best nba team defensive efficiency since january 1 2023

Since January 1, 2023, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 111.0 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	111.0	236	241.2	120.4	43.5	26.5	9.3	5.5	44.3	91.0	48.7	13.7	36.2	37.7	18.1	22.0	82.3	59.8	9.9	33.5	12.2	56,915	28,414	10,258	6,258	2,196	1,294	2,881	4,666
2	Timberwolves	112.2	235	241.9	114.9	43.5	26.5	7.9	5.4	41.7	86.7	48.1	13.7	35.9	38.2	17.8	23.1	77.2	59.3	10.1	33.4	14.5	56,850	27,012	10,219	6,224	1,867	1,276	3,405	4,584
3	Magic	112.2	235	241.0	110.0	42.6	24.1	8.4	5.3	39.9	86.1	46.4	11.1	32.9	33.8	19.0	24.6	77.2	56.7	10.8	31.8	14.5	56,625	25,843	10,015	5,668	1,972	1,248	3,403	4,695
4	Celtics	112.6	236	242.1	117.9	45.7	26.3	7.0	5.8	42.7	90.1	47.4	16.8	44.6	37.6	15.9	19.8	80.0	59.7	11.0	34.6	12.1	57,140	27,834	10,780	6,211	1,642	1,371	2,864	4,054
5	Cavaliers	113.5	236	241.3	116.6	43.5	27.6	7.9	4.7	42.9	88.8	48.3	14.1	38.3	37.0	16.7	21.7	77.1	59.3	10.6	32.9	13.2	56,940	27,529	10,277	6,503	1,860	1,108	3,116	4,367
6	Heat	113.8	235	241.7	111.4	42.7	26.0	7.9	3.6	40.4	86.6	46.6	12.7	35.0	36.4	17.9	22.1	80.9	57.8	9.7	33.0	13.3	56,800	26,184	10,037	6,107	1,861	848	3,129	4,002
7	Grizzlies	114.2	237	240.8	114.7	45.1	26.9	8.5	5.7	42.0	91.0	46.2	13.2	37.3	35.5	17.4	22.5	77.3	56.8	11.7	33.4	14.8	57,080	27,179	10,683	6,364	2,011	1,350	3,507	4,743
8	Warriors	114.5	236	241.5	116.6	45.7	29.2	8.3	4.5	42.2	90.7	46.6	15.6	41.6	37.5	16.5	21.2	78.1	58.3	12.0	33.6	14.7	56,990	27,522	10,775	6,900	1,948	1,063	3,473	4,675
9	Rockets	114.9	233	241.7	114.5	46.9	24.0	8.0	4.8	42.3	91.5	46.2	12.0	34.1	35.2	18.0	23.7	75.7	56.1	13.4	33.5	14.0	56,320	26,668	10,924	5,591	1,866	1,116	3,266	4,673
10	Knicks	115.3	234	241.7	115.6	44.6	25.4	7.5	4.1	42.5	89.0	47.7	13.2	35.7	37.0	17.4	22.3	78.1	58.5	12.0	32.5	13.1	56,560	27,047	10,425	5,943	1,765	954	3,061	4,256
11	Nuggets	115.4	236	241.2	118.1	44.7	29.9	7.6	5.0	44.5	88.6	50.3	12.0	31.9	37.6	17.0	22.1	77.1	60.1	10.8	33.9	13.5	56,915	27,881	10,538	7,056	1,786	1,173	3,197	4,266
12	Bucks	115.4	238	241.4	117.4	44.2	26.3	7.0	4.7	42.8	87.9	48.7	14.7	38.4	38.3	17.1	22.7	75.5	59.9	9.0	35.1	13.5	57,445	27,939	10,516	6,250	1,669	1,123	3,220	4,457
13	Clippers	115.5	234	241.3	114.4	42.9	25.1	8.4	4.6	41.8	86.3	48.4	12.6	33.5	37.6	18.3	22.6	81.1	59.4	10.0	32.8	14.0	56,460	26,775	10,035	5,864	1,972	1,079	3,281	4,381
14	Lakers	115.7	235	241.5	116.5	43.4	26.7	7.4	4.8	42.4	86.6	48.9	12.2	33.4	36.6	19.5	25.0	77.9	59.6	9.3	34.0	14.1	56,750	27,366	10,188	6,270	1,733	1,128	3,307	3,988
15	Bulls	116.2	235	242.3	114.8	44.4	26.7	7.8	4.7	42.6	89.9	47.4	12.9	35.6	36.1	16.7	20.9	79.9	57.9	10.2	34.3	13.5	56,950	26,978	10,442	6,264	1,825	1,097	3,177	4,328
16	Suns	116.7	235	241.3	114.4	43.5	27.2	7.7	5.2	41.8	87.3	47.9	13.1	34.9	37.5	17.7	22.0	80.5	59.0	10.5	33.1	14.4	56,700	26,895	10,228	6,396	1,805	1,223	3,388	4,472
17	Raptors	116.7	237	241.5	112.5	43.6	27.9	8.3	4.6	42.3	90.6	46.6	11.5	33.1	34.8	16.5	21.7	75.8	56.2	11.9	31.8	14.0	57,230	26,667	10,343	6,620	1,967	1,097	3,314	4,748
