who has scored the most 1st-quarter points ever

James Harden has posted the most career points in the first quarter, with 5,999 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	5,999	763	8.1	7.9	1.8	2.8	0.5	0.2	2.4	5.3	45.7	0.9	2.4	39.0	2.1	2.5	86.6	62.0	0.2	1.6	1.2	6,191	1,411	2,099	365	119	944	461	+946
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5,314	680	7.9	7.8	1.5	2.0	0.4	0.1	2.7	5.6	48.5	1.4	3.2	43.0	1.0	1.1	91.8	64.3	0.2	1.3	0.9	5,355	988	1,359	304	50	622	392	+825
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	5,229	658	8.3	7.9	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.7	3.2	5.9	53.3	0.1	0.4	28.0	1.5	1.9	78.1	58.6	0.8	2.5	0.7	5,490	2,161	645	288	490	440	374	+335
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	5,143	698	8.4	7.4	1.3	2.4	0.3	0.1	2.5	5.3	47.0	1.0	2.4	41.0	1.3	1.5	89.9	61.3	0.2	1.2	0.9	5,886	926	1,650	199	63	600	309	+774
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5,109	768	7.0	6.7	2.8	1.4	0.3	0.3	2.6	4.7	56.1	0.2	0.6	29.3	1.2	1.8	69.7	61.0	0.5	2.3	0.8	5,343	2,188	1,113	243	246	602	530	+1039
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	4,997	659	9.8	7.6	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.1	2.9	5.9	48.9	0.7	1.9	37.7	1.2	1.3	85.9	58.8	0.2	1.1	0.9	6,430	854	1,107	172	45	622	434	+123
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	4,983	707	9.0	7.0	3.5	2.5	0.4	0.2	2.9	4.8	60.4	0.3	0.8	41.4	1.0	1.1	83.7	67.0	0.9	2.7	0.9	6,331	2,501	1,782	291	152	646	412	+1473
8	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	4,792	791	8.1	6.1	1.2	1.5	0.3	0.1	2.3	4.6	49.3	0.2	0.5	31.7	1.3	1.6	85.0	57.0	0.2	1.1	0.6	6,422	976	1,224	240	75	490	345	-237
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4,734	598	8.8	7.9	2.0	1.7	0.3	0.4	2.9	5.4	55.0	0.6	1.4	40.4	1.5	1.6	88.9	65.1	0.1	1.8	0.9	5,284	1,173	993	151	213	552	263	+1003
10	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	4,567	773	7.5	5.9	3.2	1.0	0.3	0.2	2.6	4.9	53.3	0.4	0.9	39.8	0.3	0.4	78.6	58.1	0.7	2.5	0.5	5,776	2,469	782	211	148	355	299	-281
11	Tobias Harris T. Harris	4,451	755	7.7	5.9	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.2	2.3	4.6	51.1	0.6	1.4	42.1	0.6	0.7	87.5	60.4	0.3	1.6	0.4	5,778	1,430	603	189	139	284	373	+828
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	4,436	752	6.9	5.9	2.1	2.5	0.4	0.1	2.2	4.7	47.4	0.3	0.9	36.8	1.1	1.4	75.2	55.2	0.4	1.8	1.1	5,171	1,611	1,888	319	59	845	397	+155
13	LeBron James L. James	4,421	707	7.1	6.3	1.9	2.1	0.3	0.1	2.5	4.6	54.1	0.4	1.1	38.9	0.8	1.2	70.9	61.1	0.2	1.7	1.0	5,026	1,366	1,498	235	79	697	200	+362
14	Julius Randle J. Randle	4,391	675	8.8	6.5	2.7	1.2	0.2	0.1	2.5	5.1	48.3	0.5	1.5	36.6	1.0	1.3	77.1	57.1	0.5	2.2	0.8	5,923	1,814	805	129	62	518	442	+145
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	4,379	740	7.7	5.9	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	2.3	4.8	47.6	0.5	1.3	38.9	0.9	1.2	73.6	55.7	0.4	0.9	0.5	5,672	951	535	216	151	396	375	+383
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	4,273	638	8.2	6.7	3.1	1.0	0.2	0.3	2.6	4.8	54.2	0.5	1.2	43.6	1.0	1.1	84.1	63.2	0.7	2.4	0.7	5,219	2,009	618	158	209	440	559	+703
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	4,272	464	10.1	9.2	2.7	2.6	0.4	0.1	3.1	6.6	47.3	1.1	2.8	37.3	1.9	2.4	77.0	59.8	0.3	2.5	1.2	4,678	1,265	1,195	164	62	552	287	+553
18	Paul George P. George	4,132	598	8.2	6.9	1.8	1.2	0.6	0.1	2.5	5.3	47.1	0.9	2.2	42.7	1.0	1.1	87.2	59.6	0.2	1.6	0.8	4,912	1,091	715	330	70	480	401	+733
19	CJ McCollum	4,081	669	7.7	6.1	1.0	1.1	0.2	0.1	2.4	4.7	50.0	0.9	1.9	44.8	0.5	0.6	81.7	60.9	0.2	0.8	0.4	5,125	649	717	161	83	282	274	+440
20	Bradley Beal B. Beal	3,970	620	8.1	6.4	1.1	1.3	0.3	0.1	2.5	4.8	51.6	0.7	1.5	42.8	0.8	0.9	82.1	61.0	0.2	0.8	0.6	5,050	651	825	210	51	385	295	-17
21	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3,900	659	8.0	5.9	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.1	2.1	3.9	52.2	0.2	0.6	37.6	1.6	1.8	85.7	62.4	0.5	1.2	0.5	5,284	1,134	1,072	345	66	315	179	+1033
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	3,732	461	9.1	8.1	3.3	1.1	0.3	0.4	2.7	5.4	50.5	0.3	1.0	35.5	2.3	2.7	82.6	61.0	0.7	2.7	0.9	4,205	1,525	529	123	165	408	332	+1037
23	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	3,712	552	7.8	6.7	1.2	1.7	0.4	0.1	2.6	5.1	51.6	0.7	1.7	44.0	0.7	0.8	89.5	61.7	0.2	1.0	0.6	4,281	658	935	200	70	329	289	+641
24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	3,695	478	10.7	7.7	1.4	1.7	0.4	0.3	2.9	5.5	51.6	0.4	1.1	36.7	1.6	1.9	85.1	60.7	0.2	1.2	0.7	5,100	655	818	211	135	338	310	+246
25	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	3,653	595	6.1	6.1	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.1	2.4	4.9	48.4	1.0	2.4	42.7	0.4	0.5	89.1	60.5	0.1	0.8	0.4	3,630	578	360	140	86	260	256	+444

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.7

Durant

RPG

9.0

Sengun

APG

6.5

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.0

3rd

DRTG

113.4

6th

NETRTG

8.6

2nd

3P%

38.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 1/9	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sun 1/11	HOU	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Tue 1/13	CHI	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 1/15	OKC	@	HOU	7:30 PM

Last Game

Suns

21 - 15

Final

100

Rockets

22 - 11

Mon 5 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

69.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

15-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	17.0
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.0
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/4	LAC	@	MEM	98-107
Thu 12/4	PHI	@	MIL	116-101
Thu 12/4	PHX	@	HOU	98-117
Thu 12/4	DAL	@	OKC	111-132
Fri 12/5	NOP	@	BKN	101-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	ORL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	SAS	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM

James Harden has posted the most career points in the first quarter, with 5,999 points.

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