most points scored in the first quarter by a player nba

James Harden has dropped the most career points in the first quarter, with 5,948 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	5,948	805	8.0	7.4	1.8	2.8	0.5	0.2	2.3	5.1	44.6	0.9	2.3	37.9	2.0	2.3	86.5	60.7	0.2	1.6	1.2	6,475	1,466	2,224	376	124	976	479	+794
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,291	711	7.8	7.4	1.5	2.0	0.4	0.1	2.6	5.5	47.3	1.3	3.2	41.8	0.9	1.0	91.7	62.9	0.2	1.3	0.9	5,570	1,037	1,436	312	58	646	413	+822
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	5,200	670	8.3	7.8	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.7	3.1	5.9	52.7	0.1	0.4	27.4	1.5	1.9	78.2	58.0	0.8	2.5	0.7	5,549	2,198	658	291	493	450	378	+310
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	5,143	736	8.4	7.0	1.3	2.4	0.3	0.1	2.4	5.3	45.4	0.9	2.4	39.5	1.3	1.4	89.8	59.4	0.2	1.2	0.9	6,204	984	1,743	209	69	635	330	+667
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5,072	799	6.8	6.3	2.8	1.4	0.3	0.3	2.5	4.5	55.2	0.2	0.6	28.5	1.2	1.7	69.2	60.1	0.5	2.3	0.8	5,426	2,234	1,154	247	255	616	563	+994
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	4,946	686	9.6	7.2	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.7	47.8	0.7	1.8	37.2	1.1	1.3	86.2	57.7	0.2	1.1	0.9	6,567	875	1,141	175	45	626	458	-31
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	4,944	767	8.7	6.4	3.5	2.5	0.4	0.2	2.6	4.4	59.2	0.3	0.8	40.4	0.9	1.0	83.6	65.8	0.8	2.6	0.9	6,662	2,648	1,890	307	164	680	458	+1436
8	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	4,750	833	8.1	5.7	1.2	1.6	0.3	0.1	2.1	4.5	48.0	0.2	0.5	30.9	1.2	1.5	84.5	55.6	0.2	1.1	0.6	6,730	1,010	1,307	244	76	509	366	-336
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,668	603	8.8	7.7	1.9	1.7	0.3	0.3	2.9	5.3	54.6	0.6	1.4	40.1	1.4	1.6	88.8	64.7	0.1	1.8	0.9	5,294	1,174	999	152	210	563	265	+896
10	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,532	814	7.4	5.6	3.2	1.0	0.3	0.2	2.5	4.8	51.8	0.3	0.9	38.5	0.3	0.4	78.6	56.5	0.7	2.5	0.5	6,057	2,569	817	219	150	374	323	-464
11	Tobias Harris T. Harris	4,428	831	7.5	5.3	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	2.1	4.3	48.6	0.5	1.4	39.8	0.6	0.7	87.4	57.6	0.3	1.6	0.4	6,253	1,533	647	202	147	315	413	+613
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4,421	826	6.8	5.4	2.1	2.5	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.5	45.2	0.3	0.9	34.4	1.0	1.3	74.0	52.8	0.3	1.7	1.1	5,630	1,720	2,057	341	62	910	428	+65
13	LeBron James L. James	4,387	731	7.1	6.0	1.9	2.2	0.3	0.1	2.4	4.5	53.1	0.4	1.1	38.0	0.8	1.1	70.8	60.0	0.2	1.7	1.0	5,206	1,409	1,582	242	84	715	203	+303
14	Julius Randle J. Randle	4,370	735	8.5	5.9	2.6	1.2	0.2	0.1	2.3	4.8	46.6	0.5	1.4	35.6	0.9	1.2	77.0	55.3	0.4	2.2	0.8	6,217	1,946	866	138	64	561	477	+43
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	4,356	791	7.6	5.5	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.7	45.6	0.5	1.2	37.1	0.8	1.1	72.9	53.5	0.4	0.9	0.5	5,972	993	555	228	163	422	401	+226
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,240	671	8.1	6.3	3.1	0.9	0.2	0.3	2.5	4.7	52.9	0.5	1.2	42.4	0.9	1.1	83.9	61.7	0.7	2.4	0.7	5,417	2,058	635	163	216	465	599	+655
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	4,222	471	10.0	9.0	2.7	2.5	0.3	0.1	3.1	6.5	46.8	1.0	2.8	37.0	1.8	2.4	76.4	59.1	0.3	2.4	1.2	4,715	1,272	1,197	163	61	556	295	+514
18	Paul George P. George	4,110	633	8.2	6.5	1.8	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.3	5.2	45.4	0.9	2.1	41.2	0.9	1.1	86.9	57.6	0.2	1.6	0.8	5,167	1,139	757	352	70	513	429	+666
19	CJ McCollum	4,048	759	7.3	5.3	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	2.1	4.5	46.5	0.8	1.8	41.7	0.4	0.5	79.6	56.9	0.1	0.8	0.4	5,527	699	789	179	88	307	310	+257
20	Bradley Beal B. Beal	3,970	677	7.9	5.9	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.6	49.4	0.6	1.5	40.5	0.7	0.9	81.8	58.7	0.2	0.8	0.6	5,382	694	892	222	57	417	315	-83
21	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3,871	704	7.9	5.5	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.1	1.9	3.8	50.2	0.2	0.6	35.2	1.4	1.7	85.5	60.3	0.5	1.2	0.5	5,567	1,201	1,144	361	72	337	201	+1008
22	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	3,712	598	7.5	6.2	1.2	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.4	4.9	49.8	0.7	1.6	42.6	0.7	0.8	89.3	59.7	0.2	1.0	0.6	4,510	696	988	209	77	359	313	+635
23	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3,684	463	9.1	8.0	3.3	1.1	0.3	0.4	2.7	5.4	49.8	0.3	1.0	35.2	2.2	2.7	82.5	60.4	0.7	2.7	0.9	4,208	1,530	530	126	168	404	335	+1029
24	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3,645	664	6.0	5.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	2.1	4.6	45.9	0.9	2.3	39.9	0.4	0.4	89.1	57.4	0.1	0.8	0.4	4,016	617	394	154	95	284	290	+219
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	3,623	490	10.5	7.4	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.4	50.7	0.4	1.1	35.1	1.6	1.8	84.8	59.7	0.2	1.1	0.7	5,163	659	821	216	136	339	320	+188

