nba center leaders in first quarter scoring

Nikola Jokić has put up the most points per game by a center in the first quarter this season, with 8.7 per game.

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NBA center leaders in first quarter scoring this regular season

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.7	2025-26	DEN	23	11.1	4.3	3.8	0.6	0.2	3.4	5.3	64.2	0.6	1.3	43.3	1.2	1.5	82.4	72.1	1.0	3.3	1.2	255	199	98	88	13	5	27	12	+103
2	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	6.2	2025-26	MIA	18	8.6	2.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	2.2	4.6	48.8	0.9	1.8	50.0	0.9	1.2	76.2	61.4	0.5	1.9	0.6	154	112	44	8	6	7	11	4	+44
3	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	5.7	2025-26	OKC	20	7.8	2.4	0.5	0.2	0.6	2.2	3.8	56.6	0.5	1.2	41.7	0.9	1.0	85.0	66.6	0.5	1.9	0.3	156	113	47	9	3	12	6	10	+62
4	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	5.6	2025-26	HOU	19	9.0	2.3	1.9	0.6	0.1	2.2	4.6	47.7	0.2	0.8	25.0	0.9	1.2	81.8	54.3	0.8	1.5	0.6	172	106	44	37	11	1	12	10	+38
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	5.6	2025-26	PHI	9	6.6	0.9	1.1	0.2	0.3	1.7	4.2	39.5	0.6	1.7	33.3	1.7	1.9	88.2	55.0	0.2	0.7	0.6	60	50	8	10	2	3	5	2	+34
6	Jalen Duren J. Duren	5.4	2025-26	DET	21	7.9	2.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	2.3	3.5	65.8	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.2	69.2	67.5	1.1	1.7	0.9	166	114	59	17	4	5	18	13	+32
7	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	5.3	2025-26	SAC	11	8.5	2.1	1.4	0.4	0.0	2.3	4.4	52.1	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	1.0	72.7	54.9	0.5	1.5	0.5	93	58	23	15	4	0	5	9	-73
8	Orlando Robinson O. Robinson	5.0	2025-26	ORL	1	5.9	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		83.3	1.0	1.0	0.0	6	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	+2
9	Walker Kessler W. Kessler	5.0	2025-26	UTA	5	7.2	1.8	1.0	0.6	0.2	2.0	2.2	90.9	0.8	1.0	80.0	0.2	0.6	33.3	101.5	0.2	1.6	0.8	36	25	9	5	3	1	4	2	+33
10	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	5.0	2025-26	WAS	16	8.1	2.5	1.3	0.3	0.5	2.2	4.5	48.6	0.2	0.6	30.0	0.4	0.8	53.8	51.5	0.8	1.7	0.6	129	80	40	20	4	8	9	8	-5
11	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4.9	2025-26	NYK	22	7.9	3.2	1.0	0.1	0.2	1.8	4.3	42.6	0.5	1.6	33.3	0.7	0.9	84.2	52.8	0.7	2.5	0.4	175	108	70	22	2	4	9	10	+58
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	4.8	2025-26	SAS	12	8.1	3.1	1.1	0.3	0.7	1.7	3.7	45.5	0.1	0.7	12.5	1.4	1.6	89.5	55.4	0.5	2.6	0.8	97	58	37	13	3	8	10	7	+42
13	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	4.7	2025-26	CLE	15	8.3	2.5	0.8	0.6	0.2	2.0	3.5	56.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.7	1.1	68.8	59.1	0.7	1.9	0.4	124	71	38	12	9	3	6	4	+40
14	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	4.7	2025-26	MEM	22	7.9	1.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	1.7	3.7	46.9	0.5	1.5	36.4	0.7	0.9	75.0	57.3	0.2	1.0	0.5	174	103	27	10	3	1	11	16	-84
15	Myles Turner M. Turner	4.6	2025-26	MIL	25	8.6	1.8	0.6	0.3	0.7	1.6	3.1	52.6	1.1	1.9	56.3	0.2	0.4	66.7	70.2	0.3	1.5	0.4	215	115	45	15	8	17	10	14	+19
16	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	4.5	2025-26	ATL	24	7.4	1.7	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.8	3.3	56.4	0.5	1.4	39.4	0.3	0.5	66.7	65.4	0.4	1.3	0.4	177	109	41	13	6	6	9	15	+37
17	Ivica Zubac I. Zubac	4.4	2025-26	LAC	24	8.0	3.1	0.6	0.1	0.3	2.0	3.5	58.3	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.4	88.9	60.3	1.1	2.0	0.3	193	106	75	15	2	8	7	8	+21
18	Zach Edey Z. Edey	4.3	2025-26	MEM	11	6.3	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.4	1.9	2.6	72.4	0.1	0.1	100.0	0.4	0.5	80.0	75.3	1.1	2.1	0.5	70	47	35	2	0	4	5	9	+32
19	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	4.1	2025-26	LAL	21	7.9	2.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	2.0	2.8	69.5	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.4	62.5	69.6	0.7	1.6	0.5	166	87	48	6	2	6	10	11	-21
20	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	4.1	2025-26	BKN	23	7.8	1.9	1.0	0.3	0.4	1.7	2.8	59.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.8	1.2	70.4	62.6	0.6	1.3	0.2	180	95	43	24	6	10	5	10	+14
21	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4.0	2025-26	CHI	22	7.8	2.3	0.8	0.2	0.1	1.6	3.1	52.2	0.5	1.2	40.7	0.3	0.3	100.0	62.1	0.5	1.7	0.5	173	89	50	18	4	2	10	8	-43
22	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	4.0	2025-26	ORL	23	8.3	2.3	0.7	0.1	0.3	1.5	2.6	56.7	0.5	1.0	47.8	0.6	0.8	72.2	67.7	0.7	1.6	0.4	191	92	53	15	3	7	9	12	+27
23	Neemias Queta N. Queta	3.7	2025-26	BOS	22	6.3	2.2	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.8	2.3	76.5	0.0	0.0		0.1	0.2	75.0	76.8	0.9	1.3	0.1	139	81	49	10	2	12	3	10	+48
24	Isaiah Stewart I. Stewart	3.6	2025-26	DET	21	6.4	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.5	1.4	2.7	51.8	0.6	1.2	48.0	0.2	0.4	62.5	63.0	0.5	1.4	0.3	134	75	41	7	1	10	7	22	-35
25	Mark Williams M. Williams	3.6	2025-26	PHX	20	6.9	2.5	0.6	0.4	0.2	1.5	2.6	56.9	0.0	0.0		0.7	0.9	76.5	60.7	0.9	1.6	0.3	138	71	49	11	7	3	6	13	+8