most points scored in the first quarter for a center in a game

Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokić and Anthony Davis are tied for the most points by a center in a first quarter, with 24 points.

Interpreted as:

most points scored in the first quarter for a center in a regular-season game

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	24	1/22/2024	PHI	vs	SAS	12	6	2	0	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	77.3	4	2	0	1	-1
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	24	5/5/2021	DEN	vs	NYK	12	6	1	1	2	8	9	88.9	0	0		8	10	80.0	89.6	2	4	1	0	+22
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	24	2/26/2017	NOP	@	OKC	12	2	3	0	0	9	12	75.0	1	1	100.0	5	5	100.0	84.5	1	1	0	1	+3
4	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	23	12/7/2024	CLE	@	CHA	9	2	1	0	1	9	10	90.0	5	5	100.0	0	0		115.0	0	2	1	1	+18
5	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23	2/28/2019	MIN	@	IND	12	7	2	0	0	8	14	57.1	2	3	66.7	5	8	62.5	65.6	2	5	1	0	+9
6	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22	1/22/2024	MIN	vs	CHA	9	2	1	0	0	8	10	80.0	4	4	100.0	2	4	50.0	93.5	1	1	2	0	+7
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	22	1/31/2021	DEN	vs	UTA	11	3	2	1	1	9	11	81.8	3	3	100.0	1	2	50.0	92.6	1	2	1	0	+13
8	Kevin Love K. Love	22	11/28/2017	CLE	vs	MIA	11	4	1	1	0	6	9	66.7	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	87.9	1	3	0	0	+16
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22	11/30/2016	MIN	vs	NYK	12	7	0	1	0	8	8	100.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	95.5	2	5	0	0	+3
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	21	4/6/2025	DEN	vs	IND	12	4	3	1	0	9	15	60.0	2	6	33.3	1	2	50.0	66.1	1	3	1	0	+9
11	Anthony Davis A. Davis	21	11/23/2016	NOP	vs	MIN	12	3	2	1	1	8	10	80.0	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	86.1	1	2	2	1	+5
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	20	3/15/2025	DEN	vs	WAS	12	2	2	0	0	9	12	75.0	1	4	25.0	1	1	100.0	80.4	0	2	0	1	+16
13	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	20	12/9/2022	PHI	vs	LAL	12	3	0	0	0	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	101.2	1	2	1	2	+11
14	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	20	1/19/2022	PHI	vs	ORL	11	5	0	0	1	8	10	80.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	85.0	0	5	1	1	+2
15	Serge Ibaka S. Ibaka	20	11/4/2018	TOR	@	LAL	10	5	0	1	0	8	8	100.0	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	107.3	1	4	1	0	+30
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	20	1/9/2017	MIN	vs	DAL	12	3	2	1	0	8	9	88.9	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	101.2	0	3	0	0	+14
17	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	20	1/10/2015	CHI	vs	MIL		6	1	0	0	7	10	70.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	79.1	1	5	1	2
18	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	19	12/31/2024	MEM	@	PHX	12	3	1	1	0	7	9	77.8	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	84.8	0	3	2	2	+10
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	19	11/27/2024	DEN	@	UTA	12	5	2	0	0	8	10	80.0	1	1	100.0	2	3	66.7	83.9	2	3	1	0	-1
20	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	19	12/13/2023	PHI	@	DET	12	8	1	1	0	5	8	62.5	0	0		9	9	100.0	79.4	3	5	0	0	+13
21	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	19	11/12/2023	PHI	vs	IND	12	5	2	0	0	6	8	75.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	82.5	3	2	0	1	+11
22	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	19	11/11/2021	MIA	@	LAC	9	3	0	0	0	8	9	88.9	0	0		3	3	100.0	92.1	1	2	1	1	+9
23	Aron Baynes A. Baynes	19	3/6/2020	PHX	vs	POR	11	7	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	5	5	100.0	2	2	100.0	120.6	1	6	0	1	+15
24	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	19	1/25/2020	MIN	vs	OKC	9	1	0	0	0	7	9	77.8	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	96.2	0	1	2	0	+1
25	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	19	3/24/2019	SAS	@	BOS	12	3	2	0	0	9	15	60.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	61.5	1	2	0	1	+7