who has the most first quarter points in the playoffs

LeBron James has the most career points in the playoffs in the first quarter, with 1,021 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	LeBron James L. James	1,021	144	7.1	7.1	2.1	2.3	0.4	0.2	2.8	4.9	57.1	0.4	1.1	39.8	1.1	1.4	75.0	64.3	0.3	1.9	1.0	1,017	309	334	61	26	141	47	+170
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	965	136	7.6	7.1	1.6	1.8	0.5	0.1	2.4	5.5	44.0	1.2	3.3	37.5	1.1	1.2	87.2	59.0	0.2	1.5	0.9	1,040	222	249	63	9	129	87	+169
3	James Harden J. Harden	893	136	8.2	6.6	1.5	2.2	0.5	0.2	2.1	4.7	43.9	0.7	2.0	36.9	1.7	1.9	87.1	58.9	0.2	1.3	1.2	1,120	203	296	69	26	163	106	-4
4	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	792	127	10.0	6.2	2.7	1.4	0.3	0.2	2.2	4.9	44.8	0.7	2.0	35.9	1.2	1.4	79.9	56.5	0.3	2.3	0.6	1,274	337	181	37	24	78	91	+246
5	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	757	137	9.1	5.5	1.7	0.7	0.3	0.1	2.1	4.6	46.5	0.6	1.6	36.5	0.7	0.9	75.8	55.6	0.3	1.5	0.7	1,249	237	98	35	17	98	93	+125
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	746	98	9.0	7.6	2.4	1.2	0.3	0.3	2.8	6.0	47.8	0.5	1.4	32.1	1.5	1.7	88.3	56.9	0.2	2.2	1.0	883	237	113	32	33	96	59	+115
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	727	100	11.1	7.3	3.9	2.4	0.4	0.3	3.0	5.5	55.0	0.4	1.0	36.0	0.9	1.1	80.6	60.9	0.9	2.9	0.9	1,113	388	243	41	26	86	64	-17
8	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	691	139	5.8	5.0	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.1	2.0	4.5	43.9	0.8	2.0	37.5	0.3	0.3	86.4	53.7	0.1	0.7	0.4	808	115	74	35	12	59	87	+81
9	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	649	110	9.4	5.9	2.1	1.4	0.5	0.2	2.3	4.9	46.7	0.3	0.9	34.7	1.0	1.4	73.2	53.7	0.5	1.5	0.4	1,033	226	154	57	17	46	38	-71
10	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	608	88	8.5	6.9	2.1	1.1	0.6	0.1	2.7	4.9	54.7	0.5	1.1	42.4	1.1	1.3	85.2	63.5	0.4	1.7	0.7	745	186	96	53	13	58	46	+82
11	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	570	96	6.9	5.9	1.1	1.6	0.3	0.2	2.3	5.1	44.9	0.5	1.4	36.6	0.9	0.9	93.3	54.1	0.2	0.9	0.7	663	106	151	31	16	70	52	+94
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	570	84	8.7	6.8	3.6	1.5	0.2	0.3	2.6	5.1	50.8	0.2	0.8	25.4	1.4	2.3	62.5	55.7	0.7	2.9	0.9	733	299	123	20	28	77	75	+115
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	539	55	10.8	9.8	3.0	2.3	0.4	0.1	3.5	7.2	48.5	1.1	3.2	34.9	1.7	2.2	77.3	59.8	0.2	2.8	1.2	591	164	127	23	4	65	40	+28
14	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	537	85	10.3	6.3	1.2	1.6	0.3	0.0	2.4	5.6	42.8	0.6	2.0	29.9	0.9	1.1	84.0	51.8	0.1	1.0	0.5	877	99	135	24	1	46	37	+2
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	535	81	9.7	6.6	1.2	1.2	0.3	0.1	2.5	5.6	44.6	0.8	2.3	33.7	0.8	1.0	84.4	54.7	0.1	1.1	0.8	789	97	99	28	9	64	40	-49
16	Draymond Green D. Green	524	150	6.6	3.5	2.6	1.9	0.4	0.4	1.3	3.0	45.4	0.4	1.3	34.2	0.4	0.6	62.5	54.4	0.4	2.2	0.9	996	383	284	57	58	141	127	+96
17	Jamal Murray J. Murray	463	85	9.8	5.4	1.2	1.6	0.3	0.1	2.0	4.6	43.9	0.6	1.7	36.6	0.8	0.8	90.1	54.4	0.2	1.0	0.7	837	101	134	25	9	56	37	-7
18	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	461	66	9.8	7.0	3.3	1.1	0.2	0.4	2.3	5.0	46.1	0.3	1.2	23.4	2.1	2.5	83.0	57.0	0.6	2.6	0.9	650	216	74	11	24	62	51	+111
19	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	446	91	8.8	4.9	1.7	0.9	0.3	0.1	2.0	4.0	49.3	0.4	1.0	35.1	0.6	0.8	76.0	56.6	0.3	1.4	0.4	800	156	82	25	9	37	67	+21
20	Anthony Davis A. Davis	446	60	10.2	7.4	3.6	1.0	0.4	0.7	2.8	5.5	52.0	0.1	0.2	35.7	1.7	1.9	88.6	59.1	0.8	2.8	0.8	613	216	61	21	40	46	52	+94
21	Devin Booker D. Booker	439	51	11.9	8.6	1.6	1.7	0.3	0.0	3.1	6.4	47.9	0.8	2.0	41.7	1.6	1.8	92.3	60.0	0.3	1.3	1.0	605	83	86	14	1	50	30	-23
22	Paul George P. George	439	71	9.0	6.2	1.9	1.1	0.4	0.1	2.2	5.1	43.8	0.9	2.2	41.3	0.8	0.9	88.1	56.2	0.2	1.7	0.7	641	134	78	26	9	51	66	+21
23	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	417	57	8.0	7.3	1.5	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.5	5.5	44.6	1.0	2.4	42.6	1.4	1.6	86.8	58.9	0.2	1.2	1.0	455	85	99	19	6	59	18	-106
24	Al Horford A. Horford	411	149	7.2	2.8	2.0	1.0	0.2	0.4	1.1	2.5	44.6	0.3	0.9	33.1	0.2	0.3	76.2	52.0	0.4	1.6	0.3	1,073	291	145	36	58	52	88	+101
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	410	61	11.0	6.7	1.4	1.8	0.3	0.2	2.5	5.1	48.4	0.3	1.0	30.5	1.4	1.7	84.6	57.0	0.2	1.2	0.7	670	87	112	17	14	42	40	+33

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22.8

Mitchell

RPG

8.3

Allen

APG

5.6

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.5

10th

DRTG

114.4

16th

NETRTG

2.1

12th

3P%

36.9

9th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	CLE	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 11/16	CHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	MEM	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 11/20	IND	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

6 - 6

115

Final

107

Knicks

6 - 5

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Young

8.5

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Robinson

TS% Leaders

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.2

9.2

8.0

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

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11-1

9-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-8

4-8

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

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1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5