which nba player has the most points in one quarter of a game all-time

James Harden has the most career points in the first quarter, with 5,999 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	5,999	811	8.1	7.4	1.8	2.8	0.5	0.2	2.3	5.1	44.5	0.9	2.3	37.8	2.0	2.3	86.5	60.7	0.2	1.6	1.2	6,547	1,472	2,238	380	124	980	481	+807
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,314	717	7.8	7.4	1.5	2.0	0.4	0.1	2.6	5.5	47.2	1.3	3.2	41.7	0.9	1.0	91.8	62.8	0.2	1.3	0.9	5,621	1,040	1,445	314	58	653	417	+805
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	5,235	675	8.3	7.8	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.7	3.1	5.8	52.7	0.1	0.4	27.4	1.5	1.9	78.0	58.1	0.8	2.5	0.7	5,596	2,211	662	292	498	454	380	+314
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	5,143	736	8.4	7.0	1.3	2.4	0.3	0.1	2.4	5.3	45.4	0.9	2.4	39.5	1.3	1.4	89.8	59.4	0.2	1.2	0.9	6,204	984	1,743	209	69	635	330	+667
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5,109	804	6.8	6.4	2.8	1.4	0.3	0.3	2.5	4.5	55.3	0.2	0.6	28.6	1.2	1.7	69.3	60.2	0.5	2.3	0.8	5,458	2,245	1,157	248	256	619	563	+999
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	4,997	694	9.6	7.2	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.7	47.8	0.7	1.8	37.0	1.1	1.3	85.9	57.6	0.2	1.1	0.9	6,649	884	1,153	178	45	637	462	-38
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	4,983	771	8.7	6.5	3.5	2.5	0.4	0.2	2.6	4.5	59.2	0.3	0.8	40.5	0.9	1.0	83.7	65.8	0.8	2.6	0.9	6,710	2,661	1,907	307	166	686	460	+1421
8	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	4,797	841	8.1	5.7	1.2	1.6	0.3	0.1	2.2	4.5	48.1	0.2	0.5	30.9	1.2	1.5	84.5	55.7	0.2	1.1	0.6	6,798	1,019	1,314	249	78	512	369	-335
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,734	610	8.8	7.8	1.9	1.7	0.2	0.4	2.9	5.3	54.5	0.6	1.4	40.0	1.4	1.6	88.7	64.7	0.1	1.8	0.9	5,368	1,187	1,016	152	215	567	267	+932
10	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,567	822	7.4	5.6	3.1	1.0	0.3	0.2	2.5	4.7	51.9	0.3	0.9	38.6	0.3	0.4	78.6	56.6	0.7	2.5	0.5	6,117	2,587	828	220	151	375	325	-489
11	Tobias Harris T. Harris	4,451	835	7.5	5.3	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	2.1	4.3	48.7	0.5	1.4	39.8	0.6	0.7	87.5	57.7	0.3	1.6	0.4	6,279	1,537	649	203	147	316	414	+608
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4,442	834	6.8	5.3	2.1	2.5	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.5	45.1	0.3	0.9	34.1	1.0	1.3	73.9	52.7	0.4	1.7	1.1	5,688	1,731	2,069	343	63	916	432	+64
13	LeBron James L. James	4,428	738	7.1	6.0	1.9	2.2	0.3	0.1	2.4	4.5	53.1	0.4	1.1	38.0	0.8	1.1	70.9	60.0	0.2	1.7	1.0	5,266	1,419	1,594	243	85	720	204	+278
14	Julius Randle J. Randle	4,397	743	8.5	5.9	2.6	1.2	0.2	0.1	2.2	4.8	46.5	0.5	1.4	35.4	0.9	1.2	77.0	55.2	0.4	2.2	0.8	6,291	1,955	882	139	64	567	479	+44
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	4,382	799	7.6	5.5	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.7	45.6	0.5	1.2	36.8	0.8	1.1	72.9	53.5	0.4	0.9	0.5	6,037	1,003	562	233	164	424	408	+217
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	4,283	477	10.0	9.0	2.7	2.5	0.3	0.1	3.1	6.5	46.8	1.0	2.8	36.8	1.8	2.4	76.8	59.2	0.3	2.4	1.2	4,779	1,284	1,215	165	62	569	297	+504
17	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,273	678	8.1	6.3	3.1	0.9	0.2	0.3	2.4	4.6	52.8	0.5	1.2	42.4	0.9	1.1	84.1	61.8	0.7	2.4	0.7	5,466	2,074	639	164	216	468	604	+652
18	Paul George P. George	4,132	640	8.2	6.5	1.8	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.3	5.1	45.3	0.9	2.1	41.1	0.9	1.1	87.0	57.5	0.2	1.6	0.8	5,227	1,149	765	354	71	517	430	+651
19	CJ McCollum	4,083	767	7.3	5.3	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	2.1	4.4	46.6	0.8	1.8	41.7	0.4	0.5	79.7	56.9	0.1	0.8	0.4	5,591	708	796	180	88	310	311	+267
20	Bradley Beal B. Beal	3,970	677	7.9	5.9	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.6	49.4	0.6	1.5	40.5	0.7	0.9	81.8	58.7	0.2	0.8	0.6	5,382	694	892	222	57	417	315	-83
21	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3,900	710	7.9	5.5	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.1	1.9	3.8	50.1	0.2	0.6	35.2	1.4	1.7	85.5	60.3	0.5	1.2	0.5	5,617	1,210	1,154	364	72	341	202	+1017
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3,732	469	9.1	8.0	3.3	1.1	0.3	0.4	2.7	5.4	50.0	0.3	1.0	35.0	2.2	2.7	82.5	60.5	0.7	2.6	0.9	4,258	1,541	535	126	168	412	340	+1016
23	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	3,712	598	7.5	6.2	1.2	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.4	4.9	49.8	0.7	1.6	42.6	0.7	0.8	89.3	59.7	0.2	1.0	0.6	4,510	696	988	209	77	359	313	+635
24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	3,695	498	10.5	7.4	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.4	50.9	0.4	1.1	35.4	1.6	1.8	85.1	59.9	0.2	1.1	0.7	5,253	666	841	219	136	345	324	+206
25	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3,656	670	6.0	5.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	2.1	4.6	45.8	0.9	2.2	39.9	0.4	0.4	89.1	57.3	0.1	0.8	0.4	4,045	621	395	154	97	284	290	+211

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PPG

25.7

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RPG

9.0

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6.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

122.0

3rd

DRTG

113.4

8th

NETRTG

8.6

2nd

3P%

38.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 1/9	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sun 1/11	HOU	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Tue 1/13	CHI	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 1/15	OKC	@	HOU	7:30 PM

Last Game

Suns

21 - 15

Final

100

Rockets

22 - 11

Mon 5 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Gobert

69.5

Ayton

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124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

118.5

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-31

8-30

8-29

10-25

11-22

12-23

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-26

13-24

15-22

15-20

16-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.0
7	Magic	20	17	.541	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	10	25	.286	16.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	21.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.0
12	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	30	.211	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/5	GSW	@	CLE	99-94
Fri 12/5	MIL	@	DET	112-124
Fri 12/5	LAC	@	MIN	106-109
Fri 12/5	SAC	@	MIA	127-111
Fri 12/5	HOU	@	DAL	109-122

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	CHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	WAS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	TOR	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	NOP	@	ATL	7:30 PM

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