best defensive rating nba team since february

Since February 28, 2026, the Charlotte Hornets have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 95.8 rating.

	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	Hornets	95.8	3	240.0	114.7	49.0	27.3	10.7	3.7	40.3	89.3	45.1	18.3	47.3	38.7	15.7	21.7	72.3	58.0	14.7	34.3	12.0	720	344	147	82	32	11	36	72
2	Thunder	98.4	3	240.0	106.3	45.0	22.0	9.0	3.7	39.0	88.0	44.3	11.3	41.0	27.6	17.0	21.3	79.7	54.6	7.3	37.7	11.3	720	319	135	66	27	11	34	52
3	Knicks	99.4	3	240.0	108.3	48.3	27.3	9.3	3.3	42.0	88.7	47.4	12.3	37.3	33.0	12.0	17.7	67.9	56.2	12.0	36.3	15.3	720	325	145	82	28	10	46	60
4	Bulls	101.7	3	240.0	111.0	49.7	28.0	8.3	4.7	41.0	86.7	47.3	14.0	42.0	33.3	15.0	22.3	67.2	57.5	8.7	41.0	16.7	720	333	149	84	25	14	50	58
5	Spurs	104.2	3	240.0	113.7	47.7	28.3	7.3	8.7	41.0	83.3	49.2	13.3	38.7	34.5	18.3	23.3	78.6	60.7	8.0	39.7	16.0	720	341	143	85	22	26	48	61
6	Heat	105.4	3	240.0	121.7	46.0	26.3	9.7	6.7	46.0	90.7	50.7	11.0	31.3	35.1	18.7	22.7	82.4	60.4	13.3	32.7	13.3	720	365	138	79	29	20	40	57
7	Suns	105.7	2	240.0	108.5	50.5	27.5	9.0	3.0	39.0	92.0	42.4	16.0	47.5	33.7	14.5	22.0	65.9	53.4	16.0	34.5	17.0	480	217	101	55	18	6	34	32
8	Hawks	107.1	2	240.0	133.0	47.0	34.5	9.5	6.0	50.5	92.0	54.9	17.5	42.5	41.2	14.5	19.5	74.4	66.1	12.0	35.0	13.0	480	266	94	69	19	12	26	42
9	Lakers	107.4	4	240.0	120.0	41.0	30.5	10.0	6.8	44.8	88.5	50.6	15.3	37.0	41.2	15.3	20.8	73.5	61.5	9.0	32.0	13.0	960	480	164	122	40	27	52	61
10	Clippers	109.7	3	240.0	127.0	45.7	25.0	9.3	5.7	46.3	87.7	52.9	12.7	33.0	38.4	21.7	25.7	84.4	64.2	10.3	35.3	11.3	720	381	137	75	28	17	34	62
11	Timberwolves	109.7	3	240.0	116.3	44.7	25.3	9.7	4.0	42.7	83.3	51.2	12.3	33.7	36.6	18.7	25.3	73.7	61.6	8.7	36.0	15.0	720	349	134	76	29	12	45	67
12	Celtics	109.9	3	240.0	103.7	52.7	25.3	4.0	5.3	37.0	88.3	41.9	15.3	45.0	34.1	14.3	16.7	86.0	54.2	15.7	37.0	14.0	720	311	158	76	12	16	42	49
13	Magic	110.9	3	240.0	111.0	42.0	28.0	7.0	4.0	38.3	83.3	46.0	11.0	33.3	33.0	23.3	27.7	84.3	58.1	8.7	33.3	13.3	720	333	126	84	21	12	40	60
14	Cavaliers	112.4	2	240.0	109.5	38.0	26.0	8.0	5.5	36.0	78.0	46.2	15.0	36.5	41.1	22.5	31.5	71.4	59.6	9.5	28.5	13.5	480	219	76	52	16	11	27	41
15	Mavericks	112.9	3	240.0	97.0	45.0	22.3	6.3	4.7	33.3	81.7	40.8	8.7	28.3	30.6	21.7	28.7	75.6	51.4	9.0	36.0	15.0	720	291	135	67	19	14	45	54
16	Pistons	113.6	3	240.0	107.0	48.0	24.3	9.0	5.7	38.7	85.7	45.1	8.3	27.3	30.5	21.3	27.7	77.1	54.7	12.7	35.3	12.7	720	321	144	73	27	17	38	67
17	Grizzlies	115.9	3	240.0	116.3	37.0	28.7	11.0	6.3	41.0	86.7	47.3	14.7	35.0	41.9	19.7	25.3	77.6	59.5	10.3	26.7	15.7	720	349	111	86	33	19	47	65
18	Pelicans	116.3	4	240.0	116.5	48.0	27.5	7.5	7.3	41.5	90.5	45.9	11.8	35.0	33.6	21.8	26.3	82.9	57.1	12.5	35.5	16.8	960	466	192	110	30	29	67	86
19	Rockets	117.3	3	248.3	113.7	51.7	24.3	9.0	3.0	43.3	94.3	45.9	10.7	31.7	33.7	16.3	21.3	76.6	54.8	17.7	34.0	16.7	745	341	155	73	27	9	50	52
20	76ers	118.3	3	240.0	98.3	40.0	21.7	8.0	5.3	36.0	90.3	39.9	10.3	36.0	28.7	16.0	20.7	77.4	49.5	10.3	29.7	11.7	720	295	120	65	24	16	35	50
21	Trail Blazers	119.8	3	240.0	105.3	43.3	24.7	7.7	8.0	39.3	89.3	44.0	13.0	42.3	30.7	13.7	21.0	65.1	53.4	13.3	30.0	17.0	720	316	130	74	23	24	51	56
22	Jazz	119.9	4	240.0	113.5	40.0	25.3	10.0	4.5	40.0	90.5	44.2	13.5	39.0	34.6	20.0	24.0	83.3	56.2	12.8	27.3	10.8	960	454	160	101	40	18	43	94
23	Nets	120.7	3	240.0	103.3	39.7	27.0	8.3	3.7	37.3	85.3	43.8	11.0	35.0	31.4	17.7	22.7	77.9	54.2	11.3	28.3	18.7	720	310	119	81	25	11	56	66
24	Raptors	122.0	3	240.0	112.0	34.3	25.7	7.0	3.7	42.3	81.7	51.8	8.7	23.7	36.6	18.7	23.3	80.0	60.9	8.0	26.3	13.0	720	336	103	77	21	11	39	56
25	Nuggets	122.2	3	240.0	118.7	41.0	24.3	3.0	2.3	40.0	78.0	51.3	12.0	30.7	39.1	26.7	31.0	86.0	64.7	8.7	32.3	15.7	720	356	123	73	9	7	47	50

