most points per game in the 1st quarter in the nba

Luka Dončić has the most points per game in the first quarter this season, with 12.9 per game.

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most points per game by a player in the 1st quarter in the NBA this regular season

	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	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	12.9	2025-26	LAL	18	11.4	2.9	2.8	0.7	0.3	4.2	8.4	50.0	1.7	4.1	40.5	2.8	3.8	73.9	63.9	0.3	2.6	1.6	206	233	52	50	12	5	29	15	+3
2	James Harden J. Harden	10.6	2025-26	LAC	23	11.0	1.9	2.2	0.5	0.1	3.3	6.0	54.3	1.5	3.2	47.9	2.6	3.0	86.8	72.7	0.1	1.8	0.9	253	244	44	50	12	3	20	13	+21
3	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	10.6	2025-26	NYK	22	12.0	1.2	1.9	0.4	0.0	3.6	7.2	49.7	1.3	2.9	45.3	2.1	2.4	88.5	64.1	0.1	1.1	0.8	263	233	27	41	8	0	17	6	+96
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.7	2025-26	DEN	23	11.1	4.3	3.8	0.6	0.2	3.4	5.3	64.2	0.6	1.3	43.3	1.2	1.5	82.4	72.1	1.0	3.3	1.2	255	199	98	88	13	5	27	12	+103
5	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	8.4	2025-26	PHI	23	10.2	1.3	2.3	0.5	0.2	2.8	6.0	46.4	1.3	3.2	41.9	1.5	1.8	83.3	62.0	0.0	1.2	0.7	234	194	29	52	12	5	16	12	+25
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	8.1	2025-26	HOU	19	10.5	1.5	1.0	0.4	0.3	3.1	6.2	50.4	0.3	1.2	26.1	1.5	1.6	93.5	58.6	0.2	1.3	0.7	199	153	28	19	8	5	13	6	+31
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	7.8	2025-26	OKC	24	11.1	1.5	2.3	0.5	0.3	2.6	5.2	50.4	0.3	1.0	33.3	2.3	2.5	90.0	62.1	0.2	1.3	0.8	265	188	35	54	11	6	19	12	+84
8	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	7.7	2025-26	BOS	23	9.4	2.0	1.6	0.3	0.2	3.0	6.0	50.4	0.5	1.7	31.6	1.1	1.6	70.3	57.3	0.4	1.6	0.8	217	178	46	36	6	4	19	16	+56
9	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	7.6	2025-26	MIN	20	10.8	1.3	1.3	0.4	0.2	2.8	5.8	47.4	0.9	2.4	37.5	1.2	1.5	80.0	58.8	0.2	1.1	0.9	216	152	25	25	8	3	17	8	+18
10	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	7.6	2025-26	CLE	23	8.9	0.7	1.4	0.5	0.0	2.6	5.6	46.1	1.0	2.8	36.9	1.4	1.7	80.0	59.8	0.2	0.5	0.6	205	174	16	33	12	0	14	10	+71
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	7.5	2025-26	PHX	22	11.0	1.6	2.2	0.2	0.0	2.6	6.0	43.9	0.5	2.0	26.7	1.7	1.9	90.2	55.0	0.3	1.3	0.7	243	165	36	48	4	1	16	12	+31
12	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	7.0	2025-26	UTA	22	8.9	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.0	2.5	5.6	45.2	0.7	2.5	29.6	1.2	1.2	96.3	56.7	0.5	1.0	0.2	196	154	33	11	3	1	4	6	-26
13	Jamal Murray J. Murray	7.0	2025-26	DEN	22	9.2	1.5	1.3	0.4	0.0	2.7	5.1	52.2	0.9	2.0	43.2	0.7	0.7	100.0	63.7	0.2	1.3	0.6	202	153	32	29	8	0	13	4	+38
14	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	6.9	2025-26	BKN	19	8.5	2.1	0.9	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.5	50.0	1.1	2.3	47.7	0.4	0.6	63.6	60.6	0.3	1.8	0.5	162	132	40	18	5	1	9	9	+9
15	Norman Powell N. Powell	6.8	2025-26	MIA	20	8.4	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.6	50.5	1.2	2.3	50.0	1.0	1.2	87.0	66.8	0.2	1.1	0.3	168	135	24	13	6	1	5	10	+59
16	Julius Randle J. Randle	6.7	2025-26	MIN	24	9.5	1.9	1.6	0.3	0.0	2.4	4.9	49.6	0.9	2.2	41.5	0.9	1.3	73.3	61.4	0.2	1.7	0.5	227	160	45	38	8	1	12	13	+21
17	Kelly Oubre Jr. K. Oubre Jr.	6.6	2025-26	PHI	12	10.4	1.5	0.6	0.7	0.3	2.6	4.4	58.5	0.8	2.1	40.0	0.6	0.8	77.8	69.3	0.2	1.3	0.5	125	79	18	7	8	3	6	8	-12
18	Ja Morant J. Morant	6.6	2025-26	MEM	12	8.1	1.8	2.8	0.2	0.0	2.1	4.4	47.2	0.4	1.3	31.3	2.0	2.2	92.3	61.3	0.3	1.4	1.3	97	79	21	33	2	0	16	8	-9
19	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	6.5	2025-26	ORL	24	8.7	1.7	1.1	0.4	0.2	2.3	4.3	52.4	0.5	0.8	55.0	1.5	1.8	83.7	63.6	0.5	1.2	0.5	210	155	41	27	9	5	11	13	+26
20	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	6.5	2025-26	ATL	22	8.7	3.0	1.9	0.4	0.0	2.4	4.0	59.8	0.6	1.2	48.1	1.1	1.4	80.6	70.5	0.3	2.6	1.0	192	142	65	41	9	0	22	10	+18
21	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	6.3	2025-26	CHA	16	8.4	1.7	2.1	0.3	0.1	2.3	5.1	44.4	1.0	2.4	42.1	0.8	0.8	100.0	58.2	0.3	1.4	0.8	134	101	27	34	5	1	13	11	-29
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	6.3	2025-26	GSW	16	8.6	1.1	1.6	0.4	0.0	2.2	4.5	48.6	1.3	2.9	43.5	0.7	0.8	91.7	65.3	0.1	1.1	0.6	138	101	18	25	6	0	10	7	+23
23	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	6.3	2025-26	SAC	22	9.1	0.7	0.7	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.5	0.9	1.8	48.7	0.7	0.7	93.8	69.7	0.0	0.7	0.8	200	138	16	15	3	1	18	9	-112
24	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	6.2	2025-26	CLE	24	8.5	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.4	2.3	4.3	52.9	0.6	1.5	40.5	1.0	1.3	71.9	62.7	0.4	1.3	0.7	204	148	39	17	5	9	17	9	+7
25	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	6.1	2025-26	DEN	13	8.3	2.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	2.1	3.8	55.1	0.8	1.6	47.6	1.2	1.2	93.8	70.5	0.5	1.5	0.5	108	79	26	4	2	1	6	5	+69