Miami Heat set franchise record with 53-point first quarter against Charlotte Hornets

MIAMI AP The Miami Heat scored points in the first quarter against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night a franchise record for any quarter and the second-highest scoring opening period in NBA history The NBA record for first quarters is held by Golden State which scored in the first minutes against Portland on April Miami made -pointers in the quarter and led - when the period was complete Miami used nine players in the quarter and all nine scored with Norman Powell scoring a team-best in that opening period The previous Heat record for points in a quarter was in the fourth quarter against New York on March The previous first-quarter Heat record was at Washington on Jan The -point outburst tied for the ninth-highest scoring quarter in the NBA s shot-clock era which goes back to including playoff games The only other higher-scoring quarters Buffalo scored in the fourth quarter against Boston on Oct Phoenix scored in the second quarter against Denver on Nov and Golden State scored in the third quarter against Sacramento on March Golden State had its -point first quarter against Portland on April and Memphis scored in the third quarter against New Orleans on April Atlanta scored in the third quarter against Houston on Feb Indiana scored in the third quarter against Denver on Nov and Boston scored in the fourth quarter against Houston on Feb The Hornets trailed by as countless as points in the second quarter before Miami cooled considerably The Heat even after the big opening quarter led only - at the half