highest defense rating teams nba history

The New Orleans Pelicans have the highest defensive rating by a team, with a 109.5 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	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	Pelicans	109.5	1,925	241.8	102.7	43.0	22.9	7.7	4.7	38.5	84.3	45.7	8.2	22.9	35.6	17.5	22.8	76.5	54.4	11.2	31.8	14.1	465,375	197,633	82,719	44,154	14,766	9,066	27,057	38,784
2	Timberwolves	109.2	2,950	241.7	101.8	42.1	23.5	7.7	5.1	38.4	84.0	45.7	6.3	17.9	35.0	18.7	24.4	77.0	53.7	11.7	30.4	14.7	712,975	300,325	124,190	69,305	22,838	14,962	43,291	63,562
3	Hornets	109.0	2,869	241.8	101.3	42.0	23.5	7.8	4.8	37.8	83.8	45.2	6.9	19.5	35.5	18.7	24.7	75.8	53.5	11.3	30.7	14.4	693,785	290,536	120,396	67,555	22,243	13,648	41,428	58,935
4	Mavericks	108.9	3,699	241.7	104.3	42.7	22.7	7.4	4.7	39.3	85.2	46.1	6.6	18.7	35.6	19.1	24.7	77.2	54.3	11.9	30.7	14.1	893,935	385,951	157,774	84,084	27,246	17,386	52,260	78,902
5	Raptors	108.7	2,465	241.9	101.9	42.0	22.6	7.8	5.1	37.9	83.8	45.2	8.1	22.5	35.8	18.0	23.4	77.0	54.1	11.4	30.6	14.0	596,225	251,196	103,512	55,626	19,242	12,515	34,530	53,103
6	Grizzlies	108.3	2,467	241.8	100.2	42.1	22.4	8.2	5.1	37.6	83.1	45.2	7.1	20.4	35.0	17.9	23.8	75.2	53.5	11.5	30.6	14.9	596,430	247,164	103,823	55,250	20,210	12,678	36,717	51,902
7	Nuggets	108.2	4,026	241.6	108.3	44.2	24.8	8.4	5.3	41.0	88.0	46.6	5.8	16.4	35.1	20.8	27.4	76.1	54.1	13.0	31.2	15.9	972,640	435,889	178,125	100,036	33,866	21,465	63,853	92,295
8	Kings	108.1	4,271	241.6	105.2	43.0	23.9	8.2	4.6	40.2	86.5	46.5	5.8	16.2	35.6	19.6	25.9	75.8	53.7	12.3	30.6	16.2	1,031,865	449,233	183,452	101,974	35,059	19,574	69,269	97,534
9	Clippers	108.0	4,270	241.4	103.9	42.9	23.0	8.1	5.2	39.7	85.2	46.6	5.6	15.8	35.4	19.6	26.2	74.7	53.7	12.4	30.4	16.5	1,030,575	443,586	182,981	98,196	34,687	22,313	70,296	95,793
10	Warriors	107.7	4,263	241.5	107.6	44.4	24.5	8.8	5.0	41.2	88.4	46.6	6.7	18.5	36.2	19.3	25.6	75.5	54.0	13.3	31.1	16.4	1,029,620	458,665	189,229	104,448	37,556	21,507	70,044	98,414
11	Magic	107.7	2,958	241.5	101.7	42.8	22.2	7.6	4.8	38.0	83.4	45.5	7.3	20.9	35.1	18.4	25.0	73.8	53.9	11.6	31.2	15.0	714,370	300,802	126,601	65,542	22,409	14,250	44,270	62,100
12	Nets	107.2	4,024	241.6	102.0	43.3	22.9	8.2	5.3	38.5	85.2	45.2	5.8	16.7	34.5	19.4	25.9	75.2	52.8	12.8	30.4	16.2	972,260	410,366	174,113	91,956	33,070	21,156	65,379	92,243
13	Wizards	107.2	4,269	241.7	103.0	43.2	23.2	7.9	5.0	39.8	86.5	46.0	5.2	15.2	34.5	18.8	25.1	74.9	52.8	12.5	30.7	15.8	1,031,760	439,906	184,433	98,889	33,797	21,290	67,434	94,443
14	Hawks	107.0	4,266	241.7	103.3	43.3	23.0	8.4	5.0	39.1	85.0	46.0	5.9	16.8	35.1	19.8	26.0	76.2	53.6	13.0	30.3	15.9	1,030,990	440,662	184,700	97,974	35,625	21,502	67,942	95,319
15	Pacers	106.8	4,024	241.6	104.0	43.1	23.8	8.0	5.1	39.4	84.8	46.5	5.9	16.5	35.7	19.6	25.6	76.8	54.2	12.1	31.0	15.8	972,210	418,506	173,633	95,812	32,334	20,530	63,532	92,436
16	Cavaliers	106.7	4,263	241.7	102.0	42.8	23.3	7.7	4.8	39.0	84.7	46.1	5.9	16.4	36.0	18.7	24.8	75.2	53.3	12.4	30.4	15.3	1,030,195	434,724	182,501	99,373	32,824	20,652	65,375	92,221
17	Trail Blazers	106.6	4,273	241.7	105.2	44.0	23.4	8.1	5.0	40.0	85.9	46.6	6.1	17.1	35.4	19.8	26.2	75.6	54.0	13.2	30.8	16.1	1,032,670	449,510	187,818	100,027	34,743	21,308	68,869	95,812
18	Bucks	106.6	4,270	241.6	104.6	42.7	24.1	8.4	4.9	40.2	85.7	46.9	6.1	16.9	36.0	18.8	24.9	75.8	54.2	12.2	30.5	15.8	1,031,825	446,846	182,470	102,775	35,777	20,764	67,429	97,132
19	Suns	106.5	4,271	241.5	107.4	43.2	25.3	8.4	4.9	41.1	86.5	47.5	6.2	17.3	36.0	19.6	25.6	76.6	54.9	12.1	31.2	16.4	1,031,315	458,597	184,697	107,882	35,923	20,781	70,073	95,482
20	Rockets	106.5	4,269	241.6	104.9	43.9	23.5	8.1	5.1	39.7	85.5	46.4	7.1	20.2	35.0	19.3	25.5	75.6	54.2	12.7	31.2	16.3	1,031,585	447,875	187,553	100,318	34,560	21,916	69,738	93,336
21	Jazz	106.5	4,189	241.4	104.2	43.3	24.6	8.1	5.5	39.3	83.3	47.2	5.3	14.9	35.4	20.8	27.3	76.2	54.7	12.2	31.1	16.5	1,011,235	436,335	181,527	103,217	33,909	22,848	69,078	96,851
22	Lakers	106.4	4,269	241.7	107.2	44.2	25.0	8.3	5.5	41.2	86.3	47.7	5.9	17.0	34.7	19.7	26.3	74.8	54.8	12.5	31.7	15.8	1,031,685	457,803	188,684	106,715	35,355	23,373	67,520	91,794
23	Heat	106.3	3,041	241.9	100.3	42.1	22.1	7.7	4.8	37.5	81.5	46.0	7.2	20.2	35.8	18.1	24.2	74.7	54.4	11.0	31.0	14.9	735,490	304,965	127,973	67,329	23,368	14,609	45,402	65,393
24	Pistons	106.3	4,264	241.6	102.6	43.3	22.8	7.9	4.9	39.3	85.3	46.1	5.5	15.8	34.8	19.1	25.5	74.8	53.1	13.0	30.4	15.6	1,030,235	437,310	184,776	97,172	33,523	21,001	66,710	95,504
25	Knicks	106.3	4,264	241.9	102.4	42.8	22.8	7.9	4.3	39.2	84.8	46.2	6.1	17.1	35.5	18.6	24.6	75.7	53.5	12.2	30.5	15.9	1,031,360	436,660	182,332	97,123	33,669	18,491	67,966	98,927

