highest net rating team in the 1980s regular season and playoff

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers had the best net rating by a team in the regular-season and playoffs, with a 5.9 rating.

	TEAM	NETRTG	ORTG	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	Lakers	5.9	112.2	106.2	979	241.4	115.1	44.6	29.5	9.1	5.9	46.2	89.0	52.0	1.1	3.7	30.9	21.4	28.1	76.4	56.8	13.8	30.8	17.8	236,285	112,664	43,650	28,834	8,864	5,733	17,420	22,758
2	Celtics	5.7	110.8	105.1	970	241.8	111.7	44.5	27.2	8.1	5.7	43.9	87.9	50.0	1.4	4.4	32.8	22.5	28.8	78.0	55.6	13.7	30.7	17.0	234,500	108,395	43,123	26,421	7,827	5,542	16,515	22,549
3	Bucks	4.3	108.7	104.4	913	241.6	109.1	43.1	26.2	9.1	5.5	42.7	87.7	48.7	1.2	3.9	30.2	22.5	29.4	76.6	54.2	14.2	28.8	17.1	220,570	99,637	39,311	23,906	8,298	5,027	15,607	23,848
4	76ers	3.2	108.5	105.3	926	242.1	109.5	44.1	25.4	9.6	6.8	42.1	85.3	49.4	0.8	2.9	27.4	24.4	31.9	76.4	55.1	14.5	29.6	18.7	224,165	101,354	40,843	23,497	8,869	6,278	17,339	21,945
5	Trail Blazers	1.6	108.8	107.2	862	241.7	112.1	43.8	26.3	9.4	5.0	44.1	89.5	49.2	0.9	3.1	27.4	23.1	30.8	74.9	54.4	15.0	28.8	17.9	208,330	96,660	37,729	22,653	8,090	4,284	15,455	21,581
6	Suns	1.3	106.8	105.6	877	241.3	110.1	43.4	27.8	9.2	4.9	43.7	88.3	49.5	0.9	3.3	28.1	21.9	28.8	76.0	54.6	13.5	29.9	18.6	211,580	96,576	38,027	24,341	8,044	4,256	16,354	21,820
7	Hawks	1.2	107.3	106.0	870	241.8	105.6	43.6	23.8	8.3	6.3	40.8	85.5	47.7	0.7	2.6	26.5	23.4	30.6	76.4	53.4	14.9	28.7	16.9	210,325	91,844	37,939	20,720	7,239	5,486	14,704	22,582
8	SuperSonics	0.8	107.0	106.2	877	241.7	107.9	44.0	25.8	8.6	5.0	42.3	88.6	47.8	1.3	4.0	31.3	22.0	29.0	75.7	53.2	14.9	29.2	17.5	212,005	94,639	38,604	22,633	7,569	4,418	15,352	22,051
9	Pistons	0.8	107.4	106.5	893	241.8	110.3	45.3	25.2	8.4	5.5	43.5	90.3	48.2	0.7	2.7	26.3	22.6	29.7	75.9	53.3	15.5	29.8	17.7	215,895	98,454	40,436	22,521	7,470	4,900	15,786	22,685
10	Nuggets	0.1	109.4	109.3	878	241.7	118.8	44.8	27.4	9.3	4.8	46.3	96.3	48.1	1.2	3.9	29.9	25.0	31.7	78.9	53.9	15.1	29.7	16.5	212,245	104,314	39,299	24,067	8,207	4,213	14,494	22,647
11	Mavericks	-0.2	109.7	109.9	783	241.6	109.4	43.0	25.1	7.2	4.4	42.4	88.0	48.2	1.5	4.7	30.9	23.1	29.9	77.1	54.1	14.3	28.7	15.6	189,195	85,679	33,666	19,684	5,655	3,466	12,221	18,025
12	Rockets	-0.6	106.4	107.0	894	241.4	108.1	44.7	25.6	8.5	5.9	43.2	90.2	47.9	0.9	3.3	26.2	20.8	28.0	74.4	52.7	15.5	29.2	17.8	215,810	96,674	39,975	22,906	7,566	5,292	15,904	21,796
13	Knicks	-1.0	105.5	106.5	853	241.7	106.4	41.2	24.7	9.5	4.5	42.1	87.4	48.1	1.3	4.3	30.7	21.0	28.4	73.8	53.3	14.2	27.0	18.3	206,145	90,766	35,160	21,097	8,091	3,848	15,633	22,701
14	Spurs	-1.1	107.9	109.1	861	241.5	113.1	44.6	27.4	9.0	5.5	44.8	90.8	49.3	0.9	3.2	27.3	22.7	30.1	75.4	54.4	14.8	29.9	18.3	207,890	97,404	38,443	23,588	7,772	4,770	15,772	22,119
15	Jazz	-1.2	105.0	106.2	864	241.0	107.6	43.3	25.9	8.7	6.7	42.1	86.8	48.5	1.0	3.3	30.3	22.5	29.6	76.0	53.9	13.1	30.2	18.3	208,185	92,991	37,377	22,405	7,532	5,798	15,843	21,286
16	Bullets	-1.3	103.8	105.0	850	242.0	104.4	43.7	24.4	8.0	5.6	41.7	89.0	46.8	0.9	3.3	26.1	20.2	26.9	75.2	51.7	14.0	29.7	16.9	205,675	88,741	37,176	20,702	6,811	4,733	14,328	19,965
17	Bulls	-1.3	106.8	108.1	863	242.2	106.9	43.7	25.2	8.2	5.3	41.6	85.5	48.6	0.9	3.3	26.2	22.9	29.8	76.8	54.2	14.2	29.5	18.2	209,020	92,222	37,699	21,757	7,040	4,585	15,724	21,586
18	Kings	-2.1	106.0	108.0	844	241.4	109.0	43.3	26.4	8.3	4.8	43.2	89.2	48.4	1.0	3.4	29.8	21.6	28.5	75.7	53.6	14.2	29.1	18.2	203,735	91,973	36,558	22,309	6,986	4,020	15,338	21,854
19	Nets	-2.4	103.6	105.9	841	241.3	106.8	43.6	24.8	9.7	5.6	42.2	88.2	47.9	1.0	3.5	27.4	21.4	29.0	73.7	52.9	14.5	29.1	19.4	202,940	89,784	36,626	20,895	8,124	4,692	16,355	22,180
20	Cavaliers	-2.5	105.0	107.5	834	241.4	105.6	43.1	24.5	8.2	5.2	42.0	88.4	47.5	1.0	3.4	29.6	20.6	27.7	74.4	52.5	14.3	28.9	17.2	201,360	88,066	35,973	20,395	6,828	4,351	14,352	20,610
21	Pacers	-2.7	104.4	107.1	826	241.5	106.3	44.0	25.2	8.8	5.0	42.4	88.8	47.8	1.0	3.6	28.1	20.5	27.1	75.5	52.8	14.3	29.6	18.0	199,490	87,819	36,334	20,849	7,280	4,149	14,837	20,942
22	Warriors	-3.3	106.4	109.7	838	241.7	110.2	44.0	23.8	9.3	4.5	43.6	91.4	47.7	1.1	3.8	28.8	21.9	28.9	75.8	52.9	15.5	28.4	17.8	202,545	92,325	36,854	19,960	7,782	3,808	14,956	21,581
23	Clippers	-6.3	104.3	110.5	820	241.1	106.7	42.6	24.0	8.5	5.1	42.4	89.1	47.6	1.0	3.7	27.6	20.9	28.4	73.7	52.5	14.9	27.7	18.7	197,725	87,505	34,896	19,698	6,966	4,152	15,319	20,251
24	Hornets	-8.5	103.7	112.1	82	241.2	104.5	40.7	28.3	8.6	3.2	41.8	90.6	46.1	1.6	5.2	31.2	19.3	25.1	76.7	51.4	13.9	26.8	16.1	19,780	8,566	3,338	2,323	705	264	1,318	2,068
25	Heat	-11.2	97.8	109.0	82	242.1	97.8	42.9	23.9	9.1	5.0	39.3	86.8	45.3	1.2	3.6	32.6	18.0	25.6	70.2	49.8	16.0	27.0	21.1	19,855	8,016	3,520	1,958	744	408	1,728	2,124

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 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

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers had the best net rating by a team in the regular-season and playoffs, with a 5.9 rating.

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33.5

8.0

8.3

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

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule