best nba team defensive rating past 10 years

Between March 14, 2016 and March 14, 2026, the Boston Celtics have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 109.9 rating.

TEAMDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Celtics
Celtics
109.9
800
241.8
112.9
45.0
24.9
7.4
5.3
41.2
88.5
46.5
14.0
37.9
36.9
16.7
20.8
79.9
57.8
10.4
34.6
13.1
193,425
90,359
36,020
19,958
5,935
4,251
10,474
15,278
2Thunder
Thunder
110.5
801
241.6
112.5
44.9
23.6
8.5
5.1
41.5
89.6
46.3
11.8
33.5
35.3
17.8
23.1
77.0
56.4
10.7
34.2
13.7
193,540
90,103
36,001
18,876
6,824
4,093
10,984
15,914
3Heat
Heat
110.8
802
241.7
109.0
43.6
24.9
7.8
4.3
39.9
86.2
46.2
12.2
33.6
36.3
17.1
22.0
77.6
56.8
9.9
33.7
14.0
193,880
87,442
34,955
19,976
6,223
3,457
11,195
15,355
4Warriors
Warriors
111.2
794
241.2
114.5
44.6
28.7
8.3
5.3
42.0
88.6
47.4
13.9
37.3
37.4
16.6
21.0
79.0
58.5
10.2
34.5
14.9
191,535
90,920
35,433
22,821
6,623
4,191
11,848
16,068
5Bucks
Bucks
111.5
799
241.3
114.1
45.3
25.2
7.5
5.0
42.0
87.8
47.8
12.9
34.9
36.9
17.3
22.7
76.1
58.4
9.4
35.9
13.9
192,760
91,179
36,168
20,119
6,023
4,011
11,138
15,267
6Raptors
Raptors
111.6
802
241.6
111.3
43.9
24.7
8.4
5.1
41.0
88.9
46.2
11.8
33.1
35.6
17.5
22.4
78.2
56.4
11.0
32.9
13.5
193,730
89,292
35,175
19,841
6,739
4,055
10,811
16,508
776ers
76ers
111.9
801
241.7
111.4
43.7
24.9
8.3
5.3
40.4
87.0
46.5
11.6
32.2
36.1
18.9
24.0
78.8
57.1
10.2
33.5
14.2
193,615
89,204
34,983
19,917
6,673
4,240
11,378
16,488
8Grizzlies
Grizzlies
112.0
801
241.2
110.1
44.7
25.2
8.5
5.4
40.7
89.1
45.7
11.3
32.2
35.2
17.3
22.5
76.7
55.6
11.3
33.4
14.3
193,240
88,191
35,796
20,191
6,773
4,308
11,445
16,664
9Magic
Magic
112.0
801
241.1
106.9
43.5
23.8
7.6
5.0
39.4
87.3
45.1
10.8
31.7
34.1
17.2
22.3
77.3
55.0
10.1
33.4
13.9
193,115
85,614
34,807
19,076
6,098
4,043
11,115
15,507
10Clippers
Clippers
112.1
801
241.1
112.5
43.8
23.9
7.7
4.6
40.9
86.0
47.5
11.8
31.4
37.7
18.8
23.9
78.8
58.2
9.7
34.1
14.0
193,090
90,076
35,112
19,162
6,174
3,706
11,230
15,894
11Lakers
Lakers
112.5
798
241.7
112.1
44.3
24.8
7.7
5.0
41.5
87.6
47.4
11.0
31.4
35.2
18.0
24.0
75.0
57.1
10.0
34.3
14.8
192,845
89,424
35,359
19,799
6,148
3,955
11,802
15,341
12Jazz
Jazz
112.8
801
241.2
111.5
45.3
24.4
7.1
4.9
40.3
86.5
46.6
12.9
35.7
36.2
17.9
23.1
77.7
57.7
10.7
34.6
15.1
193,240
89,332
36,254
19,526
5,707
3,948
12,059
15,703
13Spurs
Spurs
112.9
799
241.5
111.2
44.4
26.1
7.4
5.3
41.6
89.0
46.8
11.0
30.4
36.0
16.9
21.6
78.3
56.4
10.3
34.1
13.3
192,985
88,834
35,456
20,834
5,902
4,239
10,663
14,492
14Timberwolves
Timberwolves
112.9
793
241.8
112.8
43.5
25.2
8.4
5.2
41.2
88.1
46.8
11.9
32.9
36.1
18.5
23.8
77.6
57.2
10.6
32.9
14.2
191,720
89,479
34,470
19,946
6,630
4,139
11,261
15,995
15Knicks
Knicks
113.0
794
241.8
109.1
45.2
23.2
7.2
4.7
40.4
88.3
45.7
11.4
31.6
36.0
17.0
22.1
76.8
55.7
11.5
33.7
13.6
191,960
86,652
35,894
18,436
5,706
3,733
10,829
15,826
16Rockets
Rockets
113.0
800
241.3
113.1
44.7
23.2
8.1
4.9
40.5
88.6
45.7
13.5
38.6
35.1
18.5
24.4
75.9
56.9
11.3
33.3
14.7
193,075
90,441
35,745
18,570
6,491
3,911
11,728
16,199
17Pistons
Pistons
113.1
794
241.5
108.1
43.9
23.9
7.5
4.6
39.9
87.9
45.4
11.1
31.7
35.0
17.1
22.6
75.9
55.3
10.9
33.0
14.3
191,785
85,845
34,855
18,963
5,963
3,637
11,372
16,307
18Mavericks
Mavericks
113.2
804
241.3
110.3
42.7
23.6
6.8
4.4
40.1
86.7
46.2
13.0
36.1
35.8
17.1
22.4
76.6
57.1
9.3
33.5
12.9
194,035
88,668
34,357
18,977
5,498
3,552
10,377
15,448
19Pacers
Pacers
113.4
802
241.4
112.1
42.4
26.2
8.0
5.3
42.1
88.7
47.4
11.4
31.3
36.4
16.6
21.3
78.2
57.2
9.7
32.8
13.8
193,605
89,921
34,019
21,010
6,438
4,236
11,035
16,097
20Nuggets
Nuggets
113.5
802
241.7
114.0
44.7
27.6
7.5
4.5
42.6
88.0
48.4
11.8
31.9
36.9
17.1
22.0
77.5
58.3
10.7
33.9
14.0
193,805
91,418
35,813
22,121
6,022
3,634
11,219
15,292
21Cavaliers
Cavaliers
113.5
795
241.5
110.9
43.3
24.8
7.3
4.1
40.8
86.8
47.1
12.4
33.9
36.5
16.9
21.9
76.8
57.5
10.2
33.1
14.1
191,975
88,188
34,458
19,704
5,804
3,254
11,194
14,727
22Bulls
Bulls
113.6
796
241.8
109.6
44.0
24.8
7.7
4.4
41.0
88.5
46.3
11.4
31.6
36.0
16.3
20.6
79.0
56.2
9.9
34.0
13.9
192,440
87,281
35,007
19,754
6,106
3,532
11,104
15,107
23Suns
Suns
113.6
802
241.4
111.6
43.7
25.2
7.9
4.7
41.2
88.2
46.8
11.5
31.9
36.0
17.6
22.2
79.3
57.0
10.5
33.2
14.5
193,605
89,511
35,016
20,206
6,318
3,797
11,648
16,825
24Pelicans
Pelicans
113.7
803
241.7
112.3
44.9
25.8
8.0
4.9
41.7
89.0
46.9
11.1
31.1
35.5
17.8
23.3
76.4
56.6
10.8
34.1
14.4
194,070
90,155
36,041
20,681
6,463
3,903
11,552
15,619
25Nets
Nets
114.0
800
241.6
110.2
43.8
24.7
7.0
4.9
39.9
87.3
45.7
12.6
35.5
35.7
17.7
22.8
77.7
56.6
10.1
33.7
14.7
193,300
88,123
35,014
19,723
5,594
3,897
11,781
16,330
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Team Leaders

