highest defensive rating when playing against michael jordan

Norm Richardson has the highest career defensive rating versus Michael Jordan, with a 140.2 rating.

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highest defensive rating by a player when playing against Michael Jordan

	NAME	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	Norm Richardson N. Richardson	140.2	1	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-5
2	Frankie King F. King	140.2	1	4.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	61.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6
3	Ed Horton E. Horton	138.5	1	4.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	Mike Higgins M. Higgins	137.5	1	5.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
5	Richard Coffey R. Coffey	136.8	1	10.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	10	0	2	0	1	0	0	1
6	Marques Bragg M. Bragg	136.2	1	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Eric Riley E. Riley	136.2	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Dave Popson D. Popson	135.6	1	3.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
9	Darryl Johnson D. Johnson	135.4	1	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Todd Mundt T. Mundt	135.4	2	6.0	4.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	100.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	103.1	1.5	1.0	0.0	12	8	5	0	0	0	0	2
11	Tony White T. White	134.9	1	12.0	7.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	73.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	12	7	2	1	0	0	0	0
12	Rick Calloway R. Calloway	133.6	2	13.0	3.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	20.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	66.7	26.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	26	6	1	1	0	0	1	3
13	Milt Wagner M. Wagner	133.2	1	38.0	14.0	2.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	14.0	42.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	47.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	38	14	2	6	1	0	2	5
14	Matt Fish M. Fish	132.7	1	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Trevor Ruffin T. Ruffin	132.2	4	25.3	8.5	1.0	5.8	0.3	0.0	3.3	10.8	30.2	1.5	5.5	27.3	0.5	0.5	100.0	38.7	0.0	1.0	2.5	101	34	4	23	1	0	10	2
16	Jimmy Oliver J. Oliver	132.1	1	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	Dell Demps D. Demps	132.0	1	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Reggie Jordan R. Jordan	131.6	2	19.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.5	2.0	25.0	6.4	1.0	0.5	2.0	39	1	3	4	0	0	4	1	+2
19	Kiwane Garris K. Garris	131.2	2	8.5	1.5	0.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	2.0	75.0	17.1	0.0	0.5	0.5	17	3	1	4	0	0	1	4	-18
20	Charles Thomas C. Thomas	131.1	3	7.0	2.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7	1.7	40.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	51.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	21	6	1	1	1	0	1	2
21	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	131.0	1	14.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	20.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	25.5	0.0	2.0	1.0	14	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
22	Stan Kimbrough S. Kimbrough	131.0	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Tito Horford T. Horford	130.4	3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.3	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	Mike Morrison M. Morrison	130.3	1	8.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	8	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
25	Gundars Vetra G. Vetra	130.0	1	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

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PPG

24.0

Siakam

RPG

6.6

Siakam

APG

7.7

Nembhard

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.9

29th

DRTG

118.8

23rd

NETRTG

-7.9

26th

3P%

35.6

18th

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

Last Game

Pistons

60 - 22

133

Final

121

Pacers

19 - 63

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.9

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

126.0

124.5

117.3

114.5

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.0

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

14.5

13.8

3.0

1.7

1.6

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

564.7

Wembanyama

556.4

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

560.8

Harden

556.3

Wembanyama

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.68

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.66

Wembanyama

1.61

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-55

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