What is Points per Quarter?
Points per Quarter track scoring averages by quarter.
Points per Quarter | NBA Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 31.6 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 29.4 | 32.1 | 32.0 | 31.3 | 30.3 |
| 2 |  | 31.0 | 29.0 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 30.3 | 31.4 | 31.6 |
| 3 |  | 30.2 | 35.0 | 28.7 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 30.0 | 30.3 | 30.9 |
| 3 |  | 30.2 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 31.4 | 29.3 | 29.7 |
| 5 |  | 30.1 | 29.0 | 27.3 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 31.2 | 29.0 | 31.9 |
| 6 |  | 29.9 | 34.0 | 29.7 | 30.2 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 29.1 |
| 7 |  | 29.8 | 33.0 | 32.3 | 31.2 | 28.1 | 33.2 | 27.4 | 28.5 |
| 8 |  | 29.4 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 28.9 | 32.1 | 25.6 | 28.7 |
| 9 |  | 29.3 | 32.0 | 28.0 | 31.2 | 29.4 | 28.4 | 30.0 | 30.5 |
| 9 |  | 29.3 | 33.0 | 29.3 | 28.2 | 28.1 | 30.5 | 28.0 | 30.3 |
| 11 |  | 28.5 | 28.0 | 27.3 | 30.0 | 30.1 | 30.4 | 23.3 | 29.0 |
| 12 |  | 28.4 | 26.0 | 25.3 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 24.2 | 32.7 | 28.8 |
| 13 |  | 28.3 | 26.0 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 29.0 | 29.0 |
| 14 |  | 28.0 | 33.0 | 26.0 | 25.2 | 28.1 | 22.8 | 32.3 | 29.7 |
| 15 |  | 27.9 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 25.4 | 27.6 | 26.7 | 29.6 | 28.8 |
| 16 |  | 27.8 | 18.0 | 23.3 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 29.6 | 26.0 | 29.2 |
| 17 |  | 27.7 | 22.0 | 25.7 | 30.2 | 27.1 | 24.0 | 31.3 | 30.5 |
| 17 |  | 27.7 | 34.0 | 28.0 | 27.2 | 27.0 | 29.7 | 24.8 | 29.0 |
| 17 |  | 27.7 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 29.5 |
| 17 |  | 27.7 | 28.0 | 24.7 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 28.4 | 27.2 | 29.6 |
| 21 |  | 27.6 | 32.0 | 29.7 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 26.4 | 28.4 | 27.6 |
| 22 |  | 27.5 | 27.0 | 28.7 | 26.6 | 27.4 | 29.2 | 25.6 | 28.4 |
| 22 |  | 27.5 | 39.0 | 34.0 | 28.8 | 27.9 | 24.5 | 29.1 | 26.5 |
| 24 |  | 27.4 | 24.0 | 25.7 | 26.4 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.6 | 29.4 |
| 25 |  | 27.1 | 20.0 | 28.7 | 26.2 | 25.8 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 28.1 |
| 26 |  | 26.7 | 29.0 | 27.3 | 28.2 | 26.1 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 28.9 |
| 27 |  | 26.4 | 41.0 | 31.7 | 28.6 | 26.4 | 33.5 | 21.7 | 28.8 |
| 28 |  | 26.2 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 30.3 |
| 29 |  | 25.1 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 24.2 | 30.3 |
| 30 |  | 24.5 | 28.0 | 25.3 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 27.6 | 20.2 | 27.4 |
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Which teams have the highest points per quarter in the NBA in 2026?
The highest points per quarter in the NBA belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers at 31.6, as of November 12, 2026. Miami is second at 31.0. Denver & Boston are tied for third at 30.2. The Los Angeles Lakers' average is 0.6 points above second place & 4.5 points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 2.3 points separate first from tenth. San Antonio is fifth at 30.1, Minnesota sixth at 29.9, Toronto seventh at 29.8 & Houston eighth at 29.4. Oklahoma City & Cleveland are tied for ninth at 29.3.
Four separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Phoenix is 11th at 28.5, Indiana 12th at 28.4, Dallas 13th at 28.3, Detroit 14th at 28.0, New Orleans 15th at 27.9 & the LA Clippers 16th at 27.8. Atlanta, Utah, New York & Portland are tied 17th at 27.7.
Nine teams sit inside 0.4 points of each other from 16th to 24th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Washington is 21st at 27.6. Sacramento & Brooklyn are tied 22nd at 27.5. Memphis is 24th at 27.4 & Golden State 25th at 27.1.
How this ranking is measured
30 NBA teams are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. Points per Quarter track scoring averages by quarter. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.