2022 nba players defensive rating rankings eastern conference

Al Horford had the lowest defensive rating by an Eastern Conference player in 2021-22, with a 104.3 rating.

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	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Al Horford A. Horford	104.3	2021-22	BOS	69	29.1	10.2	7.7	3.4	0.7	1.3	3.9	8.2	46.7	1.3	3.8	33.6	1.2	1.4	84.2	57.4	1.6	6.1	0.9	2,005	701	530	232	49	92	65	130	+386
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	105.3	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	106.3	2021-22	BOS	76	35.9	26.9	8.0	4.4	1.0	0.6	9.3	20.6	45.3	3.0	8.6	35.3	5.3	6.2	85.3	57.8	1.1	6.9	2.9	2,731	2,046	609	334	75	49	217	174	+667
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	106.3	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	29.9	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	10.3	18.6	55.3	1.1	3.6	29.3	8.3	11.4	72.2	63.3	2.0	9.6	3.3	2,204	2,002	778	388	72	91	219	212	+397
5	Marcus Smart M. Smart	107.1	2021-22	BOS	71	32.3	12.1	3.8	5.9	1.7	0.3	4.2	10.1	41.8	1.7	5.1	33.1	2.0	2.5	79.3	54.0	0.6	3.2	2.2	2,296	861	270	417	119	18	159	160	+443
6	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	107.3	2021-22	CLE	69	33.8	15.0	8.3	2.5	0.8	1.7	6.1	12.0	50.8	0.3	1.3	25.0	2.4	3.7	66.3	54.9	2.1	6.2	1.9	2,331	1,034	570	174	56	115	133	147	+94
7	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	107.5	2021-22	BOS	66	33.6	23.6	6.1	3.5	1.1	0.3	8.7	18.4	47.3	2.5	7.0	35.8	3.7	4.8	75.8	57.4	0.8	5.3	2.7	2,220	1,559	404	231	70	18	178	163	+453
8	Clint Capela C. Capela	109.3	2021-22	ATL	74	27.6	11.1	11.9	1.2	0.7	1.3	5.0	8.2	61.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	2.3	47.3	60.4	3.8	8.1	0.6	2,041	820	877	92	55	93	44	166	+125
9	Julius Randle J. Randle	109.4	2021-22	NYK	72	35.3	20.1	9.9	5.1	0.7	0.5	7.1	17.3	41.1	1.7	5.4	30.8	4.2	5.6	75.6	50.9	1.7	8.2	3.4	2,544	1,447	716	370	53	39	245	205	-164
10	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	109.6	2021-22	CHI	73	33.1	17.6	11.0	3.2	1.0	1.0	7.5	15.8	47.3	1.4	4.5	31.4	1.3	1.7	76.0	53.3	1.9	9.1	1.9	2,417	1,288	804	236	70	71	136	181	-52
11	Bobby Portis Jr. B. Portis Jr.	109.7	2021-22	MIL	72	28.2	14.6	9.1	1.2	0.7	0.7	5.8	12.1	47.9	1.8	4.7	39.3	1.2	1.6	75.2	57.1	2.5	6.6	1.3	2,028	1,052	657	86	53	51	90	174	+314
12	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	110.0	2021-22	TOR	68	37.9	22.8	8.5	5.3	1.3	0.6	8.8	17.8	49.4	1.1	3.2	34.4	4.2	5.6	74.9	56.5	1.9	6.6	2.7	2,578	1,551	580	360	85	42	181	225	+254
13	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	110.1	2021-22	MIA	63	33.9	13.4	4.5	7.5	1.1	0.3	4.4	10.0	44.0	2.3	6.1	37.7	2.3	2.8	85.1	60.0	0.5	4.0	2.7	2,133	844	282	474	67	17	168	177	+250
14	Alec Burks A. Burks	110.1	2021-22	NYK	81	28.6	11.7	4.9	3.0	1.0	0.3	3.5	9.0	39.1	1.9	4.8	40.4	2.7	3.3	82.2	55.9	0.6	4.3	1.1	2,318	944	397	239	85	26	91	215	+123
15	Tyler Herro T. Herro	111.1	2021-22	MIA	66	32.6	20.7	5.0	4.0	0.7	0.1	7.6	17.0	44.7	2.7	6.7	39.9	2.9	3.3	86.8	56.1	0.5	4.5	2.6	2,151	1,367	329	263	44	8	174	95	+240
16	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	111.2	2021-22	TOR	65	37.9	20.3	4.4	6.7	1.7	0.5	6.8	16.9	40.3	3.7	9.9	37.7	3.0	3.4	87.4	55.2	0.7	3.8	2.6	2,462	1,320	289	434	111	35	170	162	+212
17	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	111.2	2021-22	TOR	74	35.4	15.3	7.5	3.5	1.1	0.7	6.2	12.6	49.2	0.8	2.6	30.1	2.1	2.9	73.5	55.2	2.6	4.9	1.8	2,617	1,134	557	256	80	55	136	192	+66
18	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	111.5	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	18.3	4.5	6.8	1.6	0.4	7.1	14.2	50.1	2.0	4.8	41.1	2.0	2.7	76.1	59.3	1.0	3.5	2.7	2,207	1,225	301	457	108	29	183	133	+426
19	Darius Garland D. Garland	112.0	2021-22	CLE	68	35.7	21.7	3.3	8.6	1.3	0.1	8.0	17.3	46.2	2.6	6.7	38.3	3.2	3.5	89.2	57.6	0.6	2.7	3.6	2,430	1,473	224	583	89	7	248	115	+376
20	Gary Trent Jr. G. Trent Jr.	112.1	2021-22	TOR	70	35.0	18.3	2.7	2.0	1.7	0.3	6.4	15.5	41.4	3.0	7.8	38.3	2.5	2.9	85.3	54.6	0.4	2.4	1.0	2,448	1,283	191	141	122	19	73	144	+172
21	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	112.1	2021-22	MIL	66	32.4	20.1	5.4	5.4	1.2	0.3	6.8	15.5	44.3	2.5	6.6	37.3	3.9	4.4	89.0	57.7	0.6	4.8	2.9	2,141	1,325	356	358	76	18	190	160	+302
22	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	112.1	2021-22	CHA	75	32.3	20.1	6.7	7.6	1.6	0.4	7.2	16.7	42.9	2.9	7.5	38.9	2.8	3.2	87.2	55.4	1.4	5.2	3.3	2,422	1,508	501	571	119	30	245	237	+99
23	Tobias Harris T. Harris	112.1	2021-22	PHI	73	34.8	17.2	6.8	3.5	0.6	0.6	6.8	14.0	48.2	1.4	3.8	36.7	2.3	2.8	84.2	56.6	1.1	5.7	1.6	2,543	1,257	496	252	47	43	116	164	+172
24	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	112.2	2021-22	MIA	79	25.8	10.9	2.6	1.6	0.5	0.2	3.7	9.2	39.9	2.9	7.9	37.2	0.6	0.8	83.6	57.3	0.3	2.3	0.8	2,042	863	203	129	42	14	60	201	+106
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	112.3	2021-22	BKN	55	37.2	29.9	7.4	6.4	0.9	0.9	10.5	20.3	51.8	2.1	5.5	38.3	6.8	7.4	91.0	63.4	0.5	6.9	3.5	2,047	1,643	407	351	48	52	191	113	+269

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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