nba scoring leaders in 1st 3 minutes of the game scoring

Luka Dončić has the most points per game with 1.0+ minute per game this season, with 36.2 per game.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Data note: Minutes Per Game: player game data complete from 1982-83
NAMEPPGMPGSEASONTMGPRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
36.2
35.9
2026-27
LAL LAL
5
6.8
7.6
1.2
0.8
11.2
23.6
47.5
5.4
13.8
39.1
8.4
9.6
87.5
65.1
0.4
6.4
5.2
179
181
34
38
6
4
26
12
+60
2Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
33.3
33.7
2026-27
MIN MIN
4
4.8
3.5
2.0
0.8
12.5
26.0
48.1
4.5
11.3
40.0
3.8
5.0
75.0
59.0
0.5
4.3
3.5
135
133
19
14
8
3
14
8
+64
3Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
29.6
37.6
2026-27
PHI PHI
7
4.1
4.4
1.7
0.7
10.3
21.1
48.6
2.7
7.7
35.2
6.3
7.6
83.0
60.4
0.4
3.7
2.3
263
207
29
31
12
5
16
18
+53
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
29.2
28.0
2026-27
GSW GSW
5
3.8
4.0
1.4
0.2
8.4
17.6
47.7
4.4
10.0
44.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
69.1
0.4
3.4
1.8
140
146
19
20
7
1
9
7
+10
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
28.2
31.4
2026-27
MIA MIA
6
12.3
5.5
0.8
0.7
11.3
19.3
58.6
0.7
2.3
28.6
4.8
8.0
60.4
61.6
4.3
8.0
2.8
189
169
74
33
5
4
17
19
-30
6Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
28.0
32.4
2026-27
SAS SAS
6
10.7
3.0
1.3
4.2
10.7
22.0
48.5
1.8
6.2
29.7
4.8
6.5
74.4
56.3
2.5
8.2
1.8
194
168
64
18
8
25
11
13
+80
7Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
27.6
35.8
2026-27
BOS BOS
5
6.4
7.8
0.8
0.2
9.2
21.2
43.4
1.8
7.2
25.0
7.4
8.8
84.1
55.0
0.6
5.8
2.4
179
138
32
39
4
1
12
17
+24
8Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
26.8
32.3
2026-27
DAL DAL
5
6.0
6.6
2.6
1.2
9.8
17.6
55.7
1.4
5.2
26.9
5.8
6.8
85.3
65.1
0.2
5.8
3.0
161
134
30
33
13
6
15
12
+52
9Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
26.3
36.5
2026-27
SAC SAC
6
3.7
6.3
0.5
0.2
9.5
24.0
39.6
3.2
9.8
32.2
4.2
4.8
86.2
50.4
0.3
3.3
3.3
219
158
22
38
3
1
20
18
-62
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
26.0
32.7
2026-27
OKC OKC
6
4.5
3.3
1.2
1.2
10.0
21.5
46.5
2.0
6.7
30.0
4.0
4.7
85.7
55.2
0.8
3.7
1.8
196
156
27
20
7
7
11
13
+26
11Jamal Murray
J. Murray
25.8
38.2
2026-27
DEN DEN
5
5.6
5.6
1.2
0.8
8.2
17.2
47.7
4.6
8.6
53.5
4.8
6.4
75.0
64.4
0.8
4.8
3.0
191
129
28
28
6
4
15
9
+18
12Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
25.8
29.9
2026-27
MEM MEM
5
3.2
5.8
1.0
0.2
8.6
18.2
47.3
2.2
6.4
34.4
6.4
7.2
88.9
60.4
1.0
2.2
2.0
149
129
16
29
5
1
10
11
+63
13Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
25.5
35.1
2026-27
NYK NYK
6
2.8
5.2
1.0
0.5
8.5
21.5
39.5
2.2
6.7
32.5
6.3
8.3
76.0
50.7
0.5
2.3
2.2
211
153
17
31
6
3
13
9
+4
14Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
24.5
33.8
2026-27
ORL ORL
2
6.5
7.5
1.0
0.0
8.0
11.5
69.6
1.5
3.0
50.0
7.0
10.0
70.0
77.0
0.5
6.0
4.0
68
49
13
15
2
0
8
5
-20
15Brandon Miller
B. Miller
24.4
34.0
2026-27
CHA CHA
7
6.1
2.3
1.4
1.0
8.7
23.1
37.7
3.3
11.4
28.7
3.7
4.4
83.9
48.7
1.6
4.6
2.7
238
171
43
16
10
7
19
18
-18
16Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
24.0
32.2
2026-27
TOR TOR
5
6.8
4.4
2.2
1.0
10.0
21.6
46.3
0.6
3.6
16.7
3.4
3.6
94.4
51.8
2.2
4.6
3.6
161
120
34
22
11
5
18
15
+30
17Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
23.8
35.6
2026-27
LAL LAL
6
3.5
5.3
1.2
0.7
7.7
14.0
54.8
2.3
5.5
42.4
6.2
7.0
88.1
69.8
0.8
2.7
4.8
213
143
21
32
7
4
29
21
+47
18Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
23.5
34.0
2026-27
SAC SAC
6
2.8
3.2
1.2
0.3
7.8
15.8
49.5
2.5
7.5
33.3
5.3
6.5
82.1
62.9
0.5
2.3
3.0
204
141
17
19
7
2
18
11
-107
19Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
23.0
31.3
2026-27
POR POR
5
7.0
5.6
1.0
0.2
7.4
15.0
49.3
1.8
4.8
37.5
6.4
9.6
66.7
59.8
1.4
5.6
2.2
157
115
35
28
5
1
11
11
+68
20Alperen Şengün
A. Şengün
22.8
33.7
2026-27
HOU HOU
5
9.0
7.4
1.4
0.6
8.4
15.8
53.2
1.2
2.2
54.5
4.8
6.4
75.0
61.2
3.0
6.0
3.6
169
114
45
37
7
3
18
16
+90
21Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
22.7
32.9
2026-27
CLE CLE
6
5.3
4.5
1.3
0.5
7.7
15.7
48.9
2.3
6.2
37.8
5.0
5.7
88.2
62.4
0.5
4.8
3.2
198
136
32
27
8
3
19
18
+29
22Anthony Davis
A. Davis
22.3
33.4
2026-27
WAS WAS
6
9.2
2.2
1.2
1.0
8.2
18.3
44.5
1.0
3.0
33.3
5.0
6.2
81.1
53.1
1.5
7.7
1.8
200
134
55
13
7
6
11
12
-2
23Devin Booker
D. Booker
22.3
34.7
2026-27
PHX PHX
4
3.8
5.3
0.8
0.5
8.0
16.0
50.0
1.3
4.0
31.3
5.0
5.5
90.9
60.4
0.8
3.0
2.5
139
89
15
21
3
2
10
11
-67
24Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
22.2
31.6
2026-27
IND IND
6
7.8
3.8
0.8
0.0
8.7
17.0
51.0
1.3
4.3
30.8
3.5
5.7
61.8
56.9
1.5
6.3
3.0
190
133
47
23
5
0
18
17
-19
25Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.2
33.5
2026-27
DET DET
6
5.5
7.2
1.0
1.3
7.5
16.7
45.0
2.2
6.5
33.3
5.0
6.5
76.9
56.8
0.5
5.0
4.0
201
133
33
43
6
8
24
14
+23
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More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

