best net differential in a season in nba history

The New Jersey Nets had their highest point differential in a season in 2002-03, with a 428 point differential.

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	TEAM	DIFF	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	Nets	428	2002-03	82	240.9	95.4	42.9	23.0	8.7	4.6	35.4	80.3	44.1	4.2	12.7	33.2	20.3	26.8	75.7	51.8	12.1	30.8	14.8	19,755	7,820	3,519	1,887	717	374	1,212	1,772
2	Nets	341	2001-02	82	241.8	96.2	43.3	24.3	8.7	6.0	37.1	83.1	44.6	4.9	14.6	33.8	17.1	23.3	73.5	51.5	12.7	30.7	14.5	19,830	7,889	3,554	1,990	716	490	1,189	1,734
3	Nets	324	2020-21	72	241.7	118.6	44.4	26.8	6.7	5.3	43.1	87.3	49.4	14.2	36.1	39.2	18.1	22.5	80.4	61.0	8.9	35.5	13.5	17,405	8,537	3,199	1,929	484	379	975	1,371
4	Nets	227	1982-83	82	240.3	105.8	45.0	26.1	11.1	7.2	42.8	87.1	49.2	0.4	1.8	20.1	19.8	28.1	70.5	53.2	15.4	29.6	22.8	19,705	8,672	3,693	2,143	911	592	1,873	2,166
5	Nets	205	2003-04	82	240.3	90.3	40.7	24.5	8.6	3.9	34.3	77.7	44.1	4.6	13.7	33.6	17.0	22.6	75.3	51.5	10.5	30.2	14.7	19,705	7,401	3,335	2,009	709	322	1,209	1,722
6	Nets	180	1993-94	82	241.8	103.2	47.0	23.2	8.5	7.0	38.6	86.8	44.5	2.7	8.3	32.7	23.2	30.4	76.2	51.5	15.9	31.2	14.6	19,830	8,461	3,856	1,900	696	576	1,196	1,693
7	Nets	146	2012-13	82	242.1	96.9	42.8	20.3	7.3	4.8	35.9	79.8	45.0	7.7	21.5	35.7	17.5	23.9	73.1	53.6	12.8	30.0	14.7	19,855	7,944	3,507	1,668	599	391	1,206	1,500
8	Nets	129	1997-98	82	242.4	99.6	42.5	20.5	9.5	3.8	37.3	84.5	44.1	3.8	11.4	33.1	21.3	28.7	74.4	51.3	16.4	26.1	14.4	19,880	8,170	3,481	1,685	777	314	1,180	1,917
9	Nets	112	2005-06	82	241.2	93.8	41.0	23.0	6.8	3.4	33.9	77.0	44.0	5.8	17.6	33.0	20.2	26.7	75.8	52.8	10.0	31.0	13.6	19,780	7,691	3,361	1,884	558	278	1,119	1,903
10	Nets	103	1992-93	82	241.2	102.8	46.3	22.8	8.5	6.4	39.9	86.4	46.2	1.9	6.0	31.8	21.1	27.5	76.7	52.2	15.7	30.6	16.5	19,780	8,431	3,797	1,872	693	526	1,355	1,892
11	Nets	90	1983-84	82	241.5	110.0	43.1	26.2	9.9	6.1	44.1	88.5	49.8	0.6	2.8	21.1	21.2	30.3	70.0	54.0	14.9	28.2	19.6	19,805	9,019	3,534	2,148	814	499	1,608	2,243
12	Nets	70	2022-23	82	240.6	113.4	40.5	25.5	7.1	6.2	41.5	85.1	48.7	12.8	33.8	37.8	17.7	22.1	80.0	59.8	8.2	32.3	13.7	19,730	9,295	3,322	2,093	585	506	1,127	1,730
13	Nets	64	2021-22	82	240.9	112.9	44.4	25.3	7.1	5.5	42.0	88.4	47.5	11.5	31.7	36.1	17.5	21.7	80.5	57.6	10.3	34.1	14.1	19,755	9,258	3,640	2,071	582	448	1,153	1,670
