who averages the most third quarter points in nba history

Stephen Curry has averaged the most career points per game in the third quarter, with 8.5 per game.

	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8.5	701	7.8	1.6	1.9	0.5	0.1	2.8	5.9	48.2	1.5	3.3	43.7	1.4	1.5	91.4	65.0	0.2	1.4	0.9	5,496	5,977	1,100	1,331	338	68	658	474	+1662
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	8.0	461	10.3	2.5	2.4	0.4	0.2	2.7	5.8	46.8	0.8	2.5	33.4	1.7	2.3	75.7	58.6	0.3	2.2	1.3	4,767	3,702	1,150	1,117	191	70	580	378	+276
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	7.9	482	10.4	1.6	1.6	0.5	0.2	2.8	5.6	49.8	0.5	1.3	36.4	1.8	2.1	87.7	60.6	0.3	1.3	0.8	5,022	3,802	773	795	243	117	374	381	+506
4	Kevin Durant K. Durant	7.9	592	8.9	2.2	1.6	0.3	0.4	2.8	5.3	52.1	0.7	1.8	40.8	1.6	1.8	88.6	64.4	0.1	2.0	0.9	5,288	4,660	1,279	943	171	226	556	416	+1169
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	7.8	735	8.6	1.2	2.0	0.3	0.1	2.5	5.6	44.3	1.1	2.8	38.5	1.7	1.9	90.6	60.1	0.2	1.1	0.8	6,317	5,726	912	1,468	232	73	590	434	+156
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	7.5	678	9.3	1.2	1.5	0.3	0.1	2.6	5.6	46.7	0.7	1.8	36.6	1.7	1.9	88.4	58.8	0.2	1.0	0.9	6,286	5,111	787	1,050	177	62	621	742	+263
7	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	7.5	453	8.9	3.0	1.1	0.2	0.5	2.5	4.9	51.4	0.3	1.0	34.1	2.2	2.6	84.0	62.5	0.6	2.5	1.0	4,039	3,405	1,368	482	98	217	439	467	+476
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	7.5	786	7.4	2.9	1.4	0.3	0.4	2.7	4.8	56.1	0.2	0.7	29.3	1.9	2.7	71.5	62.8	0.5	2.3	0.9	5,792	5,898	2,242	1,090	233	278	724	773	+909
9	James Harden J. Harden	7.2	800	8.1	1.8	2.6	0.4	0.2	2.2	4.9	43.7	0.9	2.5	35.8	2.0	2.3	87.9	60.8	0.2	1.6	1.2	6,492	5,785	1,425	2,060	359	165	986	642	+802
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	7.2	641	8.2	3.2	0.8	0.4	0.7	2.6	5.2	50.6	0.2	0.6	33.4	1.7	2.0	82.2	58.6	0.7	2.5	0.6	5,273	4,599	2,065	538	243	425	396	478	+72
11	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	7.2	395	10.0	1.6	1.3	0.4	0.2	2.5	5.5	45.1	0.9	2.3	39.7	1.3	1.5	80.7	57.5	0.2	1.4	0.8	3,962	2,829	637	497	156	69	328	271	+426
12	Ja Morant J. Morant	7.0	315	9.5	1.3	2.3	0.3	0.1	2.5	5.2	48.7	0.4	1.3	31.2	1.6	2.0	77.6	57.8	0.2	1.0	1.0	2,998	2,209	399	716	96	24	307	175	+457
13	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	6.9	556	7.3	1.9	1.0	0.5	0.2	2.4	4.8	51.1	0.6	1.4	40.7	1.5	1.7	86.4	62.7	0.3	1.6	0.5	4,047	3,845	1,044	531	293	102	301	311	+850
14	Trae Young T. Young	6.9	485	9.2	0.9	2.6	0.3	0.0	2.2	5.0	45.1	0.7	2.0	36.5	1.7	1.9	87.1	59.2	0.2	0.7	1.1	4,441	3,332	425	1,275	142	19	554	319	-65
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	6.9	559	9.1	1.2	1.3	0.4	0.1	2.5	5.2	47.2	0.9	2.2	38.6	1.1	1.3	84.5	59.3	0.2	0.9	0.8	5,096	3,835	643	707	202	45	421	445	+699
16	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	6.6	825	8.2	1.3	1.4	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.9	47.6	0.2	0.6	33.7	1.7	2.0	85.5	56.8	0.2	1.1	0.6	6,781	5,448	1,060	1,122	278	71	485	647	+63
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	6.6	583	9.5	1.9	1.1	0.3	0.2	2.3	4.9	46.9	0.8	2.1	38.4	1.2	1.4	85.5	59.9	0.2	1.7	0.7	5,551	3,821	1,135	618	176	99	382	461	+1090
18	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	6.5	591	7.7	1.1	1.5	0.4	0.1	2.4	5.2	46.9	0.8	1.9	41.0	0.9	1.0	89.8	58.2	0.2	0.9	0.7	4,564	3,859	647	886	221	79	392	424	+546
19	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	6.5	226	9.5	1.4	2.0	0.3	0.2	2.4	5.2	46.7	0.5	1.6	33.9	1.0	1.2	87.7	56.2	0.2	1.2	1.1	2,142	1,460	324	451	73	55	254	200	-202
20	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	6.4	210	10.2	2.1	1.3	0.2	0.2	2.2	5.0	43.6	0.5	1.4	34.8	1.5	2.2	71.9	53.8	0.3	1.8	0.9	2,147	1,354	442	282	37	34	190	145	-122
21	LeBron James L. James	6.4	723	7.3	1.9	2.1	0.3	0.2	2.4	4.7	50.8	0.6	1.6	36.8	1.0	1.4	71.8	59.9	0.3	1.7	1.0	5,283	4,632	1,388	1,489	233	154	700	420	+112
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	6.4	755	8.9	3.3	2.2	0.4	0.2	2.4	4.5	54.5	0.4	1.1	35.7	1.1	1.4	81.6	62.9	0.8	2.5	0.9	6,686	4,831	2,472	1,660	320	169	689	707	+928
23	Paul George P. George	6.4	623	8.1	1.8	1.2	0.5	0.1	2.1	4.8	43.7	0.9	2.2	38.7	1.3	1.5	85.8	57.9	0.2	1.6	0.8	5,070	3,972	1,119	733	288	71	503	514	+551
24	Bradley Beal B. Beal	6.3	664	8.2	1.1	1.3	0.3	0.2	2.3	4.9	47.2	0.7	1.8	39.1	1.0	1.2	84.9	58.4	0.2	0.9	0.7	5,472	4,166	717	846	207	104	479	504	+53
25	Jalen Green J. Green	6.3	304	9.7	1.2	1.0	0.3	0.1	2.2	4.9	44.0	0.8	2.2	37.4	1.1	1.4	78.4	56.5	0.2	1.1	0.7	2,962	1,900	376	302	77	18	209	172	-60