first quarter scoring leaders 2008-09

Between the 2008 and 2009 seasons, Diana Taurasi had the most points per game in the first quarter, with 5.8 per game.

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NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
5.8
64
8.6
1.5
1.0
0.3
0.4
2.0
4.4
45.0
0.8
1.9
39.8
1.1
1.2
88.3
58.7
0.1
1.5
0.6
550
371
99
62
22
23
36
43
-37
2Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
5.4
47
8.9
2.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
2.0
4.3
45.8
0.4
1.2
31.0
1.0
1.3
81.4
55.0
0.6
1.8
0.5
420
252
114
13
21
20
22
41
+100
3Seimone Augustus
S. Augustus
4.8
37
9.2
0.9
0.7
0.2
0.1
2.0
4.1
48.4
0.2
0.6
40.9
0.5
0.6
83.3
54.1
0.1
0.8
0.5
339
177
35
25
9
3
17
10
+36
4Sophia Young-Malcolm
S. Young-Malcolm
4.8
66
9.0
1.7
0.6
0.4
0.2
2.0
4.0
49.2
0.1
0.2
36.4
0.8
0.9
80.6
53.9
0.4
1.3
0.4
596
314
115
42
26
10
27
29
+19
5Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
4.7
25
8.6
1.4
0.8
0.3
0.1
1.9
4.3
44.9
0.1
0.4
22.2
0.8
0.9
87.0
50.4
0.5
0.9
0.8
214
118
35
19
8
2
20
8
+42
6Candice Dupree
C. Dupree
4.6
68
9.2
2.1
0.7
0.2
0.3
1.8
4.1
44.4
0.1
0.3
50.0
0.8
1.0
79.7
50.4
0.6
1.5
0.7
628
310
144
45
14
21
47
33
-41
7Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
4.5
65
7.9
0.8
1.0
0.2
0.0
1.7
4.2
40.9
0.4
1.0
40.3
0.6
0.8
84.0
49.5
0.2
0.6
0.6
515
293
53
68
15
3
41
39
-56
8Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
4.3
56
8.1
2.0
0.6
0.3
0.7
1.7
3.4
49.5
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.9
1.2
73.9
54.5
0.6
1.5
0.8
454
238
114
34
14
38
47
40
+71
9DeLisha Milton-Jones
D. Milton-Jones
4.2
64
9.0
1.7
0.5
0.3
0.1
1.7
3.2
53.1
0.4
0.9
41.4
0.4
0.6
69.2
60.4
0.5
1.2
0.8
577
271
110
35
18
6
50
49
+109
10Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
4.1
64
9.3
1.8
0.6
0.2
0.2
1.4
3.9
35.6
0.5
1.3
37.3
0.8
0.9
90.0
47.6
0.5
1.3
1.0
595
263
113
40
12
12
61
32
+75
11Sue Bird
S. Bird
3.9
64
9.2
0.6
1.3
0.4
0.0
1.5
3.4
44.1
0.5
1.3
42.7
0.4
0.4
100.0
54.8
0.1
0.5
0.8
587
252
39
83
23
1
54
24
+74
12Nicole Powell
N. Powell
3.9
68
7.4
1.2
0.6
0.3
0.1
1.4
3.3
43.6
0.6
1.5
40.8
0.4
0.4
100.0
56.1
0.2
1.0
0.5
505
267
83
38
20
4
35
28
+15
13Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
3.9
67
9.2
1.2
1.1
0.3
0.1
1.6
4.1
39.7
0.3
0.8
41.1
0.3
0.4
88.0
46.1
0.3
0.9
0.6
619
261
80
73
21
6
41
33
+76
14Candace Parker
C. Parker
3.9
58
8.5
2.7
0.8
0.3
0.6
1.6
3.3
47.4
0.1
0.3
40.0
0.7
0.8
84.8
53.5
0.4
2.3
0.6
493
225
156
47
20
33
34
19
+143
15Alana Beard
A. Beard
3.8
64
8.4
0.9
0.8
0.5
0.1
1.5
3.5
44.6
0.4
0.9
40.4
0.4
0.6
63.9
51.3
0.1
0.8
1.0
536
244
60
54
35
9
61
36
-58
16Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
3.8
63
9.3
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.1
1.5
3.4
43.5
0.4
1.4
31.0
0.4
0.5
70.6
51.8
0.2
0.8
0.9
589
237
61
48
37
6
57
17
+121
17Erika de Souza
E. de Souza
3.8
46
7.9
3.0
0.2
0.3
0.4
1.7
3.2
52.4
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.6
72.4
54.8
1.0
2.0
0.6
362
173
138
11
16
18
26
41
+37
18Asjha Jones
A. Jones
3.8
56
7.8
1.6
0.7
0.1
0.2
1.6
3.9
40.7
0.1
0.2
33.3
0.5
0.7
75.0
44.9
0.7
0.9
0.5
435
210
89
39
5
10
29
34
-76
19Katie Smith
K. Smith
3.7
61
9.2
0.7
1.1
0.2
0.0
1.4
3.0
45.4
0.6
1.4
42.4
0.4
0.5
77.4
57.5
0.1
0.7
0.6
558
226
45
65
13
0
37
25
+65
20Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
3.7
56
8.3
1.8
1.1
0.8
0.2
1.2
3.3
37.2
0.4
1.1
38.1
0.8
0.9
94.0
50.5
0.6
1.3
0.7
463
207
103
61
44
11
41
31
+67
21Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
3.6
38
7.4
2.3
0.1
0.3
0.6
1.6
2.7
58.7
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.6
63.6
59.8
0.6
1.7
0.9
281
136
87
5
13
24
36
27
+49
22Shameka Christon
S. Christon
3.6
63
8.7
1.0
0.6
0.2
0.2
1.2
3.0
39.1
0.6
1.5
36.1
0.6
0.7
93.0
53.3
0.3
0.8
0.4
549
225
65
37
15
11
25
40
-48
23Betty Lennox
B. Lennox
3.6
61
7.6
1.3
0.7
0.3
0.0
1.4
3.5
39.2
0.3
1.0
31.7
0.5
0.7
78.0
47.2
0.2
1.0
0.9
465
217
77
40
21
2
53
34
-137
24Nicky Anosike
N. Anosike
3.5
64
8.1
2.2
0.4
0.6
0.5
1.2
2.6
45.2
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.6
71.2
52.9
0.7
1.5
0.5
519
226
143
27
41
29
32
54
+8
25Ann Wauters
A. Wauters
3.5
49
7.2
1.9
0.4
0.3
0.2
1.5
3.1
50.0
0.1
0.2
33.3
0.4
0.5
75.0
53.3
0.4
1.5
0.8
354
171
95
20
15
8
39
34
+25
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