most points scored single first quarter nba

James Harden has scored the most career points in the first quarter, with 6,306 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	6,306	861	8.2	7.3	1.8	2.7	0.5	0.1	2.2	5.0	44.4	0.9	2.3	37.7	2.0	2.3	86.6	60.7	0.2	1.6	1.2	7,025	1,556	2,350	396	128	1,023	499	+873
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,466	743	7.8	7.4	1.4	2.0	0.4	0.1	2.6	5.4	47.2	1.3	3.2	41.6	0.9	1.0	91.8	62.7	0.2	1.2	0.9	5,828	1,062	1,482	320	59	669	424	+797
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	5,308	686	8.3	7.7	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.7	3.1	5.8	52.6	0.1	0.4	27.6	1.5	1.9	78.1	58.0	0.8	2.5	0.7	5,704	2,239	667	295	502	465	385	+292
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5,307	814	8.9	6.5	3.5	2.5	0.4	0.2	2.7	4.5	58.7	0.3	0.8	39.3	0.9	1.1	84.0	65.2	0.8	2.7	0.9	7,220	2,854	2,059	325	176	733	478	+1491
5	Devin Booker D. Booker	5,283	735	9.6	7.2	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.7	47.7	0.7	1.8	36.8	1.1	1.3	86.2	57.6	0.2	1.1	0.9	7,058	920	1,230	187	46	663	482	+22
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5,280	829	6.8	6.4	2.8	1.4	0.3	0.3	2.5	4.5	55.6	0.2	0.6	28.6	1.2	1.7	69.3	60.4	0.5	2.3	0.8	5,656	2,316	1,194	259	257	636	565	+989
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	5,196	747	8.4	7.0	1.3	2.3	0.3	0.1	2.4	5.2	45.3	0.9	2.4	39.4	1.3	1.4	89.8	59.4	0.2	1.2	0.9	6,290	990	1,755	210	69	642	331	+676
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,146	669	9.0	7.7	1.9	1.6	0.2	0.3	2.9	5.3	54.4	0.6	1.4	39.8	1.4	1.6	88.5	64.4	0.1	1.8	0.9	5,991	1,292	1,092	166	232	606	284	+978
9	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	4,989	890	8.1	5.6	1.2	1.5	0.3	0.1	2.1	4.4	48.0	0.2	0.5	30.8	1.2	1.5	84.3	55.7	0.2	1.0	0.6	7,169	1,051	1,364	257	81	529	385	-416
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	4,876	525	10.1	9.3	2.7	2.6	0.4	0.1	3.2	6.7	47.2	1.1	2.9	37.9	1.9	2.4	76.8	59.8	0.3	2.4	1.2	5,317	1,406	1,356	195	70	628	322	+631
11	LeBron James L. James	4,680	790	7.2	5.9	1.9	2.1	0.3	0.1	2.4	4.4	53.1	0.4	1.1	38.2	0.8	1.1	70.7	60.1	0.2	1.7	1.0	5,694	1,495	1,682	262	92	762	214	+292
12	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,669	859	7.4	5.4	3.1	1.0	0.3	0.2	2.4	4.6	51.7	0.3	0.9	38.3	0.3	0.4	79.0	56.5	0.7	2.4	0.4	6,342	2,665	855	223	157	384	341	-528
13	Julius Randle J. Randle	4,666	796	8.5	5.9	2.6	1.2	0.2	0.1	2.2	4.8	46.1	0.5	1.4	35.4	0.9	1.2	77.4	55.0	0.4	2.2	0.8	6,776	2,058	952	152	70	604	502	+106
14	Tobias Harris T. Harris	4,604	875	7.6	5.3	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	2.1	4.3	48.5	0.5	1.4	39.5	0.6	0.7	87.6	57.5	0.3	1.6	0.4	6,614	1,612	682	215	152	325	433	+699
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	4,590	845	7.6	5.4	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.6	45.7	0.5	1.3	38.0	0.8	1.1	73.4	53.9	0.4	0.9	0.5	6,409	1,069	593	249	174	442	431	+246
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4,552	861	6.8	5.3	2.0	2.5	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.5	45.0	0.3	1.0	33.8	1.0	1.3	73.7	52.6	0.3	1.7	1.1	5,897	1,756	2,113	350	64	946	440	+4
17	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,470	731	8.0	6.1	3.0	0.9	0.2	0.3	2.4	4.5	52.9	0.5	1.2	42.0	0.9	1.0	84.1	61.9	0.7	2.4	0.7	5,840	2,212	688	174	225	501	632	+647
18	CJ McCollum	4,320	820	7.3	5.3	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	2.0	4.4	46.5	0.7	1.8	41.4	0.4	0.6	79.4	56.8	0.2	0.8	0.4	5,960	748	852	190	92	332	329	+305
19	Paul George P. George	4,293	669	8.1	6.4	1.8	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.3	5.1	45.6	0.9	2.1	41.2	0.9	1.1	87.0	57.8	0.2	1.5	0.8	5,450	1,184	792	371	72	532	451	+671
20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	4,020	542	10.5	7.4	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.4	50.9	0.4	1.1	34.6	1.6	1.8	84.8	59.8	0.2	1.1	0.7	5,716	728	934	238	150	381	341	+416
21	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3,979	500	9.1	8.0	3.3	1.1	0.3	0.4	2.7	5.4	49.8	0.3	1.0	35.0	2.2	2.7	83.2	60.4	0.7	2.6	0.9	4,549	1,627	572	129	175	431	352	+1057
22	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	-85
23	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3,941	716	7.9	5.5	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.1	1.9	3.8	50.3	0.2	0.6	35.1	1.4	1.7	85.5	60.4	0.5	1.2	0.5	5,665	1,219	1,164	367	72	343	204	+1036
24	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	3,926	680	8.5	5.8	1.5	0.9	0.3	0.1	2.2	4.5	48.4	0.6	1.6	38.7	0.8	1.0	75.4	57.9	0.3	1.3	0.6	5,782	1,030	616	207	71	412	430	+1025
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	3,911	621	9.1	6.3	1.1	1.3	0.4	0.1	2.3	5.0	46.1	0.9	2.2	39.3	0.8	1.0	85.1	58.0	0.1	1.0	0.7	5,660	681	835	275	56	431	330	+914

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.1

Şengün

RPG

9.4

Şengün

APG

7.9

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

5th

DRTG

110.1

8th

NETRTG

9.2

4th

3P%

37.4

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	UTA	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	HOU	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 11/18	HOU	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 11/20	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game

Warriors

8 - 4

108

Final

115

Rockets

9 - 3

Wed 11 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.5

Mitchell

8.3

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.6

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

11.2

11.0

9.2

8.2

8.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

7-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Raptors	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	8	.333	6.0
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DET	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DAL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 11/12	CHA	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM

James Harden has scored the most career points in the first quarter, with 6,306 points.

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21.1

9.4

7.9

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

38.6

30.3

29.7

13.5

13.3

12.6

9.0

8.5

8.3

3.0

2.3

2.3

4.4

2.4

2.2

5.5

4.3

4.2

73.4

71.9

71.3

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

759

685.6

583.3

734.5

723.3

610.3

40.1

36.5

35.9

37.4

36.8

36.4

2.11

1.74

1.62

2.04

1.83

1.70

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NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

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Schedule