Anyone have data on NBA team scoring avgs per quarter??

[TheMDKid]

I found on USA Today that the 2004-5 season scoring averages for all teams combined for each quarter were 24.2, 24.0, 23.8, and 23.9. I suspect that their 4th quarter number does NOT include OT, though. Does anyone know? I'm looking for 4th quarter numbers with AND without OT averaged in. Thanks.

 

[picasso]

I found on USA Today that the 2004-5 season scoring averages for all teams combined for each quarter were 24.2, 24.0, 23.8, and 23.9. I suspect that their 4th quarter number does NOT include OT, though. Does anyone know? I'm looking for 4th quarter numbers with AND without OT averaged in. Thanks.

I checked my numbers and show the average 4th quarter score without OT this season is 47.8. Therefore, dividing by 2, it matches USA Today's numbers. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarter numbers also match.

 

[TheMDKid]

Thanks Picasso, thats what I suspected. Do you have any numbers for OT (average points and no. of games that went OT)? Basically I'm looking for the average total points for 2nd halves in the NBA, where OT is counted in the 2nd half score.

 

[picasso]

I show the average 2nd half score with OT for this season at 97.1. Without OT, it's 95.4.

 

[picasso]

I should add that there have been 54 overtime games this season.

'Only' took 5 years to reach 500 posts arty:

 

[TheMDKid]

Thanks a bunch. Thats exactly what I was looking for. Is this from your personal database, or is there a site out there somewhere that has this info??

 

[picasso]

Thanks a bunch. Thats exactly what I was looking for. Is this from your personal database, or is there a site out there somewhere that has this info??

It's from my personal database.

 

[TheMDKid]