The Houston Rockets had the best defensive rating by a team in 1989-90, with a 103.4 rating.

	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	Rockets	103.4	1989-90	82	241.5	106.7	47.0	26.8	9.9	6.7	42.5	88.4	48.0	1.9	6.0	31.2	19.9	27.6	72.0	53.1	14.8	32.2	18.5	19,805	8,752	3,855	2,194	809	551	1,513	1,934
2	Pistons	103.5	1989-90	82	241.5	104.3	44.4	24.3	6.2	5.1	40.6	85.1	47.8	2.2	6.6	32.7	20.9	27.5	76.1	53.7	14.5	30.0	15.0	19,805	8,556	3,643	1,996	512	418	1,233	1,961
3	Spurs	104.2	1989-90	82	240.6	106.3	44.4	24.8	9.7	6.8	41.3	85.3	48.4	0.7	2.8	23.9	23.0	30.9	74.5	53.7	14.2	30.2	17.1	19,730	8,718	3,637	2,037	799	554	1,399	1,854
4	Trail Blazers	104.4	1989-90	82	242.4	114.2	47.6	25.4	9.1	4.4	43.6	92.0	47.3	2.3	6.9	33.6	24.8	33.3	74.3	53.5	16.5	31.1	16.5	19,880	9,365	3,907	2,085	749	364	1,356	2,048
5	Jazz	105.4	1989-90	82	241.8	106.8	42.1	27.0	8.3	6.0	40.6	80.4	50.5	2.8	7.7	35.9	22.9	30.3	75.4	57.0	11.6	30.5	17.2	19,830	8,760	3,454	2,212	677	491	1,410	2,031
6	Suns	106.2	1989-90	82	242.1	114.9	45.2	25.7	8.1	6.1	43.2	87.1	49.6	2.1	6.6	32.4	26.3	33.1	79.5	56.5	12.8	32.3	15.5	19,855	9,423	3,704	2,109	668	501	1,275	1,825
7	Nuggets	106.7	1989-90	82	241.5	114.6	45.1	27.7	9.9	4.0	45.3	97.7	46.4	2.8	8.3	33.7	21.2	26.8	78.9	52.3	14.3	30.9	13.9	19,805	9,397	3,701	2,275	814	329	1,136	2,047
8	Lakers	107.0	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
9	Mavericks	107.2	1989-90	82	242.1	102.2	42.2	21.7	8.1	4.9	39.6	83.3	47.5	1.9	5.9	32.3	21.2	27.6	76.7	53.6	12.7	29.5	15.0	19,855	8,384	3,461	1,776	664	398	1,228	1,733
10	Cavaliers	107.2	1989-90	82	242.4	102.6	42.8	25.7	7.9	6.2	39.2	85.1	46.1	4.2	10.4	40.7	20.0	26.8	74.4	52.9	13.8	29.0	15.2	19,880	8,411	3,508	2,106	645	512	1,243	1,666
11	Clippers	107.4	1989-90	82	241.5	103.8	41.7	24.1	9.5	6.2	40.5	83.6	48.4	0.7	2.8	24.3	22.1	30.0	73.8	53.6	12.9	28.8	18.9	19,805	8,509	3,418	1,978	782	507	1,547	1,859
12	Celtics	107.9	1989-90	82	240.3	110.0	46.0	29.5	6.6	5.5	43.5	87.2	49.8	1.3	4.9	26.2	21.8	26.3	83.2	55.7	13.0	33.0	15.3	19,705	9,023	3,773	2,423	539	455	1,256	1,717
13	Knicks	108.0	1989-90	82	241.8	108.3	44.1	26.1	8.7	6.0	41.9	86.5	48.4	2.9	8.7	33.2	21.6	28.6	75.6	54.7	14.5	29.6	17.2	19,830	8,879	3,613	2,140	714	492	1,412	1,828
14	Bucks	108.1	1989-90	82	241.8	106.0	40.9	25.0	10.1	4.0	41.2	87.1	47.3	2.5	8.2	31.2	21.0	27.7	75.8	53.3	13.5	27.4	16.0	19,830	8,691	3,354	2,046	826	326	1,315	2,086
15	Timberwolves	108.2	1989-90	82	242.1	95.2	39.6	22.5	9.6	4.2	37.4	83.9	44.6	0.9	3.6	24.8	19.5	26.1	74.7	49.9	14.6	25.0	14.6	19,855	7,803	3,249	1,844	789	344	1,197	1,901
16	76ers	108.4	1989-90	82	241.5	110.2	42.9	23.6	8.4	4.5	41.9	85.7	48.9	2.3	6.6	34.8	24.1	30.6	78.8	55.6	13.5	29.3	14.7	19,805	9,039	3,517	1,932	687	365	1,209	1,697
17	Nets	108.6	1989-90	82	240.3	100.1	45.0	18.0	9.4	5.9	38.5	90.4	42.6	1.7	6.2	27.7	21.4	28.7	74.6	48.6	16.6	28.3	16.6	19,705	8,208	3,687	1,475	774	481	1,360	1,952
18	Heat	108.9	1989-90	82	240.6	100.6	43.4	23.9	9.0	4.7	41.3	89.6	46.1	1.1	3.7	29.3	17.0	24.7	68.7	50.1	15.1	28.2	19.0	19,730	8,247	3,555	1,957	736	388	1,557	2,123
19	Bulls	109.0	1989-90	82	241.8	109.5	40.9	26.5	9.9	4.7	43.1	86.5	49.8	3.0	8.2	37.4	20.3	26.1	77.8	55.9	13.1	27.8	15.2	19,830	8,977	3,354	2,172	814	388	1,247	1,906
20	Bullets	109.7	1989-90	82	241.8	107.7	44.5	27.0	6.8	5.2	43.9	92.5	47.5	0.5	2.4	18.8	19.5	25.5	76.4	51.9	14.6	29.9	14.6	19,830	8,832	3,648	2,214	561	424	1,201	1,929
21	SuperSonics	109.8	1989-90	82	242.7	106.9	43.6	22.9	8.5	4.1	42.3	88.3	47.9	2.8	7.9	35.5	19.6	26.4	74.1	53.5	16.1	27.5	16.3	19,905	8,769	3,578	1,874	701	335	1,336	2,064
22	Hornets	109.9	1989-90	82	240.9	100.4	38.7	25.4	9.5	3.2	39.9	87.6	45.5	2.5	7.5	33.6	18.1	24.0	75.6	51.1	11.7	27.0	15.0	19,755	8,232	3,173	2,080	778	262	1,226	1,889
23	Kings	110.0	1989-90	82	240.9	101.7	40.4	25.0	6.7	4.8	40.3	86.0	46.8	2.6	7.9	33.3	18.5	24.0	77.1	52.7	11.6	28.8	15.1	19,755	8,341	3,315	2,052	546	392	1,239	1,863
24	Pacers	111.4	1989-90	82	242.4	109.3	40.6	24.7	6.7	4.3	41.2	83.0	49.7	3.6	9.4	38.2	23.2	28.5	81.6	57.2	11.5	29.1	16.4	19,880	8,962	3,328	2,023	552	350	1,342	1,972
25	Hawks	111.9	1989-90	82	240.6	108.5	42.2	22.2	8.7	4.3	41.7	85.6	48.7	1.5	5.0	30.2	23.7	31.0	76.4	54.7	15.5	26.7	15.5	19,730	8,901	3,460	1,820	717	353	1,270	1,871

