nba most points in the 1st quarter player in a game

Kevin Love has put up the most points in a first quarter, with 34 points against the Trail Blazers on November 23, 2016.

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NBA most points by a player in the 1st quarter player in a regular-season game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Love
K. Love
34
11/23/2016
CLE CLE
vs
POR POR
12
3
0
1
1
11
14
78.6
8
10
80.0
4
4
100.0
107.9
1
2
1
1
+15
2Devin Booker
D. Booker
29
1/26/2024
PHX PHX
@
IND IND
12
2
1
0
0
10
14
71.4
4
6
66.7
5
5
100.0
89.5
0
2
2
0
+9
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28
2/10/2022
DAL DAL
vs
LAC LAC
12
3
1
0
0
10
13
76.9
7
10
70.0
1
4
25.0
94.9
0
3
1
1
+8
4CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
28
1/31/2018
POR POR
vs
CHI CHI
12
4
1
0
0
11
14
78.6
4
5
80.0
2
2
100.0
94.1
1
3
1
0
+24
5James Harden
J. Harden
27
11/22/2025
LAC LAC
@
CHA CHA
12
0
1
0
0
9
12
75.0
5
7
71.4
4
6
66.7
92.2
0
0
1
1
+8
6James Harden
J. Harden
27
3/22/2019
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
12
0
1
2
0
7
10
70.0
3
4
75.0
10
12
83.3
88.4
0
0
2
1
+12
7Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
26
12/2/2023
BKN BKN
vs
ORL ORL
12
2
0
1
1
8
11
72.7
3
3
100.0
7
8
87.5
89.5
0
2
1
2
+21
8Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
26
4/8/2017
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
12
2
2
0
0
9
14
64.3
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
80.2
0
2
0
0
+14
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
25
11/12/2025
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
12
5
1
0
1
8
11
72.7
2
3
66.7
7
7
100.0
88.8
1
4
0
0
+4
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
25
1/19/2024
PHX PHX
@
NOP NOP
12
2
3
0
0
9
11
81.8
3
3
100.0
4
4
100.0
98.0
1
1
0
0
+13
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25
10/21/2021
GSW GSW
vs
LAC LAC
12
2
1
1
1
9
9
100.0
5
5
100.0
2
2
100.0
126.5
0
2
1
0
+17
12Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
25
1/26/2020
TOR TOR
@
SAS SAS
12
2
2
1
0
9
12
75.0
5
7
71.4
2
2
100.0
97.0
0
2
0
0
+16
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25
2/3/2016
GSW GSW
@
WAS WAS
0
0
1
0
9
10
90.0
7
8
87.5
0
0
125.0
0
0
3
0
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
24
11/25/2025
LAL LAL
vs
LAC LAC
12
1
3
0
1
9
14
64.3
5
8
62.5
1
2
50.0
80.6
0
1
1
1
-1
15James Harden
J. Harden
24
12/16/2024
LAC LAC
vs
UTA UTA
12
0
2
0
0
6
9
66.7
5
7
71.4
7
8
87.5
95.8
0
0
0
1
+24
16Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24
10/29/2024
MIN MIN
vs
DAL DAL
12
1
1
0
1
8
10
80.0
6
8
75.0
2
4
50.0
102.0
0
1
1
0
+8
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
24
4/1/2024
PHX PHX
@
NOP NOP
12
0
4
0
0
8
10
80.0
5
7
71.4
3
3
100.0
106.0
0
0
0
1
+18
18Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
24
1/22/2024
PHI PHI
vs
SAS SAS
12
6
2
0
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
8
8
100.0
77.3
4
2
0
1
-1
19Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
24
1/30/2023
DAL DAL
vs
DET DET
12
1
1
0
0
7
8
87.5
4
5
80.0
6
8
75.0
104.2
0
1
2
2
+3
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24
5/8/2021
GSW GSW
vs
OKC OKC
12
2
1
1
0
6
9
66.7
5
7
71.4
7
7
100.0
99.3
0
2
0
1
+12
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
24
5/5/2021
DEN DEN
vs
NYK NYK
12
6
1
1
2
8
9
88.9
0
0
8
10
80.0
89.6
2
4
1
0
+22
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
24
3/30/2019
PHX PHX
vs
MEM MEM
12
1
1
0
0
9
11
81.8
2
3
66.7
4
4
100.0
94.0
0
1
0
0
+15
23D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
24
3/13/2018
BKN BKN
vs
TOR TOR
11
2
0
0
0
7
8
87.5
7
8
87.5
3
3
100.0
128.8
1
1
1
1
+10
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24
2/26/2017
NOP NOP
@
OKC 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
25Emmanuel Mudiay
E. Mudiay
24
11/6/2016
DEN DEN
@
BOS BOS
12
4
0
1
0
9
10
90.0
3
4
75.0
3
3
100.0
106.0
2
2
2
0
+19

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.5

14th

DRTG

112.6

7th

NETRTG

3.9

12th

3P%

34.8

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Raptors Raptors
13
5
.722
2.5
3
Heat Heat
12
6
.667
3.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
4.0
5
Knicks Knicks
10
6
.625
4.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
5.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sun
11/30
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
12/3
POR POR
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

12 - 7

99

Final

110

TOR Raptors

13 - 5

Mon 24 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
17
1
.944
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
3.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
3.5
4
Rockets Rockets
11
4
.733
4.5
5
Spurs Spurs
11
5
.688
5.0
6
Suns Suns
11
7
.611
6.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
2
.882
2
Raptors Raptors
13
5
.722
2.5
3
Heat Heat
12
6
.667
3.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
4.0
5
Knicks Knicks
10
6
.625
4.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/28
IND IND
@
DAL DAL
105-107
Tue
10/28
POR POR
@
UTA UTA
136-134
Tue
10/28
NOP NOP
@
DEN DEN
88-122
Tue
10/28
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
116-115
Tue
10/28
MEM MEM
@
PHX PHX
114-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/26
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
5:00 PM
Wed
11/26
NYK NYK
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
11/26
MIL MIL
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Wed
11/26
IND IND
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Wed
11/26
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM