The Boston Celtics had their highest defensive rating in a season in 2025-26, with a 112.7 rating.

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	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	Celtics	112.7	2025-26	82	240.6	114.9	46.4	24.6	7.1	5.0	42.1	90.2	46.7	15.5	42.1	36.7	15.1	18.7	80.7	58.3	12.5	33.9	12.4	19,730	9,418	3,802	2,021	585	410	1,014	1,562
2	Celtics	112.5	2020-21	72	241.4	112.6	44.3	23.5	7.7	5.3	41.5	88.9	46.6	13.6	36.4	37.4	16.1	20.8	77.5	57.4	10.6	33.6	14.1	17,380	8,109	3,186	1,689	556	383	1,012	1,471
3	Celtics	111.6	2023-24	82	241.8	120.6	46.3	26.9	6.8	6.6	43.9	90.2	48.7	16.5	42.5	38.8	16.3	20.2	80.7	60.9	10.7	35.6	11.9	19,830	9,887	3,799	2,207	557	538	979	1,326
4	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
5	Celtics	111.4	1996-97	82	242.7	100.6	40.0	21.9	9.9	3.8	37.4	85.0	44.0	5.7	16.2	35.1	20.1	26.8	75.0	52.0	13.4	26.7	16.4	19,905	8,248	3,283	1,792	810	315	1,342	1,915
6	Celtics	111.1	2024-25	82	241.8	116.3	45.3	26.1	7.2	5.5	41.6	90.0	46.2	17.8	48.2	36.8	15.3	19.1	79.9	59.1	11.4	33.9	11.9	19,830	9,534	3,716	2,144	589	452	973	1,303
7	Celtics	110.6	1994-95	82	241.5	102.8	42.4	21.7	7.5	4.4	38.8	83.5	46.4	4.4	12.0	36.8	20.8	27.7	75.3	53.7	14.1	28.3	15.9	19,805	8,428	3,476	1,783	612	361	1,305	1,975
8	Celtics	109.9	1995-96	82	242.7	103.6	42.4	21.9	8.0	5.0	38.6	84.7	45.6	6.6	17.7	37.1	19.9	27.9	71.4	53.4	12.8	29.6	15.9	19,905	8,495	3,477	1,792	653	406	1,302	2,041
9	Celtics	109.6	1988-89	82	241.2	109.2	44.2	26.7	7.8	5.1	42.9	87.1	49.3	1.0	3.8	25.2	22.4	28.6	78.3	54.8	14.4	29.8	16.3	19,780	8,958	3,621	2,189	639	418	1,336	1,876
10	Celtics	109.4	1987-88	82	241.2	113.6	41.1	29.9	7.6	5.1	43.9	84.2	52.1	3.3	8.6	38.4	22.5	28.0	80.3	58.8	11.3	29.8	15.9	19,780	9,315	3,370	2,448	620	415	1,304	1,804
11	Celtics	108.7	1993-94	82	242.7	100.8	41.7	23.5	8.2	5.4	40.6	86.1	47.2	1.7	5.8	28.9	17.8	24.4	73.0	52.1	12.6	29.0	15.1	19,905	8,267	3,417	1,928	674	440	1,242	1,849
12	Celtics	108.4	2016-17	82	240.9	108.0	42.0	25.2	7.5	4.1	38.6	85.1	45.4	12.0	33.4	35.9	18.7	23.2	80.7	56.7	9.1	32.9	13.3	19,755	8,857	3,442	2,069	617	340	1,088	1,686
13	Celtics	107.9	1989-90	82	240.3	110.0	46.0	29.5	6.6	5.5	43.5	87.2	49.8	1.3	4.9	26.2	21.8	26.3	83.2	55.7	13.0	33.0	15.3	19,705	9,023	3,773	2,423	539	455	1,256	1,717
14	Celtics	107.8	2018-19	82	241.2	112.4	44.5	26.3	8.6	5.3	42.1	90.5	46.5	12.6	34.5	36.5	15.6	19.5	80.2	56.7	9.8	34.7	12.8	19,780	9,216	3,653	2,155	706	435	1,052	1,670
15	Celtics	107.8	1992-93	82	241.2	103.7	42.8	24.4	7.9	5.6	42.1	86.5	48.7	1.3	4.7	28.7	18.1	23.3	77.7	53.6	13.1	29.7	14.3	19,780	8,502	3,512	1,999	647	458	1,174	1,862
16	Celtics	107.7	2013-14	82	240.6	96.2	42.5	21.0	7.1	4.2	36.5	83.9	43.5	7.0	21.1	33.3	16.2	20.8	77.7	51.7	12.0	30.5	15.4	19,730	7,892	3,485	1,726	584	343	1,261	1,743
17	Celtics	107.0	2019-20	72	242.1	113.7	46.1	23.0	8.3	5.6	41.3	89.6	46.1	12.6	34.5	36.4	18.6	23.2	80.1	57.0	10.7	35.4	13.8	17,430	8,183	3,317	1,655	595	406	995	1,553
18	Celtics	107.0	1991-92	82	241.2	106.6	44.9	25.3	7.8	5.9	43.2	87.8	49.2	1.3	4.4	30.6	18.9	23.4	80.8	54.4	13.4	31.5	14.2	19,780	8,745	3,678	2,072	636	484	1,165	1,686
19	Celtics	106.9	2021-22	82	242.7	111.8	46.1	24.8	7.2	5.8	40.7	87.4	46.6	13.2	37.1	35.6	17.0	20.9	81.6	57.8	10.5	35.5	13.6	19,905	9,164	3,778	2,036	591	478	1,118	1,521
20	Celtics	106.9	2006-07	82	242.1	95.8	40.4	19.9	7.2	4.7	34.9	78.7	44.3	5.7	15.6	36.7	20.4	26.6	76.7	53.0	11.2	29.2	16.5	19,855	7,857	3,309	1,630	589	382	1,350	1,971
21	Celtics	106.9	2005-06	82	242.4	98.0	39.6	20.9	7.0	5.1	36.0	77.1	46.7	5.7	15.7	36.2	20.3	26.9	75.5	55.1	9.9	29.7	16.6	19,880	8,033	3,245	1,716	578	422	1,359	2,033
22	Celtics	106.8	1986-87	82	241.5	112.6	42.9	29.5	6.8	6.4	44.5	86.0	51.7	2.5	6.9	36.6	21.2	26.3	80.8	57.7	11.4	31.5	15.9	19,805	9,237	3,518	2,421	561	526	1,300	1,710
23	Celtics	106.7	1990-91	82	241.5	111.5	46.2	26.3	8.2	6.9	45.1	88.0	51.2	1.3	4.2	31.5	20.1	24.4	82.4	56.5	13.3	32.9	16.1	19,805	9,145	3,785	2,160	672	565	1,320	1,695
24	Celtics	106.6	2004-05	82	242.4	101.3	40.8	22.1	8.1	5.2	37.1	79.4	46.8	5.3	15.3	34.9	21.6	28.3	76.4	55.1	11.1	29.7	15.8	19,880	8,304	3,347	1,810	667	423	1,297	2,000
25	Celtics	106.4	1978-79	82	240.0	108.2	42.9	24.3	8.7	3.5	43.0	89.6	48.0				22.2	28.3	78.4	53.0	13.6	29.2	20.9	19,680	8,874	3,515	1,995	710	283	1,713	1,977

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 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