which player scored the most points in a first quarter in a single game nba

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

	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	Kevin Love K. Love	34	1Q	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	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	31	1Q	3/10/2026	MIA	vs	WAS	12	3	0	1	1	10	16	62.5	5	8	62.5	6	7	85.7	81.2	0	3	2	1	+11
3	Devin Booker D. Booker	29	1Q	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
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28	1Q	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
5	CJ McCollum	28	1Q	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
6	James Harden J. Harden	27	1Q	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
7	James Harden J. Harden	27	1Q	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
8	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	26	1Q	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
9	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	26	1Q	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
10	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	25	1Q	2/10/2026	SAS	@	LAL	8	3	0	1	1	8	9	88.9	3	4	75.0	6	8	75.0	99.8	0	3	0	0	+13
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	25	1Q	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
12	Devin Booker D. Booker	25	1Q	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
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	1Q	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
14	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	25	1Q	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
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	1Q	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
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24	1Q	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
17	James Harden J. Harden	24	1Q	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
18	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	24	1Q	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
19	Devin Booker D. Booker	24	1Q	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
20	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	24	1Q	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
21	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24	1Q	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
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	24	1Q	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
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	24	1Q	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
24	Devin Booker D. Booker	24	1Q	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
25	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	24	1Q	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.1

Mobley

APG

5.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

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DRTG

115.0

15th

NETRTG

4.3

9th

3P%

36.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	54	26	.675	4.0
3	Knicks	52	28	.650	6.0
4	Cavaliers	51	29	.638	7.0
5	Raptors	45	35	.563	13.0
6	Hawks	45	35	.563	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/10	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	WAS	@	CLE	6:00 PM

Last Game

Hawks

45 - 35

116

Final

122

Cavaliers

51 - 29

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

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

1.8

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.7

Duren

67.7

Ayton

67.1

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.7

120.0

119.6

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.2

109.7

110.9

112.8

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

12.1

8.4

8.0

7.9

6.6

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-63

19-61

20-60

21-59

25-55

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,002.6

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,447.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,261.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,654.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

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1.71

Dončić

1.52

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50-30

47-33

46-33-1

46-34

45-35

44-36

Worst Record ATS

33-47

34-46

35-45

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	58	22	.725
2	Celtics - x	54	26	.675	4.0
3	Knicks - x	52	28	.650	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
5	Raptors	45	35	.563	13.0
6	Hawks	45	35	.563	13.0
7	Magic	44	36	.550	14.0
8	76ers	43	37	.538	15.0
9	Hornets	43	37	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	39	.513	17.0
11	Bucks - e	31	49	.388	27.0
12	Bulls - e	31	49	.388	27.0
13	Nets - e	20	60	.250	38.0
14	Pacers - e	19	61	.238	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	63	.213	41.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	16	.800
2	Spurs - x	61	19	.763	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	52	28	.650	12.0
4	Lakers - x	51	29	.638	13.0
5	Rockets - x	51	29	.638	13.0
6	Timberwolves - x	47	33	.588	17.0
7	Suns	44	36	.550	20.0
8	Clippers	41	39	.513	23.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	40	.500	24.0
10	Warriors	37	43	.463	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	43.0
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	43.0