most points per game in 1st quarter by a player in a season

Joel Embiid has put up the most points per game in the first quarter in a season, with 11.4 per game in 2023-24.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	11.4	2023-24	PHI	39	11.5	4.1	2.1	0.5	0.5	3.8	7.2	52.9	0.4	1.1	33.3	3.5	3.8	91.3	64.5	0.8	3.2	1.2	449	446	158	80	19	19	46	40	+103
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	11.2	2022-23	DAL	66	11.7	2.8	2.8	0.4	0.2	3.8	7.6	49.7	1.0	2.9	33.5	2.7	3.6	74.7	61.0	0.2	2.7	1.1	774	741	188	183	28	13	71	46	+70
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	10.2	2022-23	PHI	66	10.4	3.4	1.2	0.3	0.3	3.6	6.3	56.9	0.3	0.8	42.6	2.7	3.3	81.1	65.7	0.6	2.8	1.2	688	675	224	79	22	18	76	55	+103
4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.1	2024-25	OKC	76	11.5	1.6	2.2	0.5	0.3	3.8	7.0	54.0	0.5	1.6	31.1	2.0	2.2	90.4	63.0	0.3	1.4	0.9	872	764	124	170	39	22	66	48	+327
5	Zoran Dragic Z. Dragic	10.0	2014-15	MIA	1		0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	80.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.0	1.0		10	0	1	0	0	1	2
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10.0	2024-25	DEN	70	11.5	4.2	3.1	0.6	0.2	4.0	6.3	62.4	0.7	1.5	45.3	1.4	1.7	80.7	70.3	0.9	3.3	1.1	803	698	296	220	39	11	74	38	+161
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	9.8	2022-23	OKC	68	11.3	1.3	1.8	0.6	0.4	3.4	6.5	53.1	0.3	0.7	36.7	2.7	3.1	87.2	62.8	0.2	1.1	0.9	768	668	87	120	40	29	64	55	-39
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	9.8	2023-24	DAL	70	9.7	2.8	2.8	0.3	0.1	3.4	7.0	48.1	1.3	3.2	40.8	1.7	2.1	83.3	61.6	0.3	2.5	1.2	680	685	194	197	19	7	87	43	+110
9	James Harden J. Harden	9.6	2018-19	HOU	78	10.1	1.8	2.3	0.6	0.2	3.0	6.8	44.4	1.2	3.2	38.7	2.4	2.8	84.5	60.1	0.3	1.5	1.4	788	750	140	179	46	14	111	78	+186
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	9.5	2020-21	GSW	63	11.9	1.7	2.0	0.4	0.0	3.3	7.1	46.7	1.7	4.3	38.7	1.2	1.3	89.4	62.0	0.1	1.6	1.1	750	598	110	129	26	3	69	40	-31
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	9.5	2021-22	DAL	65	10.7	3.0	2.6	0.3	0.2	3.3	7.1	46.4	1.2	2.9	40.6	1.7	2.3	74.8	58.5	0.2	2.8	1.5	694	615	197	172	21	10	97	39	+74
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	9.4	2023-24	OKC	75	11.6	1.6	2.3	0.6	0.4	3.4	6.5	52.3	0.4	1.0	37.8	2.2	2.5	86.8	61.5	0.2	1.4	0.6	870	702	121	175	45	28	45	51	+180
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	9.3	2015-16	GSW	79		1.6	2.4	0.7	0.1	3.3	6.7	48.8	1.8	4.0	46.2	0.9	1.0	86.6	64.7	0.2	1.4	1.1		736	126	192	55	4	83	57
14	Devin Booker D. Booker	9.3	2021-22	PHX	68	11.2	1.8	1.5	0.4	0.1	3.6	7.3	49.3	0.9	2.3	38.9	1.2	1.4	87.2	58.8	0.3	1.5	0.6	763	631	119	105	28	4	44	47	+125
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	9.2	2021-22	BKN	55	11.7	2.2	2.1	0.4	0.3	3.4	6.0	56.7	0.6	1.4	44.3	1.7	1.9	90.6	67.0	0.2	2.0	1.0	644	505	119	113	21	14	56	30	+112
16	Julius Randle J. Randle	9.1	2022-23	NYK	77	10.8	3.3	1.1	0.2	0.0	3.2	6.7	47.1	1.4	3.5	38.8	1.4	1.9	75.5	60.3	0.5	2.8	0.8	835	703	251	88	17	3	61	52	+93
17	James Harden J. Harden	9.1	2017-18	HOU	72	10.5	1.9	3.3	0.5	0.2	2.8	5.8	48.1	1.1	2.7	41.0	2.4	2.9	83.5	64.3	0.2	1.7	1.3	757	652	137	235	35	11	92	46	+268
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	9.0	2019-20	DAL	61	9.7	3.2	2.9	0.2	0.1	3.1	6.7	47.0	0.9	2.6	35.0	1.9	2.5	76.0	58.5	0.6	2.6	1.5	595	552	195	175	13	5	90	47	+109
19	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	9.0	2020-21	POR	67	11.8	1.3	2.7	0.3	0.1	2.8	6.1	45.9	1.3	3.1	43.3	2.1	2.3	91.4	63.3	0.1	1.2	1.1	789	606	85	183	18	6	75	36	+154
20	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	9.0	2024-25	TOT	50	9.7	2.6	2.2	0.6	0.2	2.9	6.3	46.1	1.3	3.2	40.4	1.9	2.4	77.0	60.8	0.2	2.4	1.1	487	451	129	110	31	8	54	31	+134
21	James Harden J. Harden	8.9	2019-20	HOU	68	9.8	2.0	2.3	0.5	0.2	2.6	6.0	44.0	1.1	3.0	36.2	2.6	2.9	87.9	61.5	0.4	1.6	1.2	668	606	134	156	34	16	83	52	+37
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	8.8	2022-23	TOT	47	10.9	1.9	1.9	0.2	0.3	3.3	5.5	59.8	0.6	1.4	42.6	1.6	1.7	89.0	69.8	0.0	1.9	0.9	513	412	89	91	8	12	44	22	+167
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	8.6	2018-19	GSW	78	11.2	1.9	1.9	0.3	0.5	3.3	5.8	56.8	0.5	1.3	36.6	1.6	1.8	87.9	65.6	0.1	1.8	1.0	875	673	151	152	22	36	77	49	+193
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	8.6	2014-15	OKC	67		1.8	2.9	0.6	0.0	3.0	6.5	45.3	0.4	1.1	37.0	2.3	2.6	88.1	56.2	0.4	1.3	1.3		578	118	195	39	3	84	39
25	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	8.6	2024-25	MIL	67	9.9	3.6	1.8	0.3	0.4	3.4	5.6	61.2	0.1	0.3	20.0	1.7	2.6	64.9	63.7	0.7	2.9	0.9	666	575	242	122	20	24	59	38	+89