
The Boston Celtics have the best defensive rating by a team when playing 20+ games, with a 105.0 rating.
Interpreted as:
best defensive rating by a team past 20 or more games| 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 | Celtics | 105.0 | 4,267 | 241.7 | 105.5 | 43.9 | 24.3 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 40.3 | 85.9 | 46.9 | 6.4 | 17.9 | 35.7 | 19.2 | 24.9 | 77.4 | 54.4 | 12.2 | 31.7 | 15.8 | 1,031,180 | 450,123 | 187,332 | 103,722 | 34,446 | 20,705 | 67,580 | 95,067 | |
| 2 | Spurs | 105.6 | 4,022 | 241.5 | 105.8 | 43.8 | 24.6 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 40.5 | 85.0 | 47.7 | 5.7 | 15.6 | 36.2 | 19.5 | 25.8 | 75.6 | 54.9 | 11.9 | 31.9 | 15.5 | 971,380 | 425,666 | 176,235 | 99,081 | 32,052 | 22,995 | 62,204 | 85,119 | |
| 3 | Bulls | 105.8 | 4,261 | 241.9 | 102.3 | 44.0 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 39.3 | 84.9 | 46.2 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 35.4 | 18.9 | 24.9 | 75.9 | 53.3 | 12.8 | 31.2 | 16.0 | 1,030,615 | 435,763 | 187,332 | 102,201 | 33,923 | 20,572 | 68,143 | 93,729 | |
| 4 | Thunder | 105.9 | 4,269 | 241.7 | 105.7 | 43.7 | 23.3 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 40.2 | 86.3 | 46.6 | 6.1 | 17.2 | 35.4 | 19.9 | 26.1 | 76.1 | 54.0 | 13.0 | 30.7 | 15.9 | 1,031,735 | 451,098 | 186,346 | 99,421 | 37,565 | 21,318 | 68,086 | 96,810 | |
| 5 | 76ers | 106.1 | 4,270 | 241.8 | 103.4 | 43.5 | 23.0 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 39.1 | 84.5 | 46.3 | 5.2 | 15.1 | 34.4 | 20.6 | 27.1 | 75.8 | 53.6 | 12.7 | 30.8 | 16.5 | 1,032,600 | 441,514 | 185,601 | 98,185 | 37,414 | 23,376 | 70,577 | 93,089 | |
| 6 | Knicks | 106.3 | 4,263 | 241.9 | 102.4 | 42.8 | 22.8 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 39.2 | 84.8 | 46.2 | 6.1 | 17.1 | 35.5 | 18.6 | 24.6 | 75.7 | 53.5 | 12.2 | 30.5 | 15.9 | 1,031,120 | 436,557 | 182,308 | 97,097 | 33,661 | 18,489 | 67,956 | 98,906 | |
| 7 | Pistons | 106.3 | 4,262 | 241.6 | 102.6 | 43.3 | 22.8 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 39.3 | 85.3 | 46.1 | 5.5 | 15.8 | 34.8 | 19.1 | 25.5 | 74.8 | 53.1 | 13.0 | 30.3 | 15.6 | 1,029,755 | 437,072 | 184,679 | 97,110 | 33,503 | 20,986 | 66,671 | 95,462 | |
| 8 | Heat | 106.3 | 3,040 | 241.9 | 100.3 | 42.1 | 22.1 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 37.5 | 81.5 | 46.0 | 7.2 | 20.2 | 35.8 | 18.1 | 24.2 | 74.7 | 54.4 | 11.0 | 31.0 | 14.9 | 735,250 | 304,837 | 127,928 | 67,304 | 23,363 | 14,605 | 45,389 | 65,371 | |
| 9 | Lakers | 106.4 | 4,268 | 241.7 | 107.2 | 44.2 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 41.2 | 86.3 | 47.7 | 5.9 | 17.0 | 34.7 | 19.7 | 26.3 | 74.8 | 54.8 | 12.5 | 31.7 | 15.8 | 1,031,445 | 457,687 | 188,636 | 106,697 | 35,346 | 23,364 | 67,505 | 91,778 | |
| 10 | Jazz | 106.4 | 4,186 | 241.4 | 104.2 | 43.3 | 24.6 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 39.3 | 83.3 | 47.2 | 5.3 | 14.9 | 35.4 | 20.8 | 27.3 | 76.2 | 54.7 | 12.2 | 31.1 | 16.5 | 1,010,515 | 435,987 | 181,402 | 103,119 | 33,880 | 22,832 | 69,039 | 96,792 | |
