Bob Lanier had the best defensive rating in 1973-74, with an 88.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

drtg with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leader 1974 aba

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	88.0	1973-74	DET	81	37.6	22.5	13.3	4.2	1.4	3.0	9.2	18.3	50.4	4.0	5.0	79.7	54.8	3.3	9.9	3,047	1,822	1,074	343	110	247	273
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	88.7	1973-74	CAP	81	44.5	21.4	18.1	2.0	1.1	3.0	8.5	20.1	42.3	4.4	6.1	72.1	47.0	4.4	13.7	3,602	1,735	1,463	163	86	240	252
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	88.8	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9	3.6	5.2	70.2	56.4	3.5	11.0	3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283	238
4	Clifford Ray C. Ray	89.3	1973-74	CHI	80	32.9	9.3	12.2	3.1	0.7	2.2	3.9	7.7	51.1	1.5	2.5	60.8	53.4	3.6	8.7	2,632	747	977	246	58	173	281
5	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	90.4	1973-74	BOS	80	41.9	19.0	15.7	4.4	1.2	1.3	8.1	18.4	43.7	2.9	3.4	83.2	47.6	3.3	12.4	3,352	1,518	1,257	354	95	101	294
6	Curtis Perry C. Perry	91.0	1973-74	MIL	81	29.5	9.0	8.7	2.3	1.3	1.2	4.0	9.0	44.6	1.0	1.7	58.2	46.2	3.0	5.7	2,386	728	703	183	104	97	301
7	Elmore Smith E. Smith	91.6	1973-74	LAL	81	36.1	12.5	11.2	1.9	0.9	4.9	5.4	11.7	45.7	1.8	3.1	59.0	47.9	2.5	8.7	2,922	1,015	906	150	71	393	309
8	Jerry Sloan J. Sloan	91.8	1973-74	CHI	77	37.1	13.2	7.2	1.9	2.4	0.1	5.4	12.0	44.7	2.5	3.5	71.1	48.9	1.9	5.3	2,860	1,018	556	149	183	10	273
9	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	92.6	1973-74	NYK	71	38.0	18.1	10.7	3.6	0.9	0.5	7.9	17.1	46.1	2.3	3.1	75.6	49.0	1.9	8.8	2,699	1,282	757	253	67	39	222
10	Chris Ford C. Ford	93.1	1973-74	DET	82	25.1	7.1	3.7	3.4	1.8	0.2	3.2	7.3	44.4	0.7	0.9	74.0	46.5	1.3	2.4	2,059	585	304	279	148	14	159
11	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	93.6	1973-74	MIL	71	35.5	18.9	6.7	2.8	1.6	0.6	8.2	16.3	50.3	2.5	3.0	81.8	53.5	1.6	5.1	2,521	1,341	479	201	111	41	271
12	Paul Silas P. Silas	93.7	1973-74	BOS	82	31.7	11.5	11.2	2.3	0.8	0.2	4.1	9.4	44.0	3.2	4.1	78.3	51.3	4.1	7.1	2,599	944	915	186	63	20	246
13	Phil Jackson P. Jackson	93.8	1973-74	NYK	82	25.0	11.1	5.8	1.6	0.5	0.8	4.4	9.2	47.7	2.3	3.0	77.6	52.8	1.5	4.3	2,050	913	478	134	42	67	277
14	Don Adams D. Adams	94.0	1973-74	DET	74	31.1	10.3	6.1	1.9	1.5	0.2	4.1	10.0	40.8	2.1	2.7	76.1	45.7	1.8	4.3	2,298	759	448	141	110	12	242
15	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	94.0	1973-74	CHI	80	35.8	14.3	4.7	6.9	2.0	0.1	5.3	13.1	40.6	3.6	4.6	77.8	47.0	1.4	3.3	2,863	1,142	377	548	162	7	282
16	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	94.1	1973-74	NYK	80	41.7	20.5	6.7	6.9	2.0	0.2	8.4	17.9	47.2	3.7	4.4	83.8	51.9	1.5	5.2	3,338	1,643	536	551	161	15	212
17	Gar Heard G. Heard	94.1	1973-74	BUF	81	35.7	15.3	11.7	2.2	1.7	2.8	6.5	14.9	43.5	2.4	3.6	65.0	46.4	3.3	8.4	2,889	1,239	947	180	136	230	300
18	Steve Mix S. Mix	94.3	1973-74	PHI	82	36.2	14.9	10.5	1.9	2.6	0.5	6.0	12.7	47.5	2.8	3.5	79.2	52.1	3.7	6.8	2,969	1,218	864	152	212	37	305
19	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	94.5	1973-74	CAP	76	38.7	21.9	5.1	3.1	2.0	0.9	9.2	21.1	43.4	3.6	4.4	82.0	47.5	1.5	3.6	2,942	1,668	388	239	155	67	135
20	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	94.5	1973-74	KCO	79	39.3	14.2	13.4	3.8	1.6	2.3	5.9	12.4	47.6	2.3	3.1	74.9	51.3	3.7	9.6	3,107	1,119	1,055	299	126	184	254
21	Lucius Allen L. Allen	94.8	1973-74	MIL	72	33.2	17.6	4.0	5.2	1.9	0.3	7.3	14.8	49.5	3.0	3.8	78.8	53.6	1.2	2.8	2,388	1,268	291	374	137	22	215
22	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	94.9	1973-74	LAL	77	34.2	14.5	13.5	2.7	0.8	0.2	5.0	9.9	50.7	4.5	5.8	77.1	58.3	4.4	9.2	2,634	1,113	1,040	208	64	17	264
23	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	95.0	1973-74	GSW	62	39.7	13.0	14.2	2.7	0.7	2.9	5.0	11.2	44.4	3.1	4.6	66.6	49.2	4.0	10.1	2,463	807	878	165	41	179	179
24	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	95.1	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	30.6	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3	12.2	22.3	54.7	6.2	7.8	79.3	59.4	3.8	11.3	3,185	2,261	1,117	170	88	246	252
25	Zaid Abdul-Aziz Z. Abdul-Aziz	95.7	1973-74	HOU	79	31.1	10.9	11.7	2.1	1.0	1.3	4.3	9.3	45.9	2.4	3.0	80.4	51.6	3.3	8.4	2,459	865	923	166	80	104	227

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

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 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 11/20	TOR	@	DET	7:30 PM
Tue 11/24	DET	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 11/27	MIL	@	DET	7:30 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 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