nba leaders in first quarter scoring 16-17

Anthony Davis had the most points per game in 2016-17 in the first quarter, with 8.5 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	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	Anthony Davis A. Davis	8.5	2016-17	NOP	75	10.9	3.4	0.9	0.4	0.7	3.3	6.4	50.6	0.1	0.3	23.1	1.9	2.5	78.1	56.7	0.7	2.8	0.8	817	640	258	65	31	55	58	37	+14
2	James Harden J. Harden	8.4	2016-17	HOU	81	11.6	2.5	4.1	0.7	0.1	2.5	5.5	45.9	0.9	2.5	36.0	2.5	3.0	86.2	62.5	0.4	2.1	2.0	936	684	201	334	55	11	159	54	+185
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8.3	2016-17	GSW	79	11.2	1.5	2.2	0.5	0.0	2.8	5.9	48.0	1.4	3.4	40.2	1.2	1.3	92.4	63.5	0.1	1.3	1.0	881	654	115	176	38	2	81	44	+290
4	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	8.2	2016-17	TOR	74	11.6	1.5	1.2	0.4	0.1	3.0	6.4	46.8	0.1	0.4	21.9	2.0	2.4	86.3	54.6	0.2	1.3	1.0	857	604	110	91	27	5	71	30	-33
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	7.8	2016-17	POR	75	10.2	1.4	1.9	0.3	0.1	2.8	5.7	48.8	0.9	2.0	46.7	1.3	1.4	88.9	61.4	0.1	1.3	0.6	763	584	106	146	19	5	45	31	+36
6	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	7.7	2016-17	TOT	72	9.6	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.4	2.9	6.0	49.1	0.6	1.4	41.7	1.3	1.6	79.6	57.8	0.5	2.6	1.0	688	557	221	103	34	28	74	64	-99
7	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	7.7	2016-17	MIN	82	11.8	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.1	2.9	6.0	49.3	0.4	0.9	42.5	1.4	1.8	78.7	56.8	0.4	1.0	0.8	971	631	110	60	27	12	62	43	+155
8	Kevin Love K. Love	7.6	2016-17	CLE	60	10.0	3.8	0.6	0.3	0.1	2.6	6.0	44.0	0.9	2.2	39.8	1.4	1.6	86.6	56.4	0.9	2.9	0.6	598	453	227	33	16	6	38	25	+130
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	7.5	2016-17	MIN	82	9.9	3.5	0.8	0.1	0.4	3.1	5.2	58.4	0.4	0.8	45.6	1.0	1.1	84.8	64.9	0.9	2.6	0.6	812	611	285	65	12	35	46	50	+86
10	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	7.1	2016-17	CLE	72	10.4	1.0	2.0	0.3	0.1	2.8	5.7	49.5	0.6	1.4	40.4	0.8	0.9	93.8	58.0	0.2	0.8	0.6	751	508	69	145	19	10	42	41	+147
11	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	7.1	2016-17	NYK	74	10.7	1.9	1.0	0.2	0.2	2.7	5.7	47.6	0.5	1.5	33.9	1.1	1.3	87.4	56.3	0.2	1.7	0.7	791	522	142	72	13	17	49	43	-60
12	Paul George P. George	7.1	2016-17	IND	75	10.1	1.9	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.6	5.2	50.0	0.8	1.8	45.1	1.1	1.2	90.8	61.8	0.2	1.7	0.9	760	529	141	92	44	7	65	51	+94
13	Bradley Beal B. Beal	6.9	2016-17	WAS	77	9.5	0.7	0.9	0.4	0.1	2.6	4.8	54.3	1.0	1.9	54.5	0.7	0.9	75.0	66.6	0.2	0.5	0.5	733	535	52	70	31	6	35	30	+128
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	6.9	2016-17	GSW	62	9.1	2.2	1.5	0.3	0.4	2.6	4.7	54.8	0.5	1.2	43.4	1.2	1.4	87.4	65.0	0.2	2.0	0.7	567	427	136	91	19	26	45	22	+222
15	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	6.8	2016-17	LAC	61	10.3	2.3	1.7	0.2	0.0	2.7	5.4	50.0	0.3	0.7	39.0	1.2	1.6	75.8	56.2	0.6	1.7	0.8	627	416	141	104	13	2	48	31	+75
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	6.8	2016-17	OKC	81	9.5	3.0	3.2	0.4	0.1	2.4	5.3	45.1	0.4	1.2	32.7	1.6	1.9	84.1	55.1	0.3	2.7	1.6	768	549	244	262	35	11	129	31	+117
17	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	6.6	2016-17	BOS	76	9.7	0.6	1.8	0.3	0.0	2.3	4.7	48.6	0.9	2.1	40.5	1.2	1.3	88.1	62.6	0.1	0.5	0.8	738	501	46	138	19	3	60	29	+84
18	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	6.6	2016-17	CHI	76	11.3	1.9	1.9	0.6	0.1	2.3	4.8	47.3	0.3	0.9	34.8	1.7	2.0	84.0	57.4	0.4	1.5	0.5	861	498	145	147	45	6	41	21	+141
19	Danilo Gallinari D. Gallinari	6.2	2016-17	DEN	63	9.9	1.6	0.8	0.3	0.1	2.0	4.0	50.0	0.7	1.5	45.7	1.4	1.7	87.5	64.7	0.2	1.4	0.4	622	388	100	49	16	5	26	23	+17
20	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	6.1	2016-17	UTA	73	9.5	1.5	1.1	0.2	0.1	2.2	4.4	48.5	0.7	1.6	42.1	1.2	1.3	91.3	61.2	0.1	1.3	0.5	697	446	107	77	15	6	36	27	+112
21	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	6.1	2016-17	BKN	75	8.0	1.5	0.7	0.1	0.4	2.3	4.9	47.1	0.8	1.9	41.0	0.8	0.9	80.3	57.8	0.4	1.1	0.6	596	458	114	51	9	30	48	29	-63
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	6.0	2016-17	MIL	80	8.7	2.2	1.7	0.5	0.5	2.5	4.5	54.8	0.2	0.6	29.5	0.9	1.2	77.7	59.9	0.4	1.8	0.5	700	482	177	135	39	37	41	45	+65
23	CJ McCollum	6.0	2016-17	POR	80	8.3	0.8	1.0	0.2	0.1	2.3	4.7	49.7	0.7	1.5	42.6	0.7	0.8	88.3	59.6	0.2	0.7	0.4	662	477	67	78	18	11	35	42	+30
24	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	5.9	2016-17	SAS	74	9.3	1.4	1.1	0.4	0.2	2.2	4.7	47.0	0.5	1.4	39.2	1.0	1.2	85.2	57.2	0.3	1.1	0.4	692	439	102	80	30	14	30	25	+86
25	LeBron James L. James	5.9	2016-17	CLE	74	9.5	2.1	2.3	0.4	0.0	2.3	4.3	54.3	0.3	0.8	40.4	0.9	1.4	68.6	60.4	0.3	1.8	0.9	703	437	156	171	28	3	68	19	+204

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Murphy

RPG

7.1

Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

21st

DRTG

118.9

25th

NETRTG

-4.5

21st

3P%

34.7

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

26 - 56

126

Final

132

Timberwolves

49 - 33

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

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

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Anthony Davis had the most points per game in 2016-17 in the first quarter, with 8.5 per game.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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