most points in first quarter in game one in any games

Stephen Curry has posted the most points in a game 1, with 21 points in Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.

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most points by a player in first quarter in game one in any games

	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	Stephen Curry S. Curry	21	6/2/2022	GSW	vs	BOS	12	3	2	1	0	7	9	77.8	6	8	75.0	1	2	50.0	106.3	0	3	0	1	+4
2	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	19	4/21/2024	MIL	vs	IND	12	3	2	0	0	6	11	54.5	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	74.5	0	3	1	0	+9
3	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	18	5/1/2016	GSW	vs	POR		2	1	0	0	7	10	70.0	4	7	57.1	0	0		90.0	1	1	1	0
4	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	17	4/27/2019	TOR	vs	PHI	11	3	0	1	0	7	9	77.8	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	86.0	0	3	0	0	+11
5	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	17	4/27/2019	TOR	vs	PHI	12	2	0	0	0	7	9	77.8	2	3	66.7	1	2	50.0	86.0	0	2	0	1	+8
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	16	4/19/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	12	3	0	1	0	5	10	50.0	3	6	50.0	3	4	75.0	68.0	1	2	0	0	+7
7	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	16	5/4/2024	MIN	@	DEN	12	1	0	0	0	6	10	60.0	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	73.5	1	0	0	1	-2
8	James Harden J. Harden	16	5/1/2023	PHI	@	BOS	12	0	2	0	0	7	10	70.0	2	4	50.0	0	0		80.0	0	0	0	0	-7
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	16	4/16/2016	GSW	vs	HOU		6	0	2	0	5	9	55.6	3	5	60.0	3	3	100.0	77.5	1	5	2	1
10	James Harden J. Harden	15	4/19/2025	LAC	@	DEN	12	2	2	0	0	6	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	65.6	0	2	0	2	+8
11	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	15	5/7/2024	BOS	vs	CLE	9	2	0	0	0	5	6	83.3	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	96.6	0	2	0	1	+1
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	15	4/20/2024	PHI	@	NYK	12	3	2	0	0	5	9	55.6	1	3	33.3	4	4	100.0	69.7	2	1	1	1	+9
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	15	4/29/2023	PHX	@	DEN	12	3	0	0	2	7	9	77.8	0	0		1	1	100.0	79.4	0	3	2	0	+1
14	Ja Morant J. Morant	15	4/16/2022	MEM	vs	MIN	10	2	1	0	0	5	5	100.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	98.2	1	1	1	1	-7
15	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	15	8/18/2020	POR	@	LAL	12	0	0	0	1	5	6	83.3	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	102.5	0	0	0	0	+11
16	LeBron James L. James	15	5/17/2017	CLE	@	BOS	12	3	2	1	0	7	8	87.5	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	84.5	1	2	1	1	+11
17	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	15	4/30/2016	SAS	vs	OKC		3	1	0	2	7	9	77.8	0	0		1	1	100.0	79.4	0	3	0	0
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	14	5/5/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	12	6	2	0	1	6	8	75.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	78.8	2	4	0	1	+1
19	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	14	5/7/2024	CLE	@	BOS	11	1	3	0	0	5	9	55.6	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	70.9	0	1	1	1	-5
20	Anthony Davis A. Davis	14	5/2/2023	LAL	@	GSW	12	4	0	0	2	7	8	87.5	0	0		0	0		87.5	0	4	1	1	-2
21	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	14	5/1/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	12	1	2	0	0	6	7	85.7	2	3	66.7	0	0		100.0	0	1	1	1	+7
22	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	14	4/16/2023	MIA	@	MIL	12	2	1	1	0	6	8	75.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	75.1	0	2	0	0	+10
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	14	5/2/2022	DAL	@	PHX	12	4	2	0	0	5	9	55.6	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	67.8	0	4	2	0	-10
24	Ja Morant J. Morant	14	5/1/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	12	4	2	1	0	5	9	55.6	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	70.9	0	4	1	1	+8
25	Anthony Davis A. Davis	14	9/18/2020	LAL	vs	DEN	12	4	2	0	0	4	6	66.7	0	0		6	6	100.0	81.0	1	3	1	1	-2