most points scored by a center in one quarter after 2000

Since 2000-01, Nikola Jokić has dropped the most points by a center in the first quarter, with 5,196 points.

NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
5,196
801
8.8
6.5
3.5
2.5
0.4
0.2
2.6
4.5
58.9
0.3
0.8
40.0
0.9
1.1
83.7
65.5
0.8
2.7
0.9
7,041
2,801
2,018
317
171
722
477
+1458
2Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
4,658
848
7.4
5.5
3.1
1.0
0.3
0.2
2.4
4.7
51.8
0.3
0.9
38.5
0.3
0.4
79.0
56.6
0.7
2.5
0.4
6,292
2,651
849
223
154
381
338
-510
3Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
4,405
717
8.0
6.1
3.0
0.9
0.2
0.3
2.4
4.5
52.8
0.5
1.2
42.3
0.9
1.0
84.1
61.8
0.7
2.3
0.7
5,719
2,162
673
169
223
488
624
+654
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
3,919
489
9.1
8.0
3.3
1.1
0.3
0.4
2.7
5.4
50.1
0.4
1.0
35.8
2.2
2.7
83.0
60.6
0.7
2.6
0.9
4,449
1,594
561
128
172
425
348
+1059
5Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
3,598
828
6.5
4.3
1.5
0.4
0.2
0.5
1.7
3.6
48.3
0.5
1.4
37.5
0.4
0.5
80.4
57.5
0.4
1.1
0.3
5,391
1,261
349
140
445
281
449
+603
6Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
3,452
817
5.9
4.2
2.9
0.5
0.1
0.3
1.8
3.3
54.2
0.1
0.4
33.9
0.6
0.7
82.3
59.3
0.8
2.1
0.5
4,795
2,371
391
116
206
371
549
+78
7Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
2,907
856
7.2
3.4
3.4
0.5
0.2
0.5
1.4
2.1
65.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.0
65.4
66.9
0.9
2.5
0.4
6,143
2,907
392
145
430
349
446
+918
8Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
2,886
796
5.8
3.6
3.8
0.5
0.3
0.3
1.6
3.2
50.1
0.0
0.1
13.6
0.4
0.8
52.4
51.2
1.2
2.6
0.6
4,591
3,007
390
277
257
451
650
-164
9Myles Turner
M. Turner
2,828
652
8.5
4.3
2.1
0.5
0.2
0.6
1.7
3.4
48.3
0.4
1.2
36.6
0.6
0.8
76.2
57.4
0.4
1.7
0.4
5,525
1,345
299
158
378
257
439
-205
10Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
2,512
615
8.1
4.1
2.8
0.6
0.2
0.4
1.7
2.7
63.5
0.0
0.1
22.2
0.6
0.8
73.1
65.9
0.8
1.9
0.4
4,965
1,715
372
144
229
234
370
+611
11Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
2,417
559
7.6
4.3
2.3
0.9
0.3
0.2
1.7
3.3
51.7
0.1
0.4
36.9
0.7
1.0
75.6
57.4
0.5
1.8
0.5
4,251
1,292
498
143
103
291
291
+622
12Clint Capela
C. Capela
2,410
705
6.3
3.4
3.1
0.3
0.2
0.4
1.6
2.6
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.6
51.9
58.8
1.0
2.1
0.3
4,461
2,203
202
144
248
215
332
+451
13Steven Adams
S. Adams
2,379
712
6.3
3.3
2.6
0.5
0.3
0.3
1.5
2.5
59.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.8
49.6
58.7
1.1
1.4
0.5
4,485
1,839
381
218
186
328
461
+827
14Al Horford
A. Horford
2,298
694
6.2
3.3
2.0
1.0
0.2
0.3
1.4
2.8
49.0
0.4
0.9
38.7
0.2
0.2
80.4
56.6
0.4
1.6
0.3
4,301
1,387
698
145
239
224
266
+993
15Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
2,253
465
8.3
4.8
2.9
0.4
0.2
0.2
2.2
3.8
59.2
0.0
0.1
27.1
0.4
0.5
73.9
61.0
0.8
2.1
0.4
3,882
1,327
200
99
102
173
265
-62
16Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
2,183
606
6.4
3.6
2.7
0.9
0.3
0.3
1.5
3.0
49.2
0.1
0.3
26.4
0.5
0.8
67.6
53.1
0.7
2.0
0.6
3,885
1,664
524
164
177
343
455
+117
17DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
2,109
357
4.7
5.9
2.9
1.0
0.4
0.3
2.2
4.7
46.9
0.4
1.0
39.6
