The Oklahoma City Thunder have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 104.2 rating.

Interpreted as:

best NBA team defensive rating this regular season

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	104.2	2025-26	14	247.1	121.6	47.2	25.5	10.7	5.2	43.6	91.4	47.8	13.4	39.1	34.4	20.9	24.2	86.1	59.6	10.2	37.0	12.4	3,460	1,702	661	357	150	73	174	296
2	Pistons	110.4	2025-26	13	241.9	118.2	47.8	26.6	10.3	6.2	43.2	91.4	47.2	11.4	32.0	35.6	20.5	27.8	73.7	57.0	14.3	33.5	15.2	3,145	1,536	621	346	134	80	197	307
3	Nuggets	111.2	2025-26	12	242.1	124.4	47.3	29.4	8.2	3.8	44.8	88.5	50.6	12.1	33.2	36.4	22.8	27.2	84.0	61.9	11.5	35.8	13.8	2,905	1,493	568	353	98	46	166	239
4	Mavericks	111.5	2025-26	14	245.4	111.3	45.2	24.7	8.7	6.3	39.6	87.7	45.2	10.6	34.0	31.1	21.4	28.9	74.3	55.4	10.1	35.1	16.9	3,435	1,558	633	346	122	88	237	300
5	Spurs	111.8	2025-26	13	241.9	118.8	45.8	27.2	8.7	5.5	42.8	86.0	49.7	12.8	35.8	35.9	20.4	25.8	79.1	61.0	11.5	34.4	16.8	3,145	1,544	596	354	113	71	218	281
6	Hawks	112.0	2025-26	14	240.0	117.6	42.1	30.4	10.2	5.4	42.6	87.6	48.6	12.9	35.1	36.6	19.6	24.8	79.0	59.7	9.8	32.3	15.3	3,360	1,646	589	426	143	75	214	291
7	Warriors	112.7	2025-26	15	241.7	115.7	42.0	27.3	10.0	4.5	39.3	86.6	45.4	16.5	43.9	37.5	20.5	24.7	83.2	59.3	10.5	31.5	16.7	3,625	1,735	630	410	150	68	250	315
8	Magic	113.1	2025-26	14	241.8	115.5	45.1	24.1	7.9	5.8	39.6	84.6	46.8	11.0	32.4	33.9	25.2	31.9	79.1	58.5	11.6	33.5	15.9	3,385	1,617	631	338	110	81	223	311
9	Cavaliers	113.4	2025-26	14	241.8	121.1	43.8	27.6	9.7	5.9	42.4	93.4	45.3	16.0	46.1	34.7	20.4	26.8	76.3	57.6	13.2	30.6	14.6	3,385	1,696	613	387	136	82	205	318
10	Celtics	113.6	2025-26	14	240.0	113.8	44.7	24.2	8.4	5.4	42.3	94.2	44.9	15.1	44.4	34.0	14.1	18.2	77.6	55.7	13.7	31.0	11.0	3,360	1,593	626	339	118	75	154	329
11	Rockets	113.7	2025-26	12	246.3	124.8	50.3	25.8	9.3	5.3	44.8	91.3	49.1	12.9	30.3	42.6	22.2	28.0	79.2	60.2	16.4	33.8	15.9	2,955	1,497	603	310	112	63	191	246
12	Raptors	114.0	2025-26	13	240.0	120.5	42.5	30.2	8.4	4.4	44.2	88.7	49.8	12.3	33.4	36.9	19.9	25.9	76.9	60.2	10.1	32.4	13.9	3,120	1,567	552	393	109	57	181	302
13	Suns	114.7	2025-26	14	241.8	118.8	43.4	27.1	10.0	4.6	42.5	89.7	47.4	15.6	40.7	38.2	18.2	22.3	81.7	59.7	12.6	30.8	16.1	3,385	1,663	608	380	140	65	226	324
14	Heat	114.8	2025-26	13	241.9	125.3	44.5	30.4	9.2	4.0	45.3	92.1	49.2	14.0	36.5	38.4	20.7	25.8	80.1	60.6	9.5	35.1	15.0	3,145	1,629	579	395	119	52	195	283
15	Lakers	115.0	2025-26	14	240.0	116.3	41.1	25.6	9.6	3.5	41.4	82.1	50.4	10.9	32.4	33.8	22.5	28.4	79.3	61.4	9.6	31.5	16.9	3,360	1,628	576	359	135	49	237	282
16	Timberwolves	115.2	2025-26	13	240.0	120.7	42.4	26.4	8.2	5.6	43.2	86.2	50.0	13.8	35.4	39.1	20.5	26.2	78.3	61.7	10.1	32.3	15.1	3,120	1,569	551	343	107	73	196	301
17	76ers	115.7	2025-26	12	242.1	119.3	44.1	25.7	7.1	6.7	42.0	90.1	46.6	13.8	36.1	38.3	21.4	26.8	80.1	58.5	12.4	31.7	14.7	2,905	1,431	529	308	85	80	176	264
18	Knicks	115.7	2025-26	12	240.0	122.1	46.8	27.7	8.5	3.8	43.0	93.6	45.9	16.8	44.2	38.1	19.3	23.1	83.4	58.8	14.8	32.0	13.6	2,880	1,465	561	332	102	45	163	253
19	Bulls	116.9	2025-26	12	244.2	121.0	47.6	29.7	8.4	5.1	43.3	90.0	48.1	14.0	35.5	39.4	20.3	25.1	81.1	59.9	10.7	36.9	16.0	2,930	1,452	571	356	101	61	192	261
20	Grizzlies	117.0	2025-26	14	240.0	111.9	43.6	27.4	7.6	4.2	38.4	89.3	43.0	12.9	39.3	32.9	22.2	27.1	82.1	55.3	10.6	33.1	14.9	3,360	1,566	611	384	107	59	208	299
21	Bucks	117.6	2025-26	14	241.8	118.4	40.2	26.8	7.9	4.9	43.9	87.4	50.2	15.3	37.2	41.1	15.4	22.1	69.9	61.0	8.8	31.4	14.5	3,385	1,658	563	375	111	69	203	327
22	Trail Blazers	118.0	2025-26	13	241.9	121.5	43.7	25.5	9.5	4.4	42.6	94.0	45.3	13.9	41.8	33.3	22.4	27.2	82.2	57.3	14.6	29.1	16.3	3,145	1,580	568	331	123	57	212	310
23	Pacers	119.0	2025-26	13	243.8	108.7	46.8	23.2	6.2	4.6	37.9	94.5	40.1	11.5	38.2	30.0	21.4	27.7	77.2	50.9	14.1	32.8	13.9	3,170	1,413	609	302	81	60	181	317
24	Clippers	119.5	2025-26	13	243.8	112.0	41.1	24.4	8.9	5.5	39.8	83.2	47.8	13.3	36.7	36.3	19.2	23.3	82.2	60.0	10.1	31.0	16.6	3,170	1,456	534	317	116	71	216	265
25	Jazz	119.6	2025-26	13	245.8	118.9	48.3	29.3	7.5	3.8	40.5	91.3	44.3	13.8	41.1	33.5	24.2	29.5	82.2	57.0	14.4	33.9	17.0	3,195	1,546	628	381	98	50	221	292