most points in the first quater in nba history

James Harden has dropped the most career points in the first quarter, with 6,300 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	6,300	859	8.2	7.3	1.8	2.7	0.5	0.1	2.2	5.0	44.4	0.9	2.3	37.7	2.0	2.3	86.6	60.7	0.2	1.6	1.2	7,009	1,554	2,346	395	128	1,019	499	+865
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,455	741	7.8	7.4	1.4	2.0	0.4	0.1	2.6	5.4	47.2	1.3	3.2	41.6	0.9	1.0	91.8	62.7	0.2	1.2	0.9	5,815	1,061	1,481	320	59	668	424	+797
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5,293	812	8.9	6.5	3.5	2.5	0.4	0.2	2.7	4.5	58.7	0.3	0.8	39.4	0.9	1.1	84.0	65.3	0.8	2.7	0.9	7,196	2,848	2,051	325	176	732	478	+1488
4	Anthony Davis A. Davis	5,291	684	8.3	7.7	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.7	3.1	5.8	52.6	0.1	0.4	27.5	1.5	1.9	78.1	58.0	0.8	2.5	0.7	5,687	2,232	667	295	501	463	383	+294
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5,272	828	6.8	6.4	2.8	1.4	0.3	0.3	2.5	4.5	55.5	0.2	0.6	28.6	1.2	1.7	69.3	60.4	0.5	2.3	0.8	5,648	2,314	1,193	259	257	636	563	+984
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	5,260	733	9.6	7.2	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.7	47.7	0.7	1.8	36.7	1.1	1.3	86.2	57.5	0.2	1.1	0.9	7,037	918	1,228	187	45	660	481	+25
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	5,189	745	8.4	7.0	1.3	2.4	0.3	0.1	2.4	5.2	45.4	0.9	2.4	39.4	1.3	1.4	89.7	59.4	0.2	1.2	0.9	6,275	989	1,753	210	69	641	331	+676
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,124	667	8.9	7.7	1.9	1.6	0.2	0.3	2.9	5.3	54.3	0.6	1.4	39.7	1.4	1.6	88.5	64.4	0.1	1.8	0.9	5,967	1,286	1,087	166	232	603	283	+955
9	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	4,987	888	8.1	5.6	1.2	1.5	0.3	0.1	2.1	4.4	48.1	0.2	0.5	30.9	1.2	1.5	84.3	55.7	0.2	1.0	0.6	7,161	1,050	1,361	257	81	529	385	-415
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	4,851	523	10.1	9.3	2.7	2.6	0.4	0.1	3.2	6.7	47.2	1.1	2.9	38.0	1.9	2.4	76.7	59.8	0.3	2.4	1.2	5,293	1,402	1,350	191	69	621	321	+620
11	LeBron James L. James	4,680	789	7.2	5.9	1.9	2.1	0.3	0.1	2.4	4.4	53.2	0.4	1.1	38.3	0.8	1.1	70.7	60.1	0.2	1.7	1.0	5,687	1,493	1,682	262	92	762	213	+299
12	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,669	857	7.4	5.4	3.1	1.0	0.3	0.2	2.4	4.6	51.7	0.3	0.9	38.3	0.3	0.4	79.0	56.5	0.7	2.4	0.4	6,332	2,663	855	223	157	384	341	-530
13	Julius Randle J. Randle	4,660	795	8.5	5.9	2.6	1.2	0.2	0.1	2.2	4.8	46.1	0.5	1.4	35.5	0.9	1.2	77.4	55.0	0.4	2.2	0.8	6,768	2,056	951	152	70	604	501	+97
14	Tobias Harris T. Harris	4,604	875	7.6	5.3	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	2.1	4.3	48.5	0.5	1.4	39.5	0.6	0.7	87.6	57.5	0.3	1.6	0.4	6,614	1,612	682	215	152	325	433	+699
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	4,587	844	7.6	5.4	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.6	45.7	0.5	1.3	38.0	0.8	1.1	73.4	53.9	0.4	0.9	0.5	6,405	1,069	593	249	174	442	431	+247
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4,552	861	6.8	5.3	2.0	2.5	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.5	45.0	0.3	1.0	33.8	1.0	1.3	73.7	52.6	0.3	1.7	1.1	5,897	1,756	2,113	350	64	946	440	+4
17	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,460	729	8.0	6.1	3.0	0.9	0.2	0.3	2.4	4.5	52.9	0.5	1.2	42.1	0.9	1.0	84.2	61.9	0.7	2.4	0.7	5,823	2,203	685	174	224	499	632	+654
18	CJ McCollum	4,318	819	7.3	5.3	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	2.0	4.4	46.5	0.7	1.8	41.4	0.4	0.6	79.4	56.9	0.2	0.8	0.4	5,955	748	852	190	92	331	329	+320
19	Paul George P. George	4,289	668	8.1	6.4	1.8	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.3	5.1	45.6	0.9	2.1	41.2	0.9	1.1	87.0	57.8	0.2	1.5	0.8	5,443	1,184	791	371	72	532	450	+664
20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	4,004	540	10.5	7.4	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.4	51.0	0.4	1.1	34.9	1.6	1.8	84.7	59.8	0.2	1.1	0.7	5,696	721	933	237	150	381	341	+406
21	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3,972	499	9.1	8.0	3.3	1.1	0.3	0.4	2.7	5.4	49.9	0.3	1.0	35.0	2.2	2.6	83.2	60.4	0.7	2.6	0.9	4,538	1,624	572	129	175	429	352	+1064
22	Bradley Beal B. Beal	3,970	677	7.9	5.9	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.6	49.4	0.6	1.5	40.5	0.7	0.9	81.8	58.7	0.2	0.8	0.6	5,382	694	892	222	57	417	315	-85
23	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3,941	716	7.9	5.5	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.1	1.9	3.8	50.3	0.2	0.6	35.1	1.4	1.7	85.5	60.4	0.5	1.2	0.5	5,665	1,219	1,164	367	72	343	204	+1036
24	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	3,922	679	8.5	5.8	1.5	0.9	0.3	0.1	2.2	4.5	48.4	0.6	1.6	38.7	0.8	1.0	75.3	57.9	0.3	1.3	0.6	5,775	1,030	615	205	71	410	428	+1032
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	3,904	619	9.1	6.3	1.1	1.3	0.4	0.1	2.3	5.0	46.1	0.9	2.2	39.3	0.8	1.0	85.1	58.0	0.1	1.0	0.7	5,642	680	831	273	56	431	329	+907

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Şengün

RPG

8.8

Şengün

APG

7.8

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.4

4th

DRTG

110.1

9th

NETRTG

9.3

4th

3P%

37.6

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	DEN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/11	GSW	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Fri 11/13	UTA	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	HOU	@	MIA	7:30 PM

Last Game

Rockets

7 - 3

Final

102

Suns

3 - 5

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	MEM	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

James Harden has dropped the most career points in the first quarter, with 6,300 points.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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8.8

2.9

2.6

2.4

3.9

2.5

2.5

5.8

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

611

567.5

535.1

602.5

597

559

40.5

36.4

36.1

37.1

36.6

36.5

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