best defensive rating 1980s by pg minimum 10000 minutes

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Quinn Buckner had the lowest defensive rating by a point guard when playing 10,000+ minutes, with a 101.5 rating.

Regular season

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	101.5	10,321	477	21.6	8.2	2.6	3.8	1.7	0.0	3.5	7.6	46.5	0.0	0.1	18.4	1.1	1.6	68.7	49.4	0.8	1.8	2.0	3,908	1,248	1,818	801	23	946	1,295
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	102.2	11,296	410	27.6	10.6	2.2	9.6	2.3	0.2	3.8	7.3	52.7	0.1	0.5	25.9	2.8	3.4	82.3	60.4	0.6	1.7	2.6	4,340	920	3,941	948	65	1,052	1,142
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	104.2	26,417	716	36.9	19.5	7.4	11.2	2.0	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.0	0.2	0.7	23.9	5.2	6.2	83.4	60.6	1.9	5.6	3.9	13,943	5,303	8,025	1,464	310	2,800	1,685
4	Gus Williams G. Williams	104.8	16,668	478	34.9	19.7	2.7	7.0	2.1	0.4	8.0	17.4	46.2	0.2	0.9	23.6	3.4	4.5	74.9	50.8	1.0	1.7	2.5	9,402	1,289	3,325	1,017	171	1,213	863
5	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	105.1	13,189	441	29.9	12.6	3.5	7.4	2.0	0.5	4.4	9.5	46.0	0.2	0.5	30.2	3.7	4.8	77.2	54.4	1.0	2.5	2.4	5,562	1,547	3,262	902	207	1,076	1,543
6	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	105.5	26,174	771	33.9	12.6	3.0	7.5	2.3	0.3	5.1	9.6	52.9	0.1	0.2	25.0	2.5	3.1	79.4	57.8	0.7	2.3	2.3	9,744	2,284	5,781	1,768	260	1,777	1,736
7	Fat Lever F. Lever	105.5	12,259	404	30.3	12.6	5.0	6.6	2.2	0.3	5.2	11.7	44.7	0.1	0.5	26.1	2.1	2.8	75.5	49.0	1.7	3.3	2.1	5,104	2,003	2,649	869	125	842	1,006
8	Johnny Moore J. Moore	106.2	12,914	467	27.7	10.2	3.2	8.1	2.1	0.2	4.2	9.0	46.3	0.2	0.7	25.3	1.7	2.3	71.5	50.8	0.8	2.4	2.4	4,772	1,496	3,784	985	113	1,124	1,270
9	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	106.4	23,276	635	36.7	20.3	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	7.7	16.7	46.3	0.3	1.2	27.8	4.4	5.8	76.1	52.5	1.0	2.7	3.8	12,862	2,372	6,220	1,338	181	2,437	2,105
10	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	106.5	10,900	449	24.3	9.5	1.8	4.8	1.0	0.1	3.7	8.5	43.9	0.1	0.5	22.8	2.0	2.6	75.7	49.4	0.5	1.3	2.0	4,281	830	2,142	469	27	909	884
11	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	106.8	18,786	542	34.7	14.4	3.6	6.2	1.3	0.5	5.5	12.2	44.8	0.1	0.6	17.9	3.4	4.1	82.6	51.5	1.0	2.6	2.5	7,800	1,974	3,342	713	262	1,344	1,494
12	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	107.1	10,700	340	31.5	12.1	1.9	7.1	0.9	0.1	4.2	9.0	47.4	0.1	0.3	22.4	3.6	4.6	78.0	55.3	0.5	1.5	2.7	4,130	656	2,399	304	35	926	738
13	Rickey Green R. Green	107.4	18,200	669	27.2	10.8	2.2	6.5	1.7	0.1	4.3	9.1	47.9	0.0	0.2	21.2	2.0	2.5	82.2	53.0	0.5	1.6	1.9	7,208	1,448	4,346	1,140	41	1,272	1,102
14	Kyle Macy K. Macy	107.5	14,246	551	25.9	9.5	2.2	4.0	1.1	0.1	3.9	7.9	50.1	0.3	1.0	33.8	1.3	1.5	87.3	55.9	0.6	1.6	1.3	5,259	1,214	2,198	631	49	712	1,081
