best records in the nba before january 1st this season

Before January 1, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record by a team in 2025-26, with a record of 29-5.

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	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	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	29-5	2025-26	.853	34	242.9	122.1	44.4	25.9	10.4	5.5	44.3	89.8	49.4	13.6	37.2	36.7	19.9	23.9	83.2	60.9	9.3	35.2	12.7	8,260	4,153	1,511	882	355	186	431	701
2	Pistons	25-8	2025-26	.758	33	241.5	119.1	46.6	26.8	10.1	6.2	43.6	90.3	48.2	11.0	31.5	35.0	21.0	28.2	74.3	58.0	14.0	32.6	15.7	7,970	3,931	1,537	883	332	203	518	766
3	Spurs	24-9	2025-26	.727	33	240.8	119.9	46.2	26.0	8.1	4.7	42.8	88.7	48.3	13.3	37.0	35.8	21.0	26.4	79.4	59.8	11.8	34.5	14.3	7,945	3,958	1,526	859	266	155	473	646
4	Nuggets	23-10	2025-26	.697	33	242.3	125.1	44.1	29.3	7.1	3.8	45.1	88.2	51.1	13.9	34.6	40.2	21.1	25.5	82.7	62.9	10.3	33.8	13.3	7,995	4,129	1,455	968	233	127	440	640
5	Knicks	23-10	2025-26	.697	33	240.0	121.2	46.1	27.3	8.2	4.2	43.5	91.2	47.8	15.5	40.1	38.6	18.6	23.2	79.9	59.8	13.5	32.5	13.4	7,920	3,998	1,521	901	269	139	443	696
6	Rockets	20-10	2025-26	.667	30	245.0	120.5	48.8	25.6	8.8	5.6	44.4	90.4	49.2	12.0	30.1	39.9	19.7	25.2	77.9	59.4	16.1	32.7	16.3	7,350	3,616	1,464	769	264	167	490	597
7	Lakers	20-11	2025-26	.645	31	240.0	116.8	40.9	24.8	8.3	4.0	41.6	83.4	49.9	11.7	34.0	34.6	21.9	28.0	78.0	61.0	10.1	30.8	15.5	7,440	3,622	1,269	768	256	125	481	621
8	Celtics	20-12	2025-26	.625	32	240.0	116.9	43.9	23.9	8.3	5.4	42.9	90.7	47.3	15.5	42.9	36.2	15.6	19.8	78.8	58.8	12.5	31.3	12.2	7,680	3,741	1,404	764	266	173	390	699
9	Timberwolves	21-13	2025-26	.618	34	242.2	118.8	44.2	26.5	8.5	5.4	42.2	88.6	47.6	14.0	38.0	36.8	20.4	26.9	75.9	59.2	11.2	33.0	14.3	8,235	4,038	1,502	902	288	182	485	742
10	Suns	19-14	2025-26	.576	33	240.8	115.1	43.2	25.5	10.7	4.2	42.0	90.5	46.4	14.2	38.9	36.5	16.9	21.2	79.7	57.6	13.2	30.0	15.7	7,945	3,797	1,426	840	352	137	519	732
11	Raptors	20-15	2025-26	.571	35	241.4	113.8	43.2	29.3	8.6	4.4	42.4	89.7	47.2	11.8	33.8	35.0	17.3	22.3	77.4	57.2	11.4	31.9	14.3	8,450	3,984	1,513	1,026	301	154	502	756
12	Magic	19-15	2025-26	.559	34	241.5	116.6	44.9	26.0	8.2	5.2	41.5	89.0	46.6	11.0	32.7	33.7	22.7	28.7	78.9	57.4	12.0	33.0	14.0	8,210	3,965	1,528	884	279	176	475	734
13	76ers	17-14	2025-26	.548	31	244.0	116.4	44.8	24.9	8.4	5.9	40.9	91.5	44.7	13.5	37.6	35.8	21.2	25.9	81.7	56.6	12.7	32.1	14.2	7,565	3,609	1,389	773	261	183	441	646
14	Heat	18-15	2025-26	.545	33	240.8	121.0	45.8	28.8	9.1	4.5	44.1	93.1	47.4	13.0	35.1	37.0	19.7	24.9	79.1	58.1	11.0	34.8	13.9	7,945	3,992	1,510	952	301	148	459	626
