nba most points in the third quarter all-time

Stephen Curry has dropped the most career points in the third quarter, with 5,977 points.

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NBA most points by a player in the third quarter all-time

	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	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,977	701	7.8	8.5	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	1,100	1,331	338	68	658	474	+1662
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5,898	786	7.4	7.5	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	2,242	1,090	233	278	724	773	+909
3	James Harden J. Harden	5,792	801	8.1	7.2	1.8	2.6	0.4	0.2	2.2	4.9	43.7	0.9	2.5	35.7	2.0	2.3	88.0	60.8	0.2	1.6	1.2	6,504	1,427	2,062	359	166	987	645	+794
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	5,726	735	8.6	7.8	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	912	1,468	232	73	590	434	+156
5	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	5,461	827	8.2	6.6	1.3	1.4	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.9	47.6	0.2	0.6	33.8	1.7	2.0	85.5	56.8	0.2	1.1	0.6	6,803	1,062	1,125	278	71	485	649	+82
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	5,111	678	9.3	7.5	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	787	1,050	177	62	621	742	+263
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	4,841	756	8.9	6.4	3.3	2.2	0.4	0.2	2.4	4.5	54.5	0.4	1.1	35.6	1.1	1.4	81.7	62.9	0.8	2.5	0.9	6,698	2,477	1,664	321	169	691	707	+935
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,667	593	8.9	7.9	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	64.3	0.1	2.0	0.9	5,300	1,280	944	170	226	557	417	+1152
9	LeBron James L. James	4,639	724	7.3	6.4	1.9	2.1	0.3	0.2	2.4	4.7	50.9	0.6	1.6	36.9	1.0	1.4	71.8	59.9	0.3	1.7	1.0	5,291	1,389	1,490	233	155	701	420	+116
10	Anthony Davis A. Davis	4,612	643	8.2	7.2	3.2	0.8	0.4	0.7	2.6	5.2	50.7	0.2	0.6	33.4	1.7	2.0	82.2	58.6	0.7	2.5	0.6	5,288	2,068	539	245	426	397	478	+68
11	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4,550	815	6.9	5.6	2.1	2.2	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.7	42.8	0.4	1.3	30.1	1.2	1.5	76.5	51.8	0.4	1.7	1.1	5,661	1,712	1,809	348	80	875	724	+92
12	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,378	803	7.6	5.5	3.1	1.0	0.2	0.3	2.3	4.7	49.5	0.4	1.0	34.3	0.5	0.6	80.9	55.3	0.7	2.4	0.5	6,086	2,457	785	199	226	401	701	+97
13	Bradley Beal B. Beal	4,166	664	8.2	6.3	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	717	846	207	104	479	504	+53
14	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	4,132	689	8.1	6.0	1.7	1.5	0.5	0.1	2.0	4.0	49.9	0.2	0.7	35.1	1.8	2.1	84.8	61.2	0.5	1.2	0.5	5,589	1,137	1,021	371	99	367	365	+572
15	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,037	666	8.0	6.1	2.8	0.9	0.2	0.3	2.2	4.2	52.1	0.4	1.1	40.2	1.3	1.5	84.4	62.6	0.7	2.1	0.7	5,311	1,892	568	130	202	497	715	+337
16	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	4,016	786	7.4	5.1	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.2	1.9	4.2	45.2	0.4	1.2	37.7	0.9	1.2	73.6	54.1	0.3	0.9	0.5	5,851	943	511	211	173	402	533	+219
17	Paul George P. George	3,975	624	8.1	6.4	1.8	1.2	0.5	0.1	2.1	4.8	43.7	0.9	2.2	38.8	1.3	1.5	85.8	57.9	0.2	1.6	0.8	5,078	1,119	733	288	71	503	515	+536
18	CJ McCollum	3,937	743	7.5	5.3	0.9	1.1	0.3	0.1	2.0	4.4	46.0	0.7	1.8	39.0	0.6	0.7	79.5	56.2	0.2	0.8	0.5	5,549	702	782	196	74	369	475	-153
19	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	3,859	591	7.7	6.5	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	647	886	221	79	392	424	+546
20	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	3,849	557	7.3	6.9	1.9	1.0	0.5	0.2	2.4	4.8	51.1	0.6	1.4	40.6	1.5	1.7	86.4	62.6	0.3	1.6	0.5	4,054	1,045	531	293	102	301	311	+841
21	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	3,840	560	9.1	6.9	1.1	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	5,105	643	708	202	46	422	446	+702
22	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3,821	583	9.5	6.6	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	1,135	618	176	99	382	461	+1090
23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	3,818	483	10.4	7.9	1.6	1.7	0.5	0.2	2.8	5.6	49.9	0.5	1.3	36.6	1.8	2.1	87.8	60.7	0.3	1.3	0.8	5,034	775	798	243	117	374	382	+521
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	3,710	462	10.3	8.0	2.5	2.4	0.4	0.2	2.7	5.8	46.7	0.8	2.5	33.4	1.7	2.3	75.8	58.6	0.3	2.2	1.3	4,779	1,155	1,120	191	71	581	379	+286
25	Julius Randle J. Randle	3,693	725	8.3	5.1	2.5	1.2	0.2	0.1	1.8	4.0	46.0	0.3	1.0	30.9	1.1	1.5	75.7	55.0	0.5	1.9	0.8	6,048	1,805	856	150	89	599	797	-82