Ben Wallace had the best defensive rating in 2002-03, with a 90.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games player 2003

	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	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	90.0	2002-03	DET	73	39.4	6.9	15.4	1.6	1.4	3.2	2.9	6.0	48.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.2	2.6	45.0	48.6	4.0	11.4	1.2	2,873	506	1,126	120	104	230	88	179	+222
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	94.4	2002-03	SAS	81	39.3	23.3	12.9	3.9	0.7	2.9	8.8	17.2	51.3	0.1	0.3	27.3	5.6	7.8	71.0	56.4	3.2	9.7	3.1	3,181	1,884	1,043	316	55	237	248	231	+557
3	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	95.8	2002-03	NJN	77	34.1	16.7	8.3	2.4	1.3	0.9	6.6	14.1	47.0	0.1	0.6	20.9	3.3	5.1	65.3	51.1	2.1	6.2	2.5	2,628	1,283	640	185	98	70	192	294	+418
4	Chris Webber C. Webber	95.8	2002-03	SAC	67	39.1	23.0	10.5	5.4	1.6	1.3	9.9	21.4	46.1	0.1	0.3	23.8	3.2	5.3	60.7	48.5	2.4	8.1	3.2	2,622	1,542	704	364	106	88	215	204	+400
5	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	96.3	2002-03	NJN	80	37.4	18.7	6.3	8.9	2.2	0.3	6.4	15.6	41.4	1.6	4.6	34.1	4.2	5.0	84.1	52.6	1.4	4.9	3.7	2,989	1,495	504	711	179	25	296	127	+497
6	Vlade Divac V. Divac	97.1	2002-03	SAC	80	29.8	9.9	7.2	3.4	1.0	1.3	3.8	8.2	46.6	0.1	0.3	24.0	2.2	3.1	71.3	51.9	2.0	5.2	1.9	2,384	795	574	274	83	105	152	239	+468
7	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	97.2	2002-03	IND	77	37.2	20.8	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.3	7.9	16.4	48.4	0.1	0.3	33.3	4.8	6.6	73.1	53.9	2.6	7.7	2.3	2,864	1,600	796	155	66	178	180	277	+185
8	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	97.8	2002-03	IND	69	33.6	15.5	5.2	2.9	2.3	0.7	5.2	12.3	42.8	1.0	3.1	33.6	4.0	5.4	73.6	52.9	1.5	3.8	2.1	2,317	1,068	362	198	159	50	145	242	+336
9	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	97.9	2002-03	MIN	82	40.5	23.0	13.4	6.0	1.4	1.6	9.1	18.1	50.2	0.2	0.9	28.2	4.6	6.1	75.1	55.3	3.0	10.5	2.8	3,321	1,883	1,102	495	113	129	229	199	+423
10	Doug Christie D. Christie	98.0	2002-03	SAC	80	33.9	9.4	4.3	4.7	2.3	0.5	3.3	7.0	47.9	0.9	2.3	39.5	1.8	2.2	81.0	59.0	0.8	3.5	1.8	2,710	748	342	376	180	37	144	186	+523
11	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	98.1	2002-03	UTA	80	27.7	12.0	5.3	1.7	1.5	2.2	3.9	8.0	49.1	0.5	1.4	32.5	3.7	4.6	80.0	59.8	1.8	3.4	1.7	2,213	963	420	138	118	175	136	185	+95
12	Shawn Marion S. Marion	98.2	2002-03	PHX	81	41.6	21.2	9.5	2.4	2.3	1.2	8.2	18.1	45.2	1.7	4.5	38.7	3.1	3.6	85.1	53.8	2.5	7.1	1.9	3,373	1,716	773	198	185	95	157	208	+53
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	98.2	2002-03	DAL	80	39.0	25.1	9.9	3.0	1.4	1.0	8.6	18.6	46.3	1.9	4.9	37.9	6.0	6.9	88.1	58.1	1.0	8.9	1.9	3,117	2,011	791	239	111	82	152	206	+778
14	Nene	98.6	2002-03	DEN	80	28.2	10.5	6.1	1.9	1.6	0.8	4.0	7.7	51.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	4.3	57.8	54.5	2.6	3.5	2.3	2,258	839	491	149	127	65	181	295	-261
15	Stephen Jackson S. Jackson	99.0	2002-03	SAS	80	28.2	11.8	3.6	2.3	1.6	0.4	4.5	10.2	43.5	1.2	3.7	32.0	1.7	2.3	76.0	52.6	0.8	2.8	2.2	2,254	946	286	183	125	30	176	202	+204
16	Jamaal Magloire J. Magloire	99.3	2002-03	NOH	82	29.8	10.3	8.8	1.1	0.6	1.4	3.7	7.7	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.9	71.7	54.1	3.2	5.7	1.9	2,443	841	724	88	49	111	158	276	+128
17	Brian Grant B. Grant	99.4	2002-03	MIA	82	32.2	10.3	10.2	1.3	0.8	0.6	4.2	8.2	50.9	0.0	0.0		1.9	2.5	77.1	55.2	2.9	7.3	1.6	2,641	846	837	104	63	47	129	300	-304
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	99.5	2002-03	BOS	79	39.2	25.9	7.3	4.4	1.8	0.8	8.4	20.2	41.6	1.5	4.9	30.2	7.6	9.5	80.2	53.2	1.3	6.0	3.6	3,096	2,048	578	349	139	62	288	227	+124
19	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	99.6	2002-03	NJN	80	36.0	15.5	6.4	2.5	1.0	0.6	5.7	11.4	50.1	0.1	0.3	25.0	4.1	5.5	74.3	56.3	1.9	4.6	2.0	2,879	1,242	514	201	80	44	156	216	+390
20	Brad Miller B. Miller	99.7	2002-03	IND	73	31.1	13.1	8.3	2.6	0.9	0.6	4.5	9.1	49.3	0.1	0.2	31.3	4.0	4.9	81.8	57.9	2.5	5.7	1.6	2,270	955	603	193	65	43	118	203	+282
21	Yao Ming Y. Ming	100.0	2002-03	HOU	82	29.0	13.5	8.2	1.7	0.4	1.8	4.9	9.8	49.8	0.0	0.0	50.0	3.7	4.5	81.1	57.0	2.4	5.8	2.1	2,382	1,104	675	137	31	147	173	230	+142
22	P.J. Brown	100.1	2002-03	NOH	78	33.4	10.7	9.0	1.9	0.9	1.0	4.1	7.7	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.0	83.6	59.2	3.1	5.9	1.3	2,609	832	701	147	67	80	98	203	+100
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	100.2	2002-03	UTA	81	36.2	20.6	7.8	4.7	1.7	0.4	7.3	15.9	46.2	0.0	0.2	21.4	5.9	7.7	76.3	53.4	1.4	6.4	2.6	2,936	1,667	628	379	136	31	210	204	+172
24	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	100.7	2002-03	DET	81	34.9	12.2	3.9	3.3	1.1	1.1	4.6	11.5	39.8	1.1	3.2	33.6	2.0	2.9	67.6	47.7	1.0	2.9	2.0	2,825	992	318	268	87	88	158	259	+170
25	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	100.7	2002-03	PHX	82	31.3	13.5	8.8	1.0	0.8	1.1	4.8	10.1	47.2	0.0	0.1	20.0	3.9	5.9	66.1	53.0	3.0	5.7	2.3	2,570	1,106	721	78	62	87	189	269	+8

