best defensive rating by a team the last 3 years

Between March 23, 2023 and March 23, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 110.0 rating.

TEAMDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Thunder
Thunder
110.0
245
241.2
119.7
43.6
26.4
9.4
5.8
44.0
90.5
48.6
13.7
36.8
37.3
18.0
21.9
82.1
59.8
9.7
33.8
12.3
59,100
29,318
10,674
6,469
2,313
1,418
3,006
4,731
2Timberwolves
Timberwolves
111.9
244
241.4
115.0
44.2
26.4
8.1
5.5
41.6
86.9
47.9
13.8
36.4
37.9
18.0
23.4
77.0
59.2
10.5
33.7
14.5
58,910
28,065
10,782
6,435
1,984
1,350
3,535
4,731
3Celtics
Celtics
112.1
244
241.4
117.2
46.1
26.0
7.0
5.8
42.6
90.3
47.2
16.6
44.5
37.3
15.4
19.2
80.3
59.3
11.5
34.6
12.1
58,910
28,593
11,246
6,343
1,717
1,408
2,945
4,124
4Magic
Magic
112.2
243
241.2
110.1
42.6
24.6
8.5
5.4
39.8
86.4
46.1
11.3
33.6
33.7
19.1
24.6
77.7
56.6
10.8
31.8
14.3
58,620
26,756
10,359
5,985
2,073
1,309
3,472
4,897
5Rockets
Rockets
113.5
243
242.0
114.2
47.2
24.2
8.3
5.0
42.3
91.3
46.3
12.1
34.2
35.5
17.5
23.1
75.6
56.2
13.7
33.5
14.0
58,795
27,742
11,471
5,891
2,010
1,222
3,412
4,724
6Heat
Heat
113.6
243
241.4
113.3
43.9
26.9
8.1
3.7
41.2
88.4
46.6
13.2
36.1
36.5
17.8
22.2
80.1
57.7
10.3
33.6
13.3
58,670
27,534
10,662
6,525
1,976
911
3,240
4,184
7Cavaliers
Cavaliers
113.8
243
241.1
117.6
44.2
28.0
8.0
4.7
43.1
89.4
48.3
14.6
39.2
37.1
16.8
21.8
77.2
59.4
10.9
33.3
13.5
58,595
28,585
10,745
6,810
1,940
1,151
3,289
4,491
8Knicks
Knicks
114.3
244
241.3
115.4
44.7
26.4
7.9
4.1
42.5
89.3
47.6
13.4
36.2
37.1
16.9
21.4
78.6
58.4
12.1
32.5
13.4
58,885
28,151
10,897
6,453
1,938
996
3,271
4,440
9Warriors
Warriors
114.4
243
241.2
115.7
45.1
29.2
8.7
4.6
41.9
90.5
46.3
15.5
42.0
36.8
16.4
21.0
78.1
58.0
12.1
33.0
14.7
58,620
28,123
10,959
7,098
2,103
1,110
3,564
4,729
10Clippers
Clippers
114.9
244
241.0
114.3
42.5
25.0
8.7
4.8
41.6
85.5
48.6
12.5
33.4
37.5
18.6
22.9
81.4
59.8
9.9
32.6
14.2
58,810
27,888
10,370
6,102
2,115
1,170
3,464
4,518
11Pistons
Pistons
115.0
243
241.1
113.8
44.5
26.2
8.1
5.3
42.1
89.0
47.2
11.6
32.7
35.3
18.1
23.4
77.3
57.3
11.6
32.9
15.1
58,595
27,650
10,807
6,359
1,967
1,288
3,658
5,132
12Grizzlies
Grizzlies
115.3
244
240.8
114.6
44.5
27.2
8.6
5.6
41.8
90.8
46.0
13.6
38.1
35.7
17.4
22.3
78.0
56.9
11.7
32.8
15.2
58,760
27,960
10,849
6,632
2,096
1,372
3,709
4,878
13Nuggets
Nuggets
115.9
245
241.6
118.4
44.6
29.5
7.4
4.9
44.1
88.5
49.8
12.4
32.7
37.8
17.9
23.0
77.8
60.0
10.6
34.0
13.3
59,200
28,997
10,920
7,238
1,810
1,191
3,269
4,461
14Lakers
Lakers
116.1
244
241.1
116.2
42.4
26.7
7.7
4.8
42.3
85.9
49.2
12.4
33.8
36.8
19.1
24.6
77.6
60.0
9.3
33.2
14.1
58,835
28,349
10,353
6,517
1,887
1,167
3,436
4,160
15Spurs
Spurs
116.1
244
241.0
115.0
44.8
28.8
7.6
5.7
42.3
90.3
46.9
13.4
37.9
35.4
17.0
21.8
77.9
57.6
10.8
34.0
14.2
58,810
28,068
10,931
7,021
1,850
1,393
3,455
4,290
16Raptors
Raptors
116.2
243
241.4
112.3
43.4
28.5
8.2
4.6
42.1
90.0
46.8
11.5
33.3
34.6
16.6
21.8
76.3
56.4
11.6
31.8
14.2
58,670
27,281
10,555
6,932
1,990
1,122
3,460
4,869
17Mavericks
Mavericks
116.6
244
241.0
115.3
43.5
25.4
7.2
5.2
42.4
88.9
47.7
12.8
35.5
36.1
17.8
23.4
76.0
58.1
9.9
33.5
13.6
58,810
28,139
10,602
6,186
1,765
1,263
3,330
4,423
18Bucks
Bucks
116.6
244
241.1
115.6
43.0
26.1
7.1
4.6
42.2
87.1
48.5
14.4
37.7
38.2
16.7
22.2
75.4
59.7
8.8
34.2
13.6
58,835
28,202
10,504
6,361
1,734
1,116
3,324
4,594
19Suns
Suns
116.6
246
241.3
114.2
43.3
26.7
8.0
5.1
41.6
87.5
47.5
13.7
36.8
37.4
17.3
21.5
80.2
58.9
10.8
32.5
14.3
59,365
28,089
10,648
6,560
1,964
1,247
3,525
4,637
2076ers
76ers
116.8
245
241.8
113.2
41.9
24.2
8.9
5.3
40.9
88.7
46.1
12.3
35.1
35.1
19.1
23.7
80.8
57.1
11.0
30.9
13.1
59,250
27,743
10,268
5,930
2,170
1,309
3,217
4,875
21Bulls
Bulls
116.9
244
241.8
115.2
44.7
27.5
7.7
4.8
42.6
90.4
47.1
13.7
37.7
36.2
16.4
20.6
79.3
57.9
10.4
34.3
13.8
59,010
28,100
10,905
6,706
1,881
1,180
3,375
4,461
22Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
117.3
246
241.4
110.4
44.1
24.0
8.0
5.0
40.2
90.1
44.6
12.7
37.4
34.1
17.2
22.4
77.1
55.2
13.2
30.9
16.0
59,390
27,162
10,850
5,901
1,962
1,225
3,935
4,830
23Hawks
Hawks
117.3
244
241.5
118.4
44.3
28.7
8.8
4.8
43.4
92.1
47.1
13.7
37.9
36.2
17.9
22.8
78.5
58.0
11.8
32.5
14.4
58,935
28,885
10,817
7,008
2,154
1,167
3,522
4,634
24Pelicans
Pelicans
117.4
246
241.0
113.5
43.9
26.1
8.5
4.9
41.8
89.1
46.9
11.9
33.1
36.1
18.1
23.3
77.4
57.2
11.5
32.4
14.0
59,290
27,926
10,803
6,413
2,102
1,215
3,437
4,620
25Nets
Nets
117.6
245
241.2
107.6
41.9
25.4
7.4
4.7
38.7
86.7
44.7
13.4
38.2
35.0
16.7
21.6
77.5
55.9
11.0
30.9
14.6
59,100
26,360
10,257
6,229
1,813
1,145
3,571
4,881
StatMuse has team, game-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1984-85 season.