15	Cavaliers	19-16	2025-26	.543	35	241.4	119.6	44.8	27.7	8.9	5.0	43.1	92.9	46.4	15.1	43.2	34.9	18.4	23.5	78.4	57.9	12.4	32.4	14.0	8,450	4,187	1,567	970	312	176	489	737
16	Warriors	18-16	2025-26	.529	34	241.5	115.6	43.6	28.1	9.6	4.5	40.3	88.2	45.6	15.9	43.9	36.3	19.1	23.3	82.3	58.7	11.5	32.1	16.2	8,210	3,930	1,483	954	326	153	551	710
17	Bulls	16-17	2025-26	.485	33	241.5	118.8	45.7	29.4	7.6	4.8	43.1	91.0	47.4	14.1	38.7	36.3	18.5	23.6	78.1	58.6	10.6	35.0	14.9	7,970	3,919	1,507	971	251	158	491	644
18	Hawks	16-19	2025-26	.457	35	241.4	119.3	41.6	31.3	9.1	4.9	43.8	90.8	48.3	14.4	38.7	37.3	17.2	22.0	78.2	59.4	10.0	31.6	15.2	8,450	4,174	1,455	1,094	318	170	531	709
19	Grizzlies	15-18	2025-26	.455	33	241.5	115.9	46.2	29.0	7.9	5.1	41.5	90.8	45.7	13.3	37.9	35.0	19.6	24.5	80.0	57.0	11.5	34.7	15.2	7,970	3,824	1,523	958	261	169	503	666
20	Bucks	14-20	2025-26	.412	34	241.5	113.0	40.4	26.1	8.0	4.2	41.5	85.6	48.5	14.9	37.4	39.7	15.2	20.8	73.1	59.7	8.5	31.9	15.0	8,210	3,843	1,374	888	273	142	511	722
21	Trail Blazers	14-20	2025-26	.412	34	241.5	116.2	45.4	24.6	8.1	4.9	40.5	90.8	44.6	13.8	41.0	33.7	21.4	27.5	77.6	56.5	14.2	31.2	17.5	8,210	3,950	1,544	836	275	166	594	761
22	Jazz	12-20	2025-26	.375	32	243.9	120.4	45.0	30.3	7.6	3.4	41.8	90.8	46.0	14.2	39.7	35.7	22.7	28.0	81.0	58.4	12.3	32.8	15.8	7,805	3,854	1,441	969	243	110	505	725
23	Mavericks	12-22	2025-26	.353	34	243.7	113.7	44.5	25.3	7.8	6.1	41.9	89.2	46.9	10.9	32.2	33.7	19.2	25.3	75.7	56.7	10.1	34.4	15.4	8,285	3,867	1,514	859	264	207	525	680
24	Clippers	11-21	2025-26	.344	32	241.6	112.1	40.5	23.7	8.7	4.7	39.2	82.9	47.3	13.2	36.0	36.6	20.5	24.4	84.1	59.9	9.5	31.0	15.4	7,730	3,588	1,296	757	278	150	494	637
25	Nets	10-20	2025-26	.333	30	240.0	109.7	40.3	25.8	7.4	4.2	38.1	84.8	45.0	14.3	41.3	34.7	19.1	24.2	78.9	57.4	10.8	29.6	16.0	7,200	3,290	1,210	773	223	125	479	617

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.4

Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

7th

DRTG

107.7

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	PHX	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

4 - 3

111

Final

103

Thunder

3 - 4

Sat 30 May 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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Before January 1, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record by a team in 2025-26, with a record of 29-5.

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31.1

9.4

6.6

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule