{"id":693066,"date":"2026-04-02T02:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T02:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/693066\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T02:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T02:07:25","slug":"celtics-score-53-points-in-1st-quarter-at-miami-setting-club-record-for-opening-period-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/693066\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics score 53 points in 1st quarter at Miami, setting club record for opening period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">MIAMI (AP) \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/boston-celtics-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Celtics<\/a> had a first quarter like none other in their storied history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">The Celtics scored 53 points \u2014 their biggest-scoring first quarter ever \u2014 in the opening 12 minutes of their game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/miami-heat-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Heat<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Boston&#8217;s barrage is tied for the second-highest-scoring first quarter in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA<\/a> regular-season history. Golden State had a 55-point opening quarter at Portland on April 9, 2023, and Miami had a 53-point opening quarter against Charlotte on Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">It was the second-most points Boston has scored in a quarter; the Celtics had 54 in the fourth period of a game against the San Diego Clippers on Feb. 25, 1970. And it was the most points Miami ever allowed in any quarter; the Heat gave up 50 in the fourth quarter of a game at Seattle on Jan. 5, 1990.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Boston made 11 3-pointers in the opening quarter, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/sam-hauser-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Hauser<\/a> going 5 for 5 from beyond the arc while playing all 12 minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/jaylen-brown-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaylen Brown<\/a> had 20 points by himself in the quarter \u2014 the ninth 20-point quarter of his career, including playoffs \u2014 and Hauser finished with 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Boston led 53-33 at the end of the quarter, after shooting 20 for 28 from the field and 11 for 15 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nba<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI (AP) \u2014 The Boston Celtics had a first quarter like none other in their storied history. 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