Larry Bird had his best defensive rating in a season in 1982-83, with a 98.0 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Larry Bird L. Bird	98.0	1982-83	BOS	79	37.7	23.6	11.0	5.8	1.9	0.9	9.5	18.7	50.4	0.3	1.0	28.6	4.4	5.3	84.0	56.1	2.4	8.6	3.0	2,982	1,867	870	458	148	71	240	197
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	98.2	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	143	53	263	279
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	98.6	1980-81	BOS	82	39.5	21.2	10.9	5.5	2.0	0.8	8.8	18.3	47.8	0.2	0.9	27.0	3.5	4.0	86.3	52.8	2.3	8.6	3.5	3,239	1,741	895	451	161	63	289	239
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	99.3	1985-86	BOS	82	38.0	25.8	9.8	6.8	2.0	0.6	9.7	19.6	49.6	1.0	2.4	42.3	5.4	6.0	89.6	58.0	2.3	7.5	3.2	3,113	2,115	805	557	166	51	266	182
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	99.4	1981-82	BOS	77	38.0	22.9	10.9	5.8	1.9	0.9	9.2	18.4	50.3	0.1	0.7	21.2	4.3	4.9	86.3	55.7	2.6	8.3	3.3	2,923	1,761	837	447	143	66	254	244
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	100.8	1983-84	BOS	79	38.3	24.2	10.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	9.6	19.5	49.2	0.2	0.9	24.7	4.7	5.3	88.8	55.2	2.3	7.8	3.0	3,028	1,908	796	520	144	69	237	197
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	102.7	1984-85	BOS	80	39.5	28.7	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	11.5	22.0	52.2	0.7	1.6	42.7	5.0	5.7	88.2	58.5	2.1	8.5	3.1	3,161	2,295	842	531	129	98	248	208
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	103.3	1990-91	BOS	60	38.0	19.4	8.5	7.2	1.8	1.0	7.7	17.0	45.4	1.3	3.3	38.9	2.7	3.1	89.1	53.0	0.9	7.6	3.1	2,277	1,164	509	431	108	58	187	118
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	103.6	1986-87	BOS	74	40.6	28.1	9.2	7.6	1.8	0.9	10.6	20.2	52.5	1.2	3.0	40.0	5.6	6.1	91.0	61.2	1.7	7.5	3.2	3,005	2,076	682	566	135	70	240	185
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	104.3	1991-92	BOS	45	36.9	20.2	9.6	6.8	0.9	0.7	7.8	16.8	46.6	1.2	2.8	40.6	3.3	3.6	92.6	54.7	1.0	8.6	2.8	1,662	908	434	306	42	33	125	82
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	105.0	1989-90	BOS	75	39.3	24.3	9.5	7.5	1.4	0.8	9.6	20.2	47.3	0.9	2.6	33.3	4.3	4.6	93.0	54.6	1.2	8.3	3.2	2,944	1,820	712	562	106	61	243	173
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	106.0	1987-88	BOS	76	39.0	29.9	9.3	6.1	1.6	0.8	11.6	22.0	52.7	1.3	3.1	41.4	5.5	6.0	91.6	60.8	1.4	7.8	2.8	2,965	2,275	703	467	125	57	213	157
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	107.4	1988-89	BOS	6	31.5	19.3	6.2	4.8	1.0	0.8	8.2	17.3	47.1	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.2	94.7	51.6	0.2	6.0	1.8	189	116	37	29	6	5	11	18

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.0

Tatum

RPG

6.3

Queta

APG

7.9

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

7th

DRTG

110.9

10th

NETRTG

6.1

8th

3P%

35.3

13th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	1	.889
2	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.5
3	Celtics	6	2	.750	1.5
4	Hawks	5	4	.556	3.0
5	Raptors	4	4	.500	3.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/6	BOS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	DAL	@	BOS	6:00 PM

Last Game

Bucks

1 - 7

102

Final

109

Celtics

6 - 2

Wed 4 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.5

Dončić

30.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.0

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.9

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.5

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.5

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.3

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Daniels

2.7

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.5

Wembanyama

2.8

Turner

2.7

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.5

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

72.3

Camara

72.1

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

121.9

121.1

119.2

118.9

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.4

105.9

107.8

108.3

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

11.1

10.6

9.5

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-7

1-5

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

512.3

Wembanyama

501

Dončić

439

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

532.8

Dončić

493.8

Wembanyama

457.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.0

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.3

Acuff

37.0

Maxey

37.0

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.67

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Wembanyama

1.87

Dončić

1.74

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

8-1

7-2

6-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6

1-7

2-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	1	.889
2	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.5
3	Celtics	6	2	.750	1.5
4	Hawks	5	4	.556	3.0
5	Raptors	4	4	.500	3.5
6	Cavaliers	4	4	.500	3.5
7	Wizards	4	4	.500	3.5
8	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.5
9	Heat	3	5	.375	4.5
10	Hornets	3	6	.333	5.0
11	Pacers	3	6	.333	5.0
12	Magic	2	5	.286	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.5
15	Bucks	1	7	.125	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	6	1	.857
2	Lakers	7	2	.778
3	Rockets	7	2	.778
4	Thunder	6	2	.750	0.5
5	Spurs	6	2	.750	0.5
6	Grizzlies	6	2	.750	0.5
7	Timberwolves	6	3	.667	1.0
8	Warriors	5	3	.625	1.5
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.0
10	Pelicans	4	4	.500	2.5
11	Mavericks	4	4	.500	2.5
12	Suns	1	5	.167	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	5.5
14	Kings	1	7	.125	5.5
15	Jazz	1	7	.125	5.5