What is Second Quarter Scoring Margin?
Second Quarter Scoring Margin tracks point differential in the second quarter.
Second Quarter Scoring Margin | NBA Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 7.0 | -10.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 10.0 | 1.9 |
| 2 |  | 5.6 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| 3 |  | 5.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 3.2 |
| 4 |  | 4.4 | -2.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| 4 |  | 4.4 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 6 |  | 4.2 | -2.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 2.6 |
| 7 |  | 3.7 | -10.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| 8 |  | 3.2 | -2.0 | -3.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| 9 |  | 2.8 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| 10 |  | 2.7 | 10.0 | -0.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
| 11 |  | 2.2 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | -1.1 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| 12 |  | 1.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| 13 |  | 0.5 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| 14 |  | 0.0 | 2.0 | -4.7 | -4.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | -1.5 | -2.0 |
| 15 |  | -0.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -3.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| 16 |  | -0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 17 |  | -0.8 | -3.0 | -8.0 | -5.6 | -1.9 | 3.3 | -6.4 | -0.5 |
| 18 |  | -1.0 | -6.0 | 8.3 | 2.2 | -1.0 | 2.2 | -4.2 | 0.0 |
| 19 |  | -1.1 | -9.0 | -6.0 | -4.2 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.9 | 0.1 |
| 20 |  | -1.5 | 6.0 | 2.7 | -3.2 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -2.9 | -0.1 |
| 21 |  | -1.9 | -4.0 | -10.0 | -6.4 | -3.9 | -4.2 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| 22 |  | -2.5 | -7.0 | 0.3 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -1.1 | -4.4 | -0.8 |
| 23 |  | -2.8 | 12.0 | 2.0 | -1.0 | -1.6 | -7.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| 24 |  | -3.7 | -2.0 | -5.7 | -8.6 | -4.0 | 0.6 | -6.4 | -2.8 |
| 25 |  | -4.3 | 4.0 | -2.0 | -3.2 | -1.7 | -7.3 | -1.2 | -3.1 |
| 26 |  | -4.4 | -1.0 | -1.3 | -2.2 | -4.6 | -4.0 | -5.3 | -0.5 |
| 27 |  | -5.0 | 3.0 | -5.3 | -4.2 | -5.3 | -7.8 | -3.4 | -2.5 |
| 28 |  | -5.1 | 2.0 | -4.3 | -4.0 | -6.1 | -5.3 | -4.8 | -3.8 |
| 29 |  | -5.6 | -12.0 | -7.0 | -5.6 | -5.9 | -6.1 | -4.8 | -1.9 |
| 30 |  | -8.2 | -9.0 | -14.3 | -9.2 | -9.1 | -13.4 | -0.8 | -1.5 |
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Which teams have the highest second quarter scoring margin in the NBA in 2026?
Houston leads the NBA in second quarter scoring margin at 7.0, through games played November 12, 2026. Golden State is second at 5.6 & Boston third at 5.0. Houston's total is 1.4 points above second place & 11.3 points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 4.3 points separate first from tenth. Atlanta & New York are tied for fourth at 4.4. San Antonio is sixth at 4.2, Oklahoma City seventh at 3.7, Memphis eighth at 3.2, the Los Angeles Lakers ninth at 2.8 & Portland tenth at 2.7.
One rank inside the top 25 is shared by more than one team. Philadelphia is 11th at 2.2, Minnesota 12th at 1.8, Detroit 13th at 0.5, Chicago 14th at 0.0, Denver 15th at -0.1, Charlotte 16th at -0.4 & New Orleans 17th at -0.8.
Eight teams sit inside 1.9 points of each other from 14th to 21st, the tightest stretch of the ranking. The LA Clippers are 18th at -1.0, Toronto 19th at -1.1, Miami 20th at -1.5, Cleveland 21st at -1.9, Dallas 22nd at -2.5, Orlando 23rd at -2.8, Washington 24th at -3.7 & Indiana 25th at -4.3.
How this ranking is measured
These 25 are drawn from 30 NBA teams ranked in the 2026 regular season. Second Quarter Scoring Margin tracks point differential in the second quarter. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.