PPG

28.4

Brown

Jaylen Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

Neemias Queta

APG

5.7

White

Derrick White
Team Rankings

ORTG

120.4

2nd

DRTG

112.8

5th

NETRTG

7.6

3rd

3P%

36.3

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
48
18
.727
2
Celtics Celtics
43
23
.652
5.0
3
43
25
.632
6.0
4
41
26
.612
7.5
5
37
28
.569
10.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/14
@
6:00 PM
Mon
3/16
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/18
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/20
@
8:00 PM
Sun
3/22
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

43 - 23

102

Final

104

OKC Thunder

52 - 15

Thu 12 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
48
18
.727
2
43
23
.652
5.0
3
43
25
.632
6.0
4
41
26
.612
7.5
5
37
28
.569
10.5
6
38
29
.567
10.5
7
37
29
.561
11.0
8
35
31
.530
13.0
9
35
31
.530
13.0
10
34
33
.507
14.5
11
27
38
.415
20.5
12
27
39
.409
21.0
13
Nets Nets - e
17
49
.258
31.0
14
16
49
.246
31.5
15
15
52
.224
33.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
52
15
.776
2
48
18
.727
3.5
3
41
25
.621
10.5
4
41
25
.621
10.5
5
41
26
.612
11.0
6
41
26
.612
11.0
7
39
28
.582
13.0
8
33
32
.508
18.0
9
32
34
.485
19.5
10
32
35
.478
20.0
11
23
43
.348
28.5
12
22
45
.328
30.0
13
22
46
.324
30.5
14
20
47
.299
32.0
15
Kings Kings - e
16
51
.239
36.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
2/8
@
118-135
Mon
2/9
@
137-134
Mon
2/9
@
95-102
Mon
2/9
@
111-120
Mon
2/9
@
136-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/14
@
1:00 PM
Sat
3/14
@
3:00 PM
Sat
3/14
@
3:30 PM
Sat
3/14
@
6:00 PM
Sat
3/14
@
8:00 PM