best defensive rating for a team in december

The Brooklyn Nets had the best defensive rating by a team in December 2025, with a 106.5 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team game data complete from 1984-85

	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	Nets	106.5	11	240.0	111.9	42.6	28.3	8.7	4.9	39.7	85.0	46.7	15.3	41.7	36.6	17.2	21.2	81.1	59.3	10.3	32.4	16.9	2,640	1,231	469	311	96	54	186	223
2	Thunder	107.9	13	240.0	122.1	43.6	25.5	10.5	5.4	45.5	90.2	50.5	13.8	36.8	37.4	17.2	21.2	81.5	61.3	9.2	34.5	12.6	3,120	1,587	567	331	136	70	164	249
3	Pistons	110.6	13	241.9	118.2	46.8	27.2	10.5	6.4	43.4	91.5	47.4	10.6	31.6	33.6	20.8	28.1	74.0	56.9	14.9	31.9	15.4	3,145	1,536	609	354	136	83	200	299
4	Grizzlies	111.9	12	242.1	120.3	45.8	29.4	9.0	6.1	43.8	90.8	48.2	13.4	35.7	37.6	19.3	24.8	78.1	59.2	10.4	35.3	16.3	2,905	1,443	549	353	108	73	195	248
5	Warriors	113.0	13	241.9	117.3	44.5	29.1	9.2	4.6	41.7	89.7	46.5	16.0	43.3	36.9	17.9	21.8	82.0	59.1	11.9	32.6	16.2	3,145	1,525	579	378	119	60	210	269
6	76ers	113.0	12	242.1	113.7	45.8	23.4	9.1	5.1	39.3	92.8	42.3	13.8	38.8	35.4	21.4	25.8	82.9	54.6	13.9	31.8	12.9	2,905	1,364	549	281	109	61	155	238
7	Timberwolves	113.1	14	243.6	118.2	45.2	26.7	8.3	5.9	41.8	90.4	46.2	13.5	39.3	34.4	21.1	27.9	75.7	57.5	11.5	33.7	12.9	3,410	1,655	633	374	116	83	180	294
8	Clippers	113.9	12	240.0	112.7	39.9	23.4	9.2	4.4	38.9	81.3	47.9	13.6	36.0	37.7	21.3	25.5	83.3	60.9	9.4	30.5	14.5	2,880	1,352	479	281	110	53	174	226
9	Heat	114.3	13	240.0	117.0	45.4	26.9	9.1	4.8	43.3	93.2	46.5	12.8	34.8	36.7	17.6	22.4	78.7	56.8	11.6	33.8	12.8	3,120	1,521	590	350	118	62	167	220
10	Raptors	114.4	14	241.8	108.2	44.0	28.7	8.2	4.7	40.9	91.4	44.8	12.1	36.4	33.2	14.3	18.3	78.1	54.4	12.8	31.2	14.4	3,385	1,515	616	402	115	66	202	298
11	Spurs	114.4	15	240.0	120.9	47.7	26.4	6.7	4.4	43.1	91.7	46.9	13.7	38.1	36.0	21.0	27.1	77.6	58.3	12.7	35.0	13.1	3,600	1,813	716	396	101	66	196	266
12	Suns	114.5	12	240.0	112.3	42.9	25.4	10.8	3.8	42.1	92.0	45.7	12.8	36.7	34.8	15.3	19.3	79.3	55.8	13.3	29.6	14.7	2,880	1,347	515	305	129	45	176	248
13	Celtics	114.9	12	240.0	120.3	42.9	23.3	8.4	5.5	43.8	88.8	49.3	15.9	42.8	37.2	16.7	20.6	81.0	61.4	11.4	31.5	12.9	2,880	1,443	515	280	101	66	155	235
14	Magic	115.3	14	241.8	112.9	45.1	26.6	7.9	5.1	41.4	91.4	45.3	10.5	32.6	32.2	19.6	26.0	75.5	54.9	11.8	33.4	12.8	3,385	1,580	632	373	110	71	179	298
15	Bucks	115.6	13	240.0	109.1	41.2	24.6	7.6	3.9	39.3	83.1	47.3	13.8	36.6	37.6	16.7	21.8	76.7	58.9	8.8	32.5	15.8	3,120	1,418	536	320	99	51	206	257
16	Trail Blazers	116.5	14	241.8	113.2	44.8	24.1	7.1	4.8	39.5	87.5	45.1	14.0	39.1	35.8	20.2	26.9	75.1	57.0	12.6	32.1	18.6	3,385	1,585	627	338	100	67	260	319
17	Cavaliers	116.7	14	241.8	120.9	46.4	28.4	8.8	4.4	44.5	95.1	46.8	14.0	40.9	34.3	17.9	21.6	82.8	57.8	12.7	33.6	13.1	3,385	1,692	649	398	123	62	183	288
18	Rockets	116.8	13	245.8	119.2	48.1	25.8	7.8	6.5	45.0	89.1	50.5	11.3	29.0	39.0	17.8	23.1	77.3	60.0	15.4	32.7	17.5	3,195	1,549	625	335	101	84	228	248
19	Mavericks	117.7	13	243.8	119.5	44.2	27.4	6.5	6.2	46.3	90.9	50.9	10.1	27.2	37.0	16.8	22.2	75.7	59.3	9.7	34.5	14.2	3,170	1,553	574	356	85	81	184	231
20	Hornets	117.7	13	241.9	115.7	44.4	27.9	7.6	4.8	41.3	89.9	45.9	16.5	41.8	39.5	16.5	21.4	77.3	58.2	11.5	32.9	15.7	3,145	1,504	577	363	99	62	204	261
21	Bulls	118.9	14	240.0	117.1	45.0	29.4	7.7	4.2	43.0	90.6	47.5	13.6	38.8	35.0	17.6	22.9	76.9	58.2	11.1	33.9	14.6	3,360	1,640	630	412	108	59	205	244
22	Knicks	118.9	15	240.0	122.3	46.5	27.5	7.8	4.3	44.4	91.2	48.7	15.7	38.7	40.5	17.8	22.5	79.2	60.5	13.4	33.1	12.9	3,600	1,834	697	412	117	64	194	316
23	Pelicans	119.2	14	243.6	122.2	44.6	26.6	8.6	4.6	44.7	93.1	48.0	9.6	28.7	33.3	23.2	28.1	82.5	57.9	11.6	33.1	13.0	3,410	1,711	625	373	121	64	182	280
24	Kings	119.8	12	244.2	109.8	43.3	24.3	9.7	5.8	41.0	90.3	45.4	10.1	29.9	33.7	17.7	23.4	75.4	54.5	12.6	30.7	15.3	2,930	1,317	519	291	116	70	184	244
25	Nuggets	120.7	14	243.6	125.6	41.9	29.1	7.1	3.7	45.4	88.7	51.1	14.6	35.0	41.6	20.3	24.9	81.4	63.0	8.6	33.4	12.1	3,410	1,758	587	408	100	52	170	263

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.8

Porter

RPG

7.6

Porter

APG

5.1

Randle

Team Rankings

ORTG

107.6

27th

DRTG

113.5

15th

NETRTG

-5.9

21st

3P%

35.1

14th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	5.5
13	Nets	2	7	.222	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	BKN	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Wed 11/11	BKN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	BKN	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/18	CHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

Nets

2 - 7

121

Final

124

Hawks

7 - 4

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

Dunn

2.4

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

119.4

118.5

118.2

118.0

DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.5

106.6

107.8

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.5

9.3

8.1

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

6-2

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.0
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	5.5
13	Nets	2	7	.222	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	8	2	.800
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5