best nba defensive season by ppg since 2000

Since 1999-00, James Harden has the most points per game in a season, with 36.1 per game in 2018-19.

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best NBA defensive season by ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player since 2000

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	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	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.4	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
3	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.9	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
6	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	33.0	2005-06	PHI	72	43.1	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	11.3	25.3	44.7	1.0	3.1	32.3	9.4	11.5	81.4	54.3	0.6	2.6	3.4	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.5	2025-26	LAL	52	35.5	7.8	8.4	1.5	0.5	10.4	22.0	47.4	3.8	10.4	36.0	7.9	10.3	77.3	61.4	0.7	7.1	4.0	1,846	1,692	406	437	77	27	210	125	+103
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
10	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32.2	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
11	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	32.1	2002-03	ORL	75	39.4	6.5	5.5	1.7	0.8	11.1	24.2	45.7	2.3	6.0	38.6	7.7	9.7	79.3	56.4	1.6	4.9	2.6	2,954	2,407	488	411	124	59	195	156	+201
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.0	2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	20.8	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	32.0	2020-21	GSW	63	34.1	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,151	2,015	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
14	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.6	2025-26	OKC	53	33.4	4.4	6.4	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.7	54.9	1.7	4.5	38.1	8.3	9.3	89.5	66.5	0.5	3.9	2.2	1,770	1,677	233	341	72	41	114	107	+587
15	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.6	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31.6	2006-07	LAL	77	40.8	5.7	5.4	1.4	0.5	10.6	22.8	46.3	1.8	5.2	34.4	8.7	10.0	86.8	58.0	1.0	4.7	3.3	3,140	2,430	439	413	111	36	255	205	+99
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	2,135	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	31.4	2001-02	PHI	60	43.7	4.5	5.5	2.8	0.2	11.1	27.8	39.8	1.3	4.5	29.1	7.9	9.8	81.2	48.9	0.7	3.8	4.0	2,622	1,883	269	331	168	13	237	102	+278
19	LeBron James L. James	31.4	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
20	Bradley Beal B. Beal	31.3	2020-21	WAS	60	35.8	4.7	4.4	1.2	0.4	11.2	23.0	48.5	2.2	6.2	34.9	6.8	7.7	88.9	59.3	1.2	3.5	3.1	2,147	1,878	283	265	69	22	187	140	-3
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31.1	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
22	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	31.1	2000-01	PHI	71	42.0	3.8	4.6	2.5	0.3	10.7	25.5	42.0	1.4	4.3	32.0	8.2	10.1	81.4	51.8	0.7	3.1	3.3	2,979	2,207	273	325	178	20	237	147	+368
23	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	30.7	2004-05	PHI	75	42.3	4.0	7.9	2.4	0.1	10.3	24.2	42.4	1.4	4.5	30.8	8.7	10.5	83.5	53.2	0.7	3.3	4.6	3,174	2,302	299	596	180	9	344	140	+12
24	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30.6	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
25	Bradley Beal B. Beal	30.5	2019-20	WAS	57	36.0	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.4	10.4	22.9	45.5	3.0	8.4	35.3	6.8	8.0	84.2	57.9	0.9	3.3	3.4	2,053	1,741	242	347	71	23	194	126	-201

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PPG

26.1

Durant

RPG

9.0

Sengun

APG

6.1

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

8th

DRTG

113.0

8th

NETRTG

4.9

6th

3P%

36.8

7th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	47	17	.734	2.5
3	Timberwolves	40	24	.625	9.5
4	Rockets	39	24	.619	10.0
5	Lakers	39	25	.609	10.5
6	Nuggets	39	25	.609	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/10	TOR	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 3/11	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/13	NOP	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 3/16	LAL	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Wed 3/18	LAL	@	HOU	9:30 PM

Last Game

Rockets

39 - 24

120

Final

145

Spurs

47 - 17

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.4

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

2.0

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.8

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Edwards

TS% Leaders

68.0

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.4

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.4

120.5

119.2

118.7

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.7

111.2

112.3

112.5

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

8.0

7.1

6.9

6.4

4.9

Tank Leaderboard

15-50

15-49

16-47

19-45

21-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,051.7

Maxey

2,970

Jokić

2,936.7

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,164

Jokić

3,117

Dončić

3,076.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-24

38-25-1

39-26

38-26

37-27

37-29

Worst Record ATS

25-40

26-37

27-37

27-35-1

28-36

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	18	.714
2	Celtics	43	21	.672	2.5
3	Knicks	41	24	.631	5.0
4	Cavaliers	39	25	.609	6.5
5	Raptors	36	27	.571	9.0
6	Magic	35	28	.556	10.0
7	Heat	36	29	.554	10.0
8	76ers	34	29	.540	11.0
9	Hawks	33	31	.516	12.5
10	Hornets	32	33	.492	14.0
11	Bucks	27	36	.429	18.0
12	Bulls	26	38	.406	19.5
13	Nets	16	47	.254	29.0
14	Wizards	16	47	.254	29.0
15	Pacers	15	49	.234	30.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	50	15	.769
2	Spurs	47	17	.734	2.5
3	Timberwolves	40	24	.625	9.5
4	Rockets	39	24	.619	10.0
5	Lakers	39	25	.609	10.5
6	Nuggets	39	25	.609	10.5
7	Suns	37	27	.578	12.5
8	Warriors	32	31	.508	17.0
9	Clippers	31	32	.492	18.0
10	Trail Blazers	31	34	.477	19.0
11	Grizzlies	23	39	.371	25.5
12	Mavericks	21	43	.328	28.5
13	Pelicans	21	45	.318	29.5
14	Jazz	19	45	.297	30.5
15	Kings	15	50	.231	35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 2/3	MEM	@	SAC	129-125
Tue 2/3	CLE	@	LAC	124-91
Wed 2/4	WAS	@	DET	126-117
Wed 2/4	BKN	@	ORL	98-118
Wed 2/4	UTA	@	ATL	119-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/9	PHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 3/9	DEN	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Mon 3/9	MEM	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Mon 3/9	GSW	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Mon 3/9	NYK	@	LAC	10:00 PM

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