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More Hornets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

20.8

Miller

RPG

8.7

Diabaté

APG

7.3

Ball

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.7

4th

DRTG

114.9

16th

NETRTG

3.9

10th

3P%

37.9

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Magic	33	28	.541	12.0
8	Heat	34	29	.540	12.0
9	Hornets	32	31	.508	14.0
10	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.0
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/6	MIA	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 3/8	CHA	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Tue 3/10	CHA	@	POR	10:00 PM
Wed 3/11	CHA	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sat 3/14	CHA	@	SAS	3:30 PM

Last Game

Hornets

32 - 31

118

Final

Celtics

41 - 21

Wed 4 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.3

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Edwards

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

67.8

Jokić

67.5

Gobert

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.5

119.1

118.7

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.4

110.9

112.1

112.7

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.2

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

14-50

15-47

16-46

19-44

20-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,003.8

Maxey

2,911.9

Jokić

2,811.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,105.5

Jokić

3,028.3

Maxey

2,987.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.2

Dončić

36.4

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.58

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-22

37-24-1

37-26

36-26

35-28

Worst Record ATS

24-40

25-35-1

26-36

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	16	.738
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	4.5
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	11.5
7	Magic	33	28	.541	12.0
8	Heat	34	29	.540	12.0
9	Hornets	32	31	.508	14.0
10	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.0
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.0
12	Bulls	26	37	.413	20.0
13	Wizards	16	46	.258	29.5
14	Nets	15	47	.242	30.5
15	Pacers	15	47	.242	30.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	45	17	.726	3.0
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	38	23	.623	9.5
5	Nuggets	39	24	.619	9.5
6	Lakers	37	25	.597	11.0
7	Suns	35	27	.565	13.0
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0
9	Clippers	30	31	.492	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	30	33	.476	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	41	.339	27.0
13	Pelicans	20	44	.313	29.0
14	Jazz	19	44	.302	29.5
15	Kings	14	50	.219	35.0