best team defensive rating nba by team in january 2024

The New York Knicks had the best defensive rating by a team in January 2024, with a 105.9 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	MONTH	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	Knicks	105.9	January 2024	16	240.0	115.4	48.1	25.2	7.3	5.1	41.8	87.2	48.0	14.0	37.6	37.2	17.8	21.7	82.1	59.7	12.2	35.9	13.9	3,840	1,847	770	403	117	81	222	287
2	Cavaliers	107.4	January 2024	13	240.0	120.2	46.8	27.8	7.8	4.2	43.7	88.3	49.5	15.2	39.5	38.4	17.7	22.5	78.8	61.2	10.7	36.1	13.1	3,120	1,563	608	361	102	54	170	233
3	Timberwolves	111.1	January 2024	17	241.5	112.8	42.4	27.3	7.3	5.1	41.5	83.1	49.9	12.8	31.1	41.1	17.1	23.1	74.2	60.5	8.3	34.1	13.9	4,105	1,918	721	464	124	86	236	329
4	Grizzlies	113.0	January 2024	15	240.0	109.1	43.1	26.7	8.3	5.7	38.5	86.6	44.5	14.9	40.0	37.3	17.1	22.3	76.9	56.6	10.7	32.3	14.6	3,600	1,637	646	401	125	85	219	280
5	Celtics	113.9	January 2024	16	241.6	119.7	46.9	25.4	5.7	7.0	42.0	89.8	46.8	16.4	41.9	39.3	19.3	23.9	80.4	59.6	10.1	36.8	11.5	3,865	1,915	751	407	91	112	184	270
6	Thunder	114.8	January 2024	17	240.0	118.9	42.2	28.4	8.0	6.4	44.6	88.5	50.5	12.7	33.1	38.4	16.9	21.2	79.5	60.8	9.6	32.5	12.4	4,080	2,021	717	483	136	108	211	324
7	Rockets	115.6	January 2024	17	244.4	115.4	45.5	25.1	8.2	4.6	42.4	91.9	46.1	11.6	35.5	32.8	19.1	24.4	78.3	56.2	10.6	34.9	11.9	4,155	1,962	773	426	140	79	203	348
8	Clippers	115.7	January 2024	15	240.0	121.2	42.5	27.6	8.1	5.6	44.7	87.6	51.1	14.1	33.4	42.3	17.6	21.3	82.8	62.5	10.4	32.1	12.1	3,600	1,818	637	414	122	84	182	280
9	Nets	115.7	January 2024	14	243.6	110.8	41.3	27.2	8.6	4.9	40.9	89.8	45.5	13.9	40.1	34.5	15.2	20.2	75.3	56.1	10.3	31.0	13.1	3,410	1,551	578	381	121	69	183	283
10	Bulls	116.1	January 2024	15	243.3	113.5	43.4	26.7	7.1	6.3	42.9	88.0	48.8	11.7	33.3	35.2	15.9	20.3	78.3	58.5	9.5	33.9	13.2	3,650	1,702	651	401	106	94	198	272
11	Magic	116.2	January 2024	16	244.7	109.3	41.9	24.4	8.3	4.8	39.3	85.8	45.8	12.4	34.1	36.4	18.3	25.1	72.9	56.4	11.8	30.2	14.0	3,915	1,748	671	390	133	76	224	348
12	Suns	116.4	January 2024	16	240.0	119.6	42.3	27.0	7.7	4.8	44.8	85.0	52.7	12.4	31.7	39.1	17.6	22.7	77.4	62.9	8.6	33.7	14.6	3,840	1,913	677	432	123	77	233	297
13	Pelicans	116.9	January 2024	15	240.0	117.7	45.3	27.5	7.2	5.1	43.3	87.4	49.5	13.8	34.5	40.0	17.3	22.7	76.2	60.4	11.1	34.2	12.9	3,600	1,765	680	412	108	76	193	267
14	Spurs	117.3	January 2024	16	240.0	115.0	42.8	29.6	7.9	6.4	42.8	89.8	47.6	12.1	34.8	34.9	17.4	22.1	78.8	57.8	10.4	32.3	13.8	3,840	1,840	684	473	127	103	220	279
15	Heat	117.3	January 2024	16	241.6	104.8	41.4	25.3	6.8	3.5	37.6	85.3	44.1	12.0	33.8	35.6	17.6	21.4	81.9	55.3	9.5	31.9	13.0	3,865	1,677	663	404	108	56	208	276
16	Nuggets	118.2	January 2024	15	240.0	113.5	42.7	26.3	6.2	5.3	42.9	85.4	50.2	10.4	29.5	35.2	17.4	22.5	77.4	59.6	9.9	32.8	13.0	3,600	1,703	641	394	93	79	195	280
17	Kings	118.4	January 2024	15	245.0	119.3	43.9	28.8	6.8	3.9	45.1	92.6	48.7	14.5	38.5	37.6	14.7	20.4	71.9	58.7	11.2	32.7	13.7	3,675	1,789	659	432	102	59	206	288
