best team defensive rating with starting lineup 2023

The Cleveland Cavaliers had the best defensive rating by a team in 2022-23, with a 110.6 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	Cavaliers	110.6	2022-23	82	242.4	112.3	41.1	24.9	7.1	4.7	41.6	85.2	48.8	11.6	31.6	36.7	17.5	22.5	78.0	59.0	9.7	31.4	13.3	19,880	9,205	3,369	2,045	586	384	1,094	1,560
2	Grizzlies	111.2	2022-23	82	241.2	116.9	46.6	26.0	8.3	5.8	43.7	92.1	47.5	12.0	34.2	35.1	17.5	23.8	73.3	57.0	12.0	34.6	13.6	19,780	9,587	3,823	2,135	680	473	1,116	1,643
3	Celtics	111.5	2022-23	82	243.7	117.9	45.3	26.7	6.4	5.2	42.2	88.8	47.5	16.0	42.6	37.7	17.5	21.6	81.2	60.0	9.7	35.6	13.4	19,980	9,671	3,717	2,186	521	430	1,095	1,542
4	Bucks	111.9	2022-23	82	241.8	116.9	48.6	25.8	6.4	4.9	42.7	90.4	47.3	14.8	40.3	36.8	16.6	22.4	74.3	58.3	11.1	37.5	14.6	19,830	9,589	3,988	2,115	521	403	1,199	1,481
5	Bulls	112.2	2022-23	82	242.7	113.1	42.4	24.5	7.9	4.5	42.5	86.8	49.0	10.4	28.9	36.1	17.6	21.8	80.9	58.7	8.5	33.9	13.4	19,905	9,276	3,473	2,006	644	371	1,097	1,551
6	Pelicans	112.5	2022-23	82	242.1	114.4	43.7	25.9	8.3	4.1	42.0	87.6	48.0	11.0	30.1	36.4	19.3	24.4	79.3	58.2	10.6	33.1	14.6	19,855	9,378	3,583	2,122	681	337	1,196	1,678
7	Suns	113.0	2022-23	82	241.2	113.6	44.2	27.3	7.1	5.3	42.1	90.1	46.7	12.2	32.6	37.4	17.2	21.7	79.3	57.0	11.8	32.4	13.5	19,780	9,319	3,628	2,235	585	432	1,110	1,739
8	76ers	113.3	2022-23	82	242.4	115.2	40.9	25.2	7.7	4.7	40.8	83.8	48.7	12.6	32.6	38.7	21.0	25.1	83.5	60.8	8.7	32.2	13.7	19,880	9,448	3,356	2,063	635	389	1,121	1,675
9	Heat	113.3	2022-23	82	241.5	109.5	40.6	23.8	8.0	3.0	39.2	85.3	46.0	12.0	34.8	34.4	19.1	23.0	83.1	57.4	9.7	30.9	13.5	19,805	8,977	3,329	1,955	655	243	1,106	1,516
10	Timberwolves	113.8	2022-23	82	241.8	115.8	41.9	26.2	8.0	5.4	42.9	87.4	49.0	12.2	33.3	36.5	17.9	23.7	75.5	59.2	9.1	32.8	15.3	19,830	9,494	3,435	2,145	657	444	1,258	1,768
11	Lakers	113.9	2022-23	82	242.4	117.2	45.7	25.3	6.4	4.6	42.9	89.0	48.2	10.8	31.2	34.6	20.6	26.6	77.5	58.2	10.0	35.7	14.1	19,880	9,608	3,748	2,072	526	378	1,154	1,466
12	Raptors	114.0	2022-23	82	241.5	112.9	43.0	23.9	9.4	5.2	41.9	91.3	45.9	10.7	32.0	33.5	18.4	23.4	78.4	55.5	12.7	30.3	11.7	19,805	9,254	3,528	1,961	772	424	956	1,641
13	Nets	114.1	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
14	Thunder	114.2	2022-23	82	242.1	117.5	43.6	24.4	8.2	4.2	43.1	92.6	46.5	12.1	34.1	35.6	19.2	23.7	80.9	57.0	11.4	32.3	13.0	19,855	9,633	3,579	2,002	676	341	1,069	1,722
15	Nuggets	114.2	2022-23	82	240.9	115.8	43.0	28.9	7.5	4.5	43.6	86.4	50.4	11.8	31.2	37.9	16.8	22.4	75.1	60.1	10.1	32.9	14.5	19,755	9,495	3,527	2,368	618	368	1,192	1,525
16	Magic	114.2	2022-23	82	241.2	111.4	43.2	23.2	7.4	4.7	40.5	86.3	47.0	10.8	31.1	34.6	19.6	25.0	78.4	57.3	10.2	33.1	15.1	19,780	9,136	3,546	1,906	603	382	1,236	1,652
17	Warriors	114.4	2022-23	82	241.8	118.9	44.6	29.8	7.2	3.9	43.1	90.2	47.9	16.6	43.2	38.5	16.0	20.2	79.4	60.0	10.5	34.1	16.3	19,830	9,753	3,657	2,446	588	323	1,336	1,757
18	Clippers	114.5	2022-23	82	241.8	113.6	43.2	23.9	7.1	4.4	41.1	86.1	47.7	12.7	33.4	38.1	18.7	23.9	78.1	58.8	9.8	33.4	14.2	19,830	9,314	3,545	1,959	580	364	1,167	1,598
19	Knicks	114.8	2022-23	82	243.4	116.0	46.6	22.9	6.4	4.1	42.0	89.4	47.0	12.6	35.7	35.4	19.4	25.5	76.1	57.7	12.6	34.0	13.0	19,955	9,514	3,821	1,880	527	340	1,065	1,666
20	Hornets	115.3	2022-23	82	241.8	111.0	44.5	25.1	7.7	5.2	41.3	90.4	45.7	10.7	32.5	33.0	17.6	23.6	74.9	55.0	11.0	33.5	14.2	19,830	9,098	3,652	2,062	634	425	1,164	1,661
21	Wizards	115.6	2022-23	82	240.9	113.2	43.6	25.4	6.8	5.2	42.1	86.9	48.5	11.3	31.7	35.6	17.6	22.4	78.5	58.5	9.4	34.2	14.1	19,755	9,279	3,578	2,083	561	424	1,158	1,539
22	Hawks	116.3	2022-23	82	242.1	118.4	44.4	25.0	7.1	4.9	44.6	92.4	48.3	10.8	30.5	35.2	18.5	22.6	81.8	57.9	11.2	33.2	12.9	19,855	9,711	3,639	2,049	580	401	1,060	1,541
23	Jazz	116.7	2022-23	82	241.5	117.1	45.9	26.0	6.1	5.2	42.5	89.8	47.3	13.3	37.8	35.3	18.7	23.8	78.6	58.4	11.8	34.1	15.4	19,805	9,600	3,762	2,129	500	429	1,259	1,679
24	Mavericks	116.7	2022-23	82	243.0	114.2	38.8	22.9	6.3	3.7	40.0	84.3	47.5	15.2	41.0	37.1	19.0	25.1	75.5	59.9	7.6	31.2	12.2	19,930	9,366	3,181	1,880	514	304	1,002	1,697
25	Kings	116.8	2022-23	82	241.8	120.7	42.5	27.3	7.0	3.4	43.6	88.2	49.4	13.8	37.3	36.9	19.8	25.1	79.0	60.8	9.5	32.9	13.5	19,830	9,898	3,481	2,237	574	275	1,106	1,616

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.5

Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

6th

DRTG

114.1

13th

NETRTG

4.2

9th

3P%

36.0

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	33	28	.541	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/8	BOS	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 3/9	PHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 3/11	CLE	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Fri 3/13	CLE	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 3/15	DAL	@	CLE	3:30 PM

Last Game

Pistons

45 - 15

109

Final

113

Cavaliers

39 - 24

Tue 3 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.4

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

67.1

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.6

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.1

110.9

112.2

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.7

6.8

6.4

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-49

15-46

16-45

18-43

19-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,956.4

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,752.1

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,983.3

Maxey

2,927

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-22

37-23-1

36-25

36-26

35-26

33-27-1

Worst Record ATS

24-39

26-36

25-34-1

26-35

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	33	28	.541	12.5
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	31	31	.500	15.0
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	30.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	48	15	.762
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.5
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.5
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.0
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.0
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	37	.383	23.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.0
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	29.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.0