most points in a single first quarter ever

Kevin Love has posted the most points in a first quarter, with 34 points against the Trail Blazers on November 23, 2016.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a single first quarter ever
NAMEPTSQUARTERDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Love
K. Love
34
1Q
11/23/2016
vs
12
3
0
1
1
11
14
78.6
8
10
80.0
4
4
100.0
107.9
1
2
1
1
+15
2Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
31
1Q
3/10/2026
vs
12
3
0
1
1
10
16
62.5
5
8
62.5
6
7
85.7
81.2
0
3
2
1
+11
3Devin Booker
D. Booker
29
1Q
1/26/2024
@
12
2
1
0
0
10
14
71.4
4
6
66.7
5
5
100.0
89.5
0
2
2
0
+9
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28
1Q
2/10/2022
vs
12
3
1
0
0
10
13
76.9
7
10
70.0
1
4
25.0
94.9
0
3
1
1
+8
5CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
28
1Q
1/31/2018
vs
12
4
1
0
0
11
14
78.6
4
5
80.0
2
2
100.0
94.1
1
3
1
0
+24
6James Harden
J. Harden
27
1Q
11/22/2025
@
12
0
1
0
0
9
12
75.0
5
7
71.4
4
6
66.7
92.2
0
0
1
1
+8
7James Harden
J. Harden
27
1Q
3/22/2019
vs
12
0
1
2
0
7
10
70.0
3
4
75.0
10
12
83.3
88.4
0
0
2
1
+12
8Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
26
1Q
12/2/2023
vs
12
2
0
1
1
8
11
72.7
3
3
100.0
7
8
87.5
89.5
0
2
1
2
+21
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
26
1Q
4/8/2017
vs
12
2
2
0
0
9
14
64.3
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
80.2
0
2
0
0
+14
10Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
25
1Q
2/10/2026
@
8
3
0
1
1
8
9
88.9
3
4
75.0
6
8
75.0
99.8
0
3
0
0
+13
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
25
1Q
11/12/2025
@
12
5
1
0
1
8
11
72.7
2
3
66.7
7
7
100.0
88.8
1
4
0
0
+4
12Devin Booker
D. Booker
25
1Q
1/19/2024
@
12
2
3
0
0
9
11
81.8
3
3
100.0
4
4
100.0
98.0
1
1
0
0
+13
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25
1Q
10/21/2021
vs
12
2
1
1
1
9
9
100.0
5
5
100.0
2
2
100.0
126.5
0
2
1
0
+17
14Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
25
1Q
1/26/2020
@
12
2
2
1
0
9
12
75.0
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
97.0
0
2
0
0
+16
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25
1Q
2/3/2016
@
0
0
1
0
9
10
90.0
7
8
87.5
0
0
125.0
0
0
3
0
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
24
1Q
11/25/2025
vs
12
1
3
0
1
9
14
64.3
5
8
62.5
1
2
50.0
80.6
0
1
1
1
-1
17James Harden
J. Harden
24
1Q
12/16/2024
vs
12
0
2
0
0
6
9
66.7
5
7
71.4
7
8
87.5
95.8
0
0
0
1
+24
18Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24
1Q
10/29/2024
vs
12
1
1
0
1
8
10
80.0
6
8
75.0
2
4
50.0
102.0
0
1
1
0
+8
19Devin Booker
D. Booker
24
1Q
4/1/2024
@
12
0
4
0
0
8
10
80.0
5
7
71.4
3
3
100.0
106.0
0
0
0
1
+18
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
24
1Q
1/22/2024
vs
12
6
2
0
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
8
8
100.0
77.3
4
2
0
1
-1
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
24
1Q
1/30/2023
vs
12
1
1
0
0
7
8
87.5
4
5
80.0
6
8
75.0
104.2
0
1
2
2
+3
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24
1Q
5/8/2021
vs
12
2
1
1
0
6
9
66.7
5
7
71.4
7
7
100.0
99.3
0
2
0
1
+12
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
24
1Q
5/5/2021
vs
12
6
1
1
2
8
9
88.9
0
0
8
10
80.0
89.6
2
4
1
0
+22
24Devin Booker
D. Booker
24
1Q
3/30/2019
vs
12
1
1
0
0
9
11
81.8
2
3
66.7
4
4
100.0
94.0
0
1
0
0
+15
25D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
24
1Q
3/13/2018
vs
11
2
0
0
0
7
8
87.5
7
8
87.5
3
3
100.0
128.8
1
1
1
1
+10

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

6th

DRTG

114.9

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
52
25
.675
4.5
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48
29
.623
8.5
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
34
.558
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
@
6:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

48 - 29

118

Final

111

GSW Warriors

36 - 41

Thu 2 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
52
25
.675
4.5
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
48
29
.623
8.5
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
34
.558
13.5
7
43
35
.551
14.0
8
42
36
.538
15.0
9
41
36
.532
15.5
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
30
47
.390
26.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
48
.377
27.5
13
18
59
.234
38.5
14
Nets Nets - e
18
59
.234
38.5
15
17
60
.221
39.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
2.5
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
50
28
.641
11.5
5
48
29
.623
13.0
6
46
31
.597
15.0
7
42
35
.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
39
38
.506
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
52
.325
36.0
12
25
53
.321
36.5
13
24
53
.312
37.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
57
.269
40.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
57
.269
40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/8
@
116-119
Sun
3/8
@
118-126
Mon
3/9
@
129-139
Mon
3/9
@
138-100
Mon
3/9
@
129-150

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
6:00 PM