what is the most first quarter points in a game

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

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What is the most first quarter points by a player in a regular-season game?

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kevin Love K. Love	34	11/23/2016	CLE	vs	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
2	Devin Booker D. Booker	29	1/26/2024	PHX	@	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
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28	2/10/2022	DAL	vs	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
4	CJ McCollum	28	1/31/2018	POR	vs	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
5	James Harden J. Harden	27	11/22/2025	LAC	@	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
6	James Harden J. Harden	27	3/22/2019	HOU	vs	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
7	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	26	12/2/2023	BKN	vs	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
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	26	4/8/2017	POR	vs	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
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	25	11/12/2025	DEN	@	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
10	Devin Booker D. Booker	25	1/19/2024	PHX	@	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
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	10/21/2021	GSW	vs	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
12	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	25	1/26/2020	TOR	@	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
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	2/3/2016	GSW	@	WAS		0	0	1	0	9	10	90.0	7	8	87.5	0	0		125.0	0	0	3	0
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24	11/25/2025	LAL	vs	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
15	James Harden J. Harden	24	12/16/2024	LAC	vs	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
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	24	10/29/2024	MIN	vs	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
17	Devin Booker D. Booker	24	4/1/2024	PHX	@	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
18	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	24	1/22/2024	PHI	vs	SAS	12	6	2	0	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	77.3	4	2	0	1	-1
19	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24	1/30/2023	DAL	vs	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
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	24	5/8/2021	GSW	vs	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
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	24	5/5/2021	DEN	vs	NYK	12	6	1	1	2	8	9	88.9	0	0		8	10	80.0	89.6	2	4	1	0	+22
22	Devin Booker D. Booker	24	3/30/2019	PHX	vs	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
23	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	24	3/13/2018	BKN	vs	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
24	Anthony Davis A. Davis	24	2/26/2017	NOP	@	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
25	Emmanuel Mudiay E. Mudiay	24	11/6/2016	DEN	@	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

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