Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Hakeem Olajuwon had the best defensive rating, with a 99.1 rating.

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best NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1980s

	NAME	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	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	99.1	386	36.2	23.0	12.1	2.0	1.9	3.1	9.0	17.4	51.8	0.0	0.0	5.3	5.0	7.4	67.2	55.7	4.5	7.6	3.0	13,990	8,883	4,677	780	748	1,201	1,175	1,562
2	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	99.3	568	30.2	7.0	8.7	1.2	0.4	4.2	2.8	6.3	44.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.3	64.9	48.1	2.3	6.4	1.8	17,181	3,969	4,916	693	242	2,391	1,016	2,037
3	Johnny High J. High	99.7	274	16.6	5.1	2.3	1.9	1.2	0.3	1.9	4.3	43.5	0.0	0.1	10.5	1.4	2.2	61.9	48.6	0.8	1.5	1.7	4,538	1,396	617	525	325	86	455	712
4	Ed Sherod E. Sherod	99.9	64	25.4	6.2	2.3	4.9	1.5	0.2	2.7	6.6	40.6	0.0	0.2	7.7	0.8	1.3	65.0	43.3	0.7	1.7	1.6	1,624	395	149	311	96	14	104	112
5	Len Elmore L. Elmore	99.9	350	16.4	4.6	3.7	0.9	0.7	0.7	1.8	4.3	42.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.3	72.8	47.1	1.3	2.4	1.1	5,747	1,603	1,309	302	243	251	376	890
6	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	100.0	106	29.9	11.9	7.6	2.7	0.9	0.7	5.3	11.7	45.1	0.0	0.1	7.1	1.4	1.7	79.5	47.9	1.9	5.7	1.4	3,173	1,264	808	288	99	76	152	353
7	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	100.4	279	23.4	6.2	5.6	3.8	0.9	1.0	2.6	5.8	44.0	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.0	1.3	75.8	48.0	1.4	4.2	2.0	6,542	1,724	1,567	1,054	257	292	547	957
8	George Johnson G. Johnson	100.4	381	18.8	3.7	5.3	1.0	0.4	2.5	1.5	3.3	46.8	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.7	0.9	71.7	50.8	1.8	3.5	1.2	7,157	1,424	2,020	396	155	944	473	1,110
9	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	100.6	713	24.8	6.3	7.0	0.6	0.5	2.6	2.6	4.9	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.5	70.8	56.5	2.2	4.8	1.0	17,651	4,509	4,993	461	360	1,849	736	2,359
10	Harvey Catchings H. Catchings	100.6	442	18.9	3.1	4.9	0.9	0.4	1.7	1.2	2.9	43.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.0	63.2	47.1	1.7	3.2	1.0	8,363	1,378	2,180	412	164	766	462	1,270
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	100.7	325	35.9	23.3	10.5	2.5	1.4	0.7	8.9	17.4	51.3	0.0	0.1	16.7	5.5	8.2	66.9	55.6	3.0	7.5	3.5	11,656	7,576	3,412	812	470	224	1,126	1,200
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	100.8	717	38.4	25.0	10.2	6.1	1.8	0.8	9.8	19.6	50.3	0.6	1.7	37.7	4.6	5.3	88.0	57.0	2.2	8.0	3.2	27,560	17,899	7,319	4,396	1,300	603	2,261	1,906
13	Gar Heard G. Heard	100.9	160	19.0	4.9	4.6	1.4	1.2	0.8	2.0	5.0	39.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.9	1.2	76.5	44.1	1.5	3.1	1.1	3,034	783	728	219	188	121	169	373
14	Manute Bol M. Bol	101.1	319	20.5	3.3	4.9	0.2	0.2	3.9	1.4	3.2	42.5	0.1	0.3	21.3	0.5	0.8	57.1	45.7	1.2	3.7	0.8	6,547	1,039	1,576	74	70	1,252	240	830
15	Rick Mahorn R. Mahorn	101.1	655	26.9	8.2	7.5	1.2	0.7	1.2	3.3	6.7	50.3	0.0	0.0	9.1	1.5	2.2	68.0	53.7	1.9	5.6	1.6	17,634	5,363	4,892	763	440	776	1,043	2,434
16	Alton Lister A. Lister	101.1	643	23.1	8.2	7.3	1.2	0.5	1.9	3.3	6.3	51.9	0.0	0.0	16.7	1.6	2.7	60.4	54.5	2.3	5.0	1.8	14,835	5,245	4,674	755	294	1,244	1,188	2,399
17	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	101.4	175	24.6	11.3	9.8	0.9	1.1	1.1	4.6	9.3	49.6	0.0	0.1	11.1	2.1	2.9	71.3	53.4	3.5	6.2	1.8	4,303	1,982	1,710	155	187	195	318	615
18	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	101.5	477	21.6	8.2	2.6	3.8	1.7	0.0	3.5	7.6	46.5	0.0	0.1	18.4	1.1	1.6	68.7	49.4	0.8	1.8	2.0	10,321	3,908	1,248	1,818	801	23	946	1,295
19	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	101.5	386	34.0	15.1	9.0	2.0	0.7	0.5	6.2	12.3	50.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	2.8	4.3	64.9	53.2	2.6	6.4	2.7	13,139	5,847	3,491	769	270	179	1,058	1,158
20	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	101.5	218	24.7	10.7	7.5	3.4	1.4	0.4	4.1	9.3	43.8	0.0	0.1	8.0	2.5	4.7	53.2	46.8	2.2	5.3	2.9	5,394	2,329	1,625	747	296	79	633	743
21	Rich Kelley R. Kelley	101.6	501	20.0	6.1	5.5	2.4	0.8	0.7	2.1	4.4	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.5	77.2	55.8	1.8	3.7	2.1	10,036	3,062	2,778	1,211	382	331	1,063	1,558
22	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	101.7	145	34.5	9.0	12.2	3.7	0.8	0.7	3.8	7.4	51.8	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.3	2.0	65.8	54.4	3.7	8.5	1.7	5,005	1,301	1,767	536	117	97	250	420
23	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	101.7	795	34.7	16.8	10.3	3.4	1.1	1.0	6.2	13.2	47.1	0.1	0.4	31.3	4.2	5.0	85.6	54.6	2.4	7.9	2.4	27,557	13,342	8,192	2,721	871	829	1,878	2,822
24	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	101.7	482	26.2	13.5	6.2	1.4	0.5	1.4	5.3	9.1	58.0	0.0	0.0	13.3	2.9	4.2	69.5	61.6	1.7	4.5	2.7	12,629	6,495	2,967	677	265	697	1,301	2,052
25	Bobby Jones B. Jones	101.8	537	24.2	10.5	4.5	2.2	1.2	1.1	3.9	7.2	54.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	3.3	80.1	60.5	1.4	3.1	1.6	13,014	5,620	2,411	1,171	620	598	858	1,400

