best nba records over first 20 games each season since 2021

Since 2020-21, the Utah Jazz and the L.A. Clippers are tied for the best record in their first 20 games, with a record of 15-5.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	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	Jazz	15-5	2020-21	.750	20	240.0	113.6	49.4	23.7	5.8	5.8	40.5	87.8	46.1	17.0	42.5	39.9	15.8	21.1	74.8	58.5	11.7	37.8	14.7	4,800	2,272	988	474	116	115	294	373
2	Clippers	15-5	2020-21	.750	20	240.0	113.8	44.0	24.7	7.8	4.8	41.0	85.9	47.7	14.7	35.5	41.4	17.1	20.1	85.0	60.0	9.3	34.7	13.7	4,800	2,275	879	494	156	95	274	393
3	76ers	14-6	2020-21	.700	20	241.3	113.6	46.1	23.8	9.1	6.6	41.3	87.1	47.4	11.3	30.9	36.5	19.9	25.9	76.8	57.7	10.1	36.0	16.0	4,825	2,272	921	476	182	132	320	415
4	Lakers	14-6	2020-21	.700	20	240.0	112.8	46.5	24.7	6.7	6.1	42.0	87.5	48.0	12.0	30.9	38.8	16.8	22.4	75.0	58.0	10.1	36.5	14.7	4,800	2,256	930	494	133	121	294	370
5	Nuggets	12-8	2020-21	.600	20	246.3	116.6	45.1	27.2	8.8	4.1	43.3	89.7	48.3	13.2	34.4	38.4	16.8	21.9	76.7	58.7	11.2	33.9	14.3	4,925	2,332	901	543	175	81	285	403
6	Bucks	12-8	2020-21	.600	20	240.0	120.5	48.6	27.0	8.3	4.8	45.0	91.7	49.1	15.5	39.0	39.8	15.0	20.7	72.6	59.8	10.9	37.7	14.4	4,800	2,410	972	540	166	95	287	360
7	Nets	12-8	2020-21	.600	20	245.0	119.8	45.3	26.5	6.4	6.3	43.3	88.2	49.0	14.4	36.5	39.3	18.9	23.1	81.8	60.9	8.6	36.7	15.3	4,900	2,395	906	530	127	125	305	396
8	Celtics	11-9	2020-21	.550	20	240.0	111.6	44.7	22.7	8.8	5.4	41.8	88.5	47.2	12.0	31.9	37.5	16.1	21.4	75.4	57.0	11.0	33.7	15.0	4,800	2,231	893	454	176	108	300	416
9	Spurs	11-9	2020-21	.550	20	241.3	111.7	45.4	25.0	7.1	4.8	42.2	92.3	45.7	11.1	30.2	36.8	16.2	20.6	78.8	55.1	9.6	35.9	11.0	4,825	2,234	908	500	141	95	220	350
10	Pacers	11-9	2020-21	.550	20	242.5	113.1	42.6	26.5	8.6	5.7	42.5	89.0	47.8	12.2	34.0	35.7	16.0	20.7	77.1	57.7	8.7	33.9	14.0	4,850	2,262	851	530	172	114	279	419
11	Suns	11-9	2020-21	.550	20	245.0	109.9	44.1	25.8	6.2	4.3	40.4	87.8	46.0	13.3	37.6	35.4	15.8	19.0	83.4	57.2	8.5	35.6	13.7	4,900	2,198	882	516	123	86	273	419
12	Trail Blazers	11-9	2020-21	.550	20	241.3	115.4	43.8	20.7	8.0	4.8	40.9	92.5	44.2	16.2	42.6	38.0	17.6	21.2	83.0	56.7	10.2	33.6	11.4	4,825	2,308	876	414	159	96	228	387
13	Warriors	11-9	2020-21	.550	20	240.0	112.4	44.2	26.5	7.7	5.5	40.5	89.6	45.2	13.4	37.2	35.9	18.1	23.5	77.0	56.2	8.6	35.6	14.6	4,800	2,248	883	530	153	110	292	466
14	Rockets	10-10	2020-21	.500	20	241.3	111.1	44.3	23.3	8.2	6.2	40.1	88.1	45.5	14.3	39.6	36.0	16.6	22.0	75.5	56.8	8.6	35.8	15.8	4,825	2,221	886	465	163	124	316	405
