most points in an nba game in 1st quarter

Kevin Love has dropped 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 an NBA regular-season game in 1st quarter
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Love
K. Love
34
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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DRTG

114.9

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TEAMWLPCTGB
2
51
25
.671
4.5
3
49
28
.636
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48
29
.623
8.0
5
44
33
.571
12.0
6
42
34
.553
13.5
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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

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1
56
21
.727
2
51
25
.671
4.5
3
49
28
.636
7.0
4
48
29
.623
8.0
5
44
33
.571
12.0
6
42
34
.553
13.5
7
42
34
.553
13.5
8
41
36
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15.0
9
40
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15.5
10
40
37
.519
16.0
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30
46
.395
25.5
12
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29
47
.382
26.5
13
18
58
.237
37.5
14
Nets Nets - e
18
58
.237
37.5
15
17
59
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
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.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
18
.766
2.0
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
49
28
.636
12.0
5
47
29
.618
13.5
6
46
30
.605
14.5
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
51
.329
35.5
12
25
52
.325
36.0
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24
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.316
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Jazz Jazz - e
21
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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110-121
Sat
3/7
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118-138
Sat
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120-145

Schedule

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