The Charlotte Hornets had the highest defensive rating by a team in 1988-89, with a 112.1 rating.

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	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	Hornets	112.1	1988-89	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
2	76ers	111.5	1988-89	82	241.2	111.9	42.7	25.7	8.4	4.3	42.7	87.8	48.6	2.5	7.9	31.6	24.0	30.5	78.7	55.2	13.9	28.7	14.8	19,780	9,174	3,499	2,110	689	354	1,214	1,721
3	Pacers	111.0	1988-89	82	242.1	106.9	43.4	24.5	6.9	5.1	41.3	84.7	48.7	2.5	7.5	32.8	21.9	27.7	78.9	55.2	13.0	30.5	18.9	19,855	8,767	3,562	2,012	563	418	1,547	2,105
4	Clippers	110.2	1988-89	82	242.1	106.2	43.2	26.9	9.9	6.5	43.0	90.6	47.5	0.7	2.9	23.1	19.6	27.1	72.3	51.8	14.1	29.1	20.3	19,855	8,712	3,540	2,208	815	530	1,666	1,937
5	Kings	110.0	1988-89	82	241.2	105.5	43.8	24.0	7.6	5.0	41.0	89.6	45.7	3.7	10.0	37.3	19.8	25.7	77.0	52.3	13.9	29.9	16.7	19,780	8,651	3,595	1,970	624	409	1,370	1,877
6	Celtics	109.6	1988-89	82	241.2	109.2	44.2	26.7	7.8	5.1	42.9	87.1	49.3	1.0	3.8	25.2	22.4	28.6	78.3	54.8	14.4	29.8	16.3	19,780	8,958	3,621	2,189	639	418	1,336	1,876
7	Nets	109.3	1988-89	82	241.5	103.7	44.2	21.9	9.4	5.3	40.6	88.1	46.1	2.3	6.9	32.9	20.2	27.6	73.1	51.7	14.7	29.5	17.7	19,805	8,506	3,623	1,793	773	431	1,449	1,966
8	Heat	109.0	1988-89	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
9	Mavericks	108.6	1988-89	82	241.2	103.5	42.0	22.8	7.1	5.8	39.6	84.4	46.9	2.6	8.3	31.0	21.8	27.6	78.9	53.6	12.8	29.2	15.0	19,780	8,484	3,445	1,867	579	476	1,233	1,739
10	SuperSonics	108.6	1988-89	82	241.2	112.1	44.3	25.4	10.5	6.0	43.5	91.2	47.7	3.6	9.4	37.9	21.6	29.0	74.6	53.9	17.0	27.3	17.1	19,780	9,196	3,635	2,083	864	494	1,403	2,027
11	Bullets	108.5	1988-89	82	242.1	108.3	44.0	25.0	8.5	4.0	42.9	92.6	46.4	0.6	3.0	21.4	21.8	28.3	77.2	51.6	15.3	28.7	15.7	19,855	8,879	3,608	2,048	694	325	1,291	2,054
12	Trail Blazers	108.0	1988-89	82	241.8	114.6	45.9	27.0	10.1	4.7	45.1	95.1	47.4	2.6	7.9	33.5	21.8	29.5	74.0	53.0	16.9	29.0	17.5	19,830	9,395	3,765	2,212	828	388	1,435	2,026
13	Spurs	107.9	1988-89	82	240.9	105.5	42.4	24.8	11.7	5.2	42.3	90.4	46.8	0.8	3.6	21.5	20.1	28.9	69.8	51.2	15.8	26.6	20.9	19,755	8,652	3,476	2,037	961	423	1,712	2,153
14	Warriors	107.7	1988-89	82	242.7	116.6	47.4	24.5	10.1	7.8	45.5	97.3	46.8	2.4	7.7	30.8	23.2	29.1	79.9	52.9	16.1	31.2	18.1	19,905	9,558	3,884	2,009	831	643	1,488	1,946
15	Bulls	107.7	1988-89	82	241.2	106.4	42.3	27.0	8.8	4.6	42.0	85.0	49.5	2.1	6.5	32.8	20.2	25.7	78.6	55.3	12.4	29.9	16.2	19,780	8,726	3,471	2,213	722	376	1,327	1,855
16	Knicks	107.5	1988-89	82	241.5	116.7	43.7	25.4	11.0	5.4	45.1	92.8	48.6	4.7	14.0	33.7	21.7	28.9	75.2	55.3	16.1	27.6	19.2	19,805	9,567	3,587	2,083	900	446	1,572	2,053
17	Hawks	107.2	1988-89	82	241.5	111.0	45.0	24.3	10.0	5.8	41.6	88.2	47.2	1.3	4.8	27.7	26.4	33.0	80.0	54.0	16.7	28.2	16.0	19,805	9,102	3,688	1,990	817	474	1,310	1,880
18	Nuggets	107.1	1988-89	82	242.4	118.0	45.4	27.8	9.9	5.3	46.5	99.3	46.8	2.8	8.2	33.7	22.2	28.2	78.7	52.8	14.7	30.6	14.9	19,880	9,675	3,719	2,282	811	436	1,225	2,088
19	Lakers	106.7	1988-89	82	241.5	114.7	45.2	27.8	8.8	5.1	43.7	87.1	50.2	2.8	8.1	34.0	24.5	30.6	80.2	57.0	13.3	31.9	16.4	19,805	9,406	3,706	2,282	724	421	1,344	1,672
20	Bucks	106.4	1988-89	82	240.9	108.9	41.5	25.3	10.0	3.9	41.5	87.4	47.4	2.2	6.9	31.6	23.8	29.0	82.1	54.4	13.8	27.7	15.9	19,755	8,932	3,405	2,071	821	323	1,305	1,953
21	Suns	105.7	1988-89	82	240.9	118.6	45.3	27.8	8.5	5.1	45.8	92.0	49.8	2.0	5.9	34.9	25.0	31.6	79.1	56.0	13.4	31.9	15.6	19,755	9,727	3,714	2,280	693	416	1,279	1,933
22	Rockets	104.8	1988-89	82	242.1	108.5	45.9	24.6	9.6	6.1	41.6	87.8	47.4	2.0	6.4	31.4	23.3	30.8	75.5	53.5	14.8	31.1	19.1	19,855	8,897	3,765	2,016	789	501	1,569	2,026
23	Pistons	104.7	1988-89	82	241.8	106.6	45.1	24.7	6.4	5.0	41.4	83.9	49.4	1.5	4.9	30.0	22.3	29.0	76.9	55.1	14.1	31.0	16.3	19,830	8,740	3,700	2,027	522	406	1,336	1,939
24	Cavaliers	102.9	1988-89	82	240.9	108.8	42.8	27.6	9.6	7.1	42.3	84.2	50.2	2.1	5.8	35.9	22.2	29.7	74.7	55.9	12.6	30.2	16.1	19,755	8,923	3,508	2,260	791	586	1,323	1,592
25	Jazz	101.5	1988-89	82	240.6	104.7	44.6	25.7	8.8	7.1	38.8	80.4	48.2	1.4	4.6	30.0	25.7	33.4	77.0	55.0	12.8	31.8	18.7	19,730	8,588	3,657	2,108	720	583	1,532	1,894

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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More Hornets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Allen

RPG

11.0

Reid

APG

7.0

Reid

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.5

18th

DRTG

103.4

9th

NETRTG

7.0

11th

3P%

31.3

18th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIA	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

1 - 0

110

Final

103

Nets

0 - 1

Wed 21 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.4

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000
4	Lakers	1	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0	0		0.5