What is First Half Scoring Margin?
First Half Scoring Margin tracks the average point differential a team produces in the first half of games.
First Half Scoring Margin | NBA Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 9.8 | -7.0 | 5.7 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 5.4 |
| 2 |  | 9.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 3.4 |
| 3 |  | 7.2 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 |  | 6.3 | -6.0 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 6.5 |
| 5 |  | 5.7 | -14.0 | 5.3 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| 6 |  | 5.5 | -6.0 | 9.3 | 13.4 | 5.6 | 9.4 | -1.5 | 2.5 |
| 6 |  | 5.5 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 1.8 |
| 8 |  | 3.9 | 6.0 | -3.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 9 |  | 3.3 | -5.0 | 13.3 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | -0.4 | -1.2 |
| 10 |  | 2.7 | 13.0 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 2.7 | -3.8 | 7.0 | 2.8 |
| 11 |  | 1.3 | -13.0 | -9.7 | -5.6 | 0.1 | -1.7 | 4.8 | -2.3 |
| 12 |  | 1.0 | -11.0 | -2.7 | 2.2 | -2.3 | -5.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 |
| 13 |  | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 2.0 | -7.4 | 7.3 | 4.6 |
| 14 |  | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -2.9 | 6.6 | -4.1 | 0.9 |
| 14 |  | 0.3 | 6.0 | -6.7 | -5.6 | -3.5 | -3.2 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| 16 |  | -0.5 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -4.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| 17 |  | -1.1 | -17.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | -1.1 | 4.4 | -6.6 | 0.6 |
| 18 |  | -1.3 | 10.0 | 6.3 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -4.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 19 |  | -2.2 | -5.0 | -6.7 | -4.8 | -0.7 | -5.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| 20 |  | -2.4 | -15.0 | -1.7 | -4.4 | -3.1 | 0.0 | -5.8 | -3.6 |
| 21 |  | -3.0 | -17.0 | -17.7 | -10.8 | -3.6 | -0.4 | -6.6 | -2.7 |
| 22 |  | -3.3 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -13.7 | 1.0 |
| 23 |  | -3.7 | 17.0 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -3.5 | -7.3 | -1.7 | -6.2 |
| 24 |  | -5.0 | 7.0 | -1.3 | -3.4 | -4.5 | -7.0 | -3.9 | 0.5 |
| 24 |  | -5.0 | -3.0 | -6.0 | -9.2 | -4.7 | -3.6 | -5.9 | -7.3 |
| 26 |  | -5.2 | 5.0 | -2.7 | -3.6 | -1.8 | -12.8 | 2.5 | -4.5 |
| 27 |  | -5.3 | -7.0 | -7.7 | -5.6 | -6.0 | -4.1 | -6.8 | -4.9 |
| 28 |  | -8.0 | -5.0 | -11.0 | -7.8 | -8.1 | -7.2 | -9.0 | -6.1 |
| 29 |  | -8.6 | 14.0 | -8.3 | -11.8 | -8.6 | 4.5 | -17.3 | -3.9 |
| 30 |  | -9.8 | -11.0 | -16.0 | -12.0 | -12.4 | -10.4 | -9.0 | -3.7 |
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Which teams have the highest first half scoring margin in the NBA in 2026?
Through games played November 12, 2026, Boston has the highest first half scoring margin in the NBA at 9.8. Houston is second at 9.0 & the Los Angeles Lakers third at 7.2. Boston's total is 0.8 points above second place & 14.8 points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 7.1 points separate first from tenth. Oklahoma City is fourth at 6.3 & San Antonio fifth at 5.7. New York & Minnesota are tied for sixth at 5.5. Portland is eighth at 3.9, Golden State ninth at 3.3 & Denver tenth at 2.7.
Three separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Memphis is 11th at 1.3, Atlanta 12th at 1.0 & Detroit 13th at 0.6. Toronto & Cleveland are tied 14th at 0.3. Philadelphia is 16th at -0.5 & the LA Clippers 17th at -1.1.
Eight teams sit inside 2.6 points of each other from 11th to 18th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Miami is 18th at -1.3, Charlotte 19th at -2.2, Dallas 20th at -2.4, New Orleans 21st at -3.0, Phoenix 22nd at -3.3 & Brooklyn 23rd at -3.7. Orlando & Washington are tied 24th at -5.0.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 30 NBA teams in the 2026 regular season. First Half Scoring Margin tracks the average point differential a team produces in the first half of games. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.