best defensive rating by a team in nba 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, the San Antonio Spurs had the best defensive rating by a team, with a 99.4 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	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	Spurs	99.4	820	241.6	95.9	42.5	21.1	7.1	5.9	35.8	77.8	46.1	6.0	16.0	37.4	18.2	25.0	73.0	54.0	10.7	31.7	14.0	198,150	78,643	34,835	17,308	5,835	4,823	11,443	16,283
2	Pistons	102.5	820	241.9	95.3	41.6	21.3	7.3	5.6	35.4	79.2	44.6	5.5	15.3	35.9	19.0	25.2	75.4	52.7	11.7	29.9	13.6	198,350	78,120	34,118	17,469	5,956	4,631	11,124	17,296
3	Rockets	103.2	820	242.2	95.0	42.9	20.0	7.0	4.9	35.1	79.1	44.4	6.7	18.8	35.5	18.1	23.9	75.9	53.0	11.3	31.6	14.9	198,575	77,887	35,182	16,390	5,771	3,987	12,207	16,702
4	Heat	103.4	820	242.2	93.2	41.2	20.5	7.1	5.0	35.1	78.1	45.0	5.7	16.1	35.2	17.3	23.9	72.6	52.6	10.6	30.6	14.2	198,600	76,425	33,771	16,769	5,800	4,077	11,616	17,987
5	76ers	103.7	820	241.8	95.3	42.1	20.6	8.6	4.5	35.7	79.8	44.7	3.8	11.3	33.2	20.1	26.7	75.3	52.0	12.3	29.8	15.1	198,275	78,121	34,529	16,910	7,051	3,729	12,371	17,293
6	Celtics	103.7	820	241.7	97.5	41.1	21.1	8.5	4.3	35.5	79.2	44.9	6.7	18.7	35.8	19.7	26.1	75.6	53.8	10.9	30.2	15.5	198,175	79,930	33,665	17,280	6,998	3,541	12,669	19,311
7	Pacers	103.8	820	241.9	97.0	42.4	21.5	7.6	5.2	35.5	80.1	44.4	6.3	17.7	35.7	19.7	25.5	77.4	53.2	11.3	31.2	14.9	198,325	79,577	34,807	17,627	6,210	4,258	12,231	18,547
8	Nets	104.0	820	241.6	94.9	41.0	22.4	7.7	4.4	35.1	79.6	44.0	5.7	16.2	34.8	19.1	25.3	75.5	52.3	11.1	29.9	14.3	198,075	77,787	33,657	18,356	6,298	3,626	11,736	18,573
9	Lakers	104.7	820	242.1	101.8	43.8	22.8	7.6	5.3	37.9	82.4	46.0	6.3	17.8	35.2	19.8	27.1	73.0	54.0	12.3	31.5	14.1	198,500	83,499	35,920	18,715	6,231	4,324	11,542	18,108
10	Bulls	104.8	820	242.0	93.7	42.2	21.7	7.6	4.9	35.2	80.8	43.6	5.2	14.4	36.0	18.0	24.4	73.9	51.2	12.0	30.2	16.0	198,475	76,833	34,577	17,769	6,191	4,021	13,104	19,050
11	Suns	104.8	820	241.6	102.6	42.2	23.7	7.8	5.2	39.1	83.4	46.8	6.9	18.3	37.4	17.7	23.1	76.4	54.8	11.1	31.0	14.8	198,150	84,157	34,590	19,467	6,381	4,247	12,154	17,514
12	Cavaliers	104.9	820	242.0	95.6	43.2	21.3	7.5	5.4	35.9	80.8	44.4	4.9	13.7	35.4	19.0	25.6	74.3	51.9	12.6	30.6	15.0	198,425	78,413	35,434	17,482	6,168	4,395	12,335	18,221
13	Magic	105.1	820	241.6	98.5	42.1	20.1	7.5	4.8	36.5	80.6	45.3	6.1	16.6	36.6	19.5	26.5	73.4	53.4	11.7	30.4	15.1	198,075	80,795	34,495	16,478	6,145	3,931	12,376	18,471
14	Bobcats	105.2	656	242.4	95.4	41.5	22.1	8.2	5.1	35.6	80.5	44.2	5.0	14.0	35.4	19.3	26.2	73.5	51.8	11.8	29.7	14.6	159,015	62,564	27,252	14,518	5,399	3,353	9,605	14,540
