LeBron James has a defensive rating of 105.1 in his career.

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best defensive rating seasons by a player

	NAME	DRTG	SEAS	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	LeBron James L. James	105.1	23	1,574	37.8	27.0	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.9	19.5	50.6	1.6	4.7	34.9	5.5	7.5	73.7	59.0	1.1	6.3	3.5	59,442	42,429	11,795	11,668	2,355	1,158	5,500	2,798	+7363
2	Vince Carter V. Carter	106.6	22	1,541	30.1	16.7	4.3	3.1	1.0	0.6	6.0	13.8	43.5	1.5	4.0	37.1	3.1	3.9	79.8	53.6	1.1	3.2	1.7	46,367	25,728	6,606	4,714	1,530	888	2,590	3,995	+1817
3	Chris Paul C. Paul	106.4	21	1,370	33.5	16.8	4.4	9.2	2.0	0.2	6.0	12.7	46.9	1.4	3.7	37.0	3.5	4.1	87.0	58.0	0.6	3.8	2.3	45,836	23,058	6,006	12,552	2,728	222	3,109	3,208	+6029
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	104.3	21	1,522	33.8	20.7	7.5	2.4	0.8	0.8	7.3	15.6	47.1	1.3	3.4	38.0	4.8	5.4	87.9	57.7	1.0	6.6	1.6	51,368	31,560	11,489	3,651	1,210	1,281	2,494	3,601	+6541
5	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	99.0	21	1,462	34.5	17.8	10.0	3.7	1.3	1.4	7.2	14.5	49.7	0.1	0.4	27.5	3.3	4.2	78.9	54.6	2.2	7.8	2.2	50,418	26,071	14,662	5,445	1,859	2,037	3,179	3,561	+4913
6	Kevin Willis K. Willis	105.2	21	1,424	26.9	12.1	8.4	0.9	0.7	0.5	5.0	10.2	48.7	0.0	0.1	21.1	2.1	3.0	71.3	52.5	2.9	5.5	1.8	38,362	17,253	11,901	1,328	958	751	2,520	4,172	-825
7	Robert Parish R. Parish	102.0	21	1,611	28.4	14.5	9.1	1.4	0.8	1.5	6.0	11.1	53.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.5	72.1	57.1	2.9	6.3	2.1	45,704	23,334	14,715	2,180	1,219	2,361	3,183	4,443	+105
8	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	108.6	20	1,178	31.2	13.9	4.2	6.0	1.3	0.3	4.5	10.5	42.3	1.9	5.1	36.8	3.1	3.8	81.5	56.9	0.8	3.5	2.2	36,723	16,362	4,964	7,106	1,500	351	2,630	3,164	+2846
9	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	104.4	20	879	24.7	7.5	6.6	0.8	0.5	0.3	3.0	6.2	48.9	0.0	0.1	12.7	1.4	1.9	75.6	53.3	1.8	4.8	0.9	21,720	6,586	5,791	733	424	252	810	2,069	+452
10	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	111.0	20	1,327	29.4	14.6	2.2	3.4	0.9	0.2	5.1	12.4	41.0	1.7	4.8	34.8	2.8	3.2	86.2	52.9	0.4	1.9	1.9	38,994	19,419	2,948	4,541	1,179	271	2,476	2,008	-1252
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	105.5	20	1,346	36.1	25.0	5.2	4.7	1.4	0.5	8.7	19.5	44.7	1.4	4.1	32.9	6.2	7.4	83.7	55.0	1.1	4.1	3.0	48,637	33,643	7,047	6,306	1,944	640	4,010	3,353	+4153
12	Mike Conley M. Conley	109.1	19	1,198	31.0	13.9	2.9	5.6	1.4	0.2	4.9	11.1	43.7	1.6	4.2	38.8	2.5	3.0	82.6	55.7	0.5	2.5	1.8	37,109	16,611	3,504	6,710	1,620	248	2,197	2,315	+2749
13	Al Horford A. Horford	105.5	19	1,151	31.4	12.8	7.8	3.2	0.8	1.1	5.3	10.4	50.8	0.9	2.3	37.5	1.4	1.8	76.4	57.3	1.9	5.9	1.4	36,195	14,778	9,000	3,655	879	1,313	1,585	2,435	+3520
14	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	105.5	19	1,231	32.1	11.3	4.9	4.2	1.4	0.5	4.1	8.8	46.3	0.9	2.7	33.0	2.3	3.2	70.9	55.3	0.9	4.0	1.8	39,507	13,968	6,047	5,147	1,765	633	2,240	2,180	+3024
15	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	108.6	19	1,260	34.5	22.5	6.2	2.7	1.0	0.5	8.0	18.0	44.7	1.4	3.9	35.5	5.0	6.2	81.4	54.3	1.6	4.6	2.4	43,514	28,289	7,808	3,422	1,223	644	3,052	3,543	+1528
16	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	103.0	19	1,160	27.3	8.2	9.0	0.8	0.5	1.2	3.1	5.1	59.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.2	64.4	62.6	3.0	6.0	1.4	31,617	9,509	10,467	967	630	1,335	1,656	3,268	+321
17	Jason Terry J. Terry	108.0	19	1,410	29.8	13.4	2.3	3.8	1.1	0.2	4.9	11.1	44.4	1.6	4.3	38.0	2.0	2.3	84.5	55.4	0.4	2.0	1.7	42,034	18,881	3,274	5,415	1,603	275	2,415	2,577	+1718
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	102.7	19	1,343	34.2	19.7	5.6	3.5	1.3	0.6	6.5	14.5	44.5	1.6	4.3	36.8	5.2	6.4	80.6	56.8	0.8	4.8	2.6	45,880	26,397	7,527	4,708	1,752	745	3,532	3,643	+3345
19	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.5	19	1,392	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.1	2.4	47,368	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
20	Juwan Howard J. Howard	106.8	19	1,208	30.3	13.4	6.1	2.2	0.7	0.3	5.4	11.5	46.9	0.0	0.0	12.0	2.5	3.3	76.4	51.4	1.9	4.2	2.0	36,654	16,159	7,428	2,663	818	312	2,469	3,493	-1769
21	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	101.9	19	1,391	36.0	12.6	6.3	8.7	1.9	0.3	4.5	11.2	40.0	1.4	4.1	34.9	2.2	2.8	78.5	50.7	1.3	5.0	2.9	50,111	17,529	8,725	12,091	2,684	450	4,003	2,572	+3868
22	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	101.3	19	1,207	34.7	23.7	10.9	2.5	0.6	2.3	9.4	16.1	58.2	0.0	0.0	4.5	4.9	9.3	52.7	58.6	3.5	7.4	2.7	41,918	28,596	13,099	3,026	739	2,732	3,310	4,146	+4887
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	101.1	19	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	54,852	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
24	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	102.1	19	1,282	31.4	9.7	9.5	2.5	1.1	0.3	3.8	8.0	47.1	0.1	0.2	25.3	2.1	2.7	76.1	52.6	3.1	6.5	2.2	40,280	12,417	12,205	3,217	1,351	384	2,785	4,421	+171
25	John Stockton J. Stockton	104.0	19	1,504	31.8	13.1	2.7	10.5	2.2	0.2	4.7	9.1	51.5	0.6	1.5	38.4	3.2	3.9	82.6	60.8	0.6	2.1	2.8	47,764	19,711	4,051	15,806	3,265	315	4,244	3,942	+2941

