most points scored in one nba quarter in the playoff

Karl-Anthony Towns and Aaron Nesmith were tied for the most points in the 2025 playoffs, with 20 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored in one NBA quarter in the last playoff

	NAME	PTS	QUARTER	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	20	4Q	5/25/2025	NYK	@	IND	11	8	1	0	0	6	9	66.7	3	4	75.0	5	6	83.3	85.9	0	8	2	1	+14
2	Aaron Nesmith A. Nesmith	20	4Q	5/21/2025	IND	@	NYK	9	1	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	6	7	85.7	2	2	100.0	126.9	0	1	0	1	+5
3	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	18	3Q	5/12/2025	NYK	vs	BOS	12	3	3	0	0	7	11	63.6	2	4	50.0	2	3	66.7	73.1	1	2	0	0	+14
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	4Q	5/5/2025	DEN	@	OKC	10	2	1	0	1	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	8	10	80.0	86.5	0	2	1	1	+10
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	18	3Q	4/27/2025	MIL	vs	IND	12	8	2	1	0	5	7	71.4	0	0		8	9	88.9	82.1	4	4	1	0	-6
6	Gary Trent Jr. G. Trent Jr.	18	3Q	4/25/2025	MIL	vs	IND	12	0	0	1	0	5	7	71.4	5	6	83.3	3	4	75.0	102.7	0	0	0	0	+21
7	Jalen Williams J. Williams	17	2Q	5/18/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	11	0	2	1	0	8	11	72.7	1	2	50.0	0	1	0.0	74.3	0	0	0	0	+22
8	James Harden J. Harden	17	2Q	5/1/2025	LAC	vs	DEN	12	1	1	1	0	5	6	83.3	2	3	66.7	5	5	100.0	103.7	0	1	0	1	+4
9	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	17	4Q	4/23/2025	CLE	vs	MIA	10	0	0	0	0	6	9	66.7	4	4	100.0	1	2	50.0	86.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	16	4Q	6/22/2025	IND	@	OKC	11	6	0	2	0	3	5	60.0	0	1	0.0	10	10	100.0	85.1	3	3	1	2	+2
11	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	16	3Q	5/29/2025	NYK	vs	IND	9	1	1	0	1	5	6	83.3	2	3	66.7	4	4	100.0	103.1	0	1	1	1	+9
12	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	16	1Q	5/24/2025	MIN	vs	OKC	12	5	2	1	0	6	8	75.0	3	5	60.0	1	2	50.0	90.1	1	4	1	0	+20
13	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	16	1Q	5/23/2025	IND	@	NYK	8	2	0	0	0	6	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	77.5	0	2	0	0	+5
14	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	16	4Q	5/13/2025	CLE	vs	IND	10	3	0	1	0	4	9	44.4	4	6	66.7	4	8	50.0	63.9	1	2	0	1	-1
15	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	16	3Q	5/12/2025	MIN	@	GSW	9	0	1	1	0	6	8	75.0	3	5	60.0	1	1	100.0	94.8	0	0	1	3	+16
16	Jalen Williams J. Williams	16	4Q	5/9/2025	OKC	@	DEN	12	2	0	0	0	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	4	4	100.0	82.0	1	1	1	0	-3
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16	3Q	5/7/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	12	2	1	0	0	5	5	100.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	104.7	1	1	1	1	+17
18	Buddy Hield B. Hield	16	3Q	5/6/2025	GSW	@	MIN	10	1	1	0	0	5	9	55.6	3	5	60.0	3	3	100.0	77.5	1	0	0	0	+11
19	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	16	4Q	4/27/2025	MIN	vs	LAL	12	4	2	0	1	4	7	57.1	3	4	75.0	5	5	100.0	87.0	0	4	0	0	+13
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	16	4Q	4/27/2025	BOS	@	ORL	12	2	1	1	0	3	6	50.0	1	3	33.3	9	9	100.0	80.3	0	2	0	0	+5
21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16	1Q	4/26/2025	OKC	@	MEM	12	1	3	1	0	7	7	100.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	101.5	1	0	0	0	+3
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	3Q	4/26/2025	DEN	@	LAC	12	8	4	1	0	6	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	67.3	2	6	0	0	+18
23	LeBron James L. James	16	2Q	4/25/2025	LAL	@	MIN	11	4	1	0	1	6	8	75.0	2	3	66.7	2	5	40.0	78.4	2	2	0	0	+13
24	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	16	3Q	4/24/2025	OKC	@	MEM	10	3	0	0	0	6	8	75.0	4	5	80.0	0	0		100.0	1	2	0	1	+14
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	16	1Q	4/22/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	12	3	2	0	0	4	7	57.1	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	83.0	1	2	1	0	+19