player that scored most points in a third quarter in playoff

Donovan Mitchell dropped the most points in a third quarter, with 21 points in Game 4 of the 2026 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pistons on May 11.

	NAME	PTS	QUARTER	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	21	3Q	5/11/2026	CLE	vs	DET	8	0	0	1	0	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	101.7	0	0	0	1	+20
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	3Q	4/20/2026	DEN	vs	MIN	12	7	0	0	0	4	7	57.1	1	3	33.3	7	7	100.0	79.4	0	7	2	1	+3
3	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	16	3Q	4/19/2026	BOS	vs	PHI	12	0	1	1	0	7	9	77.8	2	2	100.0	0	0		88.9	0	0	0	0	+6
4	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	15	3Q	5/17/2026	CLE	@	DET	9	1	1	1	1	6	8	75.0	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	76.8	1	0	0	3	+9
5	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	14	3Q	6/13/2026	NYK	@	SAS	12	1	2	1	0	4	9	44.4	1	3	33.3	5	5	100.0	62.5	0	1	0	0	-2
6	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	14	3Q	5/3/2026	CLE	vs	TOR	12	10	1	1	1	5	7	71.4	0	0		4	8	50.0	66.5	5	5	0	1	+19
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	3Q	4/30/2026	DEN	@	MIN	12	3	3	0	1	5	7	71.4	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	79.9	0	3	0	2	-1
8	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	14	3Q	4/26/2026	BOS	@	PHI	7	0	0	0	0	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	101.7	0	0	0	0	-2
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	14	3Q	4/20/2026	NYK	vs	ATL	10	6	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	2	3	66.7	0	0		100.0	3	3	2	2	+5
10	Paul Reed P. Reed	13	3Q	5/11/2026	DET	@	CLE	10	2	1	0	0	6	6	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	2	0.0	94.5	1	1	0	1	-7
11	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	13	3Q	5/2/2026	BOS	vs	PHI	10	2	1	0	1	4	8	50.0	2	4	50.0	3	3	100.0	69.7	0	2	0	0	-1
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13	3Q	4/26/2026	BOS	@	PHI	11	1	5	0	0	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	88.8	0	1	2	1	+2
13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13	3Q	4/25/2026	OKC	@	PHX	12	3	1	0	0	5	8	62.5	0	2	0.0	3	4	75.0	66.6	1	2	2	1	-1
14	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	13	3Q	4/23/2026	TOR	vs	CLE	9	2	2	0	0	4	7	57.1	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	67.4	0	2	0	0	+1
15	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	13	3Q	4/21/2026	BOS	vs	PHI	12	0	0	1	0	4	8	50.0	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	73.2	0	0	1	1	+1
16	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	12	3Q	6/5/2026	SAS	vs	NYK	10	2	1	1	0	5	8	62.5	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	67.6	2	0	1	1	-2
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12	3Q	5/30/2026	OKC	vs	SAS	12	0	1	1	0	2	6	33.3	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	66.1	0	0	1	0	0
18	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	12	3Q	5/23/2026	NYK	@	CLE	12	1	2	0	0	4	7	57.1	0	0		4	4	100.0	68.5	0	1	1	0	+3
19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12	3Q	5/22/2026	OKC	@	SAS	11	2	4	0	0	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	74.3	0	2	2	1	+7
20	Josh Hart J. Hart	12	3Q	5/21/2026	NYK	vs	CLE	10	1	3	2	0	4	6	66.7	3	3	100.0	1	2	50.0	87.2	1	0	0	2	+12
21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12	3Q	5/11/2026	OKC	@	LAL	12	0	3	1	0	4	7	57.1	0	1	0.0	4	7	57.1	59.5	0	0	0	1	-8
22	Rui Hachimura R. Hachimura	12	3Q	5/11/2026	LAL	vs	OKC	11	0	0	0	0	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	87.2	0	0	0	1	+3
23	Julian Champagnie J. Champagnie	12	3Q	5/6/2026	SAS	vs	MIN	9	1	2	0	1	4	4	100.0	4	4	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	1	0	0	+6
24	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	12	3Q	5/2/2026	PHI	@	BOS	12	1	0	0	0	5	8	62.5	2	3	66.7	0	0		75.0	0	1	0	1	+10
25	Devin Booker D. Booker	12	3Q	4/27/2026	PHX	vs	OKC	12	0	2	0	1	5	8	62.5	0	2	0.0	2	3	66.7	64.4	0	0	1	1	0

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Donovan Mitchell dropped the most points in a third quarter, with 21 points in Game 4 of the 2026 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pistons on May 11.

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5.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

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Schedule