The New York Knicks had their highest defensive rating in a season in 2022-23, with a 114.8 rating.

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highest knicks defensive rating in a regular season

	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	Knicks	114.8	2022-23	82	243.4	116.0	46.6	22.9	6.4	4.1	42.0	89.4	47.0	12.6	35.7	35.4	19.4	25.5	76.1	57.7	12.6	34.0	13.0	19,955	9,514	3,821	1,880	527	340	1,065	1,666
2	Knicks	114.3	2024-25	82	242.4	115.8	42.6	27.5	8.2	4.0	43.3	89.2	48.6	12.6	34.1	36.9	16.5	20.7	80.0	58.9	10.9	31.8	13.3	19,880	9,494	3,497	2,254	671	324	1,088	1,407
3	Knicks	113.7	2018-19	82	241.2	104.6	44.7	20.1	6.8	5.1	38.2	88.3	43.3	10.0	29.5	34.0	18.1	23.9	75.9	52.9	10.5	34.3	14.0	19,780	8,575	3,668	1,646	557	422	1,151	1,713
4	Knicks	113.4	2023-24	82	240.6	112.8	45.2	24.4	7.5	4.1	41.3	88.7	46.5	13.2	35.8	36.9	17.0	21.8	78.0	57.4	12.7	32.5	13.2	19,730	9,249	3,704	1,998	612	336	1,085	1,447
5	Knicks	113.3	2025-26	82	240.9	116.5	45.6	27.4	8.1	3.9	42.7	89.4	47.8	14.2	38.2	37.3	16.8	21.3	79.2	59.0	12.7	32.9	13.6	19,755	9,549	3,740	2,250	666	322	1,119	1,638
6	Knicks	113.0	2019-20	66	241.9	105.8	46.5	22.1	7.6	4.7	40.0	89.3	44.7	9.6	28.4	33.7	16.3	23.5	69.4	53.1	12.0	34.5	14.3	15,965	6,983	3,069	1,456	504	313	946	1,464
7	Knicks	111.9	2007-08	82	242.4	96.9	42.5	18.7	6.4	2.6	36.2	82.4	43.9	6.0	17.7	33.7	18.6	25.5	72.7	51.8	12.5	30.0	14.5	19,880	7,948	3,486	1,530	521	213	1,187	1,761
8	Knicks	111.6	2009-10	82	242.4	102.1	40.4	21.6	7.1	3.7	38.1	83.9	45.5	9.1	26.2	34.6	16.8	21.5	78.2	54.7	10.2	30.2	14.0	19,880	8,373	3,313	1,772	586	305	1,148	1,638
9	Knicks	111.5	2016-17	82	242.1	104.3	45.2	21.8	7.1	5.5	39.6	88.5	44.7	8.6	24.7	34.8	16.6	21.1	78.8	53.4	12.0	33.2	13.9	19,855	8,556	3,706	1,786	581	455	1,139	1,668
10	Knicks	111.1	1986-87	82	241.2	103.8	39.9	23.7	8.6	4.8	40.6	85.6	47.4	1.5	4.6	33.3	21.0	28.8	73.0	52.8	13.5	26.4	17.3	19,780	8,508	3,270	1,941	704	396	1,420	2,028
11	Knicks	111.0	2005-06	82	243.0	95.6	41.4	17.9	6.8	3.3	34.4	75.7	45.5	3.9	10.8	36.2	22.9	31.5	72.6	53.4	12.6	28.8	17.7	19,930	7,842	3,394	1,468	555	271	1,449	2,157
12	Knicks	110.8	2008-09	82	241.5	105.2	42.1	21.2	7.4	2.5	38.5	86.5	44.5	10.0	27.9	36.0	18.2	23.2	78.4	54.4	11.1	31.0	14.3	19,805	8,627	3,456	1,738	610	204	1,174	1,672
13	Knicks	110.7	2017-18	82	241.8	104.5	44.0	23.3	6.7	5.1	40.7	87.7	46.4	8.2	23.3	35.2	14.9	19.0	78.7	54.4	10.5	33.6	14.7	19,830	8,566	3,611	1,912	552	421	1,207	1,682
14	Knicks	110.5	2021-22	82	241.2	106.5	46.1	21.9	7.0	4.9	37.7	86.2	43.7	13.2	36.9	35.7	18.0	24.1	74.4	55.0	11.5	34.6	13.3	19,780	8,731	3,782	1,793	570	399	1,087	1,672
