who has scored the most 1st quarter points all-time nba

James Harden has put up the most career points in the first quarter, with 6,296 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	6,296	856	8.2	7.4	1.8	2.7	0.5	0.1	2.2	5.0	44.5	0.9	2.3	37.8	2.0	2.3	86.6	60.7	0.2	1.6	1.2	6,985	1,548	2,341	395	128	1,018	498	+869
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,442	738	7.8	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	1.3	0.9	5,793	1,059	1,479	320	59	668	424	+797
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	5,281	683	8.3	7.7	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.7	3.1	5.8	52.6	0.1	0.4	27.6	1.5	1.9	78.1	58.0	0.8	2.5	0.7	5,679	2,229	665	295	499	463	383	+293
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5,270	810	8.9	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	7,172	2,837	2,043	323	175	730	477	+1482
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5,243	824	6.8	6.4	2.8	1.4	0.3	0.3	2.5	4.5	55.5	0.2	0.6	28.6	1.2	1.7	69.3	60.4	0.5	2.3	0.8	5,615	2,303	1,187	259	257	633	562	+976
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	5,227	729	9.6	7.2	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.7	5.7	47.6	0.7	1.8	36.7	1.1	1.3	86.1	57.5	0.2	1.1	0.9	6,994	916	1,220	185	45	659	479	-7
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	5,177	742	8.4	7.0	1.3	2.4	0.3	0.1	2.4	5.2	45.4	0.9	2.4	39.4	1.3	1.4	89.7	59.4	0.2	1.2	0.9	6,253	989	1,750	210	69	640	330	+669
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,112	665	8.9	7.7	1.9	1.6	0.2	0.3	2.9	5.3	54.3	0.6	1.4	39.6	1.4	1.6	88.4	64.4	0.1	1.8	0.9	5,945	1,283	1,084	166	232	600	280	+964
9	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	4,985	887	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	7,155	1,049	1,360	257	81	529	385	-418
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	4,815	520	10.1	9.3	2.7	2.6	0.4	0.1	3.2	6.7	47.2	1.1	2.9	38.0	1.9	2.4	76.7	59.8	0.3	2.4	1.2	5,257	1,395	1,340	190	69	618	319	+622
11	LeBron James L. James	4,671	786	7.2	5.9	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	5,663	1,486	1,677	262	92	758	213	+314
12	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,669	855	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	2.4	0.4	6,324	2,662	853	223	157	384	340	-521
13	Julius Randle J. Randle	4,645	792	8.5	5.9	2.6	1.2	0.2	0.1	2.2	4.8	46.1	0.5	1.4	35.5	0.9	1.2	77.5	55.0	0.4	2.2	0.8	6,741	2,051	948	152	69	600	499	+103
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	4,576	840	7.6	5.4	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.6	45.8	0.5	1.3	37.9	0.8	1.1	73.4	53.9	0.4	0.9	0.5	6,372	1,063	591	249	174	440	430	+242
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	4,444	727	8.0	6.1	3.0	0.9	0.2	0.3	2.4	4.5	52.9	0.5	1.2	42.1	0.9	1.0	84.1	61.8	0.7	2.4	0.7	5,803	2,195	684	172	224	498	631	+639
18	CJ McCollum	4,302	816	7.3	5.3	0.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	2.0	4.4	46.5	0.7	1.8	41.4	0.4	0.5	79.4	56.8	0.1	0.8	0.4	5,937	745	849	189	92	328	328	+323
19	Paul George P. George	4,272	665	8.1	6.4	1.8	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.3	5.1	45.5	0.9	2.1	41.1	0.9	1.1	87.0	57.8	0.2	1.5	0.8	5,418	1,179	789	369	71	529	449	+645
20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	3,974	537	10.5	7.4	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.4	51.0	0.4	1.0	34.7	1.6	1.8	84.7	59.8	0.2	1.1	0.7	5,660	719	926	237	149	379	341	+376
21	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
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3,956	496	9.1	8.0	3.3	1.2	0.3	0.4	2.7	5.4	50.1	0.3	1.0	35.2	2.2	2.6	83.1	60.6	0.7	2.6	0.9	4,510	1,612	571	129	174	429	352	+1072
23	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
24	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	3,902	676	8.5	5.8	1.5	0.9	0.3	0.1	2.2	4.5	48.4	0.6	1.6	38.8	0.8	1.0	75.3	57.9	0.3	1.3	0.6	5,748	1,024	611	205	71	409	426	+1039
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	3,885	616	9.1	6.3	1.1	1.3	0.4	0.1	2.3	5.0	46.1	0.9	2.2	39.3	0.8	1.0	85.4	58.0	0.1	1.0	0.7	5,615	676	826	270	55	427	328	+902

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PPG

23.3

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RPG

8.7

Şengün

APG

7.8

Şengün

Team Rankings

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122.6

1st

DRTG

109.4

8th

NETRTG

13.2

1st

3P%

39.1

3rd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	7	1	.875
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	5	2	.714	1.5
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	MIN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sat 11/7	HOU	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Mon 11/9	DEN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/11	GSW	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Fri 11/13	UTA	@	HOU	8:30 PM

Last Game

Celtics

5 - 2

Final

109

Rockets

7 - 1

Mon 2 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

37.7

Dončić

29.2

Curry

29.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.9

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.0

Young

9.0

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Dunn

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.9

Kessler

2.9

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.5

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

78.8

Stewart

77.6

Camara

76.2

Gafford

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

121.4

120.9

120.3

119.4

117.1

DRtg Rankings

102.4

105.4

105.5

107.0

108.2

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

12.7

11.8

11.2

10.9

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1-6

1-5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

399.5

Wembanyama

378.6

Maxey

365.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

389.3

Dončić

387.3

Wembanyama

380.8

Maxey

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

34.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

34.5

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.3

Murray

37.4

Maxey

37.0

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Dončić

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.77

Wembanyama

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

6-1

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-6

2-5

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	7	1	.875
2	Pistons	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Celtics	5	2	.714	1.5
4	Cavaliers	4	3	.571	2.5
5	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
6	Hawks	4	4	.500	3.0
7	Raptors	3	3	.500	3.0
8	Knicks	3	4	.429	3.5
9	Hornets	3	5	.375	4.0
10	Heat	2	4	.333	4.0
11	Magic	2	5	.286	4.5
12	Pacers	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Bulls	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Bucks	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Nets	1	6	.143	5.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	7	1	.875
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	5	2	.714	1.5
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5
7	Timberwolves	5	3	.625	2.0
8	Warriors	4	3	.571	2.5
9	Mavericks	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Nuggets	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	3	4	.429	3.5
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	5	.167	5.0
14	Kings	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Jazz	1	6	.143	5.5

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)
Wed 11/4	ATL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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James Harden has put up the most career points in the first quarter, with 6,296 points.

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