best offensive rating by a team in nba history in a single season before 2017

Before 2016-17, the Los Angeles Lakers had the best offensive rating by a team in a season, with a 115.6 rating in 1986-87.

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Data note: Offensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74

	TEAM	ORTG	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	Lakers	115.6	1986-87	82	240.6	117.8	44.4	29.6	8.9	5.9	45.6	88.4	51.6	2.0	5.5	36.7	24.5	31.1	78.9	57.7	13.7	30.7	16.6	19,730	9,656	3,642	2,428	728	482	1,358	1,853
2	Bulls	115.5	1991-92	82	241.8	109.9	44.0	27.8	8.2	5.9	44.4	87.4	50.8	1.7	5.5	30.4	19.4	26.0	74.4	55.6	14.3	29.7	13.3	19,830	9,011	3,612	2,279	672	480	1,088	1,693
3	Celtics	115.4	1987-88	82	241.2	113.6	41.1	29.9	7.6	5.1	43.9	84.2	52.1	3.3	8.6	38.4	22.5	28.0	80.3	58.8	11.3	29.8	15.9	19,780	9,315	3,370	2,448	620	415	1,304	1,804
4	Suns	115.3	2009-10	82	240.6	110.2	43.0	23.3	5.8	5.1	40.7	82.8	49.2	8.9	21.6	41.2	19.9	25.8	77.0	58.5	11.1	31.9	14.8	19,730	9,039	3,526	1,912	479	418	1,210	1,713
5	Bulls	115.2	1995-96	82	240.6	105.2	44.6	24.8	9.1	4.2	40.2	84.0	47.8	6.6	16.5	40.3	18.2	24.4	74.6	55.5	15.2	29.4	14.3	19,730	8,625	3,658	2,033	745	345	1,175	1,807
6	Magic	115.1	1994-95	82	243.0	110.9	44.0	27.8	8.2	6.0	42.2	84.1	50.2	6.4	17.2	37.0	20.1	30.1	66.9	56.9	14.0	30.0	15.8	19,930	9,091	3,606	2,281	672	488	1,297	1,726
7	Mavericks	114.9	1986-87	82	242.4	116.7	45.3	24.6	8.4	5.2	43.8	89.9	48.7	2.8	8.0	35.4	26.2	33.1	79.1	55.8	14.9	30.4	14.7	19,880	9,567	3,713	2,017	688	424	1,205	1,873
8	SuperSonics	114.8	1994-95	82	241.8	110.4	41.5	25.8	11.2	4.8	40.4	82.2	49.1	6.0	15.9	37.6	23.7	31.3	75.8	57.5	13.0	28.5	15.8	19,830	9,055	3,405	2,115	917	392	1,295	2,067
9	Bulls	114.6	1990-91	82	240.9	110.0	42.6	27.0	10.0	5.3	44.3	86.9	51.0	1.9	5.2	36.6	19.6	25.7	76.0	56.0	14.0	28.6	14.4	19,755	9,024	3,490	2,212	822	438	1,184	1,751
10	Suns	114.5	2004-05	82	241.2	110.4	44.1	23.5	7.0	5.5	40.9	85.6	47.7	9.7	24.7	39.3	19.0	25.4	74.8	57.1	11.8	32.3	13.7	19,780	9,054	3,619	1,927	572	453	1,125	1,563
11	Warriors	114.5	2015-16	82	242.4	114.9	46.2	28.9	8.4	6.1	42.5	87.3	48.7	13.1	31.6	41.6	16.7	21.8	76.3	59.3	10.0	36.2	15.2	19,880	9,421	3,788	2,373	689	498	1,245	1,701
12	Suns	114.5	1994-95	82	241.8	110.6	41.8	26.8	8.4	3.8	40.9	85.0	48.2	7.1	19.3	36.9	21.7	28.7	75.6	56.7	12.5	29.3	14.2	19,830	9,073	3,430	2,198	687	312	1,167	1,839
13	Bulls	114.4	1996-97	82	240.6	103.1	45.1	26.1	8.7	4.0	40.0	84.4	47.3	6.4	17.1	37.3	16.8	22.5	74.7	54.7	15.1	30.0	13.5	19,730	8,458	3,696	2,142	716	332	1,109	1,617
14	Nuggets	114.3	1981-82	82	241.8	126.5	43.8	27.7	8.1	4.5	48.5	93.4	52.0	0.5	1.8	26.8	28.9	36.3	79.6	57.8	14.0	29.8	17.9	19,830	10,371	3,592	2,272	664	368	1,470	2,131
15	Jazz	114.3	1994-95	82	241.2	106.4	40.1	27.5	9.2	4.8	39.5	77.3	51.2	3.7	9.8	37.6	23.6	30.3	78.1	58.7	10.7	29.4	15.7	19,780	8,726	3,286	2,256	758	392	1,289	2,045
16	Lakers	114.1	1984-85	82	240.9	118.2	44.1	31.4	8.5	5.9	48.2	88.5	54.5	1.1	3.6	30.5	20.8	27.2	76.3	58.9	13.0	31.1	18.7	19,755	9,696	3,613	2,575	695	481	1,537	1,931
17	Lakers	114.0	1989-90	82	242.1	110.7	43.4	27.2	8.0	5.4	41.9	85.5	49.0	3.8	10.3	36.7	23.2	29.5	78.7	56.2	13.4	30.0	15.0	19,855	9,079	3,557	2,232	655	445	1,226	1,737
18	Suns	113.9	2006-07	82	242.7	110.2	40.5	25.9	6.7	4.8	41.3	83.6	49.4	9.6	24.0	39.9	18.0	22.3	80.8	59.0	9.0	31.5	14.5	19,905	9,037	3,320	2,122	553	394	1,189	1,659
19	Cavaliers	113.9	1991-92	82	241.5	108.9	42.6	27.6	7.5	7.6	41.8	85.7	48.8	3.1	8.6	35.7	22.2	27.5	80.5	55.7	12.7	29.9	13.1	19,805	8,926	3,491	2,260	616	621	1,073	1,556
20	Trail Blazers	113.9	2008-09	82	241.8	99.4	41.7	20.3	6.7	4.9	36.8	79.2	46.5	7.3	19.0	38.3	18.5	24.2	76.5	55.3	12.9	28.8	12.9	19,830	8,153	3,420	1,667	550	402	1,055	1,671
21	Lakers	113.8	1988-89	82	241.5	114.7	45.2	27.8	8.8	5.1	43.7	87.1	50.2	2.8	8.1	34.0	24.5	30.6	80.2	57.0	13.3	31.9	16.4	19,805	9,406	3,706	2,282	724	421	1,344	1,672
22	Jazz	113.8	2007-08	82	240.3	106.2	40.9	26.4	8.7	4.3	40.0	80.4	49.7	5.0	13.4	37.2	21.3	28.0	75.9	57.3	11.5	29.4	14.6	19,705	8,710	3,352	2,165	717	355	1,200	1,970
23	Jazz	113.6	1996-97	82	241.8	103.1	40.2	26.8	9.1	5.1	38.2	75.8	50.4	4.1	11.0	37.0	22.7	29.5	76.9	58.1	10.8	29.4	15.4	19,830	8,454	3,299	2,199	748	418	1,259	1,981
24	Warriors	113.6	1991-92	82	242.4	118.7	42.8	25.2	10.4	4.6	45.9	90.6	50.7	3.1	9.3	33.3	23.7	31.8	74.6	56.8	13.9	29.0	16.5	19,880	9,732	3,513	2,064	854	375	1,353	2,049
25	Suns	113.6	2008-09	82	240.9	109.4	41.7	23.2	7.2	5.1	41.1	81.6	50.4	6.7	17.6	38.3	20.4	27.5	74.4	58.4	11.0	30.7	15.7	19,755	8,974	3,420	1,905	589	420	1,288	1,691

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Team Leaders

PPG

34.3

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Kessler

APG

8.0

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

126.5

1st

DRTG

113.6

19th

NETRTG

12.8

3rd

3P%

42.1

2nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Lakers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

3 - 0

132

Final

123

Jazz

1 - 2

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.3

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

4.5

Edwards

TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

85.9

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.5

125.9

121.1

119.4

119.1

118.3

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

24.5

16.4

12.8

12.7

10.6

10.4

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

202.8

Johnson

195.8

Edwards

194.2

Şengün

DraftKings Points Leaders

204.8

Johnson

204

Antetokounmpo

203.3

Edwards

USG% Leaders

42.3

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

38.0

LaVine

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Johnson

1.55

Dončić

1.52

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.61

Antetokounmpo

1.58

Johnson

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hornets	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Heat	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Lakers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.5
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Before 2016-17, the Los Angeles Lakers had the best offensive rating by a team in a season, with a 115.6 rating in 1986-87.

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34.3

8.0

8.0

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

34.3

33.3

29.8

17.3

14.3

12.0

11.0

9.5

8.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

4.0

3.0

3.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

86.7

85.9

84.6

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

202.8

195.8

194.2

204.8

204

203.3

42.3

37.7

35.4

38.7

38.0

38.0

1.56

1.55

1.52

1.69

1.61

1.58

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Scores

Schedule