What is Margin Through Third Quarter?
Margin Through Third Quarter tracks point differential entering the fourth quarter.
Margin Through Third Quarter | NBA Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 12.5 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 16.7 | 9.0 | 0.1 |
| 2 |  | 11.4 | -5.0 | 7.0 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 6.7 |
| 3 |  | 10.9 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 17.6 | 14.8 | 8.3 | 13.5 | 7.2 |
| 4 |  | 10.1 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 5.8 |
| 5 |  | 9.8 | 34.0 | 14.7 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 2.2 |
| 6 |  | 5.5 | 3.0 | -4.3 | -1.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| 7 |  | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | -1.4 | 10.2 | 6.3 |
| 8 |  | 4.8 | -3.0 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 13.2 | -1.3 | 9.2 |
| 8 |  | 4.8 | -6.0 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 11.3 | -4.4 | -1.4 |
| 10 |  | 4.7 | -6.0 | 8.3 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 8.4 | -1.8 | 3.3 |
| 11 |  | 4.3 | -4.0 | -6.0 | -4.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 5.8 | -3.7 |
| 12 |  | 0.8 | -5.0 | -0.3 | 3.0 | -2.5 | -2.8 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| 13 |  | 0.7 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 0.7 | -2.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| 13 |  | 0.7 | 6.0 | -13.0 | -7.2 | -1.6 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| 15 |  | 0.4 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -1.2 | -1.4 |
| 16 |  | -1.1 | -34.0 | -2.7 | -1.0 | -1.1 | 4.9 | -9.4 | -4.6 |
| 17 |  | -2.3 | -26.0 | -26.7 | -17.6 | -3.8 | -0.3 | -5.2 | -3.0 |
| 18 |  | -2.9 | 0.0 | -3.0 | -3.8 | -0.7 | -6.3 | 0.5 | -7.0 |
| 19 |  | -3.2 | -27.0 | -3.7 | -1.0 | -3.2 | 6.6 | -13.0 | 1.5 |
| 20 |  | -3.3 | -4.0 | -6.7 | -12.4 | -5.1 | 0.2 | -5.5 | -9.1 |
| 20 |  | -3.3 | -9.0 | -4.0 | -6.6 | -7.6 | 9.8 | -12.7 | 3.0 |
| 22 |  | -4.0 | 4.0 | -2.7 | -6.2 | -1.8 | -4.4 | -3.4 | 5.2 |
| 23 |  | -4.2 | 20.0 | 5.0 | -2.4 | -2.8 | -6.3 | -3.0 | 2.0 |
| 24 |  | -4.7 | -4.0 | -0.7 | 4.4 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -18.3 | 2.6 |
| 25 |  | -5.1 | 26.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | -5.1 | -13.3 | -0.4 | -8.2 |
| 26 |  | -7.2 | -2.0 | 2.3 | -5.4 | -8.0 | -9.8 | -5.7 | 0.4 |
| 27 |  | -10.1 | 2.0 | -10.0 | -6.6 | -9.8 | -8.9 | -11.8 | -7.4 |
| 28 |  | -10.8 | -21.0 | -17.0 | -12.2 | -13.5 | -14.0 | -6.4 | -5.8 |
| 29 |  | -14.0 | -8.0 | -12.3 | -8.6 | -13.1 | -11.5 | -17.0 | -7.8 |
| 30 |  | -15.0 | -1.0 | -13.7 | -15.4 | -15.0 | -4.0 | -22.3 | -5.1 |
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Which teams have the highest margin through third quarter in the NBA in 2026?
Through games played November 12, 2026, the Los Angeles Lakers have the highest margin through third quarter in the NBA at 12.5. Boston is second at 11.4 & San Antonio third at 10.9. The Los Angeles Lakers' total is 1.1 points above second place & 17.6 points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 7.8 points separate first from tenth. Houston is fourth at 10.1, Minnesota fifth at 9.8, Portland sixth at 5.5 & Detroit seventh at 4.9. Oklahoma City & Golden State are tied for eighth at 4.8. New York is tenth at 4.7.
Three separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Memphis is 11th at 4.3 & Atlanta 12th at 0.8. Denver & Cleveland are tied 13th at 0.7. Philadelphia is 15th at 0.4, Dallas 16th at -1.1 & New Orleans 17th at -2.3.
Eight teams sit inside 2.2 points of each other from 18th to 25th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Indiana is 18th at -2.9 & the LA Clippers 19th at -3.2. Washington & Toronto are tied 20th at -3.3. Charlotte is 22nd at -4.0, Miami 23rd at -4.2, Phoenix 24th at -4.7 & Brooklyn 25th at -5.1.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 30 NBA teams in the 2026 regular season. Margin Through Third Quarter tracks point differential entering the fourth quarter. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.