Interpreted as:
cleveland cavaliers defensive rating by position this regular season| POSITION | 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 | Point Guard | 115.9 | 2025-26 | 231 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 42.6 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 82.1 | 55.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 4,733 | 1,968 | 679 | 924 | 193 | 67 | 352 | 320 | +188 |
| 2 | Shooting Guard | 116.5 | 2025-26 | 230 | 27.5 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 12.0 | 47.9 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 39.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 84.2 | 61.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 6,322 | 3,756 | 892 | 725 | 235 | 83 | 362 | 525 | +754 |
| 3 | Small Forward | 117.1 | 2025-26 | 73 | 21.4 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 43.6 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 32.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 86.1 | 56.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1,565 | 806 | 268 | 125 | 40 | 7 | 86 | 152 | +47 |
| 4 | Power Forward | 113.9 | 2025-26 | 223 | 21.7 | 9.1 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 50.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 31.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 63.6 | 57.8 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 4,845 | 2,027 | 1,112 | 409 | 154 | 176 | 187 | 429 | +418 |
| 5 | Center | 112.5 | 2025-26 | 120 | 19.1 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 59.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 34.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 72.3 | 65.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 2,290 | 1,244 | 692 | 138 | 75 | 76 | 105 | 179 | +278 |
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.
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Team Leaders 
PPG
24.0
Mitchell
RPG
7.8
Mobley
APG
5.9
Harden
Team Rankings
ORTG
119.2
6th
DRTG
115.1
15th
NETRTG
4.1
9th
3P%
36.0
13th
NBA 2025-26 Leaders
NBA 2025-26 Rankings
NBA Fantasy 2025-26
NBA 2025-26 Betting
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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
Hornets
Heat| 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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