2002 best nba teams defensive rating

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 107.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
2002 best NBA teams defensive rating this regular season
TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Thunder
Thunder
107.6
2025-26
58
242.2
119.5
43.7
25.6
9.8
5.7
43.1
88.7
48.6
13.6
37.2
36.5
19.7
24.1
81.9
60.2
9.4
34.3
12.6
14,045
6,929
2,536
1,482
570
328
733
1,124
2Pistons
Pistons
109.1
2025-26
55
240.9
117.6
45.7
26.8
10.6
6.3
43.2
89.9
48.1
11.2
31.7
35.2
20.0
26.5
75.6
57.9
13.1
32.6
15.2
13,250
6,466
2,513
1,476
585
346
838
1,227
3Spurs
Spurs
111.5
2025-26
56
240.4
118.6
46.6
26.8
7.7
5.2
42.8
89.3
47.9
13.0
37.3
34.8
20.0
25.4
78.6
59.0
11.4
35.3
13.8
13,465
6,642
2,612
1,499
429
292
771
1,057
4Heat
Heat
112.1
2025-26
58
240.4
120.0
47.2
28.7
9.1
4.2
43.6
94.1
46.3
13.4
37.2
36.1
19.4
24.7
78.6
57.2
12.1
35.1
14.1
13,945
6,961
2,739
1,667
529
246
820
1,101
5Raptors
Raptors
112.6
2025-26
57
241.8
113.9
43.1
29.3
8.6
4.9
42.2
89.4
47.2
11.5
33.5
34.4
18.0
23.0
78.3
57.2
11.5
31.6
13.9
13,780
6,490
2,454
1,670
493
277
793
1,191
6Rockets
Rockets
112.8
2025-26
55
243.2
114.3
48.4
24.6
8.9
5.8
42.4
89.9
47.2
11.3
30.7
36.8
18.2
24.1
75.7
56.9
15.6
32.8
15.4
13,375
6,287
2,661
1,351
488
321
848
1,020
7Celtics
Celtics
113.2
2025-26
56
240.9
115.3
45.7
24.3
7.6
5.3
42.7
91.3
46.8
15.4
42.3
36.4
14.5
18.3
79.2
58.0
12.7
32.9
12.1
13,490
6,456
2,557
1,358
426
295
680
1,099
8Timberwolves
Timberwolves
113.4
2025-26
58
241.3
119.5
44.9
26.4
8.7
5.7
43.0
89.0
48.3
14.2
38.0
37.4
19.3
25.8
74.6
59.6
11.4
33.4
14.7
13,995
6,932
2,602
1,534
506
333
850
1,230
9Suns
Suns
113.6
2025-26
58
241.3
112.6
43.4
24.7
10.1
4.0
41.1
90.5
45.4
14.5
40.4
35.9
15.9
20.1
79.2
56.7
13.1
30.3
15.0
13,995
6,533
2,520
1,432
587
231
869
1,224
10Warriors
Warriors
113.7
2025-26
57
240.9
115.6
42.5
29.1
10.0
4.3
41.1
89.0
46.2
16.5
45.4
36.3
17.0
21.1
80.8
58.9
10.9
31.6
15.6
13,730
6,592
2,424
1,660
570
247
887
1,127
11Knicks
Knicks
113.8
2025-26
58
241.3
117.5
45.9
27.1
8.1
4.1
42.7
90.4
47.2
14.8
39.5
37.5
17.4
22.0
78.8
58.7
13.0
33.0
13.5
13,995
6,815
2,665
1,572
467
236
785
1,182
12Magic
Magic
114.1
2025-26
56
242.2
115.2
43.4
26.4
8.7
5.3
41.0
88.6
46.3
11.7
33.9
34.6
21.4
26.8
79.9
57.3
11.1
32.3
13.8
13,565
6,450
2,430
1,477
486
295
774
1,170
13Cavaliers
Cavaliers
114.2
2025-26
58
240.9
119.7
44.7
28.5
9.0
5.1
43.6
91.2
47.8
14.6
40.6
35.9
18.0
23.0
78.3
59.0
12.1
32.6
14.4
13,970
6,942
2,591
1,653
522
297
838
1,156
14Mavericks
Mavericks
114.5
2025-26
56
242.2
114.3
44.7
25.1
7.7
5.4
42.3
89.7
47.1
10.8
31.6
34.2
18.9
25.5
74.4
56.6
10.1
34.6
14.6
13,565
6,398
2,503
1,405
430
303
817
1,029
1576ers
76ers
115.5
2025-26
57
243.5
116.2
43.4
24.6
9.2
5.7
41.2
90.0
45.8
12.8
35.9
35.7
20.9
25.7
81.4
57.4
12.1
31.2
13.8
13,880
6,626
2,471
1,403
522
326
787
1,170
16Hawks
Hawks
115.6
2025-26
59
240.8
116.9
42.6
30.3
9.2
4.7
43.0
91.6
47.0
14.4
39.0
37.0
16.5
21.3
77.4
57.9
10.3
32.3
14.4
14,210
6,898
2,514
1,788
545
275
847
1,170
17Grizzlies
Grizzlies
115.7
2025-26
55
240.9
115.5
44.8
28.7
8.5
5.1
41.7
90.9
45.9
13.5
38.4
35.1
18.6
23.5
79.1
57.0
11.6
33.2
15.2
13,250
6,352
2,465
1,580
466
279
834
1,101
18Hornets
Hornets
116.1
2025-26
58
241.3
115.6
46.1
26.4
6.8
4.5
40.7
88.7
45.9
15.6
41.7
37.5
18.6
22.6
82.2
58.6
12.7
33.5
15.8
13,995
6,706
2,675
1,530
392
261
917
1,102
19Clippers
Clippers
116.5
2025-26
57
241.3
112.1
40.8
23.5
8.6
4.8
39.6
82.6
47.9
12.4
34.2
36.2
20.6
24.7
83.3
60.0
9.5
31.3
15.0
13,755
6,389
2,325
1,340
490
271
857
1,073
20Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
116.6
2025-26
58
240.9
115.7
45.9
24.7
8.0
5.0
40.9
90.6
45.2
14.4
42.4
34.0
19.4
25.3
76.8
56.9
14.1
31.8
17.4
13,970
6,709
2,661
1,431
465
290
1,009
1,174
21Pacers
Pacers
117.1
2025-26
58
241.3
111.5
42.7
26.3
7.5
4.7
40.2
89.3
45.0
13.0
37.1
35.0
18.1
23.5
76.7
55.9
10.3
32.4
14.5
13,995
6,466
2,475
1,524
435
272
841
1,264
22Bucks
Bucks
117.3
2025-26
55
241.4
112.0
41.2
26.0
7.4
4.2
41.4
86.0
48.2
14.6
37.4
39.1
14.5
19.7
73.8
59.2
8.8
32.4
14.6
13,275
6,158
2,267
1,430
405
231
802
1,097
23Nuggets
Nuggets
117.6
2025-26
58
242.6
120.8
43.0
28.2
7.1
4.1
43.0
86.8
49.5
13.7
34.9
39.4
21.2
26.1
81.0
61.5
9.6
33.4
12.9
14,070
7,008
2,496
1,634
410
236
751
1,103
24Lakers
Lakers
117.6
2025-26
56
240.0
115.7
40.9
25.3
8.2
4.0
41.7
83.7
49.8
11.8
33.4
35.2
20.5
26.7
76.8
60.6
9.6
31.4
14.9
13,440
6,479
2,291
1,416
457
225
836
1,061
25Bulls
Bulls
117.9
2025-26
58
240.9
116.1
44.8
29.0
7.5
5.1
42.2
90.1
46.9
14.7
40.1
36.6
16.9
21.5
78.6
58.3
10.3
34.5
14.8
13,970
6,733
2,596
1,680
434
297
860
1,083
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.5

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

4th

DRTG

107.6

1st

NETRTG

11.7

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
44
14
.759
2
40
16
.714
3.0
3
36
22
.621
8.0
4
34
21
.618
8.5
5
34
22
.607
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

36 - 22

113

Final

121

OKC Thunder

44 - 14

Sun 22 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
42
13
.764
2
37
19
.661
5.5
3
37
21
.638
6.5
4
36
22
.621
7.5
5
34
23
.596
9.0
6
31
26
.544
12.0
7
30
26
.536
12.5
8
31
27
.534
12.5
9
28
31
.475
16.0
10
27
31
.466
16.5
11
24
31
.436
18.0
12
24
34
.414
19.5
13
16
40
.286
26.5
14
15
41
.268
27.5
15
15
43
.259
28.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
40
16
.714
3.0
3
36
22
.621
8.0
4
34
21
.618
8.5
5
34
22
.607
9.0
6
35
23
.603
9.0
7
33
25
.569
11.0
8
30
27
.526
13.5
9
28
30
.483
16.0
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
34
.382
21.5
12
20
36
.357
23.0
13
18
39
.316
25.5
14
16
42
.276
28.0
15
12
46
.207
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/21
@
107-97
Wed
1/21
@
122-128
Wed
1/21
@
124-97
Wed
1/21
@
115-123
Wed
1/21
@
120-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
2/23
@
7:00 PM
Mon
2/23
@
8:00 PM
Mon
2/23
@
9:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
7:00 PM
Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM