Alonzo Mourning had the lowest defensive rating by a center in 1996-97, with a 95.3 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 1997

	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	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	95.3	1996-97	MIA	66	35.2	19.8	9.9	1.6	0.8	2.9	7.2	13.4	53.4	0.0	0.1	11.1	5.5	8.6	64.2	57.8	2.9	7.1	3.4	2,320	1,310	656	104	56	189	226	272	+465
2	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	95.5	1996-97	NYK	78	37.0	22.4	10.7	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.4	17.2	48.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.6	7.5	75.4	54.8	2.2	8.4	3.4	2,887	1,751	834	156	69	189	269	250	+315
3	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	96.7	1996-97	ATL	80	37.2	13.3	11.6	1.4	0.6	3.3	4.8	9.0	52.7	0.0	0.0		3.8	5.4	70.5	58.4	3.4	8.3	2.3	2,973	1,066	929	110	49	264	186	249	+432
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	99.0	1996-97	HOU	78	36.6	23.2	9.2	3.0	1.5	2.2	9.3	18.3	51.0	0.1	0.2	31.3	4.5	5.7	78.7	55.8	2.2	7.0	3.6	2,852	1,810	716	236	117	173	281	249	+382
5	Tyrone Hill T. Hill	100.5	1996-97	CLE	74	34.9	12.9	9.9	1.2	0.9	0.4	4.8	8.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.1	63.3	62.6	3.5	6.4	2.0	2,582	955	736	92	63	30	147	268	+243
6	Ervin Johnson E. Johnson	103.2	1996-97	DEN	82	31.7	7.1	11.1	0.9	0.8	2.8	3.0	5.7	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.9	61.5	54.3	2.8	8.3	1.4	2,599	582	913	71	65	227	118	288	-314
7	Vlade Divac V. Divac	103.8	1996-97	CHA	81	35.1	12.6	9.0	3.7	1.3	2.2	5.2	10.5	49.4	0.1	0.6	23.4	2.2	3.2	68.3	53.3	3.0	6.0	2.4	2,840	1,024	725	301	103	180	193	277	+276
8	Shawn Bradley S. Bradley	104.5	1996-97	TOT	73	31.3	13.2	8.4	0.7	0.5	3.4	5.6	12.4	44.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	3.1	65.4	47.8	3.0	5.3	1.8	2,288	961	611	52	40	248	134	237	-243
9	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	104.6	1996-97	DET	79	33.7	13.1	7.9	1.7	0.7	0.2	5.3	10.0	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.8	65.3	56.3	2.9	5.0	1.8	2,661	1,036	622	133	59	17	145	298	+282
10	Rony Seikaly R. Seikaly	104.8	1996-97	ORL	74	35.3	17.3	9.5	1.2	0.7	1.4	6.2	12.3	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	6.8	71.4	56.7	3.7	5.8	2.9	2,615	1,277	701	92	49	107	218	275	-57
11	Hot Rod Williams H. Rod Williams	105.5	1996-97	PHX	68	31.4	8.0	8.3	1.5	1.0	1.3	3.0	6.1	49.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.9	67.2	53.8	2.6	5.6	1.0	2,137	541	562	100	67	88	66	176	+117
12	Armen Gilliam A. Gilliam	106.3	1996-97	MIL	80	25.6	8.6	6.2	0.7	0.8	0.5	3.1	6.5	47.1	0.0	0.0		2.5	3.2	76.8	54.3	1.7	4.5	1.3	2,050	691	497	53	61	40	105	206	-138
13	Olden Polynice O. Polynice	107.6	1996-97	SAC	82	35.3	12.5	9.4	2.2	0.6	1.0	5.4	11.8	45.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.7	3.1	56.2	47.6	3.3	6.1	2.0	2,893	1,025	772	178	46	80	166	298	-189
14	Bryant Reeves B. Reeves	112.2	1996-97	VAN	75	37.0	16.2	8.1	2.1	0.4	0.9	6.6	13.7	48.6	0.0	0.1	9.1	2.9	4.1	70.4	52.3	2.3	5.8	2.3	2,777	1,213	610	160	29	67	175	270	-539

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

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	76ers	41	33	.554	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.5
9	Heat	39	35	.527	15.0
10	Hornets	39	35	.527	15.0
11	Bucks	29	44	.397	24.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/29	MIA	@	IND	5:00 PM
Mon 3/30	PHI	@	MIA	7:00 PM
Wed 4/1	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Sat 4/4	WAS	@	MIA	3:00 PM
Tue 4/7	MIA	@	TOR	7:30 PM

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Heat

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128

Final

149

Cavaliers

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

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APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.7

Ayton

67.5

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.5

111.0

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

8.2

8.0

7.6

6.7

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

16-58

17-57

17-56

19-56

21-53

24-50

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,681.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

3,245.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,923

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

3,437

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

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43-31

42-31

43-32

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Worst Record ATS

30-43

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31-43

31-42

32-42

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	54	20	.730
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	6.0
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	8.0
5	Raptors	41	32	.562	12.5
6	Hawks	42	33	.560	12.5
7	76ers	41	33	.554	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.5
9	Heat	39	35	.527	15.0
10	Hornets	39	35	.527	15.0
11	Bucks	29	44	.397	24.5
12	Bulls - e	29	45	.392	25.0
13	Wizards - e	17	56	.233	36.5
14	Nets - e	17	57	.230	37.0
15	Pacers - e	16	58	.216	38.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	56	18	.757	2.0
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	29	.608	13.0
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	38	36	.514	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	38	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	36	38	.486	22.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	49	.338	33.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	50	.333	33.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	53	.284	37.0
15	Kings - e	19	56	.253	39.5