The New Orleans Pelicans had the highest defensive rating by a team in the 2015 playoffs, with a 115.2 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	115.2	2014-15	4	246.3	100.8	42.0	23.3	7.5	5.8	38.0	84.3	45.1	6.8	21.3	31.8	18.0	22.3	80.9	53.6	10.8	31.3	13.5	985	403	168	93	30	23	54	95
2	Raptors	113.7	2014-15	4	246.3	96.3	38.5	19.5	7.5	2.3	36.8	88.3	41.6	7.5	25.0	30.0	15.3	21.3	71.8	49.3	8.8	29.8	12.0	985	385	154	78	30	9	48	100
3	Mavericks	112.0	2014-15	5	240.0	110.0	47.4	21.2	7.0	4.6	41.6	92.0	45.2	7.6	24.4	31.1	19.2	25.2	76.2	53.4	13.6	33.8	14.2	1,200	550	237	106	35	23	71	136
4	Celtics	111.5	2014-15	4	240.0	94.8	40.8	20.0	5.3	3.8	34.8	82.8	42.0	5.5	21.5	25.6	19.8	25.5	77.5	50.4	10.0	30.8	13.5	960	379	163	80	21	15	54	107
5	Trail Blazers	109.3	2014-15	5	240.0	93.8	44.2	16.6	3.4	5.2	33.4	83.6	40.0	9.2	26.2	35.1	17.8	21.6	82.4	50.4	10.0	34.2	11.6	1,200	469	221	83	17	26	58	103
6	Rockets	109.0	2014-15	17	240.0	108.2	45.7	21.9	8.4	5.5	37.4	83.4	44.8	9.5	27.5	34.4	24.0	36.7	65.4	54.4	10.9	34.8	15.5	4,080	1,839	777	372	142	93	263	398
7	Spurs	107.3	2014-15	7	243.6	103.4	46.4	24.1	6.1	4.7	38.3	85.3	44.9	9.6	26.1	36.6	17.3	25.4	68.0	53.6	11.7	34.7	12.1	1,705	724	325	169	43	33	85	174
8	Clippers	107.1	2014-15	14	241.8	107.8	44.6	22.5	8.6	5.9	39.5	84.8	46.6	8.4	25.4	32.9	20.4	30.6	66.7	54.8	9.6	35.0	13.1	3,385	1,509	625	315	120	82	184	347
9	Nets	106.5	2014-15	6	244.2	96.3	44.5	21.7	7.5	3.3	36.2	83.2	43.5	8.5	24.0	35.4	15.5	20.8	74.4	52.2	9.5	35.0	14.3	1,465	578	267	130	45	20	86	114
10	Bucks	104.6	2014-15	6	248.3	88.5	43.7	20.3	10.8	6.7	34.2	88.2	38.8	5.5	18.2	30.3	14.7	20.8	70.4	45.5	12.2	31.5	13.2	1,490	531	262	122	65	40	79	127
11	Grizzlies	104.4	2014-15	11	240.0	94.7	43.5	20.4	8.6	4.1	35.7	84.1	42.5	4.4	14.0	31.2	18.9	22.7	83.2	50.3	10.5	32.9	11.0	2,640	1,042	478	224	95	45	121	213
12	Hawks	103.6	2014-15	16	243.1	98.0	43.7	23.8	8.5	4.9	36.9	85.6	43.1	9.1	28.6	31.7	15.2	19.4	78.1	52.1	9.8	33.9	12.7	3,890	1,568	699	381	136	79	203	315
13	Cavaliers	103.1	2014-15	20	243.8	99.0	47.1	18.0	6.3	6.4	34.7	82.7	42.0	9.8	28.7	34.0	19.9	26.9	73.8	52.4	12.3	34.9	13.0	4,875	1,980	942	360	126	127	259	418
14	Wizards	101.7	2014-15	10	242.5	101.1	47.2	23.1	7.1	5.3	37.3	84.5	44.1	9.4	23.3	40.3	17.1	23.7	72.2	53.3	11.6	35.6	14.5	2,425	1,011	472	231	71	53	145	200
15	Bulls	100.7	2014-15	12	244.2	96.0	45.4	22.2	7.2	6.6	35.1	83.8	41.9	9.2	24.6	37.3	16.7	21.5	77.5	51.5	11.7	33.8	14.0	2,930	1,152	545	266	86	79	168	226
16	Warriors	100.5	2014-15	21	243.6	103.3	45.6	24.5	8.0	5.8	38.2	84.2	45.3	11.4	30.5	37.4	15.5	22.1	69.9	55.0	11.6	34.0	14.6	5,115	2,169	958	515	168	121	307	471

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Murphy

RPG

7.1

Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

21st

DRTG

118.9

25th

NETRTG

-4.5

21st

3P%

34.7

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

26 - 56

126

Final

132

Timberwolves

49 - 33

Sun 12 Apr 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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

The New Orleans Pelicans had the highest defensive rating by a team in the 2015 playoffs, with a 115.2 rating.

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7.1

3.8

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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