2022 nba team defensive rating rankings by position

Centers had the best defensive rating in 2021-22, with a 108.7 rating.

POSITIONDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Center
108.7
2021-22
4,136
21.0
9.9
6.7
1.6
0.6
0.9
3.9
7.0
55.1
0.4
1.3
33.5
1.8
2.5
71.4
61.3
2.1
4.6
1.2
86,961
41,036
27,551
6,599
2,413
3,737
5,161
9,238
+1798
2
Power Forward
111.0
2021-22
4,800
21.2
9.5
5.0
1.6
0.6
0.6
3.5
7.3
48.5
0.9
2.5
34.6
1.5
2.0
73.8
57.7
1.3
3.7
1.0
101,985
45,471
24,006
7,569
2,832
2,701
4,983
9,425
-1037
3
Small Forward
112.4
2021-22
5,100
23.1
10.2
3.9
1.9
0.7
0.4
3.7
8.2
45.3
1.3
3.7
35.4
1.5
1.9
78.8
56.6
0.8
3.1
1.1
117,837
52,232
20,064
9,581
3,751
1,928
5,497
8,946
+1553
4
Point Guard
112.8
2021-22
4,981
24.5
11.4
3.3
4.2
0.9
0.3
4.1
9.6
43.2
1.4
4.1
35.3
1.7
2.1
81.0
54.4
0.5
2.7
1.6
121,917
57,030
16,191
20,830
4,643
1,312
8,179
8,730
+1111
5
Shooting Guard
114.0
2021-22
6,986
23.5
10.9
3.1
2.3
0.7
0.3
3.9
9.0
43.4
1.5
4.3
36.0
1.5
1.9
81.2
55.4
0.6
2.5
1.2
164,231
76,024
21,438
15,956
5,104
1,903
8,237
11,899
-3170
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
18
.714
2
43
21
.672
2.5
3
41
24
.631
5.0
4
39
25
.609
6.5
5
36
27
.571
9.0
6
35
28
.556
10.0
7
36
29
.554
10.0
8
34
29
.540
11.0
9
33
31
.516
12.5
10
32
33
.492
14.0
11
27
36
.429
18.0
12
26
38
.406
19.5
13
16
47
.254
29.0
14
16
47
.254
29.0
15
15
49
.234
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
50
15
.769
2
47
17
.734
2.5
3
40
24
.625
9.5
4
39
24
.619
10.0
5
39
25
.609
10.5
6
39
25
.609
10.5
7
37
27
.578
12.5
8
32
31
.508
17.0
9
31
32
.492
18.0
10
31
34
.477
19.0
11
23
39
.371
25.5
12
21
43
.328
28.5
13
21
45
.318
29.5
14
19
45
.297
30.5
15
15
50
.231
35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
2/3
@
129-125
Tue
2/3
@
124-91
Wed
2/4
@
126-117
Wed
2/4
@
98-118
Wed
2/4
@
119-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/9
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:30 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:30 PM
Mon
3/9
@
9:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
10:00 PM