15	Phil Ford P. Ford	107.5	10,780	403	26.7	10.8	1.7	6.0	1.0	0.1	4.1	8.8	46.7	0.1	0.3	21.0	2.4	3.0	82.2	53.1	0.3	1.3	2.5	4,334	672	2,402	415	23	1,003	1,024
16	Darnell Valentine D. Valentine	107.7	12,554	555	22.6	8.6	2.1	4.9	1.5	0.1	3.2	7.3	43.4	0.1	0.2	26.5	2.2	2.8	78.2	50.4	0.6	1.5	2.0	4,791	1,146	2,729	812	46	1,114	1,188
17	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	107.9	17,904	775	23.1	9.7	1.8	3.9	1.2	0.1	3.8	8.1	47.3	0.2	0.7	32.4	1.8	2.3	77.6	53.1	0.7	1.1	1.9	7,479	1,365	2,995	908	95	1,501	1,813
18	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	108.3	11,348	488	23.3	9.9	1.6	4.9	1.3	0.2	3.8	8.5	44.8	0.2	0.9	25.1	2.1	2.5	83.5	51.7	0.4	1.2	1.9	4,843	779	2,390	653	78	927	1,069
19	Terry Porter T. Porter	108.3	10,021	322	31.1	13.2	3.7	7.8	1.7	0.1	4.9	10.1	48.9	0.4	1.2	33.1	3.0	3.5	83.6	56.8	0.8	2.9	2.6	4,260	1,199	2,514	536	34	853	719
20	Derek Harper D. Harper	108.4	14,636	483	30.3	12.9	2.6	5.9	1.9	0.4	5.2	10.6	48.8	0.6	1.7	33.0	2.1	2.8	74.3	54.9	0.7	1.9	1.9	6,249	1,270	2,828	899	182	911	1,081
21	John Lucas J. Lucas	108.5	16,059	633	25.4	10.1	2.1	6.7	1.2	0.1	3.9	8.7	44.9	0.3	1.1	30.3	2.0	2.6	76.6	51.5	0.5	1.6	2.0	6,413	1,340	4,223	791	34	1,250	1,021
22	Rory Sparrow R. Sparrow	108.6	17,930	628	28.6	9.7	2.2	5.5	1.1	0.1	4.2	8.9	47.0	0.1	0.4	23.0	1.3	1.6	81.0	50.7	0.6	1.7	2.0	6,112	1,403	3,449	684	78	1,276	1,529
23	Vern Fleming V. Fleming	108.9	13,190	398	33.1	13.7	4.3	5.7	1.3	0.1	5.3	10.5	50.4	0.0	0.1	10.7	3.1	4.0	77.9	55.9	1.4	2.9	2.4	5,437	1,717	2,287	531	54	939	1,121
24	John Bagley J. Bagley	109.4	14,173	525	27.0	9.6	2.8	6.1	1.2	0.1	3.9	8.9	43.6	0.2	0.8	25.0	1.6	2.1	78.5	48.9	0.7	2.1	2.4	5,023	1,471	3,181	656	46	1,257	877
25	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	109.5	11,586	474	24.4	11.4	1.9	5.2	1.0	0.1	4.7	10.3	45.4	0.0	0.3	13.2	2.0	2.6	78.2	49.9	0.5	1.4	2.0	5,380	901	2,480	472	34	958	923

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PPG

17.3

Rollins

RPG

6.4

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APG

5.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

112.9

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DRTG

119.3

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NETRTG

-6.3

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3P%

38.7

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	IND	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bucks

32 - 50

106

Final

126

76ers

45 - 37

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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

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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

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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

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	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

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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