| 11 | Rockets | 106.5 | 4,267 | 241.6 | 104.9 | 43.9 | 23.5 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 39.7 | 85.5 | 46.4 | 7.1 | 20.2 | 35.0 | 19.3 | 25.5 | 75.6 | 54.2 | 12.7 | 31.2 | 16.3 | 1,031,080 | 447,648 | 187,442 | 100,262 | 34,545 | 21,899 | 69,703 | 93,307 | |
| 12 | Suns | 106.5 | 4,270 | 241.5 | 107.4 | 43.2 | 25.3 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 41.1 | 86.5 | 47.5 | 6.2 | 17.3 | 36.0 | 19.6 | 25.6 | 76.6 | 54.9 | 12.1 | 31.2 | 16.4 | 1,031,075 | 458,463 | 184,637 | 107,853 | 35,915 | 20,775 | 70,060 | 95,465 | |
| 13 | Bucks | 106.6 | 4,268 | 241.6 | 104.7 | 42.7 | 24.1 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 40.2 | 85.7 | 46.9 | 6.1 | 16.9 | 36.0 | 18.9 | 24.9 | 75.8 | 54.2 | 12.2 | 30.5 | 15.8 | 1,031,345 | 446,652 | 182,399 | 102,731 | 35,756 | 20,756 | 67,393 | 97,089 | |
| 14 | Trail Blazers | 106.6 | 4,271 | 241.7 | 105.2 | 44.0 | 23.4 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 85.9 | 46.6 | 6.1 | 17.1 | 35.4 | 19.8 | 26.2 | 75.6 | 54.0 | 13.2 | 30.8 | 16.1 | 1,032,190 | 449,287 | 187,716 | 99,981 | 34,724 | 21,290 | 68,823 | 95,776 | |
| 15 | Cavaliers | 106.7 | 4,262 | 241.7 | 102.0 | 42.8 | 23.3 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 39.0 | 84.7 | 46.1 | 5.9 | 16.4 | 36.0 | 18.7 | 24.8 | 75.2 | 53.3 | 12.4 | 30.4 | 15.3 | 1,029,955 | 434,575 | 182,455 | 99,335 | 32,815 | 20,651 | 65,365 | 92,195 | |
| 16 | Pacers | 106.8 | 4,023 | 241.6 | 104.0 | 43.1 | 23.8 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 39.4 | 84.8 | 46.5 | 5.9 | 16.5 | 35.7 | 19.6 | 25.6 | 76.8 | 54.2 | 12.1 | 31.0 | 15.8 | 971,970 | 418,393 | 173,588 | 95,778 | 32,328 | 20,526 | 63,512 | 92,412 | |
| 17 | Hawks | 107.0 | 4,264 | 241.7 | 103.3 | 43.3 | 23.0 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 39.1 | 85.0 | 46.0 | 5.9 | 16.8 | 35.1 | 19.8 | 26.0 | 76.2 | 53.6 | 13.0 | 30.3 | 15.9 | 1,030,510 | 440,437 | 184,625 | 97,917 | 35,609 | 21,495 | 67,925 | 95,286 | |
| 18 | Wizards | 107.2 | 4,267 | 241.7 | 103.0 | 43.2 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 39.8 | 86.5 | 46.0 | 5.2 | 15.1 | 34.5 | 18.8 | 25.1 | 74.9 | 52.8 | 12.5 | 30.7 | 15.8 | 1,031,280 | 439,647 | 184,339 | 98,833 | 33,780 | 21,283 | 67,404 | 94,394 | |
| 19 | Nets | 107.2 | 4,022 | 241.6 | 102.0 | 43.3 | 22.9 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 38.5 | 85.2 | 45.2 | 5.8 | 16.7 | 34.6 | 19.5 | 25.9 | 75.2 | 52.8 | 12.8 | 30.5 | 16.2 | 971,780 | 410,161 | 174,047 | 91,908 | 33,042 | 21,152 | 65,348 | 92,185 | |
| 20 | Magic | 107.6 | 2,957 | 241.5 | 101.7 | 42.8 | 22.2 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 38.0 | 83.4 | 45.5 | 7.3 | 20.9 | 35.1 | 18.4 | 25.0 | 73.8 | 53.9 | 11.6 | 31.2 | 15.0 | 714,130 | 300,681 | 126,565 | 65,520 | 22,407 | 14,248 | 44,258 | 62,086 | |
| 21 | Warriors | 107.7 | 4,261 | 241.5 | 107.6 | 44.4 | 24.5 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 41.2 | 88.4 | 46.6 | 6.7 | 18.5 | 36.2 | 19.3 | 25.6 | 75.5 | 54.0 | 13.3 | 31.1 | 16.4 | 1,029,140 | 458,425 | 189,143 | 104,395 | 37,540 | 21,501 | 70,006 | 98,378 | |
| 22 | Clippers | 108.0 | 4,268 | 241.4 | 103.9 | 42.9 | 23.0 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 39.7 | 85.2 | 46.6 | 5.6 | 15.8 | 35.4 | 19.6 | 26.2 | 74.7 | 53.7 | 12.4 | 30.4 | 16.5 | 1,030,095 | 443,353 | 182,886 | 98,152 | 34,668 | 22,297 | 70,273 | 95,760 | |
| 23 | Kings | 108.0 | 4,269 | 241.6 | 105.2 | 43.0 | 23.9 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 40.2 | 86.5 | 46.5 | 5.8 | 16.2 | 35.6 | 19.6 | 25.9 | 75.8 | 53.7 | 12.3 | 30.6 | 16.2 | 1,031,385 | 449,003 | 183,375 | 101,917 | 35,045 | 19,570 | 69,243 | 97,492 | |
| 24 | Nuggets | 108.2 | 4,024 | 241.6 | 108.3 | 44.2 | 24.8 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 41.0 | 88.0 | 46.6 | 5.8 | 16.4 | 35.1 | 20.8 | 27.3 | 76.1 | 54.1 | 13.0 | 31.2 | 15.9 | 972,160 | 435,612 | 178,030 | 99,966 | 33,860 | 21,460 | 63,829 | 92,251 | |
| 25 | Grizzlies | 108.3 | 2,465 | 241.8 | 100.2 | 42.1 | 22.4 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 37.6 | 83.1 | 45.2 | 7.1 | 20.3 | 35.0 | 17.9 | 23.8 | 75.1 | 53.5 | 11.5 | 30.6 | 14.9 | 595,950 | 246,930 | 103,747 | 55,191 | 20,182 | 12,672 | 36,692 | 51,850 | |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.
More Celtics Stats
Team Leaders
PPG
28.6
Brown
RPG
8.3
Queta
APG
5.5
White
Team Rankings
ORTG
120.2
2nd
DRTG
112.6
4th
NETRTG
7.6
4th
3P%
36.1
11th
NBA 2025-26 Leaders
NBA 2025-26 Rankings
NBA Fantasy 2025-26
NBA 2025-26 Betting
NBA 2025-26 Standings
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | 20 | .722 | ||
| 2 | 48 | 24 | .667 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 48 | 25 | .658 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 45 | 28 | .616 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 40 | 31 | .563 | 11.5 | |
| 6 | 41 | 32 | .562 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 40 | 33 | .548 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 39 | 34 | .534 | 13.5 | |
| 9 | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 29 | 42 | .408 | 22.5 | |
| 12 | 29 | 43 | .403 | 23.0 | |
| 13 | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 | |
| 14 | 16 | 55 | .225 | 35.5 | |
| 15 | 16 | 57 | .219 | 36.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | 16 | .781 | ||
| 2 | 54 | 18 | .750 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 47 | 26 | .644 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 45 | 28 | .616 | 12.0 | |
| 5 | 44 | 28 | .611 | 12.5 | |
| 6 | 43 | 28 | .606 | 13.0 | |
| 7 | 40 | 33 | .548 | 17.0 | |
| 8 | 36 | 36 | .500 | 20.5 | |
| 9 | 36 | 37 | .493 | 21.0 | |
| 10 | 34 | 38 | .472 | 22.5 | |
| 11 | 25 | 48 | .342 | 32.0 | |
| 12 | 24 | 47 | .338 | 32.0 | |
| 13 | 23 | 49 | .319 | 33.5 | |
| 14 | 21 | 51 | .292 | 35.5 | |
| 15 | 19 | 54 | .260 | 38.0 |




