highest defensive rating by a team in a game

The Washington Wizards have the worst defensive rating by a team in a game, with a 165.9 rating versus the Pacers on March 27, 2025.

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highest defensive rating by a team in a regular-season game

	TEAM	DRTG	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Wizards	165.9	3/27/2025	WAS	vs	IND	L 109-162	240	109	31	19	9	2	38	85	44.7	11	30	36.7	22	26	84.6	56.5	12	19	15	15
2	Raptors	162.8	3/13/1998	TOR	@	LAC	L 120-152	240	120	35	15	8	6	45	95	47.4	6	16	37.5	24	32	75.0	55.0	21	14	8	21
3	Clippers	160.8	1/3/2026	LAC	vs	BOS	L 115-146	240	115	30	26	4	4	42	84	50.0	15	38	39.5	16	17	94.1	62.9	8	22	10	15
4	Thunder	159.3	12/2/2021	OKC	@	MEM	L 79-152	240	79	26	14	2	5	25	76	32.9	11	38	28.9	18	22	81.8	46.1	8	18	20	14
5	Nets	157.3	2/27/2026	BKN	@	BOS	L 111-148	240	111	25	29	7	2	43	88	48.9	14	34	41.2	11	16	68.8	58.4	9	16	12	25
6	Raptors	156.7	3/27/2024	TOR	vs	NYK	L 101-145	240	101	28	31	7	4	39	84	46.4	11	31	35.5	12	13	92.3	56.3	11	17	18	17
7	Heat	156.1	1/25/2024	MIA	vs	BOS	L 110-143	240	110	31	25	7	1	42	94	44.7	16	42	38.1	10	13	76.9	55.2	11	20	5	12
8	Lakers	155.6	11/21/2014	LAL	@	DAL	L 106-140	240	106	33	24	3	4	44	85	51.8	5	13	38.5	13	21	61.9	56.2	13	20	10	24
9	Wizards	154.5	3/31/2008	WAS	@	UTA	L 87-129	240	87	23	16	6	4	30	68	44.1	5	16	31.3	22	27	81.5	54.5	9	14	16	18
10	Wizards	154.4	1/14/2009	WAS	@	NYK	L 122-128	240	122	29	15	4	5	46	77	59.7	10	14	71.4	20	23	87.0	70.0	12	17	14	25
11	Hawks	154.0	11/30/2019	ATL	@	HOU	L 111-158	240	111	29	26	5	2	38	89	42.7	15	46	32.6	20	25	80.0	55.5	8	21	14	23
12	Kings	153.5	4/28/2021	SAC	vs	UTA	L 105-154	240	105	24	24	8	6	42	87	48.3	7	21	33.3	14	17	82.4	55.6	3	21	13	19
13	Hornets	153.4	1/10/2000	CHA	@	MIL	L 87-137	240	87	30	24	10	1	33	82	40.2	5	11	45.5	16	18	88.9	48.4	14	16	18	12
14	Timberwolves	153.0	3/11/2026	MIN	@	LAC	L 128-153	240	128	28	32	5	1	46	77	59.7	11	25	44.0	25	29	86.2	71.3	7	21	21	24
15	Wizards	152.7	4/3/2022	WAS	@	BOS	L 102-144	240	102	32	21	4	2	38	82	46.3	8	21	38.1	18	20	90.0	56.2	7	25	12	14
16	Timberwolves	152.7	3/16/2010	MIN	@	PHX	L 114-152	240	114	37	18	4	3	42	91	46.2	7	14	50.0	23	31	74.2	54.5	13	24	13	21
17	Rockets	152.4	2/1/2019	HOU	@	DEN	L 122-136	240	122	30	23	6	3	45	85	52.9	16	44	36.4	16	21	76.2	64.7	11	19	10	24
18	Pelicans	152.3	12/1/2021	NOP	vs	DAL	L 107-139	240	107	32	22	10	1	40	89	44.9	13	37	35.1	14	16	87.5	55.7	16	16	16	12
19	Kings	152.2	12/20/2023	SAC	vs	BOS	L 119-144	240	119	37	29	4	8	43	91	47.3	21	44	47.7	12	23	52.2	58.8	12	25	7	15
20	Clippers	151.9	12/23/2023	LAC	vs	BOS	L 108-145	240	108	34	25	4	4	41	89	46.1	11	34	32.4	15	15	100.0	56.5	9	25	11	24
21	Hornets	151.7	12/20/2023	CHA	@	IND	L 113-144	240	113	37	23	6	0	45	95	47.4	8	31	25.8	15	19	78.9	54.7	16	21	12	18
22	Jazz	151.5	1/10/2026	UTA	vs	CHA	L 95-150	240	95	31	22	6	2	36	88	40.9	7	31	22.6	16	21	76.2	48.8	11	20	15	21
23	Spurs	151.3	1/20/2023	SAS	vs	LAC	L 126-131	240	126	34	34	3	1	51	89	57.3	14	26	53.8	10	14	71.4	66.2	12	22	7	15
24	Bucks	151.1	4/1/2022	MIL	vs	LAC	L 119-153	240	119	38	30	6	5	50	94	53.2	8	25	32.0	11	18	61.1	58.4	13	25	15	19
25	Raptors	151.0	12/2/2009	TOR	@	ATL	L 115-146	240	115	29	25	5	3	42	82	51.2	10	16	62.5	21	34	61.8	59.3	8	21	9	24

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16.3

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RPG

7.4

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APG

4.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

111.0

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DRTG

122.7

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NETRTG

-11.8

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3P%

35.9

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

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Final

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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

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19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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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

The Washington Wizards have the worst defensive rating by a team in a game, with a 165.9 rating versus the Pacers on March 27, 2025.

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