What is Fourth Quarter Scoring Margin?
Fourth Quarter Scoring Margin measures point differential in the final quarter.
Fourth Quarter Scoring Margin | NBA Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 4.8 | -2.0 | -6.7 | -0.8 | 4.0 | -0.8 | 8.7 | -0.2 |
| 2 |  | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| 3 |  | 2.5 | -4.0 | -2.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 3 |  | 2.5 | -1.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| 5 |  | 2.3 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.3 | -2.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| 6 |  | 2.1 | -2.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| 6 |  | 2.1 | -5.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | -0.7 |
| 8 |  | 1.8 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 1.9 | -1.2 | 5.4 | -2.4 |
| 9 |  | 1.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 10 |  | 1.4 | 2.0 | -3.7 | -5.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 11 |  | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -2.3 |
| 11 |  | 1.3 | -5.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| 11 |  | 1.3 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 14 |  | 0.5 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | -0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| 15 |  | 0.4 | 9.0 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| 16 |  | 0.1 | 8.0 | -3.3 | -3.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 | -1.7 | -1.7 |
| 17 |  | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -2.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| 18 |  | -0.2 | -14.0 | -7.7 | -3.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| 19 |  | -0.3 | -17.0 | -2.0 | -3.0 | -0.8 | 0.9 | -2.0 | -1.1 |
| 19 |  | -0.3 | 4.0 | -2.0 | -3.8 | -0.4 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 19 |  | -0.3 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 1.6 | -3.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| 22 |  | -0.5 | -4.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 23 |  | -0.6 | -7.0 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 2.2 | -2.6 | 1.7 |
| 24 |  | -1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -0.4 |
| 25 |  | -2.2 | 4.0 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -2.6 | 0.4 | -3.8 | -2.7 |
| 26 |  | -2.6 | 4.0 | 1.3 | -4.2 | -2.6 | -3.0 | -2.2 | -0.6 |
| 27 |  | -3.8 | 10.0 | -4.0 | -4.6 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -8.4 | -0.5 |
| 28 |  | -4.6 | -10.0 | -2.3 | -2.6 | -4.9 | -7.3 | -2.3 | 1.6 |
| 29 |  | -5.2 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -3.8 | -4.8 | -2.9 | -8.4 | -1.3 |
| 30 |  | -7.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -8.8 | -7.4 | -9.9 | -3.0 | -0.9 |
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Which teams have the highest fourth quarter scoring margin in the NBA in 2026?
Toronto ranks first in the NBA in fourth quarter scoring margin at 4.8 through games played November 12, 2026. Minnesota is second at 3.8. Detroit & Golden State are tied for third at 2.5. Toronto's total is 1.0 points above second place & 7.0 points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 3.4 points separate first from tenth. Orlando is fifth at 2.3. New York & Dallas are tied for sixth at 2.1. Memphis is eighth at 1.8, Portland ninth at 1.7 & Philadelphia tenth at 1.4.
Four separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Sacramento, Atlanta & Cleveland are tied 11th at 1.3. Indiana is 14th at 0.5, Phoenix 15th at 0.4, Brooklyn 16th at 0.1 & Denver 17th at -0.1.
Eight teams sit inside 0.7 points of each other from 16th to 23rd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Miami is 18th at -0.2. Utah, San Antonio & Boston are tied 19th at -0.3. Chicago is 22nd at -0.5, Oklahoma City 23rd at -0.6, Houston 24th at -1.2 & Washington 25th at -2.2.
How this ranking is measured
Of the 30 NBA teams ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above. Fourth Quarter Scoring Margin measures point differential in the final quarter. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.