best team drtg throughout first 41 games of 2026 nba regular season

The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defensive rating by a team in their first 41 games in 2025-26, with a 106.8 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team game data complete from 1984-85

	TEAM	DRTG	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	Thunder	106.8	41	243.0	121.3	43.9	25.7	10.3	5.7	44.0	89.9	49.0	13.1	36.9	35.6	20.2	24.4	82.8	60.3	9.3	34.6	12.3	9,965	4,975	1,800	1,053	423	235	503	840
2	Pistons	109.6	41	241.2	117.3	46.3	26.7	10.4	6.7	43.0	89.7	47.9	11.2	31.8	35.2	20.2	27.1	74.5	57.7	13.4	32.9	15.9	9,890	4,811	1,898	1,095	428	275	650	931
3	Spurs	112.4	41	240.6	117.6	46.8	25.6	7.9	4.5	42.0	89.0	47.2	13.0	37.2	34.8	20.7	26.0	79.6	58.6	11.6	35.1	14.0	9,865	4,823	1,917	1,049	323	183	572	800
4	Heat	113.0	41	240.6	119.4	45.3	28.5	9.2	4.4	43.6	92.9	47.0	13.1	35.5	36.8	19.1	24.1	79.0	57.7	10.9	34.4	14.5	9,865	4,896	1,858	1,167	376	180	596	785
5	Timberwolves	113.3	41	241.8	120.3	44.8	27.0	8.6	5.3	43.3	89.1	48.6	14.2	38.0	37.4	19.5	25.9	75.3	59.9	11.2	33.5	14.2	9,915	4,934	1,835	1,108	352	219	583	877
6	Suns	113.4	41	240.6	114.6	43.5	25.3	10.5	4.2	41.7	90.4	46.1	14.5	40.1	36.2	16.7	21.1	79.4	57.5	13.0	30.6	15.4	9,865	4,698	1,785	1,036	431	173	631	896
7	Raptors	113.5	41	241.8	113.9	43.1	29.3	8.7	4.5	42.4	90.2	47.0	11.6	34.2	33.8	17.4	22.4	77.8	56.9	11.5	31.6	13.9	9,915	4,668	1,766	1,203	355	185	568	876
8	Warriors	113.6	41	241.2	115.5	43.3	28.5	9.6	4.4	40.5	88.6	45.7	15.9	44.2	36.0	18.7	22.7	82.2	58.6	11.4	31.9	15.6	9,890	4,736	1,775	1,168	392	181	641	822
9	Rockets	113.6	41	243.7	117.0	49.0	24.8	8.5	5.6	43.4	90.6	47.9	11.3	30.7	37.0	18.8	24.8	75.9	57.6	16.1	32.9	15.5	9,990	4,795	2,010	1,016	349	229	637	782
10	Mavericks	114.1	41	243.0	112.9	44.6	25.0	7.6	5.7	41.8	89.2	46.9	10.7	31.9	33.5	18.5	24.6	75.4	56.4	9.9	34.7	15.3	9,965	4,628	1,828	1,024	310	235	626	781
11	Grizzlies	114.3	41	241.2	115.1	46.3	29.0	7.8	5.0	41.5	91.1	45.5	13.3	38.2	35.0	18.8	23.7	79.6	56.7	11.7	34.5	15.3	9,890	4,719	1,897	1,190	320	207	628	820
12	76ers	114.6	41	244.3	116.7	44.0	24.5	8.9	6.1	41.3	90.8	45.5	13.1	36.8	35.5	21.0	25.7	81.6	57.1	12.4	31.7	14.0	10,015	4,785	1,806	1,003	365	251	574	836
13	Magic	114.6	41	241.8	116.3	44.8	26.3	8.3	5.2	41.5	89.0	46.7	11.1	32.5	34.0	22.1	28.0	78.9	57.4	12.0	32.9	14.1	9,915	4,767	1,838	1,078	340	212	578	867
14	Celtics	115.4	41	240.0	117.0	44.9	23.9	7.9	5.3	43.1	91.1	47.3	15.8	42.7	36.9	15.1	18.9	79.6	58.9	12.7	32.2	12.0	9,840	4,799	1,841	978	322	219	493	838
15	Hawks	115.5	41	241.2	118.4	42.0	31.2	9.4	4.8	43.6	90.9	48.0	14.5	38.9	37.4	16.6	21.5	77.3	59.0	9.8	32.2	14.9	9,890	4,853	1,721	1,279	387	196	611	827
16	Cavaliers	115.8	41	241.2	119.8	44.2	28.3	8.9	5.1	43.4	92.2	47.0	14.9	42.0	35.5	18.1	23.1	78.3	58.5	12.0	32.2	14.1	9,890	4,910	1,813	1,160	365	210	579	850
17	Knicks	117.2	41	240.0	118.9	45.8	26.9	8.0	4.2	42.9	91.1	47.1	15.1	39.9	37.8	18.0	22.5	80.2	58.8	13.5	32.2	13.6	9,840	4,873	1,876	1,102	326	172	557	844
18	Pacers	117.4	41	241.2	110.6	42.8	24.9	7.4	5.0	39.5	89.4	44.2	12.5	36.4	34.3	19.0	24.6	77.6	55.2	10.9	31.9	14.1	9,890	4,534	1,753	1,022	303	206	578	924