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.3

Durant

RPG

9.2

Sengun

APG

6.9

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.4

3rd

DRTG

113.5

9th

NETRTG

8.9

3rd

3P%

40.3

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	7.0
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.5
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.5
8	Warriors	15	15	.500	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	HOU	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	IND	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 1/1	HOU	@	BKN	6:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

17 - 9

124

Final

125

Kings

7 - 22

Sun 21 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.0

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.9

Curry

4.1

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.1

Jokić

71.0

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.6

122.4

121.2

120.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.5

110.3

112.3

112.6

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.8

9.1

8.9

7.9

6.7

6.3

Tank Leaderboard

5-22

6-23

7-22

7-21

8-22

8-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,757

Jokić

1,487.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,869

Jokić

1,492.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,450.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.60

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.60

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

20-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-11

17-12

17-11

Worst Record ATS

8-22

9-19

10-19

10-17

11-18

12-18

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	6.0
5	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.5
6	Magic	16	13	.552	7.0
7	Cavaliers	16	14	.533	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	8.0
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.5
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	12.0
12	Hornets	9	20	.310	14.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	14.0
14	Pacers	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	3	.897
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.5
3	Nuggets	21	7	.750	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	7.0
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.5
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.5
8	Warriors	15	15	.500	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	16	.448	13.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	17	.414	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	19	.367	15.5
12	Jazz	10	18	.357	15.5
13	Pelicans	8	22	.267	18.5
14	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.5
15	Kings	7	22	.241	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 11/20	NOP	@	DAL	115-118
Thu 11/20	MIN	@	PHX	113-114
Thu 11/20	DEN	@	HOU	112-109
Thu 11/20	POR	@	GSW	127-123
Thu 11/20	OKC	@	UTA	144-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	BKN	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	MIL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	CHI	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM

James Harden has dropped the most career points in the first quarter, with 5,948 points.

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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1,487.4

1,371.3

1,869

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36.9

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