best defensive rating in nba game

Cason Wallace has the best defensive rating this season, with a 104.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in NBA game this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
104.8
2025-26
30
27.5
7.8
3.0
2.2
2.2
0.2
2.9
7.1
41.1
1.4
4.0
34.7
0.5
0.7
80.0
52.5
0.8
2.2
0.9
825
234
89
66
67
7
27
63
+278
2Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
106.2
2025-26
30
24.5
12.2
10.7
0.6
0.9
1.3
4.7
8.5
55.1
1.2
2.6
47.4
1.6
2.0
81.4
65.1
3.4
7.3
1.0
735
367
320
17
27
40
31
53
-75
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
106.5
2025-26
30
33.5
32.1
4.9
6.5
1.5
0.8
10.9
19.8
55.1
2.2
5.1
42.5
8.1
9.2
88.4
67.3
0.5
4.4
2.0
1,004
964
146
194
44
23
59
63
+357
4Jalen Duren
J. Duren
108.7
2025-26
27
29.0
18.5
11.1
1.8
0.9
1.0
7.1
11.2
63.2
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.0
72.4
66.9
4.4
6.7
2.2
782
500
299
49
23
27
59
88
+208
5Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
109.6
2025-26
31
33.9
19.3
8.0
5.0
1.3
1.6
7.5
14.9
50.4
1.3
3.5
36.4
3.0
3.6
82.3
58.5
2.1
5.9
2.6
1,052
599
248
156
41
50
82
91
+65
6Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
109.6
2025-26
24
31.4
18.0
9.5
2.4
1.0
0.9
6.5
14.0
46.6
1.4
4.4
31.4
3.6
4.8
75.4
56.0
1.5
8.0
1.9
753
431
228
58
24
21
45
41
+82
7Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.4
2025-26
31
26.7
13.7
6.3
2.4
1.0
0.9
5.2
11.5
44.7
2.3
6.5
36.0
1.1
1.4
76.7
56.4
1.1
5.2
1.5
828
425
195
75
32
27
46
80
+58
8Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.9
2025-26
31
31.8
11.4
11.1
1.9
0.5
1.6
4.7
6.5
72.5
0.0
0.0
2.1
4.0
52.0
69.7
4.0
7.1
1.4
987
354
344
59
16
51
44
92
+169
9Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
110.9
2025-26
27
35.9
26.4
6.4
9.4
1.6
0.7
9.3
20.3
45.9
2.0
6.2
32.1
5.8
7.0
82.5
56.5
1.3
5.1
3.9
969
712
172
253
42
20
106
91
+213
10P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
111.3
2025-26
26
32.0
15.6
8.0
2.0
1.1
1.3
5.9
12.8
45.9
1.5
4.3
33.6
2.4
3.5
68.1
54.4
1.5
6.4
2.4
832
406
207
53
28
35
63
64
-91
11Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
111.8
2025-26
28
33.0
21.9
11.8
2.9
0.9
0.7
7.2
15.2
47.4
1.8
4.9
35.5
5.7
6.6
85.9
60.3
3.0
8.8
2.5
923
612
329
82
25
19
71
99
+206
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.8
2025-26
30
35.0
29.8
12.1
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.9
2.2
5.0
44.0
6.3
7.4
85.1
71.8
2.9
9.2
3.6
1,049
893
363
331
43
25
107
87
+289
13Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.8
2025-26
26
35.6
22.7
9.4
6.8
1.5
1.0
8.7
17.0
50.8
0.8
2.4
31.7
4.6
6.3
73.6
57.3
3.1
6.3
3.5
926
590
244
176
39
26
91
89
+165
14Josh Hart
J. Hart
112.3
2025-26
28
30.3
12.3
8.0
5.1
1.4
0.3
4.6
9.3
49.8
1.6
4.0
38.9
1.5
1.8
83.7
61.1
1.8
6.3
2.1
849
343
225
142
38
8
60
71
+90
15Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
112.4
2025-26
30
27.4
10.0
5.6
1.5
0.9
0.5
3.2
7.9
41.1
2.1
6.0
35.8
1.4
1.7
84.3
58.2
0.8
4.8
1.1
823
301
167
44
28
14
32
42
+131
16Brandin Podziemski
B. Podziemski
112.8
2025-26
31
27.8
12.4
4.6
3.3
1.1
0.2
4.4
9.6
45.6
1.9
4.8
39.3
1.7
2.3
76.1
58.5
0.7
3.9
1.6
862
385
143
103
35
6
49
68
+53
17Reed Sheppard
R. Sheppard
112.9
2025-26
28
25.6
13.3
3.0
3.3
1.5
0.6
4.9
10.7
45.5
2.6
6.1
43.0
0.9
1.2
76.5
59.2
0.3
2.6
1.2
716
372
83
93
41
16
33
59
+186
18Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
113.0
2025-26
28
35.3
23.8
10.5
8.3
1.5
0.4
8.7
16.6
52.3
1.6
4.3
37.8
4.8
5.9
82.3
62.0
1.5
8.9
3.5
988
666
293
231
41
12
98
62
-11
19Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
113.1
2025-26
26
33.8
18.9
9.3
4.1
0.9
1.6
7.0
13.9
50.1
1.5
4.2
34.9
3.5
5.4
64.5
58.0
2.5
6.7
2.2
879
491
241
106
24
41
58
63
+92
20Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
113.1
2025-26
28
29.7
17.8
5.3
2.0
0.9
1.3
6.6
13.8
47.7
1.6
4.5
36.5
3.0
4.0
76.6
57.4
0.8
4.5
2.1
832
499
149
57
26
35
59
110
-93
21Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
113.1
2025-26
24
35.2
29.4
5.1
3.8
1.4
0.8
9.9
20.1
49.4
3.4
8.4
40.1
6.2
7.5
81.8
62.8
0.8
4.3
3.0
844
705
122
90
34
20
71
48
+47
22Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
113.2
2025-26
27
31.4
19.7
5.6
4.9
1.4
0.3
6.2
11.9
52.2
0.9
2.1
44.6
6.4
7.5
85.1
64.9
2.1
3.4
1.5
847
531
151
132
39
7
41
35
+117
23Santi Aldama
S. Aldama
113.2
2025-26
30
27.4
14.4
6.6
3.0
0.9
0.6
5.5
11.4
48.4
1.7
4.8
35.4
1.7
2.5
65.8
57.6
1.5
5.0
1.2
821
431
197
90
27
19
37
46
-40
24Anthony Black
A. Black
113.3
2025-26
30
29.4
14.0
4.2
3.4
1.3
0.6
5.1
11.4
44.7
1.2
3.9
31.6
2.6
3.8
68.4
53.7
0.8
3.4
2.2
882
421
126
102
38
19
66
79
+40
25Julius Randle
J. Randle
113.6
2025-26
31
33.9
22.9
7.2
5.5
1.1
0.2
7.7
15.9
48.5
1.6
4.9
32.7
5.8
7.1
82.3
60.1
1.7
5.4
2.6
1,052
709
222
171
35
5
82
85
+140
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.7

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

120.0

5th

DRTG

106.2

1st

NETRTG

13.8

1st

3P%

36.9

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
26
5
.839
2
23
7
.767
2.5
3
22
8
.733
3.5
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
20
11
.645
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/2
@
10:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

23 - 7

117

Final

102

OKC Thunder

26 - 5

Thu 25 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
6
.800
2
21
9
.700
3.0
3
18
11
.621
5.5
4
18
13
.581
6.5
5
16
12
.571
7.0
6
17
13
.567
7.0
7
17
15
.531
8.0
8
15
15
.500
9.0
9
15
16
.484
9.5
10
14
15
.483
9.5
11
12
18
.400
12.0
12
10
20
.333
14.0
13
9
19
.321
14.0
14
6
24
.200
18.0
15
5
23
.179
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
7
.767
2.5
3
22
8
.733
3.5
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
20
11
.645
6.0
6
18
10
.643
6.5
7
16
13
.552
9.0
8
16
15
.516
10.0
9
14
16
.467
11.5
10
12
18
.400
13.5
11
12
20
.375
14.5
12
10
19
.345
15.0
13
8
21
.276
17.0
14
8
23
.258
18.0
15
7
23
.233
18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/22
@
102-111
Sun
11/23
@
122-117
Sun
11/23
@
99-110
Sun
11/23
@
113-100
Sun
11/23
@
102-106

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/26
@
9:30 PM
Fri
12/26
@
10:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
5:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM