best nba records over first 20 games since 1989 nba season

Since 1988-89, the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Lakers are tied for the best record in their first 20 games, with a record of 16-4.

	TEAM	REC	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	Pistons	16-4	.800	20	241.3	104.3	42.4	25.3	7.4	5.4	40.8	82.1	49.6	0.8	3.1	25.8	22.0	29.0	75.8	55.0	12.3	30.1	16.7	4,825	2,085	848	505	148	108	333	475
2	Lakers	16-4	.800	20	243.8	114.1	45.8	27.7	8.4	5.8	43.4	85.8	50.6	1.8	6.3	27.8	25.6	32.0	80.0	57.2	12.1	33.7	17.4	4,875	2,282	915	554	167	116	348	391
3	Cavaliers	15-5	.750	20	240.0	108.7	43.0	27.5	10.0	7.6	42.2	85.1	49.6	1.4	4.5	31.5	23.0	30.8	74.7	55.1	13.3	29.7	15.7	4,800	2,174	859	549	199	151	314	415
4	Hornets	14-6	.700	20	245.0	95.8	42.3	22.7	8.9	4.3	36.4	82.2	44.2	4.9	12.8	38.3	18.2	24.3	74.9	51.6	12.9	29.4	14.1	4,900	1,916	845	453	178	85	281	425
5	Knicks	14-6	.700	20	245.0	120.1	44.7	24.8	10.0	5.4	46.1	95.8	48.1	5.3	13.3	39.5	22.6	29.3	77.3	55.3	16.5	28.2	20.5	4,900	2,401	894	496	199	107	409	497
6	Nuggets	13-7	.650	20	246.3	128.7	44.6	30.2	10.3	5.1	51.6	103.4	49.9	2.9	7.8	36.8	22.8	28.2	80.7	55.6	14.8	29.8	15.6	4,925	2,574	892	604	206	101	311	529
7	Jazz	13-7	.650	20	240.0	106.9	44.8	25.5	8.4	8.1	39.6	83.0	47.7	1.1	4.1	26.8	26.7	34.7	77.1	54.4	12.4	32.4	18.0	4,800	2,138	896	509	167	161	360	465
8	Mavericks	13-7	.650	20	241.3	105.7	43.4	22.8	6.3	7.0	39.6	83.4	47.5	2.1	6.5	31.8	24.4	29.9	81.6	54.7	12.6	30.8	15.1	4,825	2,113	867	456	125	139	302	424
9	76ers	12-8	.600	20	240.0	115.9	42.7	27.9	9.9	4.1	44.0	89.3	49.2	1.6	4.4	36.4	26.4	33.3	79.3	55.8	13.6	29.1	15.2	4,800	2,318	854	557	198	82	304	415
10	Hawks	12-8	.600	20	242.5	110.4	43.5	25.5	8.7	5.8	41.6	85.8	48.5	1.4	4.3	31.8	26.0	32.7	79.4	55.1	14.7	28.9	15.2	4,850	2,208	870	509	174	115	304	471
11	Rockets	12-8	.600	20	241.3	111.5	46.1	23.9	10.5	6.4	42.3	87.4	48.4	0.8	4.0	20.3	26.1	34.0	76.9	54.5	14.2	32.0	21.2	4,825	2,230	922	477	210	128	423	503
12	SuperSonics	11-9	.550	20	241.3	112.3	45.6	25.4	11.5	5.5	43.2	92.8	46.5	2.8	8.0	35.0	23.2	30.5	76.2	52.9	17.5	28.1	18.4	4,825	2,246	912	507	230	109	367	553
13	Bucks	11-9	.550	20	240.0	105.7	42.3	24.7	8.8	3.7	41.1	88.6	46.4	0.9	3.7	24.7	22.7	28.2	80.3	52.3	14.0	28.4	15.3	4,800	2,113	846	494	176	73	305	507
14	Suns	11-9	.550	20	242.5	117.3	43.1	26.6	8.8	5.2	44.9	93.5	48.0	1.9	5.6	33.3	25.7	34.0	75.4	54.1	12.4	30.7	14.9	4,850	2,346	861	532	175	104	298	505
15	Trail Blazers	11-9	.550	20	241.3	112.0	45.4	26.1	10.2	4.7	43.5	91.8	47.4	1.5	4.5	32.6	23.6	31.9	74.0	52.9	16.0	29.4	19.1	4,825	2,239	908	521	203	93	381	512
16	Bulls	10-10	.500	20	241.3	105.8	42.7	26.5	7.4	5.3	42.3	83.8	50.4	1.6	5.1	30.7	19.7	25.7	76.8	55.6	11.8	30.9	16.2	4,825	2,115	854	529	147	105	324	450
17	Celtics	9-11	.450	20	241.3	106.3	42.7	26.1	6.9	5.0	42.3	86.7	48.8	1.2	3.8	30.3	20.5	26.3	78.1	54.1	13.4	29.4	15.2	4,825	2,125	854	521	137	99	303	451
18	Magic	8-12	.400	20	242.5	109.8	47.7	23.2	8.1	3.8	40.8	90.1	45.3	0.9	3.4	26.5	27.4	35.7	76.6	51.9	16.8	31.0	19.1	4,850	2,195	954	463	161	76	382	496
19	Warriors	8-12	.400	20	243.8	106.0	46.6	21.6	8.9	7.6	41.0	90.8	45.2	1.0	3.9	24.7	23.1	29.4	78.5	51.1	15.5	31.2	20.3	4,875	2,120	932	432	177	151	406	498
20	Nets	7-13	.350	20	240.0	100.9	44.3	20.4	9.7	5.2	39.7	86.3	45.9	1.9	6.2	30.9	19.7	28.7	68.5	51.0	15.0	29.3	17.2	4,800	2,017	886	408	193	104	343	487
21	Clippers	7-13	.350	20	243.8	107.1	41.9	25.8	9.7	7.1	43.0	88.4	48.7	0.8	3.3	23.1	20.4	28.1	72.4	53.2	12.6	29.4	21.9	4,875	2,142	838	516	193	142	437	528
22	Raptors	6-14	.300	20	241.3	98.8	40.4	24.7	8.3	5.9	36.7	78.4	46.8	4.6	13.5	33.7	20.8	27.9	74.7	54.5	12.8	27.7	19.2	4,825	1,975	808	494	166	117	383	532
23	Spurs	6-14	.300	20	241.3	107.0	42.2	25.3	12.0	4.5	42.6	89.8	47.4	0.8	3.8	21.1	21.1	28.8	73.3	52.2	15.2	27.0	20.6	4,825	2,140	843	506	240	89	412	560
24	Hornets	6-14	.300	20	241.3	103.0	41.0	26.7	8.8	2.9	40.8	88.9	45.8	1.2	3.7	32.9	20.3	26.5	76.6	51.2	12.9	28.1	16.9	4,825	2,060	820	533	176	57	338	513
25	Timberwolves	5-15	.250	20	243.8	94.8	39.6	22.0	9.7	3.4	36.5	83.5	43.7	1.1	4.3	25.9	20.7	27.0	76.5	49.7	14.9	24.7	13.8	4,875	1,895	791	439	194	67	276	501

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.3

Cunningham

RPG

8.5

Duren

APG

7.7

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

3 - 3

115

Final

Cavaliers

3 - 3

Fri 15 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.3

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Allen

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

113.7

113.6

112.1

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

107.7

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

14.6

4.4

3.0

-0.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

599.6

Cunningham

517.1

Harden

502

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

651

Cunningham

537

Harden

500.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.2

Cunningham

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

55-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

40-55

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