15	Nuggets	105.2	820	241.4	98.9	42.8	23.0	8.2	6.1	36.9	82.4	44.8	5.2	15.2	34.0	19.9	26.7	74.5	52.5	12.3	30.4	15.4	197,950	81,121	35,078	18,872	6,764	4,990	12,666	18,617
16	Kings	105.2	820	242.0	102.3	42.2	22.7	8.5	4.3	38.0	83.2	45.7	6.3	17.4	36.3	20.0	25.8	77.5	54.1	11.2	31.0	14.7	198,475	83,873	34,616	18,630	6,940	3,533	12,052	17,035
17	Jazz	105.3	820	241.4	97.0	41.3	24.1	7.8	5.3	35.9	77.6	46.3	3.8	10.9	35.0	21.3	28.4	75.2	53.8	12.4	28.9	15.7	197,975	79,499	33,865	19,735	6,408	4,327	12,877	20,112
18	Hornets	105.4	574	242.0	94.2	41.6	20.4	7.5	4.1	35.3	80.3	44.0	5.7	16.3	35.2	17.8	23.2	76.5	52.0	12.0	29.6	13.8	138,910	54,051	23,901	11,697	4,277	2,367	7,942	11,969
19	Mavericks	105.4	820	241.3	101.9	42.5	21.2	7.4	5.3	38.0	82.6	46.0	6.4	17.4	37.0	19.5	24.3	80.3	54.6	11.6	31.0	13.0	197,900	83,567	34,877	17,375	6,054	4,374	10,640	17,742
20	Timberwolves	105.8	820	241.8	96.6	42.1	23.2	6.9	5.0	37.5	81.8	45.8	4.5	12.6	35.4	17.1	22.1	77.6	52.8	11.5	30.6	13.9	198,250	79,196	34,535	19,027	5,621	4,093	11,438	18,078
21	Trail Blazers	106.0	820	241.9	94.6	41.1	21.4	7.3	5.0	35.9	78.8	45.6	5.3	14.8	35.7	17.5	23.4	74.8	53.1	11.9	29.2	14.6	198,375	77,579	33,726	17,567	6,017	4,063	11,993	17,186
22	Raptors	106.4	820	242.0	96.2	40.9	21.7	7.3	4.8	36.2	81.5	44.4	6.0	16.4	36.8	17.9	23.2	77.1	52.5	11.3	29.6	13.5	198,400	78,886	33,550	17,760	5,990	3,947	11,055	17,716
23	Knicks	106.7	820	242.4	95.3	41.4	19.8	6.9	3.5	35.5	79.7	44.6	5.8	16.3	35.8	18.4	24.0	76.5	52.8	11.2	30.1	15.2	198,775	78,134	33,907	16,256	5,663	2,837	12,439	18,895
24	Grizzlies	106.9	820	241.9	95.2	40.4	20.9	7.6	5.3	35.5	79.0	44.9	5.5	15.7	35.3	18.7	25.1	74.3	52.8	11.2	29.2	15.5	198,375	78,026	33,135	17,170	6,267	4,354	12,681	17,629
25	Clippers	107.3	820	241.9	94.6	41.9	20.6	6.8	5.7	35.3	79.6	44.4	4.4	13.0	34.0	19.5	25.7	76.0	52.1	11.6	30.2	15.3	198,350	77,590	34,342	16,862	5,604	4,661	12,582	17,764

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

APG

7.4

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

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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

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

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, the San Antonio Spurs had the best defensive rating by a team, with a 99.4 rating.

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4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

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