nba team highest 1st quarter points diff in a game in losses

The San Antonio Spurs have the highest point differential by a team in a loss in a first quarter, with a 26 point differential against the Clippers on November 4.

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NBA team highest 1st quarter points diff in a regular-season game in losses

	TEAM	DIFF	L	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Spurs	26	1	11/4/2024	SAS	@	LAC	60	40	13	8	5	3	16	26	61.5	5	12	41.7	3	3	100.0	73.2	4	9	1	2
2	Mavericks	24	1	2/3/2024	DAL	vs	MIL	60	44	17	9	0	0	13	21	61.9	9	14	64.3	9	9	100.0	88.1	0	17	4	2
3	Bulls	24	1	2/15/2023	CHI	@	IND	60	39	13	10	4	0	15	24	62.5	4	10	40.0	5	5	100.0	74.4	1	12	4	5
4	Spurs	23	1	4/30/2021	SAS	@	BOS	60	39	13	9	3	0	15	21	71.4	4	5	80.0	5	9	55.6	78.1	1	12	1	3
5	Celtics	23	1	2/9/2019	BOS	vs	LAC	60	43	15	7	5	1	14	26	53.8	4	6	66.7	11	13	84.6	67.8	3	12	1	6
6	Celtics	22	1	3/25/2024	BOS	@	ATL	60	44	8	7	3	2	16	24	66.7	5	7	71.4	7	7	100.0	81.2	1	7	0	3
7	Celtics	22	1	3/3/2023	BOS	vs	BKN	60	37	18	9	2	1	13	23	56.5	4	9	44.4	7	7	100.0	70.9	3	15	3	2
8	Lakers	22	1	10/27/2021	LAL	@	OKC	60	41	15	11	3	1	17	25	68.0	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	79.2	2	13	3	7
9	Cavaliers	22	1	1/12/2018	CLE	@	IND	60	34	11	7	5	1	13	22	59.1	2	7	28.6	6	6	100.0	69.0	1	10	0	2
10	Kings	22	1	3/8/2017	SAC	@	SAS	60	37	17	6	1	1	15	25	60.0	3	6	50.0	4	4	100.0	69.1	2	15	2	2
11	Heat	22	1	4/13/2016	MIA	@	BOS	60	35	17	6	3	5	17	29	58.6	0	4	0.0	1	1	100.0	59.4	6	11	1	5
12	Kings	22	1	11/13/2014	SAC	@	MEM	60	38	15	4	4	1	15	22	68.2	3	4	75.0	5	6	83.3	77.1	2	13	3	4
13	Bulls	21	1	12/16/2019	CHI	@	OKC	60	37	10	10	7	0	16	25	64.0	2	8	25.0	3	3	100.0	70.3	1	9	0	4
14	Spurs	21	1	3/21/2016	SAS	@	CHA	60	28	17	8	5	3	12	26	46.2	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	51.2	2	15	0	4
15	Nets	20	1	3/6/2025	BKN	vs	GSW	60	35	13	10	1	2	14	23	60.9	5	11	45.5	2	3	66.7	72.0	3	10	4	0
16	Clippers	20	1	2/6/2025	LAC	vs	IND	60	42	18	11	0	0	15	24	62.5	10	15	66.7	2	4	50.0	81.5	3	15	3	1
17	Knicks	20	1	2/16/2022	NYK	vs	BKN	60	38	14	3	2	4	13	19	68.4	8	11	72.7	4	4	100.0	91.5	1	13	4	4
18	Mavericks	20	1	10/24/2018	DAL	@	ATL	60	42	14	12	2	3	15	23	65.2	7	11	63.6	5	8	62.5	79.2	2	12	2	5
19	Rockets	20	1	12/28/2017	HOU	@	BOS	60	32	14	6	4	1	11	25	44.0	4	10	40.0	6	7	85.7	57.0	2	12	2	2
20	Jazz	19	1	1/20/2025	UTA	@	NOP	60	38	13	9	1	1	15	22	68.2	4	10	40.0	4	5	80.0	78.5	1	12	2	3
21	Thunder	19	1	11/1/2023	OKC	vs	NOP	60	33	14	6	3	2	13	24	54.2	2	6	33.3	5	6	83.3	61.9	1	13	1	7
22	Wizards	19	1	2/4/2023	WAS	@	BKN	60	44	7	7	4	1	13	21	61.9	7	10	70.0	11	13	84.6	82.3	0	7	2	3
23	Pacers	19	1	2/11/2022	IND	vs	CLE	60	47	10	11	7	1	17	24	70.8	10	12	83.3	3	4	75.0	91.2	3	7	5	5
24	Cavaliers	19	1	12/28/2021	CLE	@	NOP	60	39	13	10	1	0	14	25	56.0	9	12	75.0	2	2	100.0	75.3	4	9	1	6
25	Bucks	19	1	11/5/2021	MIL	vs	NYK	60	38	15	8	4	2	13	26	50.0	8	16	50.0	4	5	80.0	67.4	3	12	2	0