most points in a quarter by a center in nba history

Karl-Anthony Towns has put up the most points by a center in a quarter, with 32 points versus the Spurs in the third quarter on March 14, 2022.

	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	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	32	3Q	3/14/2022	MIN	@	SAS	12	6	0	0	0	9	13	69.2	5	6	83.3	9	9	100.0	94.3	0	6	1	2	+13
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	29	3Q	11/6/2023	PHI	vs	WAS	12	2	1	0	1	10	10	100.0	0	0		9	9	100.0	103.9	0	2	0	1	+5
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	26	4Q	11/13/2022	PHI	vs	UTA	11	3	0	0	5	7	8	87.5	0	1	0.0	12	15	80.0	89.0	1	2	0	1	+10
4	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	25	4Q	1/4/2025	NYK	@	CHI	10	6	0	0	0	11	15	73.3	1	3	33.3	2	4	50.0	74.6	4	2	1	1	+2
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	25	3Q	1/22/2024	PHI	vs	SAS	12	5	2	0	0	10	15	66.7	1	2	50.0	4	5	80.0	72.7	3	2	1	1	+11
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	25	2Q	2/4/2021	PHI	vs	POR	12	2	0	1	0	8	11	72.7	0	0		9	9	100.0	83.6	1	1	1	0	0
7	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	24	1Q	1/22/2024	PHI	vs	SAS	12	6	2	0	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	77.3	4	2	0	1	-1
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	24	1Q	5/5/2021	DEN	vs	NYK	12	6	1	1	2	8	9	88.9	0	0		8	10	80.0	89.6	2	4	1	0	+22
9	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	24	2Q	12/29/2018	PHX	vs	DEN	12	7	0	1	0	12	13	92.3	0	0		0	0		92.3	6	1	0	1	+7
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	24	1Q	2/26/2017	NOP	@	OKC	12	2	3	0	0	9	12	75.0	1	1	100.0	5	5	100.0	84.5	1	1	0	1	+3
11	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	23	1Q	12/7/2024	CLE	@	CHA	9	2	1	0	1	9	10	90.0	5	5	100.0	0	0		115.0	0	2	1	1	+18
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	23	3Q	12/7/2024	DEN	@	WAS	12	8	2	1	0	9	21	42.9	1	2	50.0	4	6	66.7	48.6	7	1	0	3	+6
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	23	4Q	3/6/2022	DEN	vs	NOP	10	3	2	1	1	7	8	87.5	0	0		9	9	100.0	96.2	0	3	2	4	+8
14	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	23	3Q	1/19/2022	PHI	vs	ORL	12	5	2	1	1	8	10	80.0	1	3	33.3	6	7	85.7	87.9	0	5	0	0	+22
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	23	4Q	2/6/2021	DEN	@	SAC	11	2	1	1	1	10	13	76.9	3	4	75.0	0	0		88.5	1	1	0	1	+6
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23	1Q	2/28/2019	MIN	@	IND	12	7	2	0	0	8	14	57.1	2	3	66.7	5	8	62.5	65.6	2	5	1	0	+9
17	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22	1Q	1/22/2024	MIN	vs	CHA	9	2	1	0	0	8	10	80.0	4	4	100.0	2	4	50.0	93.5	1	1	2	0	+7
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22	2Q	1/22/2024	MIN	vs	CHA	12	3	1	0	0	6	7	85.7	4	5	80.0	6	8	75.0	104.6	0	3	3	0	+3
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	22	3Q	3/7/2023	PHI	@	MIN	11	5	0	0	1	6	11	54.5	2	2	100.0	8	8	100.0	75.8	1	4	1	2	+6
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	22	1Q	1/31/2021	DEN	vs	UTA	11	3	2	1	1	9	11	81.8	3	3	100.0	1	2	50.0	92.6	1	2	1	0	+13
21	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	22	4Q	2/24/2020	PHI	vs	ATL	10	8	1	0	0	7	10	70.0	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	81.4	2	6	1	1	+20
22	Kevin Love K. Love	22	1Q	11/28/2017	CLE	vs	MIA	11	4	1	1	0	6	9	66.7	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	87.9	1	3	0	0	+16
23	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22	1Q	11/30/2016	MIN	vs	NYK	12	7	0	1	0	8	8	100.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	95.5	2	5	0	0	+3
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	21	1Q	4/6/2025	DEN	vs	IND	12	4	3	1	0	9	15	60.0	2	6	33.3	1	2	50.0	66.1	1	3	1	0	+9
25	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	21	3Q	4/1/2024	MEM	@	DET	12	2	1	0	0	6	7	85.7	1	1	100.0	8	10	80.0	92.1	0	2	2	2	+8