What is Second Half Scoring Margin?
Second Half Scoring Margin measures the average point differential in the second half.
Second Half Scoring Margin | NBA Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 8.1 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| 2 |  | 6.7 | -3.0 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 3 |  | 5.0 | 19.0 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| 4 |  | 4.8 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 6.4 | -3.7 |
| 5 |  | 4.0 | -2.0 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 8.4 | -2.2 | 0.6 |
| 6 |  | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| 6 |  | 3.4 | -24.0 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 7.1 | -1.8 | -1.7 |
| 8 |  | 2.8 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 7.5 | -2.0 | -3.5 |
| 9 |  | 2.3 | 11.0 | -0.3 | -5.0 | -1.9 | 6.9 | -3.0 | -1.3 |
| 10 |  | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.7 | -3.3 | 3.5 |
| 11 |  | 1.4 | -2.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 12 |  | 1.3 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| 13 |  | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| 13 |  | 1.1 | -11.0 | -11.0 | -6.4 | -0.7 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 15 |  | 0.7 | 0.0 | -3.0 | 2.0 | -1.3 | 4.2 | -2.3 | 1.7 |
| 16 |  | 0.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 3.4 | -0.2 | -5.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| 17 |  | -0.1 | 2.0 | -1.7 | -1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -1.4 | 2.0 |
| 18 |  | -0.5 | 3.0 | -2.0 | -4.8 | -3.0 | 4.2 | -3.4 | -4.6 |
| 19 |  | -1.1 | 0.0 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -4.7 | 0.5 |
| 20 |  | -1.3 | 17.0 | -2.3 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -0.4 | -3.7 |
| 21 |  | -2.1 | -4.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | -3.2 | 6.6 | -8.3 | 4.4 |
| 21 |  | -2.1 | -8.0 | -5.0 | -1.8 | -2.1 | 1.5 | -4.5 | 2.4 |
| 23 |  | -3.1 | -4.0 | -9.0 | -5.2 | -1.9 | -2.5 | -3.4 | 0.0 |
| 24 |  | -4.5 | -17.0 | -16.0 | -10.6 | -5.0 | -2.7 | -7.0 | -1.6 |
| 25 |  | -4.7 | -2.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | -3.4 | -2.8 | -7.0 | -4.0 |
| 25 |  | -4.7 | -6.0 | -4.0 | -7.2 | -4.7 | -0.8 | -8.6 | 0.2 |
| 27 |  | -4.8 | 0.0 | -5.0 | -4.8 | -3.2 | -4.0 | -5.8 | -2.6 |
| 28 |  | -5.2 | -8.0 | -4.3 | -4.0 | -4.6 | -3.9 | -7.0 | -3.7 |
| 29 |  | -6.9 | -19.0 | -5.3 | -3.0 | -6.9 | -9.8 | -5.0 | -1.4 |
| 30 |  | -8.8 | 0.0 | -4.0 | -10.2 | -8.5 | -9.1 | -8.4 | 1.7 |
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Which teams have the highest second half scoring margin in the NBA in 2026?
Through games played November 12, 2026, Minnesota has the highest second half scoring margin in the NBA at 8.1. Detroit is second at 6.7 & San Antonio third at 5.0. Minnesota's total is 1.4 points above second place & 12.8 points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 6.4 points separate first from tenth. Memphis is fourth at 4.8 & Golden State fifth at 4.0. Portland & Dallas are tied for sixth at 3.4. Indiana is eighth at 2.8, Philadelphia ninth at 2.3 & Cleveland tenth at 1.7.
Three separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. New York is 11th at 1.4 & Boston 12th at 1.3. Atlanta & Toronto are tied 13th at 1.1. The Los Angeles Lakers are 15th at 0.7, Orlando 16th at 0.1 & Houston 17th at -0.1.
Eight teams sit inside 1.8 points of each other from tenth to 17th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Washington is 18th at -0.5, Phoenix 19th at -1.1 & Brooklyn 20th at -1.3. Oklahoma City & Denver are tied 21st at -2.1. Miami is 23rd at -3.1, New Orleans 24th at -4.5 & Sacramento 25th at -4.7.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 30 NBA teams in the 2026 regular season. Second Half Scoring Margin measures the average point differential in the second half. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.