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.1

Durant

RPG

9.2

Sengun

APG

6.3

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.2

3rd

DRTG

113.6

10th

NETRTG

6.6

4th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	29	14	.674	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.5
5	Rockets	25	15	.625	9.0
6	Lakers	25	16	.610	9.5
7	Suns	26	17	.605	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/20	SAS	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 1/22	HOU	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	HOU	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 1/26	MEM	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 1/28	SAS	@	HOU	9:30 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

10 - 35

110

Final

119

Rockets

25 - 15

Sun 18 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.3

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Williams

69.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.9

122.1

120.2

119.9

118.7

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.3

112.4

113.1

113.2

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

7.2

7.0

6.6

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

10-35

10-34

10-32

12-31

12-29

14-29

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,127.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,035.4

Maxey

2,035.3

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,133.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,122.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.57

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.67

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

30-13

24-16-1

25-18

24-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

15-29

17-26

17-25

18-23

19-24

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
4	Raptors	25	19	.568	7.5
5	76ers	23	18	.561	8.0
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	22	21	.512	10.0
9	Bulls	20	22	.476	11.5
10	Hawks	20	25	.444	13.0
11	Bucks	18	24	.429	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Nets	12	29	.293	19.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	21.5
15	Pacers	10	34	.227	22.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	13	.698	5.5
3	Nuggets	29	14	.674	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.5
5	Rockets	25	15	.625	9.0
6	Lakers	25	16	.610	9.5
7	Suns	26	17	.605	9.5
8	Warriors	25	19	.568	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.0
10	Clippers	19	23	.452	16.0
11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	14	29	.326	21.5
14	Kings	12	31	.279	23.5
15	Pelicans	10	35	.222	26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 12/22	DET	@	SAC	136-127
Mon 12/22	HOU	@	LAC	108-128
Wed 12/24	CLE	@	NYK	124-126
Wed 12/24	SAS	@	OKC	117-102
Wed 12/24	DAL	@	GSW	116-126

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/20	PHX	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAC	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	SAS	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	MIN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM

The Houston Rockets had the best defensive rating by a team in 1989-90, with a 103.4 rating.

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9.2

6.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.3

31.8

30.2

12.2

11.6

11.4

11.0

9.8

9.0

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.0

4.5

3.8

3.8

71.3

70.2

69.2

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,127.9

2,035.4

2,035.3

2,165.8

2,133.5

2,122.5

38.0

36.9

33.1

39.4

37.1

36.5

1.84

1.57

1.52

1.96

1.67

1.52

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