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Team Leaders

PPG

30.6

Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

APG

5.4

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

9th

DRTG

115.1

16th

NETRTG

2.5

9th

3P%

34.8

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	76ers	16	12	.571	6.5
6	Magic	16	13	.552	7.0
7	Cavaliers	17	14	.548	7.0
8	Heat	15	15	.500	8.5
9	Hawks	15	16	.484	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/25	CLE	@	NYK	12:00 PM
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	CLE	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	PHX	@	CLE	3:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

8 - 23

118

Final

141

Cavaliers

17 - 14

Tue 23 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.0

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.0

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.9

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Krejčí

71.1

Williams

71.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.7

122.4

121.9

121.2

120.4

119.8

DRtg Rankings

105.7

110.3

112.3

112.5

112.6

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

14.7

8.9

8.8

7.2

6.8

6.7

Tank Leaderboard

5-23

6-24

7-22

7-21

8-23

9-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,820.4

Jokić

1,534

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,425.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,935.8

Jokić

1,541

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,506.3

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

20-11

17-10-1

17-12

15-11

Worst Record ATS

9-22

9-19

10-19

10-18

12-18

12-17

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	9	.690	3.0
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	Raptors	18	13	.581	6.0
5	76ers	16	12	.571	6.5
6	Magic	16	13	.552	7.0
7	Cavaliers	17	14	.548	7.0
8	Heat	15	15	.500	8.5
9	Hawks	15	16	.484	9.0
10	Bulls	14	15	.483	9.0
11	Bucks	12	18	.400	11.5
12	Hornets	10	20	.333	13.5
13	Nets	9	19	.321	13.5
14	Pacers	6	24	.200	17.5
15	Wizards	5	23	.179	17.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	4	.867
2	Spurs	22	7	.759	3.5
3	Nuggets	21	8	.724	4.5
4	Lakers	19	9	.679	6.0
5	Timberwolves	20	10	.667	6.0
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	16	13	.552	9.5
8	Warriors	15	15	.500	11.0
9	Grizzlies	14	16	.467	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	17	.414	13.5
11	Mavericks	12	19	.387	14.5
12	Jazz	10	19	.345	15.5
13	Pelicans	8	23	.258	18.5
14	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
15	Kings	7	22	.241	18.5