36.2

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

9.0

Kessler

Walker Kessler

APG

7.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.7

4th

DRTG

114.4

19th

NETRTG

5.2

9th

3P%

37.3

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Rockets Rockets
6
1
.857
0.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
1
.800
1.5
4
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Thunder Thunder
4
2
.667
2.0
6
Spurs Spurs
4
2
.667
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/1
TOR TOR
@
LAL LAL
9:00 PM
Mon
11/2
MIA MIA
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
11/4
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
11/6
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sun
11/8
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
6:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

4 - 2

95

Final

112

GSW Warriors

3 - 3

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

Luka Dončić

29.6

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

29.2

Curry

Stephen Curry
RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.5

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

10.2

Young

Trae Young

9.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

Davion Mitchell
SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

Zion Williamson

3.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

Collin Gillespie
BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

Walker Kessler

2.5

Turner

Myles Turner
3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.6

Murray

Jamal Murray

4.4

Curry

Stephen Curry
TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

Toumani Camara

81.1

Stewart

Isaiah Stewart

77.0

Banchero

Paolo Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Rockets

122.6

Grizzlies

120.5

Trail Blazers

119.9

Lakers

119.7

Celtics

118.9

Warriors

117.7
DRtg Rankings
Pistons

103.8

Raptors

104.9

76ers

105.4

Grizzlies

105.4

Timberwolves

105.9

Trail Blazers

108.5
NetRtg Rankings
Grizzlies

15.1

Rockets

12.6

Trail Blazers

11.3

Timberwolves

11.0

Raptors

10.5

Celtics

9.1
Tank Leaderboard
Nets

0-5

Kings

0-6

Jazz

1-5

Bucks

1-5

Bulls

1-5

Clippers

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

359.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

317.3

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

347

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

325.3

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

34.5

Miller

Brandon Miller

34.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

Jamal Murray

37.6

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

Cooper Flagg
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

1.69

Dončić

Luka Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Grizzlies

6-0

Timberwolves

6-1

Rockets

6-1

Pistons

5-1

Pelicans

4-2

Mavericks

4-2
Worst Record ATS
Suns

0-4

Jazz

1-5

Kings

1-5

Knicks

1-5

Heat

2-4

Cavaliers

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
6
1
.857
2
Pistons Pistons
5
1
.833
0.5
3
Celtics Celtics
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
2
.667
1.5
5
Raptors Raptors
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Wizards Wizards
3
3
.500
2.5
7
Hawks Hawks
3
4
.429
3.0
8
Hornets Hornets
3
4
.429
3.0
9
Magic Magic
2
3
.400
3.0
10
Heat Heat
2
4
.333
3.5
11
Pacers Pacers
2
4
.333
3.5
12
Knicks Knicks
2
4
.333
3.5
13
Bulls Bulls
1
5
.167
4.5
14
Bucks Bucks
1
5
.167
4.5
15
Nets Nets
0
5
.000
5.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Grizzlies Grizzlies
6
0
1.000
2
Rockets Rockets
6
1
.857
0.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
1
.800
1.5
4
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Thunder Thunder
4
2
.667
2.0
6
Spurs Spurs
4
2
.667
2.0
7
Mavericks Mavericks
4
2
.667
2.0
8
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
2.5
9
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
2.5
10
Warriors Warriors
3
3
.500
3.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans
2
4
.333
4.0
12
Suns Suns
1
3
.250
4.0
13
Clippers Clippers
1
4
.200
4.5
14
Jazz Jazz
1
5
.167
5.0
15
Kings Kings
0
6
.000
6.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/1
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
5:00 PM
Sun
11/1
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Sun
11/1
TOR TOR
@
LAL LAL
9:00 PM
Mon
11/2
OKC OKC
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Mon
11/2
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
7:30 PM