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26.5

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RPG

11.0

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9.2

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ORTG

117.0

10th

DRTG

110.3

2nd

NETRTG

6.7

5th

3P%

34.2

25th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	6.0
5	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	DET	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 12/26	DET	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sun 12/28	DET	@	LAC	9:00 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 1/1	MIA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

23 - 6

110

Final

102

Trail Blazers

12 - 17

Mon 22 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.0

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.9

Curry

4.1

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.1

Jokić

71.0

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.6

122.4

121.2

120.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.5

110.3

112.3

112.6

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.8

9.1

8.9

7.9

6.7

6.3

Tank Leaderboard

5-22

6-23

7-22

7-21

8-22

8-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,757

Jokić

1,487.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,869

Jokić

1,492.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,450.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.60

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.60

Gilgeous-Alexander

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20-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-11

17-12

17-11

Worst Record ATS

8-22

9-19

10-19

10-17

11-18

12-18

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	6.0
5	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.5
6	Magic	16	13	.552	7.0
7	Cavaliers	16	14	.533	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	8.0
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.5
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	12.0
12	Hornets	9	20	.310	14.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	14.0
14	Pacers	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	3	.897
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.5
3	Nuggets	21	7	.750	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	7.0
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.5
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.5
8	Warriors	15	15	.500	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	16	.448	13.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	17	.414	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	19	.367	15.5
12	Jazz	10	18	.357	15.5
13	Pelicans	8	22	.267	18.5
14	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.5
15	Kings	7	22	.241	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 11/20	NOP	@	DAL	115-118
Thu 11/20	MIN	@	PHX	113-114
Thu 11/20	DEN	@	HOU	112-109
Thu 11/20	POR	@	GSW	127-123
Thu 11/20	OKC	@	UTA	144-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	MIL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	CHI	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	TOR	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	DEN	@	DAL	8:00 PM

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