most points in the first quarter ever game

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

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in the first quarter ever regular-season game
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
2Devin 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
3Luka 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
4CJ 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
5James 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
6James 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
7Mikal 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
8Damian 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
9Nikola 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
10Devin 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
11Stephen 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
12Pascal 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
13Stephen 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
14Luka 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
15James 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
16Anthony 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
17Devin 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
18Joel 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
19Luka 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
20Stephen 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
21Nikola 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
22Devin 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
23D'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
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24
2/26/2017
@
12
2
3
0
0
9
12
75.0
1
1
100.0
5
5
100.0
84.5
1
1
0
1
+3
25Emmanuel Mudiay
E. Mudiay
24
11/6/2016
@
12
4
0
1
0
9
10
90.0
3
4
75.0
3
3
100.0
106.0
2
2
2
0
+19

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.1

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

7.0

Garland

Darius Garland
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

10th

DRTG

114.7

14th

NETRTG

2.5

10th

3P%

35.1

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
18
14
.563
6.0
6
19
15
.559
6.0
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
20
16
.556
6.0
8
19
16
.543
6.5
9
17
17
.500
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/4
@
2:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
1:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

23 - 11

108

Final

113

CLE Cavaliers

20 - 16

Fri 2 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
9
.735
2
23
11
.676
2.0
3
21
12
.636
3.5
4
20
15
.571
5.5
5
18
14
.563
6.0
6
19
15
.559
6.0
7
20
16
.556
6.0
8
19
16
.543
6.5
9
17
17
.500
8.0
10
17
19
.472
9.0
11
15
20
.429
10.5
12
11
23
.324
14.0
13
10
22
.313
14.0
14
9
24
.273
15.5
15
6
29
.171
19.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
5
.857
2
25
9
.735
4.5
3
21
10
.677
7.0
4
23
11
.676
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.5
6
21
13
.618
8.5
7
20
14
.588
9.5
8
18
17
.514
12.0
9
15
19
.441
14.5
10
15
20
.429
15.0
11
12
21
.364
17.0
12
12
21
.364
17.0
13
12
23
.343
18.0
14
8
27
.229
22.0
15
8
28
.222
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/1
@
117-123
Mon
12/1
@
124-112
Tue
12/2
@
135-120
Tue
12/2
@
122-110
Tue
12/2
@
114-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/3
@
5:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM