most points scored in the first quarter of a game by a single player all-time

James Harden has posted the most career points in the first quarter, with 5,941 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	5,941	804	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	6,463	1,466	2,221	376	124	975	479	+781
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,277	708	7.8	7.5	1.5	2.0	0.4	0.1	2.6	5.5	47.4	1.3	3.2	41.9	0.9	1.0	91.6	62.9	0.2	1.3	0.9	5,545	1,035	1,432	311	58	643	413	+827
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	5,186	667	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	58.1	0.8	2.5	0.7	5,526	2,186	656	291	492	448	377	+316
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	4,935	684	9.6	7.2	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.7	47.9	0.7	1.8	37.2	1.1	1.3	86.1	57.8	0.2	1.1	0.9	6,549	874	1,136	173	44	625	456	-36
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	4,923	764	8.7	6.4	3.4	2.5	0.4	0.2	2.6	4.4	59.2	0.3	0.8	40.6	0.9	1.0	83.7	65.8	0.8	2.6	0.9	6,629	2,634	1,877	306	162	675	454	+1418
8	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	4,738	830	8.1	5.7	1.2	1.6	0.3	0.1	2.2	4.5	48.0	0.2	0.5	31.1	1.2	1.5	84.5	55.6	0.2	1.1	0.6	6,705	1,006	1,302	242	76	509	366	-327
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,644	600	8.8	7.7	2.0	1.7	0.3	0.3	2.9	5.3	54.6	0.6	1.4	39.8	1.4	1.6	88.9	64.7	0.1	1.8	0.9	5,266	1,171	996	152	208	560	265	+885
10	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,525	812	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	6,045	2,565	814	217	150	374	323	-460
11	Tobias Harris T. Harris	4,422	828	7.5	5.3	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	2.1	4.3	48.6	0.5	1.4	39.9	0.6	0.7	87.4	57.7	0.3	1.6	0.4	6,230	1,530	644	201	146	315	412	+617
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4,409	823	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	5,608	1,716	2,051	341	62	909	428	+79
13	LeBron James L. James	4,375	729	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	70.9	60.0	0.2	1.7	1.0	5,188	1,408	1,581	242	84	715	203	+319
14	Julius Randle J. Randle	4,357	733	8.5	5.9	2.6	1.2	0.2	0.1	2.3	4.8	46.7	0.5	1.4	35.7	0.9	1.2	77.0	55.4	0.4	2.2	0.8	6,198	1,938	865	138	64	561	476	+60
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	4,350	789	7.5	5.5	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.7	45.7	0.5	1.2	37.0	0.8	1.1	72.9	53.6	0.3	0.9	0.5	5,954	989	551	228	162	422	401	+208
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,237	669	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	84.0	61.8	0.7	2.4	0.7	5,402	2,054	635	163	216	462	598	+666
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	4,203	469	10.0	9.0	2.7	2.5	0.3	0.1	3.1	6.5	46.9	1.0	2.8	37.2	1.8	2.4	76.4	59.3	0.3	2.4	1.2	4,691	1,268	1,192	160	61	554	294	+536
18	Paul George P. George	4,110	632	8.2	6.5	1.8	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.3	5.2	45.4	0.9	2.1	41.3	0.9	1.1	86.9	57.7	0.2	1.6	0.8	5,157	1,138	756	352	70	512	428	+662
19	CJ McCollum	4,041	756	7.3	5.3	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	2.1	4.5	46.6	0.8	1.8	41.7	0.4	0.5	79.6	56.9	0.1	0.8	0.4	5,498	695	785	177	88	306	310	+266
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	3,843	701	7.9	5.5	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.1	1.9	3.8	50.1	0.2	0.7	35.2	1.4	1.7	85.4	60.2	0.5	1.2	0.5	5,539	1,197	1,141	360	71	337	201	+1025
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	3,631	661	6.0	5.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	2.1	4.6	45.9	0.9	2.2	39.9	0.4	0.4	89.7	57.4	0.1	0.8	0.4	3,998	613	391	153	95	282	289	+217
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	3,599	487	10.5	7.4	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.4	50.8	0.4	1.1	35.0	1.6	1.8	84.9	59.8	0.2	1.1	0.7	5,127	647	812	215	135	337	319	+181

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.8

Durant

RPG

9.4

Sengun

APG

7.1

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.9

3rd

DRTG

113.1

5th

NETRTG

9.8

2nd

3P%

39.9

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	7.5
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	HOU	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Sun 12/21	HOU	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 12/23	HOU	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

16 - 7

125

Final

128

Nuggets

19 - 6

Mon 15 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-18

8-16

10-17

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
9	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	7.0
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	10.0
11	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	7.5
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123
Sat 11/15	BKN	@	WAS	129-106
Sat 11/15	GSW	@	NOP	124-106

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 12/18	LAC	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	WAS	@	SAS	8:00 PM

James Harden has posted the most career points in the first quarter, with 5,941 points.

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