best team drtg in first 40 games of 2002

The New Jersey Nets had the lowest defensive rating by a team in their first 40 games in 2001-02, with a 98.4 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	Nets	98.4	2001-02	40	243.1	96.0	44.5	24.7	8.3	6.8	37.3	84.9	44.0	4.7	14.2	33.0	16.6	22.8	72.9	50.6	12.6	31.9	14.4	9,725	3,839	1,781	986	333	270	574	820
2	76ers	100.0	2001-02	40	240.6	90.0	44.7	20.0	8.1	4.9	34.3	79.3	43.3	2.9	9.3	30.6	18.5	24.1	76.9	50.0	13.5	31.3	16.2	9,625	3,598	1,789	800	322	197	648	772
3	Lakers	100.5	2001-02	40	241.3	101.2	44.9	23.4	8.0	6.8	38.6	84.7	45.5	6.2	17.8	34.9	17.9	26.3	68.0	52.5	13.3	31.7	12.3	9,650	4,048	1,797	935	319	270	492	866
4	Heat	100.7	2001-02	40	243.8	85.3	41.3	20.2	6.3	5.9	33.4	77.0	43.4	3.7	10.8	33.9	14.9	21.1	70.4	49.4	10.5	30.8	15.4	9,750	3,412	1,652	808	253	235	617	897
5	Celtics	101.1	2001-02	40	243.1	96.0	44.0	21.4	9.3	3.8	34.9	83.2	41.9	8.2	22.9	35.8	18.1	23.7	76.2	51.3	12.1	31.9	13.4	9,725	3,839	1,758	857	372	151	534	843
6	Kings	101.4	2001-02	40	241.3	103.6	45.4	23.8	8.5	4.5	39.4	85.2	46.3	5.4	14.2	38.0	19.4	26.3	73.7	53.5	12.4	33.1	13.7	9,650	4,145	1,817	952	341	179	546	752
7	Raptors	102.0	2001-02	40	241.3	92.1	43.3	22.0	8.7	6.7	36.2	84.3	43.0	5.4	15.7	34.4	14.2	19.5	73.1	49.6	13.9	29.4	14.1	9,650	3,683	1,731	878	348	269	565	830
8	Spurs	102.3	2001-02	40	241.9	98.6	42.0	19.1	7.6	7.3	35.2	77.4	45.5	6.7	17.3	38.6	21.6	29.0	74.4	54.7	11.2	30.8	14.5	9,675	3,943	1,681	765	305	291	581	796
9	Clippers	103.8	2001-02	40	242.5	94.9	44.0	20.6	6.1	7.2	35.7	80.7	44.2	4.5	13.5	33.3	19.1	25.7	74.3	51.6	12.6	31.4	16.0	9,700	3,797	1,760	824	244	288	641	805
10	Pistons	103.8	2001-02	40	240.0	93.9	38.5	21.2	7.7	6.5	35.0	77.7	45.0	6.8	18.7	36.4	17.1	22.5	76.0	53.6	9.9	28.6	14.8	9,600	3,755	1,539	849	308	261	591	862
11	Suns	104.2	2001-02	40	241.9	98.6	43.0	22.5	9.2	5.1	39.1	86.8	45.0	4.8	14.5	33.3	15.5	20.1	77.3	51.5	13.2	29.8	14.2	9,675	3,942	1,719	898	366	203	569	902
12	Knicks	104.4	2001-02	40	241.3	89.3	41.4	20.1	6.5	3.6	33.6	78.3	42.8	5.0	14.7	34.2	17.1	22.4	76.6	50.6	10.7	30.7	15.0	9,650	3,570	1,656	803	258	142	600	903
13	Pacers	104.5	2001-02	40	242.5	97.5	43.6	24.4	8.0	5.8	36.8	82.8	44.5	4.7	13.0	35.7	19.2	25.1	76.6	52.0	12.1	31.5	14.9	9,700	3,900	1,744	974	321	232	596	915
14	Timberwolves	104.7	2001-02	40	242.5	102.3	45.3	25.9	6.9	5.8	40.5	86.1	47.1	4.9	12.7	38.9	16.4	20.3	80.7	53.8	13.4	31.8	13.0	9,700	4,092	1,810	1,035	275	231	519	835
15	Wizards	104.8	2001-02	40	240.6	90.7	43.1	19.8	6.7	4.3	34.8	81.5	42.7	4.1	10.5	39.4	17.1	22.1	77.2	49.7	13.0	30.2	13.0	9,625	3,629	1,725	792	268	172	521	823
16	Jazz	105.2	2001-02	40	243.8	96.7	42.5	25.1	8.7	6.7	35.3	77.7	45.4	3.5	10.5	33.3	22.7	29.6	76.6	53.3	13.4	29.1	17.1	9,750	3,866	1,700	1,004	347	267	684	936
17	Bulls	105.2	2001-02	40	241.3	85.2	41.1	22.8	8.2	3.9	32.7	78.7	41.5	2.9	9.1	31.4	17.0	24.1	70.4	47.7	11.6	29.5	16.0	9,650	3,409	1,642	913	326	156	639	867
18	Grizzlies	105.6	2001-02	40	241.3	90.6	41.6	21.5	8.9	5.9	34.6	81.5	42.4	4.8	15.4	30.9	16.8	23.4	71.7	49.4	12.1	29.5	16.2	9,650	3,625	1,664	861	354	235	649	780
19	Hornets	105.6	2001-02	40	240.6	94.1	43.7	21.6	7.2	5.6	35.5	80.4	44.1	4.5	12.6	35.4	18.7	24.8	75.4	51.5	12.6	31.1	14.4	9,625	3,764	1,748	865	289	223	575	873
20	Magic	105.6	2001-02	40	241.3	100.0	43.2	21.7	7.3	5.3	37.0	84.3	43.9	7.4	20.3	36.5	18.6	24.2	76.9	52.6	13.3	29.9	13.9	9,650	3,998	1,726	867	290	210	556	863
21	Bucks	106.1	2001-02	40	241.3	97.9	41.8	22.4	7.9	4.6	37.0	79.9	46.3	7.4	18.9	39.0	16.5	22.5	73.6	54.5	10.3	31.5	13.8	9,650	3,914	1,671	897	314	183	551	845
22	Trail Blazers	106.3	2001-02	40	240.6	94.3	42.1	23.1	7.9	4.6	35.9	79.4	45.2	4.8	14.0	34.5	17.7	23.3	75.9	52.6	13.1	29.0	14.5	9,625	3,770	1,685	924	314	183	579	803
23	Warriors	107.3	2001-02	40	241.3	95.0	47.2	20.0	8.0	5.9	35.1	83.5	42.0	3.1	9.4	32.6	21.8	30.5	71.5	49.0	17.0	30.2	17.2	9,650	3,801	1,889	801	318	236	688	906
24	SuperSonics	107.5	2001-02	40	243.1	97.8	40.1	22.9	8.2	4.2	38.0	81.7	46.4	6.5	16.7	38.9	15.4	20.8	73.7	53.8	12.2	27.9	14.6	9,725	3,910	1,603	916	329	168	583	866
25	Mavericks	107.6	2001-02	40	241.9	103.4	41.6	22.1	7.1	4.4	38.1	83.2	45.8	7.0	19.1	36.8	20.1	25.3	79.5	54.8	11.2	30.4	12.2	9,675	4,136	1,662	885	282	175	487	904

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Porter

RPG

7.1

Porter

APG

3.8

Traore

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.7

30th

DRTG

119.0

26th

NETRTG

-10.3

29th

3P%

34.0

30th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

Nets

20 - 62

101

Final

136

Raptors

46 - 36

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0