highest nba team scoring game before 3 quarters

The Toronto Raptors have posted the most points by a team in a third quarter this season, with 48 points versus the Wizards on Friday.

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highest NBA team scoring regular-season game before 3 quarters this season

	TEAM	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Raptors	48	11/21/2025	TOR	vs	WAS	60	9	11	7	1	15	19	78.9	6	9	66.7	12	16	75.0	92.2	2	7	3	3
2	Nuggets	45	10/27/2025	DEN	@	MIN	60	8	9	1	2	14	21	66.7	7	11	63.6	10	11	90.9	87.1	2	6	0	5
3	Cavaliers	45	10/24/2025	CLE	@	BKN	60	6	13	3	3	17	22	77.3	9	11	81.8	2	2	100.0	98.3	1	5	5	4
4	Raptors	45	10/22/2025	TOR	@	ATL	60	13	8	3	1	14	19	73.7	1	4	25.0	16	18	88.9	83.6	3	10	6	6
5	Raptors	44	11/19/2025	TOR	@	PHI	60	6	13	5	1	13	19	68.4	5	6	83.3	13	16	81.3	84.5	1	5	3	5
6	Thunder	44	11/11/2025	OKC	vs	GSW	60	11	12	6	2	15	24	62.5	5	11	45.5	9	10	90.0	77.5	4	7	4	6
7	Jazz	44	11/11/2025	UTA	vs	IND	60	5	12	1	0	16	22	72.7	6	11	54.5	6	8	75.0	86.2	2	3	4	7
8	Hornets	44	10/26/2025	CHA	@	WAS	60	14	11	5	1	15	25	60.0	7	11	63.6	7	9	77.8	76.0	6	8	3	5
9	Thunder	43	11/21/2025	OKC	@	UTA	60	7	9	5	1	16	23	69.6	9	13	69.2	2	2	100.0	90.0	1	6	2	4
10	Warriors	43	11/12/2025	GSW	@	SAS	60	12	10	3	2	11	24	45.8	6	15	40.0	15	15	100.0	70.3	3	9	3	5
11	Nuggets	43	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	60	11	9	4	0	15	21	71.4	4	9	44.4	9	12	75.0	81.8	1	10	3	3
12	Grizzlies	43	10/25/2025	MEM	vs	IND	60	10	8	1	1	14	24	58.3	6	9	66.7	9	9	100.0	76.9	2	8	1	6
13	Bucks	42	11/14/2025	MIL	vs	CHA	60	10	9	3	1	14	20	70.0	5	7	71.4	9	11	81.8	84.5	2	8	3	6
14	Knicks	41	11/3/2025	NYK	vs	WAS	60	10	12	3	2	15	22	68.2	6	10	60.0	5	5	100.0	84.7	1	9	3	4
15	Bulls	41	10/27/2025	CHI	vs	ATL	60	14	12	1	0	16	25	64.0	7	10	70.0	2	3	66.7	77.9	4	10	5	7
16	Grizzlies	41	10/22/2025	MEM	vs	NOP	60	10	7	2	5	15	22	68.2	4	8	50.0	7	8	87.5	80.3	1	9	3	7
17	Grizzlies	40	11/18/2025	MEM	@	SAS	60	10	9	3	0	16	23	69.6	5	9	55.6	3	4	75.0	80.8	2	8	3	5
18	Bulls	40	11/17/2025	CHI	@	DEN	60	14	10	1	1	14	25	56.0	4	12	33.3	8	10	80.0	68.0	3	11	2	4
19	Timberwolves	40	11/10/2025	MIN	@	UTA	60	11	6	2	1	11	21	52.4	4	10	40.0	14	14	100.0	73.6	2	9	2	9
20	Timberwolves	40	11/9/2025	MIN	@	SAC	60	11	7	2	6	14	26	53.8	6	14	42.9	6	6	100.0	69.8	3	8	2	5
21	Cavaliers	40	11/8/2025	CLE	vs	CHI	60	13	8	1	1	14	23	60.9	6	11	54.5	6	9	66.7	74.2	3	10	1	6
22	Suns	40	11/6/2025	PHX	vs	LAC	60	9	8	5	0	12	22	54.5	7	16	43.8	9	11	81.8	74.5	3	6	2	8
23	Knicks	40	11/5/2025	NYK	vs	MIN	60	17	9	2	5	17	28	60.7	6	12	50.0	0	1	0.0	70.3	6	11	5	8
24	Lakers	40	10/24/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	60	8	8	2	1	13	19	68.4	2	5	40.0	12	14	85.7	79.5	3	5	2	7
25	Grizzlies	39	11/26/2025	MEM	@	NOP	60	9	12	3	0	15	22	68.2	6	8	75.0	3	3	100.0	83.6	2	7	2	2