defensive efficiency rankings team nba

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 106.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
defensive efficiency rankings team NBA this regular season
TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Thunder
Thunder
106.0
2025-26
34
242.9
122.1
44.4
25.9
10.4
5.5
44.3
89.8
49.4
13.6
37.2
36.7
19.9
23.9
83.2
60.9
9.3
35.2
12.7
8,260
4,153
1,511
882
355
186
431
701
2Pistons
Pistons
111.5
2025-26
33
241.5
119.1
46.6
26.8
10.1
6.2
43.6
90.3
48.2
11.0
31.5
35.0
21.0
28.2
74.3
58.0
14.0
32.6
15.7
7,970
3,931
1,537
883
332
203
518
766
3Heat
Heat
112.5
2025-26
33
240.8
121.0
45.8
28.8
9.1
4.5
44.1
93.1
47.4
13.0
35.1
37.0
19.7
24.9
79.1
58.1
11.0
34.8
13.9
7,945
3,992
1,510
952
301
148
459
626
4Warriors
Warriors
113.0
2025-26
34
241.5
115.6
43.6
28.1
9.6
4.5
40.3
88.2
45.6
15.9
43.9
36.3
19.1
23.3
82.3
58.7
11.5
32.1
16.2
8,210
3,930
1,483
954
326
153
551
710
5Raptors
Raptors
113.1
2025-26
35
241.4
113.8
43.2
29.3
8.6
4.4
42.4
89.7
47.2
11.8
33.8
35.0
17.3
22.3
77.4
57.2
11.4
31.9
14.3
8,450
3,984
1,513
1,026
301
154
502
756
6Timberwolves
Timberwolves
113.4
2025-26
34
242.2
118.8
44.2
26.5
8.5
5.4
42.2
88.6
47.6
14.0
38.0
36.8
20.4
26.9
75.9
59.2
11.2
33.0
14.3
8,235
4,038
1,502
902
288
182
485
742
7Spurs
Spurs
113.6
2025-26
33
240.8
119.9
46.2
26.0
8.1
4.7
42.8
88.8
48.3
13.3
37.0
35.8
21.0
26.4
79.4
59.7
11.8
34.5
14.3
7,945
3,958
1,526
859
266
155
473
646
8Magic
Magic
114.0
2025-26
34
241.5
116.6
44.9
26.0
8.2
5.2
41.5
89.0
46.6
11.0
32.7
33.7
22.7
28.7
78.9
57.4
12.0
33.0
14.0
8,210
3,965
1,528
884
279
176
475
734
9Grizzlies
Grizzlies
114.0
2025-26
33
241.5
115.9
46.2
29.0
7.9
5.1
41.5
90.8
45.7
13.3
37.9
35.0
19.6
24.5
80.0
57.0
11.5
34.7
15.2
7,970
3,824
1,523
958
261
169
503
666
10Rockets
Rockets
114.1
2025-26
30
245.0
120.5
48.8
25.6
8.8
5.6
44.4
90.4
49.2
12.0
30.1
39.9
19.7
25.2
77.9
59.4
16.1
32.7
16.3
7,350
3,616
1,464
769
264
167
490
597
11Mavericks
Mavericks
114.1
2025-26
34
243.7
113.7
44.5
25.3
7.8
6.1
41.9
89.2
46.9
10.9
32.2
33.7
19.2
25.3
75.7
56.7
10.1
34.4
15.4
8,285
3,867
1,514
859
264
207
525
680
12Suns
Suns
114.6
2025-26
33
240.8
115.1
43.2
25.5
10.7
4.2
42.0
90.5
46.4
14.2
38.9
36.5
16.9
21.2
79.7
57.6
13.2
30.0
15.7
7,945
3,797
1,426
840
352
137
519
732
13Cavaliers
Cavaliers
114.8
2025-26
35
241.4
119.6
44.8
27.7
8.9
5.0
43.1
92.9
46.4
15.1
43.2
34.9
18.4
23.5
78.4
57.9
12.4
32.4
14.0
8,450
4,187
1,567
970
312
176
489
737
1476ers
76ers
115.0
2025-26
31
244.0
116.4
44.8
24.9
8.4
5.9
40.9
91.5
44.7
13.5
37.6
35.8
21.2
25.9
81.7
56.6
12.7
32.1
14.2
7,565
3,609
1,389
773
261
183
441
646
15Celtics
Celtics
115.3
2025-26
32
240.0
116.9
43.8
23.9
8.3
5.4
42.9
90.7
47.3
15.5
42.9
36.2
15.6
19.8
78.8
58.8
12.5
31.3
12.2
7,680
3,741
1,403
764
266
173
390
699
16Knicks
Knicks
116.0
2025-26
33
240.0
121.2
46.1
27.3
8.2
4.2
43.5
91.2
47.8
15.5
40.1
38.6
18.6
23.2
79.9
59.8
13.5
32.5
13.4
7,920
3,998
1,521
901
269
139
443
696
17Bucks
Bucks
116.6
2025-26
34
241.5
113.0
40.4
26.1
8.0
4.2
41.5
85.6
48.5
14.9
37.4
39.7
15.2
20.8
73.1
59.7
8.5
31.9
15.0
8,210
3,843
1,374
888
273
142
511
722
18Nets
Nets
116.7
2025-26
30
240.0
109.7
40.3
25.8
7.4
4.2
38.1
84.8
45.0
14.3
41.3
34.7
19.1
24.2
78.9
57.4
10.8
29.6
16.0
7,200
3,290
1,210
773
223
125
479
617
19Hawks
Hawks
116.7
2025-26
35
241.4
119.3
41.6
31.3
9.1
4.9
43.8
90.8
48.3
14.4
38.7
37.3
17.2
22.0
78.2
59.4
10.0
31.6
15.2
8,450
4,174
1,455
1,094
318
170
531
709
20Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
117.3
2025-26
34
241.5
116.2
45.4
24.6
8.1
4.9
40.5
90.8
44.6
13.8
41.0
33.7
21.4
27.5
77.6
56.5
14.2
31.2
17.5
8,210
3,950
1,544
836
275
166
594
761
21Clippers
Clippers
117.7
2025-26
32
241.6
112.1
40.5
23.7
8.7
4.7
39.2
82.9
47.3
13.2
36.0
36.6
20.5
24.4
84.1
59.9
9.5
31.0
15.4
7,730
3,588
1,296
757
278
150
494
637
22Pacers
Pacers
117.9
2025-26
34
241.5
110.1
42.9
23.8
7.2
5.2
39.1
89.7
43.5
12.1
36.7
33.1
19.8
25.6
77.2
54.5
11.5
31.5
14.1
8,210
3,742
1,460
809
245
176
478
778
23Nuggets
Nuggets
117.9
2025-26
33
242.3
125.1
44.1
29.3
7.1
3.9
45.1
88.2
51.1
13.9
34.6
40.2
21.1
25.5
82.7
62.9
10.3
33.8
13.3
7,995
4,129
1,455
968
233
128
440
640
24Bulls
Bulls
118.3
2025-26
33
241.5
118.8
45.7
29.4
7.6
4.8
43.1
91.0
47.4
14.1
38.7
36.3
18.5
23.6
78.1
58.6
10.6
35.0
14.9
7,970
3,919
1,507
971
251
158
491
644
25Lakers
Lakers
118.5
2025-26
31
240.0
116.8
40.9
24.8
8.3
4.0
41.6
83.4
49.9
11.7
34.0
34.6
21.9
28.0
78.0
61.0
10.1
30.8
15.5
7,440
3,622
1,269
768
256
125
481
621
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.4

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

120.4

5th

DRTG

106.0

1st

NETRTG

14.4

1st

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
29
5
.853
2
24
9
.727
4.5
3
23
10
.697
5.5
4
20
10
.667
7.0
5
20
11
.645
7.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/2
@
10:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
8:00 PM
Last Game

95

Final

124

OKC Thunder

29 - 5

Wed 31 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
8
.758
2
23
10
.697
2.0
3
20
12
.625
4.5
4
20
15
.571
6.0
5
19
15
.559
6.5
6
17
14
.548
7.0
7
18
15
.545
7.0
8
19
16
.543
7.0
9
16
17
.485
9.0
10
16
19
.457
10.0
11
14
20
.412
11.5
12
11
22
.333
14.0
13
10
20
.333
13.5
14
8
24
.250
16.5
15
6
28
.176
19.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
29
5
.853
2
24
9
.727
4.5
3
23
10
.697
5.5
4
20
10
.667
7.0
5
20
11
.645
7.5
6
21
13
.618
8.0
7
19
14
.576
9.5
8
18
16
.529
11.0
9
15
18
.455
13.5
10
14
20
.412
15.0
11
12
20
.375
16.0
12
12
22
.353
17.0
13
11
21
.344
17.0
14
8
25
.242
20.5
15
8
27
.229
21.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/29
@
115-107
Sat
11/29
@
121-133
Sun
11/30
@
126-129
Sun
11/30
@
98-99
Sun
11/30
@
135-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/1
@
6:00 PM
Thu
1/1
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/1
@
8:30 PM
Thu
1/1
@
10:00 PM
Thu
1/1
@
10:30 PM