best nba team in the third quarter point differential

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the best record by a team in the third quarter this season, with a record of 24-1.

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best NBA team in the third quarter point differential this regular season

	TEAM	REC	DIFF	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	Thunder	24-1	155	2025-26	.960	25	60.0	32.5	11.1	6.4	2.9	1.9	11.4	21.8	52.3	3.9	9.9	39.3	5.8	6.7	86.3	65.6	2.3	8.8	3.4	1,500	812	278	160	73	47	86	132
2	Pistons	20-5	38	2025-26	.800	25	60.0	28.8	11.3	6.4	2.2	1.5	10.6	22.1	47.8	2.3	7.6	30.0	5.4	7.3	73.2	56.8	3.4	7.9	3.8	1,500	719	282	159	54	37	94	138
3	Nuggets	18-6	104	2025-26	.750	24	60.0	32.7	11.3	8.3	1.7	1.1	11.9	22.0	53.9	3.6	8.7	41.3	5.4	6.6	81.6	65.6	2.8	8.4	3.0	1,440	785	270	199	40	26	73	123
4	Rockets	16-6	65	2025-26	.727	22	60.0	28.9	11.7	6.2	2.7	1.2	10.1	21.5	47.2	2.4	6.3	38.1	6.2	7.5	83.0	58.4	4.2	7.5	4.7	1,320	636	257	137	59	27	104	111
5	Knicks	17-7	65	2025-26	.708	24	60.0	31.7	10.8	7.1	1.9	1.4	11.3	22.7	50.0	4.2	10.1	41.6	4.8	5.5	87.2	63.2	3.2	7.6	3.4	1,440	761	259	170	46	34	82	135
6	Spurs	17-7	-55	2025-26	.708	24	60.0	29.2	10.3	6.1	1.8	1.1	10.3	21.6	47.6	3.3	8.7	38.0	5.3	6.5	82.6	59.7	2.5	7.8	3.7	1,440	701	248	146	44	26	88	141
7	Lakers	17-7	13	2025-26	.708	24	60.0	30.4	10.3	6.0	1.9	0.9	10.6	20.9	50.8	3.2	9.0	35.8	6.0	7.2	82.7	63.1	2.7	7.6	3.7	1,440	730	247	144	45	22	88	133
8	Timberwolves	16-9	45	2025-26	.640	25	60.0	30.8	10.7	5.8	1.8	1.1	10.4	21.2	49.2	3.4	8.9	38.7	6.4	8.3	77.8	61.9	2.7	8.0	3.7	1,500	769	268	144	44	28	92	140
9	Celtics	15-10	-7	2025-26	.600	25	60.0	27.2	10.0	5.0	2.5	1.3	9.8	22.2	44.1	3.4	10.6	32.1	4.2	5.2	81.5	55.6	2.8	7.2	3.2	1,500	681	250	126	62	33	79	141
10	Magic	15-10	29	2025-26	.600	25	60.0	28.3	11.6	6.5	1.4	1.5	10.1	21.2	47.5	2.8	7.5	36.7	5.4	7.0	77.6	58.3	2.5	9.1	3.7	1,500	708	290	162	36	37	92	134
11	76ers	14-10	-140	2025-26	.583	24	60.0	25.1	10.2	5.9	2.2	1.6	8.8	22.5	39.3	2.8	9.0	30.7	4.7	5.5	85.6	50.5	2.8	7.4	3.9	1,440	603	244	141	52	39	94	152
12	Cavaliers	15-11	81	2025-26	.577	26	60.0	31.2	12.3	6.7	2.2	1.5	11.2	23.4	48.0	3.9	10.8	36.3	4.8	5.9	81.2	60.0	3.5	8.8	3.8	1,560	811	319	175	57	40	99	152
13	Raptors	15-11	82	2025-26	.577	26	60.0	31.5	10.6	7.7	2.5	0.8	11.6	23.0	50.5	3.2	7.7	41.0	5.2	6.8	76.1	60.7	2.8	7.8	3.0	1,560	820	276	199	64	22	79	150
14	Suns	14-11	2	2025-26	.560	25	60.0	28.5	10.2	6.4	3.0	0.8	10.2	22.0	46.3	3.2	9.7	33.1	4.9	6.4	76.7	57.3	3.1	7.1	4.1	1,500	712	254	159	75	19	102	144
15	Heat	14-11	-5	2025-26	.560	25	60.0	28.4	10.6	6.5	2.3	1.1	10.3	22.3	46.1	2.6	7.5	35.1	5.2	6.7	77.4	56.3	2.8	7.8	3.8	1,500	710	266	163	57	28	94	119
16	Hawks	14-12	-54	2025-26	.538	26	60.0	28.6	9.8	7.7	2.2	1.2	10.8	22.3	48.4	3.1	8.9	35.1	3.8	4.7	82.0	58.5	2.3	7.5	4.2	1,560	743	255	200	56	31	108	134
17	Warriors	13-13	44	2025-26	.500	26	60.0	29.9	10.9	7.2	2.4	0.9	10.1	21.5	47.0	3.7	10.2	35.8	6.1	7.6	80.3	60.3	2.7	8.2	3.9	1,560	778	284	186	62	23	101	139
18	Grizzlies	11-14	10	2025-26	.440	25	60.0	30.6	11.2	7.6	2.1	1.1	11.1	22.9	48.4	3.9	9.2	42.2	4.5	5.5	82.5	60.4	2.8	8.4	3.6	1,500	764	280	191	52	28	90	124
19	Bucks	11-15	22	2025-26	.423	26	60.0	28.9	10.1	6.9	1.5	1.0	10.6	20.6	51.4	3.7	8.5	43.4	4.1	5.7	71.1	62.6	1.6	8.5	3.3	1,560	752	262	179	40	27	86	143
20	Bulls	10-14	20	2025-26	.417	24	60.0	30.9	11.2	7.7	1.9	1.5	11.0	22.4	49.1	3.6	9.3	39.0	5.3	6.8	77.9	60.8	2.4	8.8	3.8	1,440	742	268	185	45	37	92	131
21	Mavericks	10-16	-20	2025-26	.385	26	60.0	29.2	9.9	6.7	2.3	1.8	11.2	22.7	49.1	3.2	8.2	38.5	3.8	5.0	76.0	58.7	2.5	7.4	3.3	1,560	760	257	175	60	47	86	123
22	Jazz	9-15	-64	2025-26	.375	24	60.0	28.9	11.2	7.5	2.1	0.8	10.1	22.3	45.3	3.2	9.8	32.6	5.5	6.4	85.6	57.5	3.7	7.5	4.4	1,440	694	268	181	51	20	105	158
23	Trail Blazers	9-16	-12	2025-26	.360	25	60.0	28.7	11.8	5.9	2.2	1.3	9.4	22.9	41.3	3.4	10.8	31.4	6.4	7.5	85.6	54.8	3.6	8.2	4.0	1,500	718	294	148	54	32	99	129
24	Hornets	7-18	-75	2025-26	.280	25	60.0	27.7	10.8	6.0	1.4	1.4	9.8	22.1	44.3	3.2	10.2	31.9	4.8	5.9	82.3	56.0	3.2	7.6	4.3	1,500	692	270	149	36	36	107	126
25	Nets	6-18	-32	2025-26	.250	24	60.0	27.3	10.5	6.2	2.3	0.9	9.3	21.3	43.6	3.3	9.7	33.5	5.5	6.8	80.5	56.2	3.1	7.4	4.5	1,440	656	252	149	56	22	108	132