Metta Sandiford-Artest had a defensive rating of 103.4 in his career.

Interpreted as:

artest defense rating in his career

	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	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	103.0	1999-00	CHI	72	31.1	12.0	4.3	2.8	1.7	0.5	4.3	10.5	40.7	0.8	2.7	31.4	2.6	3.9	67.4	49.1	0.9	3.4	2.3	2,238	866	308	202	119	39	166	159	-340
2	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	104.5	2000-01	CHI	76	31.1	11.9	3.9	3.0	2.0	0.6	4.3	10.7	40.1	0.6	1.9	29.1	2.8	3.7	75.0	48.3	0.8	3.1	2.1	2,363	907	294	228	152	45	159	254	-367
3	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	99.7	2001-02	TOT	55	29.9	13.2	4.9	2.3	2.6	0.7	4.9	11.6	42.3	1.0	3.1	31.2	2.5	3.7	66.7	50.1	1.3	3.6	2.1	1,642	727	271	127	141	39	118	217	-22
4	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	97.8	2002-03	IND	69	33.6	15.5	5.2	2.9	2.3	0.7	5.2	12.3	42.8	1.0	3.1	33.6	4.0	5.4	73.6	52.9	1.5	3.8	2.1	2,317	1,068	362	198	159	50	145	242	+336
5	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	96.0	2003-04	IND	73	37.2	18.3	5.3	3.7	2.1	0.7	6.4	15.2	42.1	1.0	3.3	31.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	51.1	1.4	3.9	2.8	2,714	1,333	385	272	152	50	202	194	+486
6	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	103.1	2004-05	IND	7	41.6	24.6	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.9	8.4	17.0	49.6	1.0	2.4	41.2	6.7	7.3	92.2	60.8	1.1	5.3	2.4	291	172	45	22	12	6	17	27	+40
7	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	102.8	2005-06	TOT	56	39.4	17.6	5.1	3.6	2.2	0.7	6.3	15.5	40.4	1.4	4.5	30.8	3.7	5.4	67.5	49.1	1.3	3.8	2.3	2,207	984	286	203	122	41	131	164	+347
8	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	105.3	2006-07	SAC	70	37.7	18.8	6.5	3.4	2.1	0.6	6.5	14.9	44.0	1.3	3.7	35.8	4.4	5.9	74.0	53.8	1.5	5.0	2.1	2,641	1,316	454	235	149	43	146	205	+41
9	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	107.6	2007-08	SAC	57	38.1	20.5	5.8	3.5	2.3	0.7	7.6	16.9	45.3	1.5	3.9	38.0	3.7	5.2	71.9	53.5	1.8	4.0	2.6	2,172	1,168	328	199	133	38	148	159	+85
10	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	103.4	2008-09	HOU	69	35.5	17.1	5.2	3.3	1.5	0.3	6.0	15.0	40.1	2.2	5.6	39.9	2.8	3.8	74.8	51.2	0.9	4.3	2.0	2,452	1,181	359	229	105	24	140	155	+317
11	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	105.0	2009-10	LAL	77	33.8	11.0	4.3	3.0	1.4	0.3	4.0	9.6	41.4	1.4	3.8	35.5	1.7	2.4	68.8	51.4	1.3	3.0	1.6	2,605	845	331	234	106	21	121	165	+362
12	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	104.8	2010-11	LAL	82	29.4	8.5	3.3	2.1	1.5	0.4	3.2	8.0	39.7	1.0	2.8	35.6	1.1	1.7	67.6	48.5	1.2	2.0	1.1	2,410	697	267	175	124	36	90	181	+425
13	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	105.0	2011-12	LAL	64	26.9	7.7	3.4	2.2	1.1	0.4	2.9	7.3	39.4	0.9	3.0	29.6	1.1	1.8	61.7	47.8	1.1	2.3	1.1	1,720	493	218	140	69	27	69	137	+44
14	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	105.8	2012-13	LAL	75	33.7	12.4	5.0	1.5	1.6	0.6	4.4	11.0	40.3	1.9	5.5	34.2	1.7	2.3	73.4	51.7	1.3	3.6	1.3	2,530	929	372	112	122	42	98	198	+191
15	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	106.2	2013-14	NYK	29	13.4	4.8	2.0	0.6	0.8	0.3	1.9	4.9	39.7	0.6	1.9	31.5	0.3	0.6	62.5	46.9	0.6	1.4	0.7	388	139	59	17	24	8	19	44	-5
16	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	111.2	2015-16	LAL	35	16.9	5.0	2.5	0.8	0.6	0.3	1.6	5.1	31.1	0.7	2.4	31.0	1.1	1.6	70.2	43.5	0.5	2.0	0.4	590	176	89	27	22	11	15	67	-64
17	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	111.3	2016-17	LAL	25	6.4	2.3	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.8	2.7	27.9	0.4	1.5	23.7	0.4	0.6	62.5	38.0	0.2	0.6	0.3	160	57	20	11	10	2	7	18	-58
	Total	103.4			991	31.7	13.2	4.5	2.7	1.7	0.5	4.7	11.4	41.4	1.2	3.4	33.9	2.6	3.6	71.5	50.8	1.2	3.3	1.8	31,440	13,058	4,448	2,631	1,721	522	1,791	2,586	+1818
	Average	103.4			58.3	31.7	13.2	4.5	2.7	1.7	0.5	4.7	11.4	41.4	1.2	3.4	33.9	2.6	3.6	71.5	50.8	1.2	3.3	1.8	1849.4	768.1	261.6	154.8	101.2	30.7	105.4	152.1	106.9

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

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	61	16	.792
2	Spurs	59	18	.766	2.0
3	Lakers	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets	49	28	.636	12.0
5	Rockets	48	29	.623	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/5	LAL	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Tue 4/7	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/9	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Fri 4/10	PHX	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sun 4/12	UTA	@	LAL	8:30 PM

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Lakers

50 - 27

Final

139

Thunder

61 - 16

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

13.0

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.3

Duren

67.8

Ayton

67.3

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

110.9

112.8

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.5

7.9

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-59

18-59

21-57

24-53

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,786

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,039.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

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45-32

44-33

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

32-44

33-45

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	56	21	.727
2	Celtics - x	52	25	.675	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.0
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	11.5
6	76ers	43	34	.558	13.0
7	Raptors	43	34	.558	13.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	14.5
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.0
10	Heat	40	37	.519	16.0
11	Bucks - e	30	47	.390	26.0
12	Bulls - e	29	48	.377	27.0
13	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.0
14	Nets - e	18	59	.234	38.0
15	Wizards - e	17	59	.224	38.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	18	.766	2.0
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	49	28	.636	12.0
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	42	35	.545	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5