Joel Embiid put up the most points per game in the first quarter this season, with 11.4 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA leaders in first quarter scoring this regular season

NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Joel Embiid	11.4	2023-24	PHI	39	11.5	4.1	2.1	0.5	0.5	1.2	3.8	7.2	52.9	0.4	1.1	33.3	3.5	3.8	91.3	449	446	158	80	19	19	46	40	+103
Luka Doncic	9.8	2023-24	DAL	70	9.7	2.8	2.8	0.3	0.1	1.2	3.4	7.0	48.1	1.3	3.2	40.8	1.7	2.1	83.3	680	685	194	197	19	7	87	44	+109
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	9.4	2023-24	OKC	75	11.6	1.6	2.3	0.6	0.4	0.6	3.4	6.5	52.3	0.4	1.0	37.8	2.2	2.5	86.8	870	702	121	175	45	28	45	51	+180
Anthony Davis	8.5	2023-24	LAL	76	10.9	4.1	1.4	0.4	0.8	0.8	3.4	6.1	55.3	0.1	0.3	28.6	1.7	2.0	83.1	831	644	309	104	33	64	58	56	+27
Devin Booker	8.4	2023-24	PHX	68	10.9	1.5	2.2	0.3	0.1	0.9	3.0	6.0	50.7	0.9	2.0	44.2	1.4	1.6	89.9	739	573	105	151	19	7	59	55	+56
Nikola Jokic	7.9	2023-24	DEN	79	10.4	4.1	2.9	0.4	0.2	0.9	3.3	5.7	58.3	0.3	0.8	41.9	0.9	1.1	83.1	822	622	325	227	32	17	71	33	+296
Julius Randle	7.8	2023-24	NYK	46	10.9	3.1	1.4	0.2	0.0	1.1	3.0	6.5	45.5	0.6	1.9	32.6	1.3	1.6	78.4	501	358	142	63	11	2	51	27	+96
Donovan Mitchell	7.5	2023-24	CLE	55	9.3	1.4	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.7	2.9	5.4	53.2	1.1	2.4	45.9	0.7	0.8	88.1	509	412	78	99	28	9	36	20	+132
Jalen Brunson	7.3	2023-24	NYK	77	9.9	1.0	1.9	0.2	0.0	0.6	2.8	5.9	46.9	0.8	1.9	41.7	1.0	1.1	86.2	762	563	79	146	19	1	43	34	+73
Jaylen Brown	7.2	2023-24	BOS	70	9.5	1.6	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.6	2.9	5.7	51.6	0.7	1.9	39.1	0.6	0.8	71.2	662	506	109	81	20	11	41	48	+205
Anthony Edwards	7.2	2023-24	MIN	79	11.1	1.5	1.7	0.5	0.2	0.9	2.6	5.7	45.8	0.6	1.7	35.5	1.3	1.6	81.5	880	569	121	138	38	12	72	49	+45
Giannis Antetokounmpo	7.1	2023-24	MIL	73	8.6	3.1	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.8	2.9	4.7	61.6	0.1	0.4	28.6	1.3	1.8	68.9	625	521	227	127	21	25	58	54	+80
Kristaps Porzingis	7.0	2023-24	BOS	57	9.6	2.6	0.7	0.2	0.7	0.5	2.6	4.9	52.3	0.8	2.1	39.2	1.1	1.3	82.2	547	399	150	39	14	38	31	38	+161
Kawhi Leonard	7.0	2023-24	LAC	68	11.0	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.5	2.8	5.0	56.0	0.7	1.4	51.1	0.6	0.8	84.3	749	474	125	80	28	11	35	23	+82
Jayson Tatum	6.8	2023-24	BOS	74	9.0	2.3	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.7	2.4	4.8	49.6	0.8	2.1	37.8	1.2	1.4	83.7	665	500	173	105	19	8	53	27	+250
Desmond Bane	6.7	2023-24	MEM	42	9.3	1.1	1.8	0.3	0.1	0.7	2.6	5.4	47.4	1.0	2.6	39.4	0.6	0.6	92.3	390	283	48	77	12	4	31	43	-54
Damian Lillard	6.6	2023-24	MIL	73	11.1	1.5	2.5	0.3	0.1	0.8	2.2	5.3	40.5	0.9	2.5	38.1	1.3	1.5	90.7	810	483	107	185	24	7	56	27	+133
Kevin Durant	6.6	2023-24	PHX	75	9.9	1.5	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.8	2.5	4.9	51.2	0.4	1.2	31.2	1.2	1.4	84.8	744	494	115	113	21	20	61	30	+151
Brandon Ingram	6.5	2023-24	NOP	64	9.9	1.7	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.6	2.5	4.8	53.0	0.4	1.0	45.9	1.0	1.2	85.5	637	415	107	114	13	15	40	28	+232
Jimmy Butler	6.5	2023-24	MIA	60	9.8	1.6	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.7	2.1	3.7	55.8	0.4	0.8	53.3	1.9	2.2	88.5	589	389	93	88	25	5	42	19	+62
Jaren Jackson Jr.	6.3	2023-24	MEM	66	8.9	1.5	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.7	2.3	5.2	44.4	0.6	1.8	30.8	1.2	1.5	77.0	584	418	98	48	36	28	46	57	-95
Lauri Markkanen	6.1	2023-24	UTA	55	8.7	2.1	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.3	2.1	4.5	46.8	1.0	2.5	39.7	0.9	1.0	87.5	480	337	118	31	16	7	15	15	-55
Ja Morant	6.1	2023-24	MEM	9	8.2	1.8	2.2	0.1	0.1	0.9	2.3	4.0	58.3	0.8	1.1	70.0	0.7	1.0	66.7	74	55	16	20	1	1	8	3	+1
Kyle Kuzma	6.1	2023-24	WAS	70	9.3	1.7	1.3	0.2	0.2	0.8	2.4	5.2	47.2	0.8	2.0	37.3	0.5	0.6	76.2	648	427	120	94	12	14	53	34	-102
Karl-Anthony Towns	6.1	2023-24	MIN	62	9.3	2.4	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.9	2.3	4.2	54.8	0.7	1.5	43.8	0.8	0.9	89.1	574	377	148	58	10	8	53	64	+84