best defensive rating team in eastern conference

The Detroit Pistons have the best defensive rating by an Eastern Conference team this season, with a 109.1 rating.

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best defensive rating team in eastern conference this regular season

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Pistons	109.1	2025-26	42	241.2	117.2	46.3	26.7	10.5	6.7	42.9	89.7	47.8	11.3	32.0	35.3	20.2	27.0	74.6	57.7	13.4	32.9	16.0	10,130	4,923	1,945	1,121	440	283	670	952
2	Raptors	113.3	2025-26	46	242.2	114.3	43.0	29.7	8.4	4.5	42.6	90.2	47.2	11.7	33.9	34.3	17.6	22.4	78.3	57.2	11.5	31.5	13.8	11,140	5,260	1,978	1,365	388	206	636	976
3	Heat	113.3	2025-26	44	240.6	119.5	45.7	28.6	9.0	4.3	43.5	93.6	46.5	13.4	36.2	37.0	19.0	24.2	78.6	57.3	11.4	34.3	14.3	10,585	5,260	2,009	1,260	395	188	629	837
4	76ers	114.3	2025-26	43	244.7	116.8	44.2	24.7	9.1	6.1	41.5	90.8	45.6	13.0	36.6	35.5	20.9	25.6	81.6	57.2	12.4	31.8	14.1	10,520	5,023	1,901	1,064	390	261	608	881
5	Celtics	114.7	2025-26	43	240.0	116.8	45.1	23.6	7.8	5.3	42.8	90.8	47.2	15.6	42.4	36.8	15.5	19.3	80.0	58.8	12.7	32.3	12.2	10,320	5,021	1,939	1,015	337	229	523	880
6	Magic	114.9	2025-26	43	241.7	115.7	44.4	26.3	8.2	5.2	41.3	88.9	46.5	11.1	32.7	34.0	21.8	27.6	79.0	57.2	11.8	32.6	14.1	10,395	4,973	1,911	1,133	352	222	607	910
7	Cavaliers	115.1	2025-26	45	241.1	119.1	44.9	28.4	8.7	5.2	43.1	92.0	46.9	14.8	41.7	35.4	18.1	23.2	78.0	58.3	12.2	32.7	14.6	10,850	5,358	2,021	1,279	392	233	655	926
8	Hawks	115.7	2025-26	46	241.1	117.6	42.0	31.0	9.5	4.7	43.2	91.3	47.3	14.5	39.5	36.8	16.6	21.5	77.5	58.4	9.9	32.1	14.7	11,090	5,410	1,933	1,428	436	217	676	929
9	Knicks	115.9	2025-26	44	240.0	117.9	46.2	26.6	8.1	4.3	42.6	90.8	47.0	14.9	39.6	37.7	17.8	22.4	79.5	58.6	13.5	32.7	13.7	10,560	5,189	2,032	1,172	355	188	603	906
10	Pacers	117.0	2025-26	45	241.1	109.9	42.8	25.2	7.4	5.0	39.5	89.4	44.2	12.5	36.7	34.0	18.5	24.1	76.8	55.0	10.9	31.9	14.4	10,850	4,947	1,926	1,132	331	226	648	1,006
11	Hornets	117.0	2025-26	45	241.7	115.9	45.6	26.5	6.8	4.6	41.1	89.2	46.0	15.2	41.1	36.8	18.6	22.9	81.3	58.4	12.2	33.3	15.4	10,875	5,217	2,050	1,194	305	208	695	874
12	Bucks	117.1	2025-26	43	241.2	112.2	40.4	26.3	7.8	4.0	41.2	85.2	48.3	14.7	37.3	39.4	15.1	20.5	73.4	59.5	8.5	31.9	14.8	10,370	4,823	1,737	1,130	334	173	637	890
13	Bulls	117.5	2025-26	44	241.1	118.0	45.3	29.9	7.6	5.0	43.2	90.8	47.6	14.4	39.4	36.6	17.2	21.9	78.5	58.8	10.3	35.0	14.1	10,610	5,190	1,992	1,314	333	222	622	826
14	Nets	118.4	2025-26	42	240.6	107.9	39.7	25.4	7.6	4.4	37.9	85.2	44.5	14.2	40.8	34.8	18.0	23.0	78.3	56.6	10.8	28.9	15.1	10,105	4,533	1,666	1,067	321	184	636	835
15	Wizards	121.5	2025-26	43	241.2	112.2	43.9	25.0	7.3	6.0	41.3	89.9	45.9	12.6	35.7	35.4	17.0	22.1	76.9	56.3	11.6	32.4	15.7	10,370	4,824	1,889	1,077	314	258	673	923

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.7

Cunningham

RPG

10.9

Duren

APG

9.8

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.3

12th

DRTG

109.1

2nd

NETRTG

7.2

3rd

3P%

35.3

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	32	10	.762
2	Celtics	27	16	.628	5.5
3	Knicks	26	18	.591	7.0
4	Raptors	27	19	.587	7.0
5	76ers	24	19	.558	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/23	HOU	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sun 1/25	SAC	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 1/27	DET	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Thu 1/29	DET	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Fri 1/30	DET	@	GSW	10:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

32 - 10

112

Final

104

Pelicans

10 - 36

Wed 21 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.3

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.1

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.6

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.1

Williams

68.8

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

122.0

120.1

119.9

118.4

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.1

112.3

113.2

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.4

7.2

6.3

5.3

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

10-36

10-35

10-33

12-33

12-30

15-30

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,193.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,137.7

Maxey

2,067.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,202.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,187.8

Johnson

2,165.8

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.5

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.8

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-13

25-17-1

25-18

26-19

25-19

Worst Record ATS

16-29

17-28

17-26

19-26

18-24

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	32	10	.762
2	Celtics	27	16	.628	5.5
3	Knicks	26	18	.591	7.0
4	Raptors	27	19	.587	7.0
5	76ers	24	19	.558	8.5
6	Cavaliers	25	20	.556	8.5
7	Magic	23	20	.535	9.5
8	Heat	23	21	.523	10.0
9	Bulls	22	22	.500	11.0
10	Hawks	21	25	.457	13.0
11	Bucks	18	25	.419	14.5
12	Hornets	17	28	.378	16.5
13	Nets	12	30	.286	20.0
14	Wizards	10	33	.233	22.5
15	Pacers	10	35	.222	23.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	37	8	.822
2	Spurs	31	14	.689	6.0
3	Nuggets	30	15	.667	7.0
4	Rockets	26	16	.619	9.5
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.5
6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.5
7	Timberwolves	27	18	.600	10.0
8	Warriors	25	21	.543	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.5
10	Clippers	19	24	.442	17.0
11	Grizzlies	18	24	.429	17.5
12	Mavericks	19	26	.422	18.0
13	Jazz	15	30	.333	22.0
14	Kings	12	33	.267	25.0
15	Pelicans	10	36	.217	27.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/26	CLE	@	HOU	100-117
Fri 12/26	NYK	@	ATL	128-125
Fri 12/26	MIL	@	CHI	112-103
Fri 12/26	BKN	@	MIN	123-107
Fri 12/26	UTA	@	SAS	127-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/23	HOU	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	BOS	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 1/23	SAC	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 1/23	PHX	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 1/23	NOP	@	MEM	8:00 PM

The Detroit Pistons have the best defensive rating by an Eastern Conference team this season, with a 109.1 rating.

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