The New York Knicks had the best defensive rating by a team in 1983-84, with a 103.1 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Knicks	103.1	1983-84	82	242.1	106.9	40.5	24.9	9.8	4.4	41.3	83.4	49.5	0.6	2.0	28.5	23.7	30.6	77.5	55.2	13.3	27.2	19.4	19,855	8,763	3,318	2,041	803	360	1,587	2,281
2	Bucks	103.6	1983-84	82	242.7	105.7	42.9	25.8	7.8	6.0	41.9	85.0	49.2	0.7	2.8	25.4	21.3	28.7	74.0	54.1	13.8	29.1	17.3	19,905	8,666	3,520	2,113	642	489	1,415	2,167
3	Celtics	104.4	1983-84	82	243.4	112.1	45.1	25.9	8.2	5.2	44.1	88.2	50.0	0.7	2.8	24.0	23.3	29.4	79.2	55.4	14.1	31.0	17.3	19,955	9,194	3,697	2,122	673	430	1,420	1,949
4	76ers	104.6	1983-84	82	243.4	107.8	43.5	24.8	9.8	8.0	41.3	83.3	49.5	0.4	1.3	27.1	24.9	33.0	75.4	55.1	14.4	29.0	19.9	19,955	8,838	3,563	2,032	807	653	1,628	2,040
5	Nets	105.0	1983-84	82	241.5	110.0	43.1	26.2	9.9	6.1	44.1	88.5	49.8	0.6	2.8	21.1	21.2	30.3	70.0	54.0	14.9	28.2	19.6	19,805	9,019	3,534	2,148	814	499	1,608	2,243
6	Pacers	106.5	1983-84	82	241.2	104.5	41.5	26.5	10.2	4.9	42.0	87.0	48.3	0.6	2.5	23.2	19.8	25.8	76.6	53.1	12.2	29.2	18.6	19,780	8,566	3,400	2,169	834	398	1,525	2,061
7	Hawks	106.9	1983-84	82	242.1	101.5	40.8	22.3	7.6	6.8	39.4	83.0	47.4	0.3	1.3	21.7	22.4	29.4	76.1	52.9	13.6	27.2	16.2	19,855	8,321	3,344	1,827	626	558	1,329	2,091
8	Bullets	107.2	1983-84	82	242.7	102.7	41.6	26.7	6.8	3.9	40.8	84.2	48.4	0.9	3.4	25.2	20.3	26.8	75.6	53.5	12.5	29.1	17.7	19,905	8,423	3,414	2,192	556	320	1,448	1,989
9	Lakers	107.3	1983-84	82	241.2	115.6	43.8	29.9	8.9	5.8	47.0	88.4	53.2	0.7	2.8	25.7	20.9	27.7	75.4	57.4	13.4	30.5	19.2	19,780	9,478	3,594	2,455	726	478	1,578	2,054
10	Bulls	107.5	1983-84	82	243.7	103.7	42.0	25.5	8.4	5.5	40.3	85.0	47.4	0.2	1.4	17.1	22.8	30.6	74.6	52.6	13.9	28.0	19.2	19,980	8,501	3,441	2,095	687	454	1,578	2,196
11	Trail Blazers	107.7	1983-84	82	241.5	113.1	42.0	25.4	9.9	4.8	44.3	87.7	50.5	0.3	1.6	19.4	24.2	32.2	75.4	55.6	15.3	26.8	18.1	19,805	9,277	3,445	2,082	814	397	1,483	2,134
12	Jazz	108.0	1983-84	82	241.2	115.0	44.1	27.2	8.5	7.4	44.0	88.3	49.8	1.2	3.9	31.9	25.8	33.0	78.1	55.9	13.4	30.8	18.4	19,780	9,428	3,618	2,230	695	604	1,510	1,978
13	Kings	108.0	1983-84	82	240.9	110.0	41.7	27.2	8.7	4.7	42.9	88.2	48.6	0.6	2.3	27.5	23.6	30.4	77.7	54.2	14.0	27.7	18.3	19,755	9,023	3,417	2,229	715	383	1,504	2,200
14	Suns	108.0	1983-84	82	241.2	111.0	41.0	27.0	8.5	4.7	44.8	88.0	50.9	0.9	3.5	25.4	20.4	26.9	75.9	55.6	13.0	28.0	17.7	19,780	9,101	3,364	2,214	693	388	1,451	2,147
15	SuperSonics	108.1	1983-84	82	241.2	108.1	41.4	27.2	7.8	4.3	42.2	86.4	48.8	0.3	1.7	19.3	23.4	30.0	78.0	54.3	13.0	28.4	16.6	19,780	8,865	3,396	2,233	636	350	1,360	1,884
16	Pistons	108.1	1983-84	82	242.7	117.1	47.1	27.5	8.5	5.1	46.3	96.5	48.0	0.4	1.7	22.7	24.1	31.1	77.5	53.2	17.4	29.7	16.0	19,905	9,602	3,861	2,256	697	417	1,310	2,177
17	Rockets	108.2	1983-84	82	240.9	110.6	44.9	26.9	7.6	6.3	45.5	91.9	49.5	0.4	1.9	19.5	19.3	26.1	74.0	53.5	14.6	30.3	19.0	19,755	9,071	3,683	2,204	621	515	1,562	2,317
18	Cavaliers	108.5	1983-84	82	242.1	102.3	43.9	23.5	7.7	4.6	41.0	88.2	46.5	0.5	2.0	26.2	19.7	26.6	74.3	51.2	14.8	29.1	16.2	19,855	8,386	3,601	1,930	630	375	1,332	2,206
19	Warriors	108.8	1983-84	82	241.8	109.9	43.4	22.4	10.1	4.2	42.9	91.9	46.7	0.7	2.8	24.3	23.4	31.4	74.3	52.0	17.0	26.5	18.5	19,830	9,008	3,561	1,837	830	348	1,518	2,108
20	Mavericks	109.6	1983-84	82	243.4	110.4	40.9	26.4	7.1	4.4	44.1	88.2	50.0	0.5	2.2	22.8	21.6	28.7	75.5	54.7	13.3	27.6	15.9	19,955	9,052	3,355	2,164	579	360	1,303	1,906
21	Spurs	111.4	1983-84	82	243.7	120.3	45.8	28.8	8.4	6.0	47.7	94.2	50.6	1.0	3.2	30.0	24.0	31.8	75.5	55.6	15.0	30.8	17.6	19,980	9,862	3,758	2,361	685	491	1,447	2,146
22	Nuggets	112.3	1983-84	82	241.5	123.7	43.6	30.3	8.7	4.3	48.0	97.4	49.3	0.9	3.1	30.2	26.8	32.8	81.8	55.3	13.8	29.8	16.4	19,805	10,147	3,577	2,482	711	352	1,344	2,279
23	Clippers	112.4	1983-84	82	240.6	110.7	45.0	24.2	6.9	4.7	44.3	89.3	49.6	0.3	1.6	18.8	21.8	29.6	73.6	54.1	15.9	29.0	18.5	19,730	9,077	3,689	1,981	567	385	1,515	2,020

