most points in just the first quarter of an elimination game

LeBron James and Nikola Jokić are tied for the most points in an elimination game, with 21 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in just the first quarter of an elimination game

	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	LeBron James L. James	21	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	12	2	1	0	0	7	9	77.8	4	4	100.0	3	3	100.0	101.7	0	2	1	0	+6
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	21	8/25/2020	DEN	vs	UTA	12	2	2	0	0	8	8	100.0	5	5	100.0	0	0		131.3	0	2	1	1	+1
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	19	6/6/2021	DAL	@	LAC	12	2	3	0	0	6	8	75.0	3	4	75.0	4	6	66.7	89.3	0	2	0	1	+3
4	Trae Young T. Young	18	4/27/2023	ATL	vs	BOS	12	1	1	0	0	5	10	50.0	3	6	50.0	5	5	100.0	73.8	0	1	1	0	-1
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	4/24/2022	DEN	vs	GSW	11	6	1	0	0	6	9	66.7	2	2	100.0	4	4	100.0	83.6	1	5	2	0	+5
6	James Harden J. Harden	18	4/27/2016	HOU	@	GSW		3	0	0	0	6	8	75.0	2	3	66.7	4	4	100.0	92.2	2	1	4	0
7	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	17	4/26/2023	MIL	vs	MIA	9	0	1	0	0	6	7	85.7	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	97.0	0	0	0	1	+6
8	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	16	4/29/2022	MIN	vs	MEM	12	2	3	0	1	6	7	85.7	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	101.5	0	2	1	0	+1
9	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	16	6/18/2021	UTA	@	LAC	12	3	2	0	0	6	11	54.5	3	4	75.0	1	1	100.0	69.9	1	2	0	1	+3
10	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	15	5/12/2023	NYK	@	MIA	12	1	1	0	0	5	7	71.4	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	95.2	0	1	0	1	+7
11	Paul George P. George	15	4/23/2019	OKC	@	POR	12	3	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	95.2	1	2	1	0	+8
12	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	15	4/27/2018	IND	vs	CLE	12	5	2	4	0	6	8	75.0	3	3	100.0	0	0		93.8	1	4	1	0	+5
13	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	15	5/8/2016	ATL	vs	CLE		5	2	0	1	5	6	83.3	1	2	50.0	4	6	66.7	86.8	0	5	1	1
14	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	14	5/29/2025	NYK	vs	IND	12	2	2	0	0	6	9	66.7	2	3	66.7	0	0		77.8	0	2	0	0	+4
15	Derrick White D. White	14	5/14/2025	BOS	vs	NYK	9	0	0	0	0	5	6	83.3	4	5	80.0	0	0		116.7	0	0	1	0	+3
16	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	14	4/30/2025	HOU	vs	GSW	12	0	0	0	0	4	5	80.0	3	4	75.0	3	3	100.0	110.8	0	0	0	0	+16
17	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	14	5/28/2024	MIN	@	DAL	12	4	0	0	0	4	7	57.1	1	2	50.0	5	8	62.5	66.5	1	3	2	1	+7
18	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	14	5/19/2024	IND	@	NYK	12	2	3	0	1	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	0	0		100.0	1	1	0	0	+12
19	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	14	5/16/2024	MIN	vs	DEN	12	2	0	0	0	4	7	57.1	2	4	50.0	4	4	100.0	79.9	0	2	0	0	+17
20	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	14	5/3/2024	ORL	vs	CLE	11	1	0	0	2	5	8	62.5	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	75.1	0	1	0	0	+6
21	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	14	6/12/2023	MIA	@	DEN	12	6	0	1	0	6	11	54.5	0	0		2	2	100.0	58.9	3	3	1	1	+2
22	Desmond Bane D. Bane	14	4/26/2023	MEM	vs	LAL	9	3	2	0	0	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	101.7	0	3	1	0	+13
23	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	14	5/27/2022	MIA	@	BOS	12	5	4	2	0	6	10	60.0	2	2	100.0	0	0		70.0	2	3	0	1	+7
24	Marcus Smart M. Smart	14	5/13/2022	BOS	@	MIL	12	2	1	0	0	5	7	71.4	4	6	66.7	0	0		100.0	1	1	0	0	+2
25	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	14	6/4/2021	LAC	@	DAL	12	4	1	0	0	6	8	75.0	2	3	66.7	0	0		87.5	0	4	0	1	-2