what is the average points team in the third quarter in the nba

The Boston Celtics scored 28.5 points per game in the third quarter this season.

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What is the average points team in the third quarter in the NBA this regular season?

	TEAM	PPG	SEASON	GP	MPG	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	Celtics	28.5	2025-26	82	60.0	10.9	5.9	1.8	1.2	10.4	22.1	47.1	3.7	10.3	35.9	4.1	5.0	81.2	58.8	2.6	8.3	3.1	4,920	2,341	896	480	146	100	254	419
2	Knicks	29.0	2025-26	82	60.0	10.8	6.8	1.9	1.0	10.5	22.0	47.5	3.5	9.1	38.3	4.6	5.4	83.9	59.2	3.0	7.7	3.3	4,920	2,375	883	554	156	82	270	418
3	Warriors	29.2	2025-26	82	60.0	10.6	7.3	2.3	1.0	10.3	21.9	47.1	3.6	10.6	33.7	5.0	6.1	81.3	59.3	2.8	7.7	4.1	4,920	2,391	866	600	188	79	337	439
4	Pistons	28.9	2025-26	82	60.0	10.8	7.1	2.4	1.7	10.6	21.8	48.5	2.7	7.5	36.4	5.0	6.7	75.3	58.4	3.1	7.7	3.6	4,920	2,370	887	582	197	137	297	438
5	Lakers	29.2	2025-26	82	60.0	9.9	6.4	2.3	1.1	10.5	21.0	50.0	3.0	8.4	36.0	5.2	6.6	78.5	61.0	2.3	7.7	3.5	4,920	2,394	814	523	185	93	288	402
6	Kings	28.0	2025-26	82	60.0	10.5	6.4	2.2	1.3	10.3	22.1	46.6	2.5	7.6	33.5	4.8	6.2	77.0	56.2	2.7	7.7	3.5	4,920	2,292	859	528	178	103	286	394
7	76ers	27.3	2025-26	82	60.0	10.2	6.0	2.1	1.5	9.9	22.0	44.9	2.9	8.7	32.9	4.7	5.8	81.1	55.7	2.7	7.5	3.5	4,920	2,242	838	490	170	119	283	442
8	Hawks	29.2	2025-26	82	60.0	10.4	7.4	2.3	1.0	10.9	23.0	47.2	3.5	9.9	35.4	4.0	5.0	78.7	57.9	2.7	7.7	3.7	4,920	2,392	854	603	186	85	303	428
9	Wizards	29.3	2025-26	82	60.0	10.4	6.8	2.1	1.2	10.8	22.7	47.7	3.6	9.4	38.4	4.1	5.3	77.0	58.6	2.7	7.7	3.8	4,920	2,406	851	558	170	100	315	445
10	Bulls	30.4	2025-26	82	60.0	10.9	7.5	2.0	1.4	11.0	22.9	47.9	3.6	10.3	35.4	4.9	6.1	79.8	59.5	2.5	8.5	3.7	4,920	2,496	895	616	165	111	304	429
11	Spurs	29.7	2025-26	82	60.0	11.3	6.9	1.8	1.4	10.6	22.1	48.0	3.4	9.1	36.8	5.1	6.1	83.9	59.9	2.6	8.8	3.4	4,920	2,434	930	566	144	112	279	420
12	Nuggets	31.3	2025-26	82	60.0	10.6	7.8	1.6	1.1	11.3	21.9	51.6	3.6	8.6	42.0	5.2	6.4	81.3	63.5	2.5	8.2	3.1	4,920	2,570	871	637	131	92	258	394
13	Pacers	28.6	2025-26	82	60.0	10.5	7.1	1.7	1.1	10.2	22.2	46.2	3.2	8.9	35.6	5.0	6.3	78.7	57.4	2.6	7.9	3.6	4,920	2,348	861	580	138	93	297	474
14	Nets	26.5	2025-26	82	60.0	9.9	6.1	2.2	1.0	9.1	20.6	44.3	3.3	9.2	36.1	4.9	6.1	80.0	56.9	2.7	7.2	4.5	4,920	2,172	808	503	183	83	368	432
15	Rockets	29.4	2025-26	82	60.0	11.9	6.4	2.2	1.5	10.8	22.0	49.2	2.6	7.3	35.8	5.1	6.5	77.8	59.0	3.8	8.1	3.8	4,920	2,408	972	528	184	122	315	406
16	Thunder	30.3	2025-26	82	60.0	10.7	6.1	2.4	1.7	10.8	22.3	48.3	3.4	9.6	35.0	5.4	6.4	84.9	60.4	2.6	8.0	3.1	4,920	2,488	877	498	199	136	253	420
17	Bucks	27.4	2025-26	82	60.0	10.0	6.7	1.7	1.0	10.1	21.5	47.2	3.9	9.9	39.2	3.2	4.7	69.0	58.2	2.0	7.9	3.5	4,920	2,245	818	547	143	84	291	426
18	Suns	28.5	2025-26	82	60.0	10.5	6.3	2.7	1.1	10.0	22.3	44.9	3.7	10.3	35.9	4.7	6.0	78.0	56.9	3.1	7.4	3.4	4,920	2,334	858	518	224	89	281	431
19	Clippers	29.5	2025-26	82	60.0	10.0	6.4	2.0	1.2	10.4	20.7	50.2	3.3	8.5	39.0	5.3	6.3	84.9	62.7	2.2	7.8	3.7	4,920	2,415	821	522	165	98	303	408
20	Cavaliers	31.1	2025-26	82	60.0	11.2	7.5	1.9	1.3	11.5	22.8	50.6	3.8	9.9	38.8	4.2	5.4	78.4	61.9	2.9	8.3	3.6	4,920	2,552	917	616	155	108	294	442
21	Trail Blazers	28.3	2025-26	82	60.0	12.0	6.0	2.1	1.5	10.0	22.8	43.7	3.4	10.7	31.7	5.0	6.3	79.7	55.4	3.7	8.2	4.3	4,920	2,322	980	495	174	121	351	371
22	Jazz	30.1	2025-26	82	60.0	10.5	7.7	2.3	0.9	10.9	22.4	48.5	3.1	8.8	35.0	5.3	6.5	82.3	59.6	3.1	7.4	4.1	4,920	2,469	864	631	185	75	337	475
23	Mavericks	29.2	2025-26	82	60.0	10.4	6.4	2.0	1.4	10.8	22.2	48.9	2.7	7.6	36.2	4.7	6.1	77.2	58.7	2.5	7.9	3.5	4,920	2,392	850	525	162	113	289	368
24	Pelicans	29.0	2025-26	82	60.0	11.0	6.2	2.2	1.3	10.6	23.0	46.3	3.0	8.3	36.8	4.7	6.1	76.7	56.5	3.2	7.8	3.4	4,920	2,376	902	509	177	108	280	389
25	Heat	30.0	2025-26	82	60.0	11.4	7.1	2.1	0.9	10.7	23.1	46.2	3.5	9.3	37.8	5.1	6.3	81.3	57.9	3.0	8.3	3.4	4,920	2,456	933	582	173	76	280	376

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.7

Brown

RPG

10.7

Tatum

APG

6.8

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.4

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

121.3

116.0

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.4

105.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.3

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.1

11.1

10.9

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

729.5

Wembanyama

691

Mobley

685.9

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

720

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

686.3

Mobley

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.64

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.62

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

57-40

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

54-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0