what is the best record to start a season with losing a game in nba history

21 teams are tied for the best record in a loss, with a record of 0-1. The first three are the Orlando Magic, the Charlotte Hornets and the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday.

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What is the best record to start a season with losing a regular-season game in NBA history?

	TEAM	REC	L	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Magic	0-1	1	12/7/2025	ORL	@	NYK	L 100-106	.000	240	100	48	23	7	4	36	94	38.3	12	42	28.6	16	24	66.7	47.8	17	31	12	16
2	Raptors	0-1	1	12/7/2025	TOR	vs	BOS	L 113-121	.000	240	113	42	22	5	3	43	88	48.9	9	22	40.9	18	21	85.7	58.1	11	31	13	18
3	Trail Blazers	0-1	1	12/7/2025	POR	@	MEM	L 96-119	.000	240	96	40	21	8	5	33	83	39.8	15	43	34.9	15	18	83.3	52.8	10	30	26	27
4	Hornets	0-1	1	12/7/2025	CHA	vs	DEN	L 106-115	.000	240	106	47	24	7	3	38	85	44.7	14	46	30.4	16	21	76.2	56.2	10	37	14	22
5	Bulls	0-1	1	12/7/2025	CHI	vs	GSW	L 91-123	.000	240	91	38	24	12	4	32	89	36.0	11	40	27.5	16	19	84.2	46.7	15	23	15	15
6	76ers	0-1	1	12/7/2025	PHI	vs	LAL	L 108-112	.000	240	108	54	21	5	4	36	102	35.3	13	36	36.1	23	26	88.5	47.6	17	37	6	17
7	Jazz	0-1	1	12/7/2025	UTA	vs	OKC	L 101-131	.000	240	101	37	25	6	3	40	85	47.1	12	36	33.3	9	12	75.0	55.9	6	31	17	17
8	Pelicans	0-1	1	12/6/2025	NOP	@	BKN	L 101-119	.000	240	101	36	30	9	3	37	82	45.1	9	25	36.0	18	22	81.8	55.1	11	25	17	15
9	Wizards	0-1	1	12/6/2025	WAS	vs	ATL	L 116-131	.000	240	116	26	29	6	5	41	80	51.3	17	38	44.7	17	19	89.5	65.6	4	22	20	18
10	Cavaliers	0-1	1	12/6/2025	CLE	vs	GSW	L 94-99	.000	240	94	61	15	7	4	37	107	34.6	10	42	23.8	10	12	83.3	41.9	24	37	12	18
11	Bucks	0-1	1	12/6/2025	MIL	@	DET	L 112-124	.000	240	112	36	24	11	5	37	84	44.0	16	38	42.1	22	32	68.8	57.1	11	25	12	26
12	Clippers	0-1	1	12/6/2025	LAC	@	MIN	L 106-109	.000	240	106	35	16	8	3	40	85	47.1	9	29	31.0	17	25	68.0	55.2	10	25	11	28
13	Heat	0-1	1	12/6/2025	MIA	vs	SAC	L 111-127	.000	240	111	41	23	5	4	41	85	48.2	9	31	29.0	20	32	62.5	56.0	11	30	13	17
14	Rockets	0-1	1	12/6/2025	HOU	@	DAL	L 109-122	.000	240	109	37	22	8	6	44	87	50.6	10	29	34.5	11	13	84.6	58.8	16	21	20	20
15	Heat	0-1	1	12/5/2025	MIA	@	ORL	L 105-106	.000	240	105	44	23	4	8	40	80	50.0	7	19	36.8	18	27	66.7	57.1	4	40	15	18
16	Lakers	0-1	1	12/5/2025	LAL	@	BOS	L 105-126	.000	240	105	35	15	8	2	33	77	42.9	14	35	40.0	25	29	86.2	58.5	10	25	14	14
17	Jazz	0-1	1	12/5/2025	UTA	@	NYK	L 112-146	.000	240	112	37	23	8	1	35	87	40.2	15	42	35.7	27	35	77.1	54.7	10	27	12	18
18	Spurs	0-1	1	12/5/2025	SAS	@	CLE	L 117-130	.000	240	117	38	28	9	3	42	93	45.2	15	43	34.9	18	26	69.2	56.0	11	27	14	22
19	Hawks	0-1	1	12/5/2025	ATL	vs	DEN	L 133-134	.000	240	133	45	35	8	2	49	95	51.6	20	46	43.5	15	16	93.8	65.2	11	34	14	25
20	Raptors	0-1	1	12/5/2025	TOR	vs	CHA	L 86-111	.000	240	86	41	19	12	4	34	92	37.0	9	29	31.0	9	13	69.2	44.0	12	29	20	25
21	Trail Blazers	0-1	1	12/5/2025	POR	@	DET	L 116-122	.000	240	116	48	22	6	8	36	85	42.4	12	37	32.4	32	35	91.4	57.8	18	30	20	35
22	Bulls	0-1	1	12/5/2025	CHI	vs	IND	L 105-120	.000	240	105	46	21	7	2	34	77	44.2	13	35	37.1	24	29	82.8	58.5	11	35	19	15
23	Clippers	0-1	1	12/5/2025	LAC	@	MEM	L 98-107	.000	240	98	37	22	11	2	35	80	43.8	14	44	31.8	14	17	82.4	56.0	5	32	17	18
24	Bucks	0-1	1	12/5/2025	MIL	vs	PHI	L 101-116	.000	240	101	37	26	8	3	35	76	46.1	11	32	34.4	20	27	74.1	57.5	7	30	18	21
25	Suns	0-1	1	12/5/2025	PHX	@	HOU	L 98-117	.000	240	98	34	14	12	2	39	100	39.0	5	36	13.9	15	19	78.9	45.2	15	19	13	22