most points scored in the 2nd quarter in nba history

James Harden has put up the most career points in the second quarter, with 5,266 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in the 2nd quarter in NBA history
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
5,266
802
6.5
6.6
1.4
1.9
0.4
0.1
1.9
4.3
44.5
0.8
2.1
36.8
1.9
2.2
87.5
61.9
0.2
1.2
1.0
5,224
1,118
1,556
291
112
824
519
+777
2LeBron James
L. James
5,018
727
7.0
6.9
1.9
2.0
0.3
0.2
2.6
4.8
54.0
0.4
1.2
35.1
1.3
1.8
72.0
61.6
0.3
1.7
0.9
5,073
1,411
1,479
219
111
648
323
+721
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
4,627
792
6.6
5.8
2.5
1.4
0.3
0.3
2.2
3.9
55.8
0.1
0.5
24.2
1.4
2.1
66.6
60.7
0.5
2.0
0.8
5,243
1,945
1,112
226
216
634
647
+658
4Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
4,369
821
6.6
5.3
2.0
2.2
0.4
0.1
1.9
4.3
44.3
0.3
1.0
29.0
1.2
1.7
74.6
53.0
0.4
1.6
1.1
5,403
1,627
1,843
317
64
911
521
+201
5DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
4,362
828
6.6
5.3
1.1
1.1
0.2
0.1
1.9
3.9
48.4
0.1
0.4
30.3
1.4
1.6
85.3
57.3
0.2
0.9
0.5
5,480
879
943
193
67
430
452
+316
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
4,052
704
5.5
5.8
1.0
1.4
0.3
0.1
1.9
4.0
47.4
0.9
2.3
41.1
1.0
1.1
91.9
64.0
0.1
0.9
0.7
3,899
734
960
214
45
480
342
+692
7Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
3,942
736
5.5
5.4
0.9
1.4
0.2
0.1
1.6
3.7
43.9
0.6
1.6
34.6
1.5
1.7
92.0
60.1
0.1
0.8
0.7
4,041
679
1,052
153
42
493
292
+466
8CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
3,874
750
7.0
5.2
1.0
1.0
0.2
0.1
2.0
4.5
44.1
0.7
1.7
39.0
0.6
0.7
82.3
54.2
0.2
0.8
0.5
5,229
753
749
175
88
396
434
+78
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3,689
754
6.2
4.9
2.3
1.6
0.2
0.1
1.8
3.3
56.4
0.2
0.6
34.2
1.0
1.2
85.0
64.8
0.6
1.7
0.6
4,639
1,748
1,204
187
112
474
533
+1005
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
3,650
664
6.9
5.5
2.6
0.7
0.2
0.2
2.0
3.7
53.9
0.4
0.9
41.3
1.2
1.4
84.1
64.1
0.7
1.9
0.7
4,566
1,726
475
137
157
453
592
+445
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3,620
599
6.2
6.0
1.6
1.1
0.2
0.3
2.1
4.0
52.6
0.4
1.1
39.7
1.4
1.5
88.1
64.1
0.1
1.4
0.7
3,700
932
678
118
150
415
287
+564
12Anthony Davis
A. Davis
3,587
647
5.7
5.5
2.2
0.6
0.3
0.4
2.0
3.7
55.3
0.1
0.3
25.8
1.4
1.7
79.0
62.1
0.6
1.6
0.5
3,701
1,435
373
188
288
333
397
+391
13Bradley Beal
B. Beal
3,513
668
6.4
5.3
1.0
1.1
0.3
0.1
1.9
4.1
47.4
0.4
1.2
35.7
1.0
1.2
83.1
57.5
0.2
0.7
0.6
4,296
647
714
187
70
417
387
-181
14Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
3,493
769
6.5
4.5
1.0
0.9
0.3
0.1
1.7
3.9
44.5
0.5
1.5
34.3
0.6
0.7
84.6
54.4
0.2
0.8
0.5
5,002
773
655
209
40
414
380
+27
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
3,488
583
8.2
6.0
1.8
0.9
0.2
0.2
2.1
4.5
46.0
0.7
1.9
37.1
1.1
1.4
83.2
58.5
0.2
1.6
0.6
4,800
1,060
527
143
94
344
321
+660
16Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
3,456
668
6.3
5.2
1.0
1.0
0.2
0.1
1.9
3.8
49.4
0.6
1.3
42.4
0.8
1.0
83.0
60.7
0.1
0.9
0.7
4,206
655
667
144
40
475
410
+60
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
3,363
682
6.4
4.9
0.8
1.1
0.2
0.1
1.7
3.6
46.2
0.4
1.1
34.0
1.3
1.4
88.9
58.7
0.1
0.7
0.7
4,335
569
774
115
42
451
501
+289
18Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
3,359
594
6.2
5.7
1.0
1.3
0.3
0.1
2.1
4.3
49.2
0.5
1.4
39.6
0.9
1.0
88.3
60.0
0.2
0.8
0.6
3,664
604
786
171
56
352
330
+249
19Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
3,340
658
6.1
5.1
1.0
0.6
0.2
0.1
1.9
4.1
46.0
0.8
2.0
42.5
0.5
0.6
85.4
58.6
0.1
0.8
0.4
4,006
648
408
125
85
283
315
+480
20Tobias Harris
T. Harris
3,336
824
6.4
4.0
1.4
0.6
0.2
0.1
1.6
3.1
49.5
0.3
0.8
36.1
0.6
0.8
84.6
58.3
0.2
1.2
0.4
5,236
1,178
525
160
102
292
451
+189
21Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
3,280
803
6.0
4.1
2.4
0.7
0.2
0.2
1.7
3.5
48.9
0.3
0.8
33.5
0.4
0.5
78.1
54.8
0.5
1.9
0.4
4,826
1,905
571
169
147
353
404
-338
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
3,202
560
5.7
5.7
1.5
0.9
0.4
0.2
2.0
4.1
50.1
0.5
1.1
41.5
1.2
1.3
87.8
61.3
0.3
1.3
0.5
3,184
861
476
246
96
262
239
+698
23Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
3,201
696
6.1
4.6
1.3
1.2
0.4
0.1
1.4
3.1
46.6
0.1
0.5
31.6
1.6
1.8
85.9
59.0
0.5
0.8
0.4
4,241
888
815
260
56
277
231
+447
24Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
3,182
783
5.8
4.1
1.0
0.5
0.2
0.1
1.5
3.3
45.3
0.3
0.9
35.2
0.8
1.0
73.7
54.3
0.3
0.7
0.4
4,509
786
420
170
100
328
423
+22
25Julius Randle
J. Randle
3,153
732
6.1
4.3
2.0
0.8
0.1
0.1
1.5
3.3
47.1
0.2
0.7
33.8
1.0
1.3
77.4
56.3
0.5
1.5
0.7
4,468
1,468
614
100
54
501
549
-266

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Team Rankings

ORTG

123.0

2nd

DRTG

112.6

6th

NETRTG

10.4

2nd

3P%

39.6

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
11:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Clippers

6 - 19

113

Final

115

HOU Rockets

16 - 6

Thu 11 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
4.5
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
Tue
11/11
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
112-135
Tue
11/11
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
125-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM