most points in the first quarter by an player nba all-time

James Harden has put up the most career points in the first quarter, with 6,272 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	6,272	852	8.2	7.4	1.8	2.7	0.5	0.2	2.2	5.0	44.5	0.9	2.3	37.7	2.0	2.3	86.6	60.7	0.2	1.6	1.2	6,950	1,541	2,336	395	128	1,015	496	+866
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,432	736	7.9	7.4	1.4	2.0	0.4	0.1	2.6	5.4	47.2	1.3	3.2	41.6	0.9	1.0	91.8	62.7	0.2	1.2	0.9	5,779	1,055	1,478	319	59	666	424	+805
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	5,260	680	8.3	7.7	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.7	3.1	5.8	52.6	0.1	0.4	27.4	1.5	1.9	78.0	57.9	0.8	2.5	0.7	5,653	2,224	664	294	498	460	382	+297
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5,246	807	8.8	6.5	3.5	2.5	0.4	0.2	2.6	4.5	58.7	0.3	0.8	39.6	0.9	1.1	83.9	65.3	0.8	2.7	0.9	7,137	2,826	2,035	321	175	726	476	+1456
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5,234	822	6.8	6.4	2.8	1.4	0.3	0.3	2.5	4.5	55.4	0.2	0.6	28.6	1.2	1.7	69.3	60.3	0.5	2.3	0.8	5,600	2,293	1,185	259	257	632	560	+977
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	5,225	728	9.6	7.2	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.7	47.7	0.7	1.8	36.8	1.1	1.3	86.1	57.5	0.2	1.1	0.9	6,985	916	1,218	185	45	658	477	-4
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	5,160	738	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	6,222	986	1,746	210	69	637	329	+683
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,089	661	8.9	7.7	1.9	1.6	0.2	0.3	2.9	5.3	54.3	0.6	1.4	39.7	1.4	1.6	88.5	64.4	0.1	1.8	0.9	5,904	1,280	1,084	164	230	600	280	+954
9	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	4,982	884	8.1	5.6	1.2	1.5	0.3	0.1	2.1	4.4	48.1	0.2	0.5	30.9	1.2	1.5	84.3	55.7	0.2	1.0	0.6	7,145	1,049	1,359	257	81	529	384	-418
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	4,762	517	10.1	9.2	2.7	2.6	0.4	0.1	3.1	6.7	47.1	1.1	2.9	37.8	1.8	2.4	76.5	59.6	0.3	2.4	1.2	5,221	1,388	1,329	185	67	615	316	+580
11	LeBron James L. James	4,662	783	7.2	6.0	1.9	2.1	0.3	0.1	2.4	4.5	53.2	0.4	1.1	38.3	0.8	1.1	70.7	60.1	0.2	1.7	1.0	5,636	1,477	1,671	262	91	758	213	+298
12	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,660	852	7.4	5.5	3.1	1.0	0.3	0.2	2.4	4.7	51.8	0.3	0.9	38.4	0.3	0.4	79.0	56.5	0.7	2.5	0.4	6,309	2,657	852	223	155	382	339	-509
13	Julius Randle J. Randle	4,632	788	8.5	5.9	2.6	1.2	0.2	0.1	2.2	4.8	46.2	0.5	1.4	35.4	0.9	1.2	77.5	55.1	0.4	2.2	0.8	6,705	2,042	944	151	69	597	498	+86
14	Tobias Harris T. Harris	4,604	875	7.6	5.3	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	2.1	4.3	48.5	0.5	1.4	39.5	0.6	0.7	87.6	57.5	0.3	1.6	0.4	6,614	1,612	682	215	152	325	433	+699
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	4,561	838	7.6	5.4	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.6	45.7	0.5	1.3	37.7	0.8	1.1	73.4	53.8	0.4	0.9	0.5	6,356	1,061	591	248	174	438	429	+241
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4,552	861	6.8	5.3	2.0	2.5	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.5	45.0	0.3	1.0	33.8	1.0	1.3	73.7	52.6	0.3	1.7	1.1	5,897	1,756	2,113	350	64	946	440	+4
17	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,430	723	8.0	6.1	3.0	0.9	0.2	0.3	2.4	4.5	52.9	0.5	1.2	42.2	0.9	1.0	84.1	61.8	0.7	2.3	0.7	5,767	2,181	679	172	224	494	629	+653
18	CJ McCollum	4,290	812	7.3	5.3	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	2.0	4.4	46.5	0.8	1.8	41.4	0.4	0.5	79.5	56.9	0.1	0.8	0.4	5,905	741	839	187	92	322	326	+334
19	Paul George P. George	4,260	662	8.2	6.4	1.8	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.3	5.1	45.5	0.9	2.1	41.3	0.9	1.1	87.0	57.8	0.2	1.5	0.8	5,399	1,175	783	367	71	527	446	+640
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	-85
21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	3,953	534	10.5	7.4	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.4	51.0	0.4	1.0	34.9	1.6	1.8	84.7	59.9	0.2	1.1	0.7	5,628	715	922	236	149	377	340	+395
22	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3,941	716	7.9	5.5	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.1	1.9	3.8	50.3	0.2	0.6	35.1	1.4	1.7	85.5	60.4	0.5	1.2	0.5	5,665	1,219	1,164	367	72	343	204	+1036
23	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3,937	493	9.1	8.0	3.3	1.2	0.3	0.4	2.7	5.4	50.0	0.3	1.0	35.4	2.2	2.7	83.0	60.5	0.7	2.6	0.9	4,482	1,604	567	128	174	427	349	+1056
24	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	3,889	673	8.5	5.8	1.5	0.9	0.3	0.1	2.2	4.5	48.5	0.6	1.6	38.9	0.8	1.0	75.3	58.0	0.2	1.3	0.6	5,721	1,016	608	204	70	405	424	+1047
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	3,863	612	9.1	6.3	1.1	1.3	0.4	0.1	2.3	5.0	46.0	0.9	2.2	39.1	0.8	1.0	85.6	57.9	0.1	1.0	0.7	5,579	671	821	268	55	422	326	+896

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.5

Şengün

RPG

9.0

Thompson

APG

7.0

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.1

3rd

DRTG

111.3

14th

NETRTG

9.8

8th

3P%

39.0

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	1.000
2	Thunder	4	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	1.000
4	Lakers	3	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	1.000	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	HOU	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OKC	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIN	@	HOU	8:30 PM

Last Game

Hawks

2 - 2

110

Final

120

Rockets

4 - 0

Mon 26 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.3

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

4.5

Edwards

TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

85.9

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.5

125.9

121.1

119.4

119.1

118.3

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

24.5

16.4

12.8

12.7

10.6

10.4

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

202.8

Johnson

195.8

Edwards

194.2

Şengün

DraftKings Points Leaders

204.8

Johnson

204

Antetokounmpo

203.3

Edwards

USG% Leaders

42.3

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

38.0

LaVine

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Johnson

1.55

Dončić

1.52

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.61

Antetokounmpo

1.58

Johnson

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hornets	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Heat	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Lakers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.5
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

James Harden has put up the most career points in the first quarter, with 6,272 points.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

34.3

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29.8

17.3

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9.5

8.7

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3.5

3.3

4.0

3.0

3.0

5.0

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

202.8

195.8

194.2

204.8

204

203.3

42.3

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35.4

38.7

38.0

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