19	Trail Blazers	117.4	41	241.2	115.8	45.1	24.6	7.9	4.8	40.4	90.3	44.7	14.1	41.6	33.9	21.0	26.9	77.8	56.7	13.8	31.4	16.9	9,890	4,749	1,851	1,010	325	196	692	872
20	Bucks	117.5	41	241.2	112.4	40.3	26.2	7.8	4.1	41.3	85.5	48.3	14.7	37.3	39.3	15.2	20.7	73.5	59.4	8.7	31.6	14.8	9,890	4,609	1,651	1,076	320	167	608	851
21	Clippers	118.0	41	241.8	112.5	40.2	23.6	8.7	4.8	39.3	82.8	47.4	13.3	36.3	36.8	20.5	24.3	84.5	60.1	9.4	30.8	15.0	9,915	4,611	1,648	966	357	197	616	789
22	Hornets	118.0	41	241.8	116.6	45.4	26.6	6.8	4.7	41.1	89.2	46.1	15.4	41.2	37.3	19.0	23.3	81.3	58.6	12.1	33.3	15.5	9,915	4,780	1,860	1,091	277	194	637	792
23	Bulls	118.3	41	241.2	117.3	45.4	29.4	7.5	5.0	43.0	90.8	47.3	14.0	39.0	35.8	17.4	22.1	78.5	58.3	10.5	35.0	14.4	9,890	4,808	1,863	1,205	308	205	589	775
24	Nets	118.4	41	240.6	109.0	40.0	25.7	7.7	4.4	38.2	85.3	44.8	14.3	40.8	35.0	18.2	23.3	78.4	57.0	10.9	29.0	15.2	9,865	4,467	1,639	1,052	316	180	622	819
25	Nuggets	118.5	41	242.4	122.6	42.9	28.4	6.9	3.9	43.9	87.4	50.2	14.1	35.1	40.3	20.7	25.4	81.7	62.2	9.7	33.1	13.0	9,940	5,026	1,757	1,166	281	160	531	785

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.6

Hartenstein

APG

3.8

Caruso

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.9

21st

DRTG

106.2

5th

NETRTG

3.7

11th

3P%

30.9

25th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	OKC	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CLE	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	OKC	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 1

Final

120

Mavericks

3 - 2

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

28.8

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.0

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

2.7

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.0

Murray

4.0

Camara

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

77.0

Banchero

75.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.3

121.9

121.8

118.9

118.6

117.6

DRtg Rankings

103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.1

10.5

9.6

9.1

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

280.5

Johnson

277.3

Towns

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

Barnes

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

3-2

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-5

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

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)
Sat 10/31	POR	@	UTA	3:00 PM
Sat 10/31	PHI	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defensive rating by a team in their first 41 games in 2025-26, with a 106.8 rating.

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26.0

9.6

3.8

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

36.0

28.8

28.2

16.2

13.5

12.3

10.2

9.0

8.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

3.8

2.6

2.4

5.3

4.0

4.0

84.1

77.0

75.8

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

317.3

284.4

270.7

334.5

280.5

277.3

40.2

34.4

33.4

38.5

37.5

37.3

1.77

1.68

1.62

1.77

1.71

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule