best 1st quarter defense nba teams this year

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers are tied for the best record in the first quarter this season, with a record of 9-2.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Lakers	9-2	2026-27	.818	11	60.0	31.8	8.6	6.5	3.4	1.7	11.5	21.5	53.4	4.3	10.5	40.9	4.6	6.5	71.8	65.5	1.8	6.8	3.5	660	350	95	72	37	19	38	50
2	76ers	9-2	2026-27	.818	11	60.0	26.6	11.3	6.4	1.3	1.1	9.9	22.8	43.4	2.8	9.0	31.3	4.0	4.8	83.0	53.4	2.5	8.7	3.4	660	293	124	70	14	12	37	45
3	Celtics	8-2	2026-27	.800	10	60.0	30.3	12.5	7.1	2.3	1.1	10.9	23.4	46.6	3.8	10.6	35.8	4.7	6.0	78.3	58.2	3.7	8.8	3.5	600	303	125	71	23	11	35	42
4	Spurs	8-2	2026-27	.800	10	60.0	30.1	12.8	7.6	1.5	1.5	11.0	23.9	46.0	3.0	9.6	31.3	5.1	6.8	75.0	56.0	2.9	9.9	3.1	600	301	128	76	15	15	31	43
5	Thunder	8-2	2026-27	.800	10	60.0	29.3	12.0	6.8	1.6	1.8	11.4	23.2	49.1	3.3	8.3	39.8	3.2	4.2	76.2	58.5	2.2	9.8	3.2	600	293	120	68	16	18	32	34
6	Timberwolves	8-3	2026-27	.727	11	60.0	29.5	12.9	6.2	1.8	1.4	11.5	24.2	47.4	4.5	11.3	39.5	2.2	3.2	68.6	57.7	3.4	9.5	3.7	660	325	142	68	20	15	41	51
7	Warriors	7-3	2026-27	.700	10	60.0	27.0	9.8	7.7	2.3	0.9	10.3	22.9	45.0	4.3	11.6	37.1	2.1	2.8	75.0	55.9	2.6	7.2	4.7	600	270	98	77	23	9	47	42
8	Rockets	7-3	2026-27	.700	10	60.0	28.6	10.4	7.0	2.6	1.1	10.5	22.8	46.1	3.3	9.2	35.9	4.3	4.8	89.6	57.4	3.4	7.0	3.6	600	286	104	70	26	11	36	41
9	Trail Blazers	6-3	2026-27	.667	9	60.0	27.9	12.9	6.6	2.0	1.3	9.0	21.8	41.3	3.6	11.4	31.1	6.3	8.3	76.0	54.8	3.8	9.1	4.2	540	251	116	59	18	12	38	46
10	Grizzlies	6-3	2026-27	.667	9	60.0	28.0	11.7	6.8	1.9	1.6	10.6	23.1	45.7	3.6	10.8	33.0	3.3	3.9	85.7	56.4	3.3	8.3	4.4	540	252	105	61	17	14	40	50
11	Pistons	6-3	2026-27	.667	9	60.0	27.1	12.0	6.7	2.4	2.1	10.1	22.3	45.3	3.2	9.7	33.3	3.7	4.8	76.7	55.5	2.8	9.2	3.9	540	244	108	60	22	19	35	48
12	Hawks	7-4	2026-27	.636	11	60.0	28.2	10.1	7.8	2.1	0.7	10.4	24.1	43.0	4.0	10.8	37.0	3.5	4.3	80.9	54.3	3.5	6.6	4.1	660	310	111	86	23	8	45	50
13	Nuggets	5-3	2026-27	.625	8	60.0	30.4	12.4	8.1	2.8	0.9	11.8	23.8	49.5	3.3	8.8	37.1	3.6	4.4	82.9	59.2	3.3	9.1	2.9	480	243	99	65	22	7	23	23
14	Mavericks	6-4	2026-27	.600	10	60.0	28.7	11.4	7.0	2.1	1.6	11.1	23.8	46.6	3.7	10.5	35.2	2.8	4.0	70.0	56.1	3.6	7.8	3.7	600	287	114	70	21	16	37	46
15	Raptors	5-4	2026-27	.556	9	60.0	29.0	11.4	8.1	3.1	1.1	10.9	24.9	43.8	3.4	10.4	33.0	3.8	5.4	69.4	53.1	4.2	7.2	3.9	540	261	103	73	28	10	35	50
16	Knicks	5-4	2026-27	.556	9	60.0	28.4	10.8	6.7	2.1	0.9	10.0	22.2	45.0	3.8	10.9	34.7	4.7	5.3	87.5	57.9	2.3	8.4	3.1	540	256	97	60	19	8	28	48
17	Cavaliers	5-5	2026-27	.500	10	60.0	29.0	13.4	7.4	2.2	1.1	10.9	23.7	46.0	3.9	10.2	38.2	3.3	4.6	71.7	56.4	3.2	10.2	3.9	600	290	134	74	22	11	39	47
18	Wizards	4-6	2026-27	.400	10	60.0	27.0	12.0	5.9	2.2	1.0	10.0	22.6	44.2	1.8	7.0	25.7	5.2	6.5	80.0	53.0	3.1	8.9	3.7	600	270	120	59	22	10	37	43
19	Pelicans	4-6	2026-27	.400	10	60.0	29.0	10.6	6.8	2.8	0.9	10.6	21.5	49.3	2.5	8.5	29.4	5.3	6.6	80.3	59.4	2.0	8.6	3.7	600	290	106	68	28	9	37	40
20	Heat	4-6	2026-27	.400	10	60.0	31.2	10.2	8.0	2.1	1.3	11.5	22.4	51.3	3.8	10.0	38.0	4.4	6.1	72.1	62.2	2.0	8.2	4.2	600	312	102	80	21	13	42	44
21	Suns	3-5	2026-27	.375	8	60.0	28.9	10.0	8.3	2.5	1.6	11.3	22.6	49.7	3.0	9.1	32.9	3.4	4.3	79.4	58.9	2.9	7.1	3.0	480	231	80	66	20	13	24	37
22	Pacers	3-7	2026-27	.300	10	60.0	28.4	10.2	7.1	2.4	0.8	10.6	23.8	44.5	3.3	10.9	30.3	3.9	4.8	81.3	54.8	2.4	7.8	3.5	600	284	102	71	24	8	35	49
23	Hornets	3-7	2026-27	.300	10	60.0	25.0	13.0	5.6	2.4	1.4	9.0	22.9	39.3	3.4	12.8	26.6	3.6	4.1	87.8	50.6	3.9	9.1	5.2	600	250	130	56	24	14	52	59
24	Clippers	2-7	2026-27	.222	9	60.0	28.9	10.6	8.1	2.3	1.1	10.7	20.9	51.1	4.6	9.2	49.4	3.0	3.9	77.1	63.9	2.1	8.4	5.2	540	260	95	73	21	10	47	43
25	Magic	2-7	2026-27	.222	9	60.0	25.7	10.2	7.1	1.6	1.2	9.3	20.0	46.7	4.0	10.3	38.7	3.0	4.8	62.8	58.1	1.7	8.6	6.1	540	231	92	64	14	11	55	48

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Team Leaders

PPG

40.1

Dončić

RPG

10.9

Kessler

APG

7.7

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.5

1st

DRTG

115.0

18th

NETRTG

7.5

7th

3P%

38.0

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

9 - 2

121

Final

116

Pistons

6 - 3

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	MEM	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers are tied for the best record in the first quarter this season, with a record of 9-2.

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10.9

7.7

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

40.1

31.3

29.9

14.6

13.6

12.8

9.1

8.9

8.8

2.9

2.6

2.4

3.9

2.5

2.5

5.8

4.8

4.2

78.5

73.1

73.0

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

611

567.5

535.1

602.5

597

559

40.5

36.4

36.1

37.1

36.6

36.5

2.02

1.75

1.63

1.97

1.86

1.70

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