.5	0	0		131.3	0	2	0	1	+17
8	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	20	1Q	12/9/2025	NYK	@	TOR	12	1	2	0	0	7	9	77.8	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	96.9	0	1	0	1	-4
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	20	1Q	12/1/2025	LAL	vs	PHX	12	2	1	0	0	8	11	72.7	2	5	40.0	2	2	100.0	84.2	0	2	2	0	0
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	20	1Q	11/30/2025	LAL	vs	NOP	12	6	4	1	1	6	9	66.7	3	5	60.0	5	5	100.0	89.3	1	5	1	0	+19
11	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	19	1Q	11/29/2025	BOS	@	MIN	12	3	2	2	0	8	12	66.7	3	5	60.0	0	0		79.2	2	1	0	1	+4
12	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	19	1Q	11/2/2025	NYK	vs	CHI	12	4	0	1	0	6	11	54.5	3	4	75.0	4	4	100.0	74.5	0	4	0	0	+10
13	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	18	1Q	12/6/2025	SAC	@	MIA	12	3	0	0	0	5	9	55.6	3	3	100.0	5	5	100.0	80.4	0	3	0	1	+3
14	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	18	1Q	11/14/2025	NYK	vs	MIA	10	1	1	0	0	7	10	70.0	3	6	50.0	1	1	100.0	86.2	0	1	0	0	+2
15	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	18	1Q	11/1/2025	CHA	vs	MIN	12	4	1	0	0	7	9	77.8	4	6	66.7	0	0		100.0	0	4	0	1	+6
16	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	18	1Q	10/24/2025	MIA	@	MEM	10	3	0	0	0	5	10	50.0	4	5	80.0	4	4	100.0	76.5	0	3	0	0	+14
17	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	17	1Q	12/9/2025	TOR	vs	NYK	12	3	2	2	0	6	7	85.7	1	1	100.0	4	6	66.7	88.2	0	3	3	0	+4
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	17	1Q	11/23/2025	OKC	vs	POR	12	1	1	2	0	6	7	85.7	0	0		5	5	100.0	92.4	0	1	1	1	+21
19	James Harden J. Harden	17	1Q	11/17/2025	LAC	@	PHI	12	2	2	0	1	5	9	55.6	2	5	40.0	5	5	100.0	75.9	0	2	1	1	+8
20	James Harden J. Harden	17	1Q	11/4/2025	LAC	vs	OKC	9	4	1	1	0	5	8	62.5	4	5	80.0	3	3	100.0	91.2	0	4	0	1	+11
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	1Q	12/11/2025	DEN	@	SAC	12	4	1	1	0	6	7	85.7	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	96.2	0	4	1	1	+15
22	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	16	1Q	12/7/2025	NYK	vs	ORL	12	0	5	0	0	5	8	62.5	1	2	50.0	5	7	71.4	72.2	0	0	1	0	+4
23	Corey Kispert C. Kispert	16	1Q	11/25/2025	WAS	vs	ATL	12	2	1	1	0	5	6	83.3	4	5	80.0	2	3	66.7	109.3	0	2	0	0	+22
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	16	1Q	11/14/2025	HOU	vs	POR	12	2	1	0	0	6	8	75.0	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	85.8	0	2	1	1	+9
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	16	1Q	11/12/2025	HOU	vs	WAS	12	2	2	0	0	5	8	62.5	1	3	33.3	5	6	83.3	75.2	0	2	0	1	+9