Klay Thompson has dropped the most points in a quarter, with 37 points against the Kings in the third quarter on January 23, 2015.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in one NBA quarter ever

	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	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	37	3Q	1/23/2015	GSW	vs	SAC		0	1	2	0	13	13	100.0	9	9	100.0	2	2	100.0	133.3	0	0	1	2
2	Kevin Love K. Love	34	1Q	11/23/2016	CLE	vs	POR	12	3	0	1	1	11	14	78.6	8	10	80.0	4	4	100.0	107.9	1	2	1	1	+15
3	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
4	Devin Booker D. Booker	29	1Q	1/26/2024	PHX	@	IND	12	2	1	0	0	10	14	71.4	4	6	66.7	5	5	100.0	89.5	0	2	2	0	+9
5	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
6	James Harden J. Harden	29	3Q	11/30/2019	HOU	vs	ATL	12	1	4	1	1	6	10	60.0	3	6	50.0	14	16	87.5	85.1	0	1	2	2	+25
7	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	29	4Q	12/30/2016	BOS	vs	MIA	12	0	0	1	0	9	13	69.2	6	8	75.0	5	5	100.0	95.4	0	0	1	1	+1
8	Ja Morant J. Morant	28	3Q	2/28/2023	MEM	vs	LAL	12	4	3	1	0	10	12	83.3	0	0		8	9	88.9	87.7	1	3	1	0	+12
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28	1Q	2/10/2022	DAL	vs	LAC	12	3	1	0	0	10	13	76.9	7	10	70.0	1	4	25.0	94.9	0	3	1	1	+8
10	CJ McCollum	28	1Q	1/31/2018	POR	vs	CHI	12	4	1	0	0	11	14	78.6	4	5	80.0	2	2	100.0	94.1	1	3	1	0	+24
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	28	4Q	3/24/2017	PHX	@	BOS	12	3	2	1	1	8	16	50.0	2	6	33.3	10	11	90.9	67.2	1	2	1	1	+7
12	Devin Booker D. Booker	28	4Q	1/12/2017	PHX	vs	DAL	12	1	0	1	0	9	11	81.8	5	6	83.3	5	7	71.4	99.4	0	1	2	1	+7
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	28	3Q	12/2/2015	GSW	@	CHA		1	0	0	0	10	11	90.9	5	5	100.0	3	3	100.0	113.6	0	1	1	1
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	28	3Q	10/31/2015	GSW	@	NOP		0	3	1	0	10	13	76.9	5	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	97.8	0	0	0	0
15	Darius Garland D. Garland	27	4Q	11/13/2022	CLE	vs	MIN	12	0	3	1	0	8	16	50.0	6	10	60.0	5	7	71.4	70.8	0	0	2	2	+16
16	Trae Young T. Young	27	4Q	3/11/2020	ATL	vs	NYK		0	4	0	0	7	9	77.8	4	6	66.7	9	10	90.0	100.7	0	0	2	1	+18
17	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	27	4Q	11/23/2019	CHI	@	CHA	11	0	0	1	0	10	14	71.4	7	9	77.8	0	0		96.4	0	0	1	2	+12
18	James Harden J. Harden	27	1Q	3/22/2019	HOU	vs	SAS	12	0	1	2	0	7	10	70.0	3	4	75.0	10	12	83.3	88.4	0	0	2	1	+12
19	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	27	4Q	3/19/2019	BKN	@	SAC	12	1	4	2	0	10	15	66.7	4	7	57.1	3	4	75.0	80.5	0	1	1	2	+27
20	Lou Williams L. Williams	27	3Q	1/10/2018	LAC	@	GSW	12	2	2	0	0	8	11	72.7	3	5	60.0	8	8	100.0	93.0	0	2	1	0	+11
21	Devin Booker D. Booker	27	2Q	2/4/2017	PHX	vs	MIL	9	2	1	0	0	9	11	81.8	5	5	100.0	4	4	100.0	105.8	1	1	0	1	+16
22	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	27	3Q	12/16/2015	GSW	vs	PHX		2	1	1	0	9	11	81.8	4	6	66.7	5	5	100.0	102.3	0	2	1	0
23	Keegan Murray K. Murray	26	3Q	12/16/2023	SAC	vs	UTA	12	4	0	0	0	8	9	88.9	7	7	100.0	3	4	75.0	120.8	0	4	0	1	+18
24	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	26	4Q	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	11	4	2	1	0	6	8	75.0	0	1	0.0	14	20	70.0	77.4	1	3	2	1	+16
25	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	26	1Q	12/2/2023	BKN	vs	ORL	12	2	0	1	1	8	11	72.7	3	3	100.0	7	8	87.5	89.5	0	2	1	2	+21