most points in the third quarter in a game last 6 years

Between August 16, 2020 and August 16, 2026, Karl-Anthony Towns has dropped the most points in a third quarter, with 32 points versus the Spurs on March 14, 2022.

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most points by a player in the third quarter in a regular-season game last 6 years

	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	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	32	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
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	29	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
3	Ja Morant J. Morant	28	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
4	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	26	12/28/2025	LAC	vs	DET	12	5	0	1	1	9	12	75.0	3	5	60.0	5	6	83.3	88.8	0	5	1	1	+5
5	Keegan Murray K. Murray	26	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
6	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	26	11/21/2023	IND	@	ATL	12	1	4	1	1	8	9	88.9	7	8	87.5	3	3	100.0	126.0	0	1	1	0	+18
7	Julius Randle J. Randle	26	3/20/2023	NYK	vs	MIN	12	0	1	0	0	9	10	90.0	5	6	83.3	3	4	75.0	110.5	0	0	1	2	+8
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	26	12/18/2022	BKN	@	DET	12	1	1	0	2	8	10	80.0	3	3	100.0	7	7	100.0	99.4	0	1	1	2	+19
9	Devin Booker D. Booker	26	11/30/2022	PHX	vs	CHI	12	0	1	1	0	10	11	90.9	5	5	100.0	1	1	100.0	113.6	0	0	0	1	+4
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	25	11/20/2024	MIL	vs	CHI	12	1	1	0	0	11	13	84.6	0	0		3	7	42.9	77.7	0	1	1	0	-4
11	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	25	1/22/2024	PHI	vs	SAS	12	5	2	0	0	10	15	66.7	1	2	50.0	4	5	80.0	72.7	3	2	1	1	+11
12	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	25	11/4/2023	IND	vs	CHA	12	1	6	0	1	8	11	72.7	6	8	75.0	3	3	100.0	101.5	0	1	1	0	+12
13	Bojan Bogdanović B. Bogdanović	25	12/11/2022	DET	vs	LAL	12	1	2	0	0	7	9	77.8	5	6	83.3	6	6	100.0	107.4	0	1	0	2	+11
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	25	4/8/2022	DAL	vs	POR	12	2	0	0	1	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	3	5	60.0	102.5	0	2	2	0	+14
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	25	3/16/2022	UTA	vs	CHI	12	0	0	0	0	8	13	61.5	7	9	77.8	2	2	100.0	90.1	0	0	1	1	+3
16	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	4/14/2021	GSW	@	OKC	11	2	4	0	0	8	8	100.0	6	6	100.0	3	3	100.0	134.1	0	2	0	2	+23
17	Bradley Beal B. Beal	25	1/6/2021	WAS	@	PHI	12	2	1	0	0	8	13	61.5	3	3	100.0	6	6	100.0	79.9	1	1	1	1	+5
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	24	2/8/2025	GSW	@	CHI	12	2	2	0	0	7	11	63.6	5	8	62.5	5	6	83.3	88.0	1	1	2	0	+18
19	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	24	2/3/2025	NOP	@	DEN	12	1	0	0	0	8	10	80.0	5	6	83.3	3	3	100.0	106.0	0	1	0	1	+10
20	Anfernee Simons A. Simons	24	12/1/2024	POR	vs	DAL	12	1	3	0	0	8	9	88.9	5	6	83.3	3	3	100.0	116.3	0	1	2	1	+1
21	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	24	3/29/2024	NYK	@	SAS	12	2	0	1	0	10	13	76.9	4	4	100.0	0	0		92.3	1	1	0	0	+14
22	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	24	2/15/2023	BOS	vs	DET	12	3	0	0	0	9	11	81.8	6	6	100.0	0	0		109.1	0	3	0	1	-7
23	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	24	1/25/2023	POR	vs	UTA	12	3	2	0	0	9	11	81.8	3	5	60.0	3	4	75.0	94.0	0	3	1	0	+9
24	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	24	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	12	2	2	0	0	6	9	66.7	0	2	0.0	12	12	100.0	84.0	0	2	1	0	+13
25	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	24	1/7/2022	TOR	vs	UTA	12	3	3	2	1	8	8	100.0	3	3	100.0	5	5	100.0	117.6	0	3	0	1	+15

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