1.1
1.4
78.2
55.7
0.6
2.3
0.9
1,679
1,028
373
149
123
307
316
-20
18Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
1,994
589
7.3
3.4
2.8
0.5
0.1
0.3
1.5
2.4
59.5
0.0
0.0
20.0
0.5
0.6
74.5
62.1
0.9
1.9
0.4
4,318
1,642
280
67
167
213
356
+301
19Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
1,975
451
6.0
4.4
2.1
1.2
0.3
0.4
1.7
3.8
46.4
0.3
0.7
37.5
0.6
0.8
79.8
53.2
0.3
1.9
0.6
2,726
966
521
134
166
259
289
+61
20Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
1,859
480
5.6
3.9
3.3
0.2
0.2
0.7
1.7
3.0
57.4
0.0
0.0
42.9
0.4
0.7
58.2
58.4
1.0
2.4
0.5
2,689
1,587
106
79
346
238
334
+123
21Enes Kanter Freedom
E. Kanter Freedom
1,838
504
4.3
3.6
2.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
1.6
2.7
57.7
0.0
0.1
36.8
0.5
0.6
82.6
61.5
0.9
1.6
0.4
2,187
1,261
143
63
50
193
236
+99
22DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
1,813
620
5.3
2.9
3.6
0.5
0.2
0.4
1.3
1.9
66.9
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.4
0.7
48.4
65.2
0.9
2.7
0.5
3,303
2,260
281
106
236
288
388
-95
23Robin Lopez
R. Lopez
1,747
513
5.3
3.4
1.6
0.4
0.1
0.4
1.6
2.8
55.3
0.0
0.1
25.0
0.2
0.4
70.6
57.2
0.8
0.8
0.3
2,707
826
209
36
183
169
236
-104
24Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
1,725
340
7.5
5.1
1.5
0.4
0.3
0.5
1.9
4.0
47.2
0.5
1.4
37.4
0.8
0.9
80.4
57.1
0.3
1.2
0.4
2,550
513
151
115
154
144
259
+282
25Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
1,668
453
7.9
3.7
2.4
0.7
0.2
0.2
1.5
3.0
49.3
0.3
0.9
31.4
0.5
0.7
69.3
56.1
0.6
1.8
0.4
3,558
1,103
295
94
93
176
342
-207

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.1

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

4.8

8th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
59
19
.756
3.0
3
50
28
.641
12.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
28
.641
12.0
5
48
29
.623
13.5
6
46
32
.590
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
9:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

59 - 19

134

Final

136

DEN Nuggets

50 - 28

Sat 4 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
53
25
.679
4.0
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
49
29
.628
8.0
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
35
.551
14.0
7
43
35
.551
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
42
36
.538
15.0
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
47
.397
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
49
.372
28.0
13
Nets Nets - e
19
59
.244
38.0
14
18
60
.231
39.0
15
17
61
.218
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
62
16
.795
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
3.0
3
50
28
.641
12.0
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
48
29
.623
13.5
6
46
32
.590
16.0
7
43
35
.551
19.0
8
40
38
.513
22.0
9
40
38
.513
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.5
11
25
53
.321
37.0
12
25
53
.321
37.0
13
25
54
.316
37.5
14
Kings Kings - e
21
58
.266
41.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
58
.266
41.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/9
@
109-114
Mon
3/9
@
130-124
Mon
3/9
@
106-120
Tue
3/10
@
122-128
Tue
3/10
@
111-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM