what is the highest scoring first quarter in a single game by both teams in the 2023 nba playoffs

The Denver Nuggets put up the most points by a team in a 2023 playoff game, with 44 points against the Suns on May 11, 2023.

	TEAM	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Nuggets	44	5/11/2023	DEN	@	PHX	60	15	8	4	2	17	27	63.0	3	7	42.9	7	9	77.8	71.1	3	12	0	3
2	Celtics	38	5/1/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	60	10	11	0	1	17	20	85.0	4	6	66.7	0	0		95.0	1	9	3	2
3	Grizzlies	38	4/26/2023	MEM	vs	LAL	60	15	6	1	0	14	27	51.9	4	8	50.0	6	6	100.0	64.1	3	12	2	3
4	Nuggets	37	5/16/2023	DEN	vs	LAL	60	22	9	2	4	15	30	50.0	3	9	33.3	4	4	100.0	58.2	9	13	2	3
5	Celtics	37	4/21/2023	BOS	@	ATL	60	8	10	2	0	14	26	53.8	9	16	56.3	0	1	0.0	70.0	2	6	2	4
6	Heat	36	4/26/2023	MIA	@	MIL	60	9	6	1	1	15	28	53.6	6	13	46.2	0	2	0.0	62.3	1	8	1	5
7	Kings	36	4/26/2023	SAC	vs	GSW	60	10	9	3	0	14	27	51.9	8	12	66.7	0	0		66.7	3	7	4	6
8	Celtics	35	5/25/2023	BOS	vs	MIA	60	10	8	4	1	13	24	54.2	7	12	58.3	2	4	50.0	67.9	4	6	0	3
9	Nuggets	35	5/9/2023	DEN	vs	PHX	60	18	8	2	3	12	27	44.4	5	10	50.0	6	8	75.0	57.3	6	12	2	4
10	Celtics	35	4/27/2023	BOS	@	ATL	60	14	9	2	2	13	26	50.0	5	11	45.5	4	4	100.0	63.0	4	10	4	9
11	Celtics	35	4/23/2023	BOS	@	ATL	60	19	6	1	0	12	26	46.2	5	13	38.5	6	6	100.0	61.1	4	15	4	4
12	Lakers	35	4/22/2023	LAL	vs	MEM	60	20	6	2	1	14	27	51.9	2	7	28.6	5	5	100.0	59.9	5	15	3	3
13	Bucks	35	4/19/2023	MIL	vs	MIA	60	15	12	0	1	16	29	55.2	3	6	50.0	0	1	0.0	59.4	4	11	1	5
14	Celtics	34	5/27/2023	BOS	@	MIA	60	12	5	1	2	13	22	59.1	3	8	37.5	5	5	100.0	70.2	3	9	2	2
15	Lakers	34	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	60	13	6	1	1	13	28	46.4	5	8	62.5	3	3	100.0	58.0	3	10	2	5
16	Nuggets	34	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	60	14	7	1	0	13	26	50.0	4	7	57.1	4	5	80.0	60.3	6	8	3	6
17	Hawks	34	4/27/2023	ATL	vs	BOS	60	14	8	2	1	11	27	40.7	4	13	30.8	8	8	100.0	55.7	6	8	2	3
18	76ers	33	5/9/2023	PHI	@	BOS	60	14	4	1	1	13	25	52.0	5	9	55.6	2	3	66.7	62.7	4	10	0	4
19	Lakers	33	5/4/2023	LAL	@	GSW	60	13	9	1	1	14	28	50.0	5	8	62.5	0	0		58.9	3	10	1	2
20	Knicks	33	4/26/2023	NYK	@	CLE	60	13	6	1	2	11	21	52.4	3	7	42.9	8	10	80.0	65.0	6	7	3	2
21	Bucks	33	4/26/2023	MIL	vs	MIA	60	12	4	0	0	12	22	54.5	2	7	28.6	7	8	87.5	64.7	1	11	3	6
22	Warriors	33	4/26/2023	GSW	@	SAC	60	8	10	2	4	13	21	61.9	4	8	50.0	3	4	75.0	72.5	1	7	5	3
23	Bucks	33	4/24/2023	MIL	@	MIA	60	11	8	4	2	12	25	48.0	6	13	46.2	3	3	100.0	62.7	3	8	2	4
24	Hawks	33	4/21/2023	ATL	vs	BOS	60	13	9	1	0	13	23	56.5	2	7	28.6	5	7	71.4	63.3	4	9	4	3
25	Heat	33	4/16/2023	MIA	@	MIL	60	11	7	2	1	14	24	58.3	2	4	50.0	3	4	75.0	64.1	2	9	5	9