best defensive rating teams in the nba since january 17th

Since January 17, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 109.2 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	Thunder	109.2	40	241.3	116.9	44.4	25.9	9.1	5.1	42.2	88.3	47.8	14.5	38.9	37.3	17.9	22.2	80.4	59.6	9.9	34.4	12.9	9,650	4,674	1,774	1,035	364	202	516	699
2	Pistons	109.2	43	241.7	117.9	44.9	28.9	10.5	6.1	43.8	89.3	49.0	10.9	30.2	36.2	19.5	25.0	77.9	58.8	12.5	32.3	14.4	10,395	5,071	1,930	1,242	452	263	618	923
3	Knicks	109.7	41	241.8	114.0	45.5	28.0	8.3	3.7	42.5	87.6	48.5	13.4	36.5	36.7	15.7	20.0	78.2	59.1	11.8	33.6	13.7	9,915	4,676	1,864	1,148	340	150	562	794
4	Celtics	110.1	42	241.2	113.1	48.0	25.5	6.5	4.7	41.3	89.4	46.2	15.3	41.8	36.6	15.2	18.6	81.8	58.0	12.3	35.7	12.8	10,130	4,751	2,016	1,070	272	199	538	741
5	Spurs	110.5	41	240.6	122.0	47.3	30.6	7.2	6.4	44.9	90.8	49.4	14.3	38.6	37.0	18.0	23.2	77.6	60.4	11.2	36.1	13.0	9,865	5,003	1,939	1,253	294	264	531	746
6	Hornets	111.0	41	240.0	115.4	46.8	26.1	7.3	4.3	40.8	88.7	46.0	17.4	45.3	38.4	16.5	20.1	82.4	59.2	13.5	33.3	15.3	9,840	4,733	1,918	1,069	300	175	627	772
7	Hawks	111.7	39	240.6	119.1	45.6	29.2	9.2	4.7	43.8	93.1	47.0	14.8	39.8	37.3	16.7	21.5	77.5	58.0	12.3	33.2	13.5	9,385	4,644	1,777	1,139	360	183	525	743
8	Trail Blazers	112.8	40	240.6	115.1	46.7	25.7	8.5	6.2	41.3	89.8	46.0	14.9	42.8	34.7	17.7	23.5	75.1	57.4	14.4	32.3	17.8	9,625	4,603	1,866	1,029	339	247	710	747
9	Rockets	112.9	43	241.7	113.6	47.1	26.0	8.5	6.0	42.6	88.8	48.0	11.6	32.2	36.0	16.8	22.0	76.5	57.7	13.8	33.3	15.2	10,395	4,884	2,026	1,118	366	257	653	742
10	Raptors	113.0	39	240.0	115.4	41.1	29.6	9.2	5.1	42.8	86.5	49.5	11.2	30.0	37.3	18.6	24.4	76.2	59.3	10.3	30.8	13.4	9,360	4,500	1,601	1,154	359	200	523	790
11	Timberwolves	114.0	40	240.6	115.9	43.4	25.2	9.0	6.3	42.1	88.2	47.7	13.4	36.5	36.6	18.5	24.4	75.8	58.6	10.9	32.5	15.4	9,625	4,637	1,735	1,009	358	250	615	834
12	Magic	114.4	41	241.8	115.2	41.9	26.8	8.7	4.3	40.5	87.7	46.2	12.4	35.7	34.6	21.9	26.9	81.5	57.9	10.0	32.0	14.2	9,915	4,724	1,719	1,099	357	175	584	852
13	Lakers	114.6	43	240.6	116.2	40.7	26.7	8.9	4.6	42.5	83.7	50.8	11.8	31.7	37.3	19.4	25.9	74.9	61.1	8.8	31.9	13.9	10,345	4,997	1,750	1,149	384	199	596	752
14	Clippers	114.8	41	240.6	115.1	41.0	23.9	9.3	5.0	41.7	84.4	49.4	11.5	31.3	36.8	20.1	25.1	80.2	60.3	9.7	31.3	13.7	9,865	4,718	1,681	981	381	203	560	760
15	Suns	114.8	41	241.2	110.6	42.7	24.0	8.5	4.2	40.3	89.8	44.9	15.0	41.6	36.1	14.9	19.5	76.6	56.2	13.0	29.7	13.6	9,890	4,534	1,750	985	350	174	557	795
16	Cavaliers	114.9	39	240.6	119.0	44.5	27.7	8.2	4.8	43.1	87.7	49.2	13.5	37.4	36.0	19.3	25.0	77.1	60.3	11.5	33.0	13.7	9,385	4,641	1,736	1,082	319	189	534	721
17	Heat	116.2	41	240.0	122.3	47.2	29.4	8.1	4.1	43.7	93.6	46.7	14.3	40.2	35.6	20.5	25.9	79.4	58.2	12.7	34.5	12.8	9,840	5,015	1,937	1,207	333	169	524	762
18	76ers	116.6	42	240.6	115.0	43.2	24.7	9.6	5.2	42.1	89.7	46.9	11.4	33.5	34.2	19.3	24.2	79.8	57.3	11.3	31.9	13.1	10,105	4,830	1,813	1,036	403	218	552	845
19	Nuggets	116.7	41	243.7	121.6	45.1	29.5	6.8	4.0	43.2	88.1	49.1	14.2	36.4	38.9	21.0	26.2	79.8	61.0	9.8	35.3	12.8	9,990	4,984	1,849	1,209	279	165	526	784
20	Pelicans	117.0	38	240.7	116.1	44.4	25.5	8.9	6.1	42.1	90.1	46.7	11.5	32.7	35.2	20.5	26.1	78.5	57.2	12.1	32.3	13.7	9,145	4,412	1,687	968	339	230	520	752
21	Warriors	117.9	40	241.9	113.4	41.5	29.4	9.9	4.0	41.3	89.0	46.4	15.3	44.0	34.8	15.6	19.7	79.1	58.1	11.4	30.1	15.8	9,675	4,536	1,659	1,175	397	159	631	770
22	Bulls	118.1	41	240.6	115.3	44.7	27.6	7.8	5.0	41.8	90.1	46.4	14.5	41.1	35.3	17.1	22.3	76.7	57.7	10.2	34.4	16.3	9,865	4,729	1,831	1,130	319	205	668	786
23	Mavericks	119.6	40	241.3	114.7	44.8	25.3	7.4	4.5	41.6	90.3	46.0	11.0	31.5	35.0	20.5	27.2	75.5	56.1	11.2	33.6	13.9	9,650	4,586	1,792	1,011	296	181	554	708
24	Pacers	120.5	40	240.6	114.0	41.1	30.3	7.4	4.0	41.9	88.4	47.3	14.2	38.7	36.8	16.0	20.6	77.9	58.4	8.7	32.4	15.1	9,625	4,558	1,643	1,210	297	161	605	764
25	Nets	120.6	43	241.2	103.2	38.4	24.6	8.1	4.1	36.8	83.7	44.0	12.1	36.1	33.4	17.5	22.5	77.9	55.1	9.6	28.8	16.0	10,370	4,438	1,652	1,059	348	175	689	945

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.4

Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

7th

DRTG

107.7

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	PHX	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

4 - 3

111

Final

103

Thunder

3 - 4

Sat 30 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since January 17, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 109.2 rating.

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31.1

9.4

6.6

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule