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

118.2

6th

DRTG

114.0

12th

NETRTG

4.2

9th

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	6.0
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	26	.559	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
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

Last Game

Cavaliers

38 - 24

106

Final

102

Nets

15 - 45

Sun 1 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.6

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

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

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.6

Jokić

67.2

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.4

120.8

119.4

118.9

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.9

7.8

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-47

15-46

15-45

16-43

18-42

19-42

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,806.1

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,990.5

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

2,870.3

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.5

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

34-25

35-26

33-25-1

34-27

Worst Record ATS

24-37

24-34-1

26-36

25-34

26-35

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	6.0
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	26	.559	12.0
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	33	.441	19.0
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	29.0
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	2.5
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.0
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.0
6	Lakers	35	24	.593	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	14.5
9	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	17.5
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.0
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Pelicans	19	42	.311	27.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0