15	Hawks	10-10	2020-21	.500	20	242.5	112.5	47.3	24.1	6.8	5.0	39.4	88.1	44.7	12.3	34.9	35.2	21.4	26.3	81.5	56.4	11.3	36.0	14.8	4,850	2,250	945	482	135	99	295	406
16	Grizzlies	10-10	2020-21	.500	20	241.3	111.0	45.0	28.4	9.8	5.3	42.4	91.7	46.2	11.7	32.3	36.1	14.6	18.7	78.3	55.6	11.4	33.6	14.1	4,825	2,219	900	567	196	105	282	372
17	Thunder	9-11	2020-21	.450	20	241.3	107.1	44.2	22.2	7.0	4.9	39.2	87.0	45.0	13.1	38.6	34.0	15.7	21.5	73.0	55.5	7.2	37.0	14.6	4,825	2,141	884	444	140	98	292	362
18	Knicks	9-11	2020-21	.450	20	240.0	101.6	47.1	21.1	6.8	5.1	37.7	84.9	44.4	9.5	27.0	35.0	16.7	22.0	75.9	53.7	10.8	36.3	14.1	4,800	2,031	942	421	135	102	282	422
19	Kings	9-11	2020-21	.450	20	241.3	113.4	43.4	25.6	6.7	5.5	41.6	87.6	47.5	12.5	33.1	37.7	17.8	24.8	71.6	57.6	10.5	33.0	14.7	4,825	2,268	868	512	133	110	293	405
20	Cavaliers	9-11	2020-21	.450	20	245.0	104.2	44.2	23.3	9.6	4.9	39.5	87.4	45.2	9.7	27.2	35.7	15.5	21.7	71.2	53.7	11.5	32.7	16.4	4,900	2,083	883	465	191	98	327	388
21	Hornets	9-11	2020-21	.450	20	240.0	108.6	44.0	28.5	8.5	5.1	39.7	87.9	45.1	13.3	36.3	36.6	16.0	21.6	74.1	55.8	10.7	33.3	14.9	4,800	2,172	879	569	169	102	298	363
22	Bulls	8-12	2020-21	.400	20	241.3	114.8	43.9	26.1	7.7	3.8	42.1	88.2	47.7	13.7	36.4	37.5	17.0	21.5	79.3	58.8	8.7	35.2	17.2	4,825	2,295	877	521	153	75	343	415
23	Mavericks	8-12	2020-21	.400	20	241.3	108.7	42.6	22.3	7.1	4.6	40.0	87.1	45.9	11.8	36.0	32.8	17.0	22.9	74.4	55.9	8.3	34.3	12.4	4,825	2,174	852	446	141	91	247	421
24	Pelicans	8-12	2020-21	.400	20	241.3	111.1	46.7	23.9	7.7	3.8	41.1	88.2	46.6	11.1	32.2	34.5	17.8	24.8	71.8	56.1	11.6	35.1	14.9	4,825	2,222	933	477	154	76	298	358
25	Magic	8-12	2020-21	.400	20	241.3	104.8	46.8	22.5	7.3	3.8	39.1	91.3	42.8	11.1	32.0	34.7	15.6	19.9	78.4	52.4	12.0	34.8	13.8	4,825	2,096	935	449	146	75	275	353

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Markkanen

RPG

10.4

Nurkić

APG

7.2

Collier

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.1

22nd

DRTG

122.3

29th

NETRTG

-8.2

27th

3P%

34.5

25th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz	22	60	.268	42.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	UTA	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Mon 10/26	MEM	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM

Last Game

Jazz

22 - 60

107

Final

131

Lakers

53 - 29

Sun 12 Apr 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 2020-21, the Utah Jazz and the L.A. Clippers are tied for the best record in their first 20 games, with a record of 15-5.

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26.7

10.4

7.2

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

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Schedule