14	Nets	56	1981-82	82	241.2	106.7	42.9	25.6	11.2	5.9	42.7	88.1	48.4	0.4	1.8	20.5	20.9	28.7	72.8	52.9	14.6	28.3	20.1	19,780	8,746	3,514	2,096	918	481	1,650	2,295
15	Nets	19	1984-85	82	240.9	109.5	43.4	26.4	9.4	5.1	44.5	90.8	49.0	0.6	2.7	23.2	19.9	27.3	72.9	53.2	15.0	28.4	16.5	19,755	8,975	3,558	2,163	772	415	1,355	2,011
16	Nets	-6	2018-19	82	243.7	112.2	46.6	23.8	6.6	4.1	40.3	89.7	44.9	12.8	36.2	35.3	19.0	25.5	74.5	55.6	11.0	35.6	15.1	19,980	9,204	3,819	1,954	539	339	1,236	1,763
17	Nets	-41	2019-20	72	242.8	111.8	47.9	24.5	6.4	4.5	40.4	90.3	44.8	13.1	38.1	34.3	17.9	24.1	74.5	55.4	10.6	37.3	15.3	17,480	8,048	3,449	1,761	464	323	1,099	1,510
18	Nets	-63	2006-07	82	242.4	97.6	40.8	23.9	6.1	3.3	35.5	77.8	45.7	7.4	20.4	36.3	19.1	26.3	72.7	54.6	10.0	30.8	14.8	19,880	8,001	3,347	1,962	499	273	1,212	1,869
19	Nets	-82	2013-14	82	242.4	98.5	38.1	20.9	8.6	3.8	35.7	77.9	45.9	8.6	23.4	36.9	18.4	24.4	75.3	55.5	8.8	29.4	14.5	19,880	8,079	3,128	1,714	705	311	1,191	1,777
20	Nets	-85	1999-00	82	241.8	98.0	40.9	20.6	8.8	4.8	36.3	83.9	43.3	5.8	16.8	34.7	19.5	24.9	78.4	51.7	12.7	28.2	13.6	19,830	8,036	3,355	1,688	720	393	1,119	1,913
21	Nets	-96	1979-80	82	241.5	108.3	45.9	25.5	10.6	7.1	42.1	91.5	46.1	1.0	3.6	28.5	23.0	29.3	78.2	51.8	15.0	30.9	20.8	19,805	8,879	3,764	2,094	869	581	1,702	2,181
22	Nets	-123	2004-05	82	242.7	91.4	39.5	21.6	7.9	3.8	33.6	78.3	42.9	5.3	14.7	36.2	19.0	24.9	76.3	51.2	10.4	29.1	14.2	19,905	7,496	3,242	1,772	650	308	1,164	1,985
23	Nets	-139	1991-92	82	241.2	105.4	47.6	23.6	9.0	7.5	42.4	92.4	45.8	2.7	8.2	33.4	17.9	24.5	73.2	51.0	18.4	29.2	17.0	19,780	8,641	3,904	1,937	736	615	1,392	1,834
24	Nets	-163	1985-86	82	241.5	109.1	44.7	26.0	9.1	4.2	43.3	89.0	48.6	0.5	2.6	20.1	22.1	29.2	75.5	53.6	14.4	30.3	19.2	19,805	8,949	3,666	2,128	749	345	1,575	2,129
25	Nets	-189	1998-99	50	241.0	91.4	43.0	18.5	9.8	5.5	33.8	83.2	40.6	4.5	13.6	33.1	19.2	25.0	76.9	48.5	14.3	28.7	15.0	12,050	4,569	2,152	923	491	273	750	1,134

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Porter

RPG

7.1

Porter

APG

3.8

Traore

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.7

30th

DRTG

119.0

26th

NETRTG

-10.3

29th

3P%

34.0

30th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

Nets

20 - 62

101

Final

136

Raptors

46 - 36

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