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Brunson

RPG

11.5

Towns

APG

6.1

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.1

3rd

DRTG

115.9

17th

NETRTG

4.2

8th

3P%

37.7

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	32	10	.762
2	Celtics	27	16	.628	5.5
3	Knicks	26	18	.591	7.0
4	Raptors	27	19	.587	7.0
5	Cavaliers	25	20	.556	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/24	NYK	@	PHI	3:00 PM
Tue 1/27	SAC	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Wed 1/28	NYK	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 1/30	POR	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sun 2/1	LAL	@	NYK	7:00 PM

Last Game

Nets

12 - 30

Final

120

Knicks

26 - 18

Wed 21 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.7

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Maxey

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.1

Williams

68.8

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

122.0

120.1

120.0

118.6

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.1

112.4

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.4

7.2

6.6

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

10-36

10-35

10-32

12-33

12-30

15-29

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,193.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,078.3

Maxey

2,067.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,202.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,187.8

Johnson

2,165.8

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-13

24-17-1

25-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

16-29

17-28

17-25

18-24

19-25

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	32	10	.762
2	Celtics	27	16	.628	5.5
3	Knicks	26	18	.591	7.0
4	Raptors	27	19	.587	7.0
5	Cavaliers	25	20	.556	8.5
6	76ers	23	19	.548	9.0
7	Magic	23	19	.548	9.0
8	Heat	23	21	.523	10.0
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.5
10	Hawks	21	25	.457	13.0
11	Bucks	18	25	.419	14.5
12	Hornets	16	28	.364	17.0
13	Nets	12	30	.286	20.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	22.0
15	Pacers	10	35	.222	23.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	37	8	.822
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.5
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.5
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	9.0
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.5
6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.5
7	Timberwolves	27	17	.614	9.5
8	Warriors	25	20	.556	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.5
10	Clippers	19	24	.442	17.0
11	Grizzlies	18	24	.429	17.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.5
13	Jazz	15	29	.341	21.5
14	Kings	12	33	.267	25.0
15	Pelicans	10	36	.217	27.5