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118.0

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DRTG

112.8

5th

NETRTG

5.2

6th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	HOU	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 2/21	HOU	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Mon 2/23	UTA	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Wed 2/25	SAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 2/26	HOU	@	ORL	7:30 PM

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26 - 28

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Final

102

Rockets

33 - 20

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Porter

3.6

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.9

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.0

Ayton

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ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.7

120.0

119.4

118.4

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.7

112.4

112.8

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

8.0

7.2

6.3

6.0

5.2

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12-44

14-39

15-41

15-40

15-38

18-38

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,586.3

Maxey

2,516.9

Johnson

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,662.5

Johnson

2,614

Maxey

2,587.5

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.6

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.43

Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

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Best Record ATS

35-20

33-22

32-24

30-23-1

31-24

31-23

Worst Record ATS

21-35

21-32

22-31

23-32

23-30

23-30-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	40	13	.755
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
3	Knicks	35	20	.636	6.0
4	Cavaliers	34	21	.618	7.0
5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
6	76ers	30	24	.556	10.5
7	Magic	28	25	.528	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	12.5
9	Hornets	26	29	.473	15.0
10	Hawks	26	30	.464	15.5
11	Bulls	24	31	.436	17.0
12	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.0
13	Nets	15	38	.283	25.0
14	Pacers	15	40	.273	26.0
15	Wizards	14	39	.264	26.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	9.5
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
10	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/16	PHX	@	NYK	106-99
Fri 1/16	IND	@	DET	78-121
Fri 1/16	OKC	@	MIA	120-122
Fri 1/16	MIN	@	SAS	123-126
Fri 1/16	CHA	@	GSW	116-136

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	ATL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	HOU	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	DET	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Hakeem Olajuwon had the best defensive rating, with a 99.1 rating.

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