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More Pelicans Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.7

Murphy

RPG

6.9

Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.5

20th

DRTG

118.5

24th

NETRTG

-4.0

22nd

3P%

34.7

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Warriors	36	38	.486	22.0
11	Grizzlies	25	49	.338	33.0
12	Pelicans	25	50	.333	33.5
13	Mavericks	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz	21	54	.280	37.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/29	HOU	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Thu 4/2	NOP	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 4/3	NOP	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sun 4/5	ORL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Tue 4/7	UTA	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

25 - 50

106

Final

119

Raptors

41 - 32

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.7

Ayton

67.5

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.5

111.0

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

8.2

8.0

7.6

6.7

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

16-58

17-57

17-56

19-56

21-54

24-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,681.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

3,244.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,923

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

3,436.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-28

45-28-1

43-31

42-31

43-32

43-31

Worst Record ATS

30-43

31-44

31-43

31-42

32-42

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	54	20	.730
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	6.0
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	8.0
5	Raptors	41	32	.562	12.5
6	Hawks	42	33	.560	12.5
7	76ers	41	33	.554	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.5
9	Heat	39	35	.527	15.0
10	Hornets	39	35	.527	15.0
11	Bucks - e	29	44	.397	24.5
12	Bulls - e	29	45	.392	25.0
13	Wizards - e	17	56	.233	36.5
14	Nets - e	17	57	.230	37.0
15	Pacers - e	16	58	.216	38.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	56	18	.757	2.0
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	29	.608	13.0
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	41	33	.554	17.0
8	Clippers	38	36	.514	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	38	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	36	38	.486	22.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	49	.338	33.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	50	.333	33.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	54	.280	37.5
15	Kings - e	19	56	.253	39.5