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.5

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.4

7th

DRTG

107.3

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.0

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
56
15
.789
2
53
18
.746
3.0
3
46
25
.648
10.0
4
43
27
.614
12.5
5
44
28
.611
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/23
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/27
@
8:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
7:30 PM
Mon
3/30
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

56 - 15

132

Final

111

WAS Wizards

16 - 54

Sat 21 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
51
19
.729
2
47
24
.662
4.5
3
47
25
.653
5.0
4
44
27
.620
7.5
5
39
31
.557
12.0
6
39
32
.549
12.5
7
39
32
.549
12.5
8
38
32
.543
13.0
9
38
33
.535
13.5
10
37
34
.521
14.5
11
29
41
.414
22.0
12
28
42
.400
23.0
13
Nets Nets - e
17
54
.239
34.5
14
16
55
.225
35.5
15
15
56
.211
36.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
56
15
.789
2
Spurs Spurs - x
53
18
.746
3.0
3
46
25
.648
10.0
4
43
27
.614
12.5
5
44
28
.611
12.5
6
44
28
.611
12.5
7
40
32
.556
16.5
8
35
36
.493
21.0
9
35
37
.486
21.5
10
33
38
.465
23.0
11
25
47
.347
31.5
12
24
46
.343
31.5
13
23
48
.324
33.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
50
.296
35.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
53
.264
37.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
2/23
@
94-109
Mon
2/23
@
97-81
Mon
2/23
@
124-121
Mon
2/23
@
110-109
Tue
2/24
@
116-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/23
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/23
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/23
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/23
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/23
@
7:30 PM