15	Knicks	110.1	2010-11	82	241.2	106.5	40.5	21.4	7.6	5.8	38.3	83.7	45.7	9.3	25.4	36.8	20.6	25.5	80.9	56.1	10.3	30.1	13.7	19,780	8,734	3,317	1,757	625	475	1,123	1,743
16	Knicks	110.0	2014-15	82	242.1	91.9	40.4	21.3	7.0	4.7	35.1	82.0	42.8	6.8	19.7	34.7	14.8	19.2	76.9	50.8	10.6	29.8	14.7	19,855	7,535	3,310	1,746	575	382	1,206	1,768
17	Knicks	109.6	1984-85	82	241.8	105.2	39.2	24.4	9.2	3.3	41.9	86.6	48.4	0.6	2.4	25.8	20.8	28.7	72.6	53.0	13.6	25.6	17.8	19,830	8,627	3,218	1,999	754	267	1,458	2,398
18	Knicks	109.1	2013-14	82	242.1	98.6	40.3	20.0	7.7	4.5	36.9	82.2	44.9	9.3	24.9	37.2	15.5	20.4	76.1	54.1	10.6	29.7	13.0	19,855	8,084	3,307	1,641	631	367	1,063	1,815
19	Knicks	108.9	2004-05	82	242.4	97.3	41.0	20.3	7.7	3.2	36.3	80.5	45.1	5.4	15.1	35.6	19.3	25.1	76.7	53.1	11.8	29.2	14.7	19,880	7,977	3,358	1,665	629	260	1,204	1,942
20	Knicks	108.8	2006-07	82	244.0	97.5	43.3	18.7	6.6	3.2	35.4	77.5	45.7	5.8	16.7	34.6	20.9	29.2	71.5	53.9	12.6	30.7	17.1	20,005	7,994	3,548	1,532	543	260	1,405	1,932
21	Knicks	108.6	1981-82	82	241.8	106.2	42.0	25.3	8.8	4.1	43.0	87.5	49.1	0.7	2.6	27.1	19.5	26.5	73.8	53.5	14.2	27.7	18.1	19,830	8,707	3,441	2,075	719	337	1,486	2,195
22	Knicks	108.2	2020-21	72	242.1	107.0	45.1	21.4	7.0	5.1	39.4	86.5	45.6	11.8	30.0	39.2	16.4	20.9	78.4	55.9	9.7	35.5	12.9	17,430	7,706	3,250	1,541	507	365	932	1,473
23	Knicks	108.0	1989-90	82	241.8	108.3	44.1	26.1	8.7	6.0	41.9	86.5	48.4	2.9	8.7	33.2	21.6	28.6	75.6	54.7	14.5	29.6	17.2	19,830	8,879	3,613	2,140	714	492	1,412	1,828
24	Knicks	107.6	2015-16	82	241.5	98.4	44.4	20.5	5.7	5.7	36.9	84.0	43.9	7.4	21.5	34.6	17.2	21.4	80.5	52.7	10.4	34.0	13.4	19,805	8,065	3,638	1,682	467	466	1,099	1,616
25	Knicks	107.5	1979-80	82	241.2	114.0	43.2	27.6	10.7	5.6	46.4	93.6	49.6	0.5	2.3	22.0	20.7	27.7	74.7	53.9	15.1	28.1	19.7	19,780	9,344	3,539	2,265	881	457	1,613	2,168

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PPG

26.0

Brunson

RPG

11.9

Towns

APG

6.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

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DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

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

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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

17-65

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

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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 New York Knicks had their highest defensive rating in a season in 2022-23, with a 114.8 rating.

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