The Los Angeles Lakers had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2001 playoffs, with a 97.9 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74 · postseason

	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	Lakers	97.9	2000-01	16	241.6	103.4	48.2	22.8	9.2	5.8	38.3	81.8	46.8	6.1	15.9	38.6	20.8	30.7	67.6	54.2	14.3	33.9	14.0	3,865	1,654	771	365	147	92	224	363
2	Hornets	100.9	2000-01	10	240.0	95.7	43.1	19.7	8.6	4.6	33.9	78.1	43.4	4.4	12.0	36.7	23.5	31.4	74.8	52.1	13.2	29.9	12.1	2,400	957	431	197	86	46	121	209
3	Timberwolves	100.9	2000-01	4	240.0	82.0	42.5	18.5	7.5	5.8	30.8	79.5	38.7	3.0	10.0	30.0	17.5	21.5	81.4	46.1	11.0	31.5	12.8	960	328	170	74	30	23	51	97
4	Kings	101.3	2000-01	8	240.0	97.6	47.6	16.8	8.1	5.3	34.6	86.0	40.3	5.0	14.3	35.1	23.4	28.6	81.7	49.5	15.1	32.5	16.6	1,920	781	381	134	65	42	133	194
5	Suns	102.1	2000-01	4	240.0	88.5	44.3	21.3	9.8	5.8	34.0	89.5	38.0	4.3	17.0	25.0	16.3	22.8	71.4	44.5	13.5	30.8	13.8	960	354	177	85	39	23	55	94
6	Spurs	102.6	2000-01	13	240.0	91.5	43.6	19.6	6.1	6.0	33.4	76.1	43.9	5.5	15.2	36.4	19.2	26.8	71.6	52.1	10.7	32.9	13.9	3,120	1,190	567	255	79	78	181	269
7	Knicks	105.0	2000-01	5	240.0	89.0	36.4	15.6	6.2	3.8	33.4	71.4	46.8	4.0	11.8	33.9	18.2	23.4	77.8	54.5	7.8	28.6	14.6	1,200	445	182	78	31	19	73	121
8	Raptors	105.0	2000-01	12	240.0	92.2	38.8	22.4	7.8	6.1	35.3	79.5	44.3	5.9	15.1	39.2	15.8	20.8	75.6	52.0	11.9	26.8	13.6	2,880	1,106	465	269	94	73	163	257
9	76ers	105.8	2000-01	23	241.1	92.3	43.9	20.0	8.0	4.9	34.0	80.8	42.1	3.8	11.4	33.6	20.4	26.9	76.1	49.8	14.1	29.7	12.4	5,545	2,124	1,009	459	185	113	285	475
10	Bucks	106.2	2000-01	18	241.4	95.7	44.8	21.9	5.9	6.8	35.0	80.6	43.4	6.7	17.6	38.3	18.9	23.7	80.0	52.6	12.8	31.9	13.0	4,345	1,722	806	395	106	123	234	429
11	Pacers	107.5	2000-01	4	240.0	87.3	39.8	20.8	4.8	4.5	32.8	82.3	39.8	6.3	18.3	34.2	15.5	18.8	82.7	48.2	11.8	28.0	12.5	960	349	159	83	19	18	50	94
12	Mavericks	108.4	2000-01	10	240.0	92.2	41.0	17.0	5.9	5.5	32.2	80.8	39.9	6.1	17.2	35.5	21.7	25.6	84.8	50.1	12.2	28.8	11.6	2,400	922	410	170	59	55	116	234
13	Jazz	108.6	2000-01	5	240.0	89.6	42.0	23.2	5.2	5.2	33.0	77.8	42.4	3.6	11.0	32.7	20.0	25.8	77.5	50.3	12.6	29.4	12.2	1,200	448	210	116	26	26	61	134
14	Heat	112.4	2000-01	3	240.0	78.3	35.0	16.7	5.0	5.0	29.7	72.3	41.0	5.3	16.7	32.0	13.7	19.3	70.7	48.4	7.3	27.7	18.7	720	235	105	50	15	15	56	76
15	Trail Blazers	113.4	2000-01	3	240.0	89.0	37.7	16.3	6.3	4.7	32.0	76.3	41.9	5.3	20.3	26.2	19.7	26.0	75.6	50.7	9.7	28.0	15.0	720	267	113	49	19	14	45	64
16	Magic	113.9	2000-01	4	246.3	102.8	43.8	22.0	8.0	6.3	39.0	89.8	43.5	8.0	20.5	39.0	16.8	24.5	68.4	51.1	13.5	30.3	11.3	985	411	175	88	32	25	45	106

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Team Leaders

PPG

40.1

Dončić

RPG

10.9

Kessler

APG

7.7

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.5

1st

DRTG

115.0

18th

NETRTG

7.5

7th

3P%

38.0

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

9 - 2

121

Final

116

Pistons

6 - 3

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

614

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

599

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.98

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	MEM	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2001 playoffs, with a 97.9 rating.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

40.1

31.3

29.9

14.6

13.6

12.8

9.1

8.9

8.8

2.9

2.6

2.4

4.0

2.5

2.5

5.8

4.8

4.2

78.5

73.1

73.0

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

614

567.5

535.1

602.5

599

559

40.5

36.4

36.1

37.1

36.6

36.5

2.03

1.75

1.63

1.98

1.86

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

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