2024 nba team best defensive rating by a team

The Minnesota Timberwolves had the best defensive rating by a team in 2023-24, with a 109.0 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	Timberwolves	109.0	2023-24	82	241.5	113.0	43.6	26.6	7.9	6.1	41.3	85.0	48.5	12.6	32.7	38.7	17.8	22.9	77.7	59.4	9.4	34.2	14.2	19,805	9,264	3,577	2,184	647	497	1,163	1,544
2	Magic	111.3	2023-24	82	241.2	110.5	42.3	24.7	8.2	5.2	40.5	84.9	47.6	11.0	31.3	35.2	18.5	24.4	75.9	57.7	10.5	31.8	14.7	19,780	9,058	3,469	2,023	669	423	1,206	1,618
3	Celtics	111.6	2023-24	82	241.8	120.6	46.3	26.9	6.8	6.6	43.9	90.2	48.7	16.5	42.5	38.8	16.3	20.2	80.7	60.9	10.7	35.6	11.9	19,830	9,887	3,799	2,207	557	538	979	1,326
4	Thunder	112.1	2023-24	82	241.5	120.1	42.0	27.1	8.5	6.6	44.5	89.3	49.9	13.3	34.2	38.9	17.7	21.5	82.5	60.8	8.8	33.2	12.7	19,805	9,847	3,447	2,223	694	538	1,039	1,545
5	Heat	112.2	2023-24	82	240.9	110.1	42.3	25.8	7.5	3.4	39.8	85.6	46.5	12.5	33.7	37.0	18.0	22.0	81.8	57.8	9.3	33.0	12.7	19,755	9,032	3,468	2,116	617	280	1,038	1,415
6	Cavaliers	112.7	2023-24	82	241.5	112.6	43.3	28.0	7.4	4.6	41.8	87.2	47.9	13.5	36.8	36.7	15.6	20.4	76.5	58.6	9.8	33.4	13.6	19,805	9,236	3,549	2,299	605	380	1,112	1,436
7	Pelicans	112.9	2023-24	82	240.3	115.1	44.0	27.0	8.3	4.6	42.5	87.4	48.6	12.5	32.6	38.3	17.6	22.8	77.1	59.1	10.4	33.6	13.0	19,705	9,436	3,605	2,210	684	378	1,067	1,508
8	Nuggets	113.0	2023-24	82	240.3	114.9	44.4	29.4	7.1	5.6	44.0	88.8	49.6	11.7	31.2	37.4	15.1	19.9	76.2	58.9	10.7	33.7	12.6	19,705	9,418	3,644	2,414	585	457	1,037	1,489
9	Rockets	113.4	2023-24	82	242.1	114.3	45.5	24.8	7.8	4.6	41.8	91.0	45.9	12.7	36.2	35.2	18.1	23.4	77.3	56.5	11.5	34.0	12.7	19,855	9,375	3,727	2,035	639	375	1,045	1,702
10	Knicks	113.4	2023-24	82	240.6	112.8	45.2	24.4	7.5	4.1	41.3	88.7	46.5	13.2	35.8	36.9	17.0	21.8	78.0	57.4	12.7	32.5	13.2	19,730	9,249	3,704	1,998	612	336	1,085	1,447
11	76ers	113.8	2023-24	82	241.2	114.6	43.0	24.9	8.5	6.0	41.5	89.4	46.4	12.1	33.3	36.3	19.5	23.6	82.6	57.4	11.0	31.9	12.0	19,780	9,397	3,522	2,041	694	492	984	1,668
12	Grizzlies	114.3	2023-24	82	241.2	105.8	42.6	24.7	8.2	6.1	38.4	88.2	43.5	13.1	37.8	34.6	16.0	21.0	76.4	54.3	10.9	31.7	15.1	19,780	8,677	3,494	2,025	673	501	1,236	1,563
13	Suns	114.5	2023-24	82	241.2	116.2	44.1	27.0	7.4	6.0	42.5	86.1	49.3	12.4	32.6	38.2	18.9	23.4	80.8	60.3	10.1	33.9	14.9	19,780	9,532	3,613	2,218	610	493	1,220	1,475
14	Kings	115.2	2023-24	82	242.1	116.6	44.0	28.3	7.6	4.2	43.3	90.9	47.7	14.4	39.3	36.6	15.5	20.9	74.5	58.2	10.8	33.2	13.1	19,855	9,558	3,607	2,324	625	342	1,078	1,632
15	Warriors	115.2	2023-24	82	241.8	117.8	46.7	29.3	7.0	4.6	43.7	91.6	47.7	14.8	38.9	38.0	15.6	20.0	78.0	58.6	12.1	34.6	14.3	19,830	9,657	3,830	2,402	572	377	1,174	1,598
16	Lakers	115.3	2023-24	82	242.1	118.0	43.1	28.5	7.4	5.5	43.7	87.5	49.9	11.8	31.4	37.7	18.9	24.2	78.2	60.1	8.2	34.9	14.0	19,855	9,679	3,535	2,340	605	453	1,146	1,283
17	Clippers	115.4	2023-24	82	240.3	115.6	43.0	25.6	7.8	5.0	42.4	86.7	48.9	12.6	33.2	38.1	18.3	22.2	82.5	59.9	10.0	32.9	13.1	19,705	9,481	3,523	2,097	640	413	1,078	1,519
18	Mavericks	115.4	2023-24	82	240.3	117.9	42.9	25.7	6.9	5.0	43.1	89.7	48.1	14.6	39.5	36.9	17.0	22.5	75.8	59.2	9.7	33.2	12.5	19,705	9,664	3,521	2,106	563	406	1,027	1,500
19	Bucks	115.8	2023-24	82	241.5	119.0	44.2	26.5	6.8	5.0	43.1	88.5	48.7	14.2	38.1	37.3	18.5	23.9	77.4	60.1	9.4	34.8	12.9	19,805	9,756	3,622	2,176	558	413	1,059	1,574
20	Nets	116.1	2023-24	82	241.5	110.4	44.1	25.6	6.8	5.2	40.7	89.1	45.6	13.3	36.7	36.2	15.8	20.9	75.6	56.1	11.4	32.6	13.1	19,805	9,050	3,613	2,102	556	424	1,076	1,516
21	Bulls	116.3	2023-24	82	243.7	112.3	43.8	25.0	7.8	4.8	42.0	89.5	47.0	11.5	32.1	35.8	16.7	21.1	79.1	56.8	11.2	32.6	12.2	19,980	9,206	3,593	2,048	638	394	1,004	1,541
22	Spurs	116.4	2023-24	82	241.8	112.1	44.2	29.9	7.1	6.3	41.9	90.7	46.2	12.6	36.4	34.7	15.6	20.0	78.2	56.3	10.4	33.9	15.1	19,830	9,192	3,627	2,449	584	520	1,242	1,414
23	Trail Blazers	117.5	2023-24	82	242.4	106.4	42.7	23.1	7.6	4.3	39.4	89.7	43.9	11.5	33.2	34.5	16.2	20.5	79.1	53.9	12.6	30.1	15.2	19,880	8,722	3,505	1,894	627	354	1,249	1,654
24	Pacers	118.0	2023-24	82	240.3	123.3	41.5	30.8	7.7	5.9	47.0	92.7	50.7	13.2	35.3	37.4	16.1	20.5	78.2	60.6	10.1	31.5	12.9	19,705	10,110	3,406	2,522	630	482	1,059	1,756
25	Raptors	118.8	2023-24	82	241.5	112.4	42.7	28.5	7.7	4.7	42.3	89.7	47.1	11.5	33.1	34.7	16.3	21.6	75.6	56.6	10.9	31.8	14.0	19,805	9,213	3,498	2,335	634	388	1,147	1,509

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Edwards

RPG

11.4

Gobert

APG

5.3

Randle

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

9th

DRTG

113.2

8th

NETRTG

4.4

8th

3P%

37.5

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	35	24	.593	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Tue 3/3	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 3/5	TOR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 3/7	ORL	@	MIN	3:00 PM
Tue 3/10	MIN	@	LAL	11:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

37 - 23

Final

Clippers

27 - 31

Thu 26 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.6

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Jokić

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.8

119.5

118.9

118.6

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.2

111.3

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

6.7

5.9

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-47

15-45

15-44

16-43

18-42

19-42

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,738

Jokić

2,685.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,920.3

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

2,839.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.5

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

34-25

35-26

33-25-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-37

25-35

24-33-1

25-34

25-34-1

26-35

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	38	22	.633	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.0
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	13.5
9	Hornets	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5
11	Bucks	26	32	.448	18.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	28.5
14	Nets	15	44	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	30.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	35	24	.593	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	14.5
9	Trail Blazers	29	32	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Pelicans	19	42	.311	27.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/26	BKN	@	PHX	102-106
Mon 1/26	LAC	@	UTA	115-103
Tue 1/27	CHI	@	IND	110-113
Tue 1/27	LAL	@	CLE	99-129
Tue 1/27	ORL	@	MIA	133-124

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/1	SAS	@	NYK	1:00 PM
Sun 3/1	CLE	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIL	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MEM	@	IND	5:00 PM

The Minnesota Timberwolves had the best defensive rating by a team in 2023-24, with a 109.0 rating.

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29.6

11.4

5.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

32.6

31.9

29.6

12.6

11.7

11.5

10.5

9.8

8.6

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.8

2.0

1.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

67.9

67.8

67.8

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,864.2

2,738

2,685.1

2,920.3

2,891.5

2,839.8

37.5

36.7

33.7

38.4

37.1

36.6

1.80

1.59

1.54

1.93

1.69

1.54

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule