What is First Quarter Scoring Margin?
First Quarter Scoring Margin tracks the average point differential in the first quarter.
First Quarter Scoring Margin | NBA Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 4.8 | -9.0 | -1.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 2 |  | 4.4 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| 3 |  | 3.8 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| 4 |  | 2.8 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 1.9 |
| 5 |  | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 6 |  | 2.2 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| 7 |  | 2.0 | 15.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -1.6 | 1.5 |
| 8 |  | 1.5 | -12.0 | -1.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | -0.7 | 4.0 |
| 9 |  | 1.4 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 3.2 | -1.6 | 6.6 | -2.3 | 0.8 |
| 10 |  | 1.3 | 14.0 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -3.7 |
| 11 |  | 1.2 | -4.0 | -2.3 | -0.6 | -1.8 | 4.8 | -1.8 | -1.0 |
| 12 |  | 1.1 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | -8.3 | 1.5 |
| 12 |  | 1.1 | -10.0 | -2.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 | -1.8 | 0.8 |
| 14 |  | 0.3 | 5.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.0 | -3.0 |
| 14 |  | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | -4.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 16 |  | 0.2 | 1.0 | -8.0 | -5.8 | 0.3 | -7.0 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
| 17 |  | 0.1 | -8.0 | -2.0 | -2.8 | -1.0 | 1.1 | -1.4 | -2.7 |
| 18 |  | -0.1 | -11.0 | -6.7 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -2.4 | 0.6 |
| 19 |  | -0.9 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -5.5 | 3.7 | -1.4 |
| 20 |  | -1.3 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -4.2 | 0.5 | -4.5 |
| 21 |  | -1.7 | -2.0 | -1.7 | -2.8 | -3.3 | 3.0 | -8.2 | -2.1 |
| 22 |  | -1.8 | -6.0 | -8.3 | -5.0 | -1.2 | -3.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| 23 |  | -1.9 | -11.0 | -6.3 | -6.0 | -1.9 | -4.2 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| 24 |  | -2.2 | -5.0 | -3.3 | -2.4 | -2.9 | 0.8 | -3.9 | 0.2 |
| 25 |  | -2.3 | -14.0 | -9.7 | -5.2 | -1.7 | -3.7 | -0.2 | -2.1 |
| 25 |  | -2.3 | -15.0 | 4.0 | -0.6 | -2.8 | -2.6 | -2.0 | -0.7 |
| 27 |  | -2.7 | -9.0 | -5.0 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -3.0 | -2.3 | 0.4 |
| 28 |  | -2.9 | -7.0 | -6.7 | -3.8 | -2.0 | -1.8 | -4.2 | -2.3 |
| 29 |  | -3.4 | -9.0 | -7.7 | -2.0 | -4.9 | -8.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 30 |  | -8.6 | 12.0 | -3.7 | -7.4 | -8.6 | 2.3 | -15.8 | -1.8 |
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Which teams have the highest first quarter scoring margin in the NBA in 2026?
Boston leads the NBA in first quarter scoring margin at 4.8, through games played November 12, 2026. The Los Angeles Lakers are second at 4.4 & Minnesota third at 3.8. Boston's total is 0.4 points above second place & 7.1 points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 3.5 points separate first from tenth. Denver is fourth at 2.8, Oklahoma City fifth at 2.6, Cleveland sixth at 2.2, Houston seventh at 2.0, San Antonio eighth at 1.5, Toronto ninth at 1.4 & Brooklyn tenth at 1.3.
Two ranks between 12th and 15th are shared by two teams each. Portland is 11th at 1.2. Phoenix & New York are tied 12th at 1.1 and Utah & Miami tied 14th at 0.3. Detroit is 16th at 0.2 & Dallas 17th at 0.1.
All 8 teams are within 1.1 points of each other. The LA Clippers are 18th at -0.1, Indiana 19th at -0.9, Washington 20th at -1.3, Milwaukee 21st at -1.7, Charlotte 22nd at -1.8, Memphis 23rd at -1.9, Orlando 24th at -2.2 & New Orleans 25th at -2.3. Two ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team.
How this ranking is measured
These 25 are drawn from 30 NBA teams ranked in the 2026 regular season. First Quarter Scoring Margin tracks the average point differential in the first quarter. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.