18	76ers	116.7	236	241.8	113.7	41.8	24.5	8.4	5.2	40.8	87.8	46.5	12.6	34.9	36.0	19.5	23.9	81.4	57.8	10.6	31.2	13.0	57,065	26,837	9,862	5,782	1,994	1,232	3,078	4,694
19	Mavericks	116.9	236	241.3	115.6	42.3	25.1	7.1	4.9	42.0	88.0	47.7	13.6	37.2	36.7	18.0	23.5	76.4	58.8	9.5	32.9	13.3	56,940	27,275	9,988	5,914	1,669	1,164	3,138	4,434
20	Pistons	117.0	233	241.2	112.8	43.9	25.5	7.5	4.9	41.6	88.6	46.9	11.7	33.0	35.5	17.9	23.1	77.3	57.1	11.2	32.6	15.2	56,195	26,272	10,221	5,950	1,745	1,135	3,545	4,913
21	Nets	117.2	235	241.1	108.9	42.0	25.3	7.3	4.9	39.3	87.1	45.1	13.5	38.0	35.6	16.9	21.7	77.9	56.4	10.7	31.3	14.1	56,650	25,597	9,865	5,949	1,716	1,142	3,313	4,668
22	Pelicans	117.4	237	240.8	112.5	43.4	26.0	8.4	4.6	41.6	88.4	47.0	11.8	32.6	36.2	17.6	22.8	77.3	57.2	11.1	32.3	13.9	57,080	26,669	10,296	6,166	1,991	1,086	3,304	4,503
23	Kings	117.6	238	242.2	116.8	43.4	27.2	7.6	4.1	43.2	90.0	48.0	13.3	36.6	36.4	17.1	22.0	77.8	58.6	10.6	32.8	13.2	57,645	27,807	10,322	6,476	1,810	971	3,143	4,618
24	Pacers	118.0	235	241.4	118.6	41.9	28.7	7.9	5.7	44.1	90.7	48.6	12.9	35.5	36.5	17.5	22.3	78.5	59.0	10.1	31.8	13.4	56,725	27,864	9,842	6,745	1,849	1,335	3,160	4,821
25	Spurs	118.1	235	241.6	113.9	44.2	28.5	7.6	5.4	42.2	90.8	46.5	12.9	36.7	35.2	16.5	21.3	77.5	56.9	10.9	33.3	14.6	56,775	26,769	10,383	6,698	1,786	1,262	3,432	4,198

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Team Leaders

PPG

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.6

Hartenstein

APG

6.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.3

5th

DRTG

104.8

1st

NETRTG

16.5

1st

3P%

37.6

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	LAC	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 12/19	OKC	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Mon 12/22	MEM	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Tue 12/23	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Thu 12/25	SAS	@	OKC	2:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

18 - 7

111

Final

109

Thunder

24 - 2

Sat 13 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.1

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-19

8-18

8-16

10-16

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
10	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	12	14	.462	12.0
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	OKC	@	CHA	109-96
Fri 11/14	DEN	@	MIN	123-112
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/17	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Since January 1, 2023, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 111.0 rating.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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2.1

1.9

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1.9

4.0

3.7

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72.4

72.0

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

1,603.3

1,301.5

1,223.3

1,704.3

1,308.8

1,269.8

37.8

36.1

33.1

39.9

37.3

36.9

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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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