most points scored in the first quarter of a game by a single player all-time

James Harden has dropped the most career points in the first quarter, with 5,941 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	5,941	804	8.0	7.4	1.8	2.8	0.5	0.2	2.3	5.1	44.6	0.9	2.3	37.9	2.0	2.3	86.5	60.7	0.2	1.6	1.2	6,463	1,466	2,221	376	124	975	479	+781
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,282	709	7.8	7.4	1.5	2.0	0.4	0.1	2.6	5.5	47.3	1.3	3.2	41.8	0.9	1.0	91.6	62.9	0.2	1.3	0.9	5,554	1,036	1,433	311	58	645	413	+829
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	5,186	668	8.3	7.8	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.7	3.1	5.9	52.6	0.1	0.4	27.4	1.5	1.9	78.2	58.0	0.8	2.5	0.7	5,534	2,188	657	291	492	448	377	+320
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	5,072	799	6.8	6.3	2.8	1.4	0.3	0.3	2.5	4.5	55.2	0.2	0.6	28.5	1.2	1.7	69.2	60.1	0.5	2.3	0.8	5,426	2,234	1,154	247	255	616	563	+994
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	4,935	685	9.6	7.2	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.7	47.8	0.7	1.8	37.1	1.1	1.3	86.1	57.7	0.2	1.1	0.9	6,559	875	1,137	174	44	626	458	-41
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	4,931	765	8.7	6.4	3.4	2.5	0.4	0.2	2.6	4.4	59.2	0.3	0.8	40.4	0.9	1.0	83.6	65.7	0.8	2.6	0.9	6,641	2,637	1,883	306	162	678	455	+1411
8	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	4,742	831	8.1	5.7	1.2	1.6	0.3	0.1	2.2	4.5	48.0	0.2	0.5	31.1	1.2	1.5	84.5	55.6	0.2	1.1	0.6	6,713	1,007	1,302	243	76	509	366	-330
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,657	601	8.8	7.7	1.9	1.7	0.3	0.3	2.9	5.3	54.6	0.6	1.4	40.0	1.4	1.6	88.9	64.8	0.1	1.8	0.9	5,275	1,171	997	152	210	561	265	+894
10	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,527	813	7.4	5.6	3.2	1.0	0.3	0.2	2.5	4.8	51.8	0.3	0.9	38.4	0.3	0.4	78.6	56.5	0.7	2.5	0.5	6,049	2,568	815	217	150	374	323	-465
11	Tobias Harris T. Harris	4,422	829	7.5	5.3	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	2.1	4.3	48.6	0.5	1.4	39.8	0.6	0.7	87.4	57.7	0.3	1.6	0.4	6,236	1,532	645	201	146	315	413	+608
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4,413	824	6.8	5.4	2.1	2.5	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.5	45.3	0.3	0.9	34.4	1.0	1.3	74.0	52.8	0.3	1.7	1.1	5,616	1,717	2,054	341	62	909	428	+76
13	LeBron James L. James	4,380	730	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	70.8	60.0	0.2	1.7	1.0	5,196	1,409	1,582	242	84	715	203	+310
14	Julius Randle J. Randle	4,363	734	8.5	5.9	2.6	1.2	0.2	0.1	2.3	4.8	46.6	0.5	1.4	35.6	0.9	1.2	77.0	55.3	0.4	2.2	0.8	6,207	1,944	866	138	64	561	477	+48
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	4,353	790	7.5	5.5	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.7	45.6	0.5	1.2	37.0	0.8	1.1	72.9	53.6	0.4	0.9	0.5	5,963	991	552	228	162	422	401	+218
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,240	670	8.1	6.3	3.1	0.9	0.2	0.3	2.5	4.7	52.9	0.5	1.2	42.4	0.9	1.1	83.9	61.8	0.7	2.4	0.7	5,409	2,058	635	163	216	463	598	+661
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	4,217	470	10.0	9.0	2.7	2.5	0.3	0.1	3.1	6.5	46.9	1.0	2.8	37.2	1.8	2.4	76.4	59.2	0.3	2.4	1.2	4,703	1,268	1,197	163	61	554	294	+527
18	Paul George P. George	4,110	633	8.2	6.5	1.8	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.3	5.2	45.4	0.9	2.1	41.2	0.9	1.1	86.9	57.6	0.2	1.6	0.8	5,167	1,139	757	352	70	513	429	+666
19	CJ McCollum	4,043	757	7.3	5.3	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	2.1	4.5	46.6	0.8	1.8	41.7	0.4	0.5	79.6	56.9	0.1	0.8	0.4	5,508	697	785	178	88	307	310	+262
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	3,854	702	7.9	5.5	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.1	1.9	3.8	50.1	0.2	0.7	35.2	1.4	1.7	85.4	60.2	0.5	1.2	0.5	5,548	1,198	1,141	361	71	337	201	+1022
22	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
23	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3,684	463	9.1	8.0	3.3	1.1	0.3	0.4	2.7	5.4	49.8	0.3	1.0	35.2	2.2	2.7	82.5	60.4	0.7	2.7	0.9	4,208	1,530	530	126	168	404	335	+1029
24	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3,631	662	6.0	5.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	2.1	4.6	45.9	0.9	2.2	39.9	0.4	0.4	89.7	57.4	0.1	0.8	0.4	4,002	614	392	153	95	282	289	+218
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	3,615	489	10.5	7.4	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.4	50.8	0.4	1.1	35.1	1.6	1.8	84.8	59.8	0.2	1.1	0.7	5,151	656	817	216	135	338	320	+185

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.1

Durant

RPG

9.5

Sengun

APG

7.2

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

2nd

DRTG

113.5

11th

NETRTG

9.2

3rd

3P%

39.6

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.0
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Sun 12/21	HOU	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 12/23	HOU	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

16 - 8

128

Final

133

Pelicans

6 - 22

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.4

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.7

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.7

111.6

112.0

112.6

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.5

9.2

7.9

6.1

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,310.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

18-10

16-9-1

17-10

16-10

17-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

8-21

8-19

8-17

9-18

11-17

12-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.0
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	16	11	.593	5.0
5	76ers	15	11	.577	5.5
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	6.5
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.0
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.0
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.0
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.0
3	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.0
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	9.5
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	13.5
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.0
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.0
13	Kings	6	21	.222	18.5
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	18.5
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 11/17	GSW	@	ORL	113-121
Mon 11/17	BOS	@	BKN	113-99
Mon 11/17	DET	@	ATL	120-112
Mon 11/17	MEM	@	SAS	101-111
Mon 11/17	UTA	@	LAL	126-140

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	IND	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	DAL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	CHA	@	DET	7:30 PM

James Harden has dropped the most career points in the first quarter, with 5,941 points.

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