nba record on most points in a first quarter

17 teams were 1-0. The first three are the Golden State Warriors on April 9, 2023 and on January 15, 2019, the Charlotte Hornets on January 6, 2023 and on February 2, 2018 and the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 2 and on November 15.

	TEAM	REC	PTS	QUARTER	DATE	TM		OPP	W%	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Warriors	1-0	55	1Q	4/9/2023	GSW	@	POR	1.000	60	15	18	2	1	20	29	69.0	12	18	66.7	3	3	100.0	90.7	2	13	1	3
2	Hornets	1-0	51	1Q	1/6/2023	CHA	@	MIL	1.000	60	14	14	4	1	20	29	69.0	7	14	50.0	4	4	100.0	82.9	5	9	0	2
3	Warriors	1-0	51	1Q	1/15/2019	GSW	@	DEN	1.000	60	10	14	2	2	19	25	76.0	10	14	71.4	3	4	75.0	95.3	3	7	1	2
4	Cavaliers	1-0	50	1Q	2/2/2025	CLE	vs	DAL	1.000	60	17	11	2	2	18	25	72.0	9	11	81.8	5	6	83.3	90.4	0	17	1	4
5	Magic	1-0	50	1Q	12/14/2022	ORL	vs	ATL	1.000	60	13	12	4	1	16	25	64.0	6	10	60.0	12	13	92.3	81.4	4	9	5	8
6	Trail Blazers	1-0	50	1Q	5/10/2021	POR	vs	HOU	1.000	60	10	12	1	1	17	24	70.8	12	16	75.0	4	4	100.0	97.0	1	9	1	5
7	Bucks	1-0	50	1Q	2/6/2019	MIL	vs	WAS	1.000	60	9	13	4	2	20	27	74.1	7	9	77.8	3	3	100.0	88.3	2	7	2	4
8	Cavaliers	1-0	49	1Q	11/15/2024	CLE	vs	CHI	1.000	60	10	10	3	2	19	22	86.4	7	10	70.0	4	5	80.0	101.2	0	10	5	2
9	Pacers	1-0	49	1Q	4/14/2024	IND	vs	ATL	1.000	60	14	10	2	2	20	27	74.1	6	11	54.5	3	3	100.0	86.5	5	9	4	8
10	Raptors	1-0	49	1Q	3/14/2023	TOR	vs	DEN	1.000	60	12	9	3	1	20	28	71.4	6	9	66.7	3	3	100.0	83.6	4	8	1	5
11	Nuggets	1-0	49	1Q	2/7/2023	DEN	vs	MIN	1.000	60	15	16	6	2	19	24	79.2	4	5	80.0	7	9	77.8	87.6	2	13	2	6
12	Bucks	1-0	49	1Q	1/23/2023	MIL	@	DET	1.000	60	13	12	7	0	18	24	75.0	7	12	58.3	6	8	75.0	89.0	2	11	4	5
13	Kings	1-0	49	1Q	8/6/2020	SAC	vs	NOP	1.000	60	6	11	2	0	18	23	78.3	7	9	77.8	6	8	75.0	92.4	2	4	2	4
14	Hornets	1-0	49	1Q	2/2/2018	CHA	vs	IND	1.000	60	9	12	0	0	19	23	82.6	7	11	63.6	4	4	100.0	98.9	2	7	4	8
15	Rockets	1-0	48	1Q	2/21/2025	HOU	vs	MIN	1.000	60	9	8	1	1	17	23	73.9	6	8	75.0	8	10	80.0	87.6	0	9	3	8
16	Jazz	1-0	48	1Q	12/19/2024	UTA	@	DET	1.000	60	16	12	1	3	15	23	65.2	9	13	69.2	9	9	100.0	89.0	1	15	3	2
17	Pelicans	1-0	48	1Q	3/1/2024	NOP	vs	IND	1.000	60	11	8	1	1	20	22	90.9	5	5	100.0	3	3	100.0	102.9	2	9	3	6
18	Grizzlies	1-0	48	1Q	3/9/2023	MEM	vs	GSW	1.000	60	11	14	1	0	18	28	64.3	8	14	57.1	4	4	100.0	80.6	3	8	2	5
19	Knicks	0-1	48	1Q	11/13/2022	NYK	vs	OKC	.000	60	13	12	3	0	20	31	64.5	4	7	57.1	4	6	66.7	71.3	6	7	1	2
20	Nets	1-0	48	1Q	3/15/2022	BKN	@	ORL	1.000	60	14	14	3	1	20	27	74.1	5	6	83.3	3	4	75.0	83.4	2	12	2	4
21	Suns	1-0	48	1Q	3/13/2022	PHX	vs	LAL	1.000	60	16	15	6	2	20	33	60.6	7	12	58.3	1	1	100.0	71.8	4	12	0	6
22	Suns	1-0	48	1Q	11/21/2021	PHX	vs	DEN	1.000	60	10	16	1	0	17	22	77.3	7	8	87.5	7	8	87.5	94.0	0	10	1	2
23	Bucks	1-0	48	1Q	3/22/2021	MIL	vs	IND	1.000	60	15	14	2	1	18	27	66.7	9	12	75.0	3	3	100.0	84.7	2	13	3	4
24	Rockets	1-0	48	1Q	2/1/2021	HOU	@	OKC	1.000	60	14	8	3	1	17	26	65.4	11	14	78.6	3	3	100.0	87.8	2	12	4	4
25	Bucks	1-0	47	1Q	1/14/2025	MIL	vs	SAC	1.000	60	15	12	0	1	18	27	66.7	7	13	53.8	4	5	80.0	80.5	2	13	1	4