18	Pacers	118.6	January 2024	17	240.0	121.6	43.4	31.6	7.6	4.6	46.5	93.1	50.0	11.6	32.6	35.7	16.9	21.6	78.2	59.2	11.6	31.8	13.1	4,080	2,067	738	538	129	79	223	390
19	Wizards	118.8	January 2024	15	240.0	111.5	42.6	28.2	7.9	6.3	42.3	91.4	46.3	10.7	31.1	34.3	16.1	21.2	76.1	55.3	11.0	31.6	13.7	3,600	1,672	639	423	119	94	205	297
20	76ers	118.9	January 2024	14	241.8	114.1	40.3	23.6	8.8	5.9	40.6	87.4	46.5	9.7	29.1	33.4	23.1	28.6	80.8	57.0	10.5	29.8	11.5	3,385	1,597	564	330	123	83	161	305
21	Jazz	119.2	January 2024	16	243.1	126.0	47.8	30.1	6.6	6.1	45.5	91.3	49.8	13.0	35.5	36.6	22.0	26.6	82.6	61.1	11.8	36.0	14.8	3,890	2,016	765	482	105	97	236	300
22	Bucks	119.9	January 2024	16	241.6	121.7	44.3	27.1	6.1	5.0	43.9	90.2	48.7	13.8	37.7	36.5	20.1	26.0	77.2	59.9	8.9	35.3	11.8	3,865	1,947	708	434	98	80	189	332
23	Lakers	120.1	January 2024	15	243.3	120.6	41.1	29.7	8.4	5.1	44.6	87.7	50.9	11.8	30.8	38.3	19.6	25.5	76.8	61.0	7.8	33.3	15.4	3,650	1,809	617	446	126	76	231	239
24	Trail Blazers	120.5	January 2024	17	242.9	106.8	41.2	22.9	6.4	4.9	38.8	88.2	44.0	11.5	33.2	34.8	17.6	22.2	79.4	54.5	10.1	31.2	14.8	4,130	1,816	701	389	109	84	251	344
25	Raptors	121.1	January 2024	15	240.0	116.3	41.5	29.9	7.1	4.9	43.0	87.8	49.0	12.3	32.1	38.4	17.9	23.7	75.8	59.2	9.7	31.8	12.6	3,600	1,744	622	448	106	74	189	293

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More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.4

Brunson

RPG

11.8

Towns

APG

6.5

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.3

3rd

DRTG

114.4

13th

NETRTG

7.9

4th

3P%

37.5

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.5
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Raptors	17	12	.586	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	NYK	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 12/25	CLE	@	NYK	12:00 PM
Sat 12/27	NYK	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	NYK	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	NYK	@	SAS	7:00 PM

Last Game

76ers

15 - 11

116

Final

107

Knicks

19 - 8

Fri 19 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.5

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.0

112.7

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.2

Tank Leaderboard

5-21

6-22

7-22

7-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,450.5

Johnson

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.9

Reaves

36.7

Thompson

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-10

15-10

16-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

9-19

9-17

11-17

12-17

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.5
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Raptors	17	12	.586	5.5
6	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	7.0
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.0
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.0
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	11.0
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	14.0
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	5	21	.192	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Kings	6	22	.214	19.0