houston rockets player with the best defensive rating

Hakeem Olajuwon has the lowest career defensive rating for the Rockets, with a 98.0 rating.

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houston rockets player with the best defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played

	NAME	DRTG	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	98.0	42,844	1,177	36.4	22.5	11.4	2.5	1.8	3.2	9.0	17.5	51.3	0.0	0.1	20.5	4.6	6.4	71.3	55.5	3.3	8.0	3.0	26,511	13,382	2,992	2,088	3,740	3,569	4,236	+536
2	Yao Ming Y. Ming	99.1	15,818	486	32.5	19.0	9.2	1.6	0.4	1.9	7.0	13.3	52.4	0.0	0.0	20.0	5.1	6.1	83.3	59.6	2.5	6.7	2.7	9,247	4,494	769	189	920	1,311	1,596	+1491
3	Kevin Kunnert K. Kunnert	99.8	8,699	341	25.5	10.4	8.5	1.6	0.5	1.2	4.6	9.6	47.9				1.2	1.8	68.7	50.2	2.9	5.6	1.8	3,550	2,891	532	175	413	141	1,282
4	Kelvin Cato K. Cato	100.4	7,112	317	22.4	6.2	6.2	0.5	0.6	1.4	2.4	4.6	52.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.3	61.7	55.7	1.9	4.2	0.9	1,975	1,955	158	176	431	289	851	+34
5	Ed Ratleff E. Ratleff	100.7	8,433	338	24.9	8.3	4.0	2.7	1.3	0.4	3.4	7.6	45.4				1.5	1.8	80.3	49.8	1.4	2.7	1.0	2,813	1,363	896	430	143	67	801
6	Chuck Hayes C. Hayes	101.3	8,558	426	20.1	4.4	5.7	1.3	0.9	0.4	1.9	3.7	51.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.9	60.5	53.4	2.0	3.8	0.8	1,858	2,449	537	367	186	326	1,128	+763
7	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	101.7	11,133	303	36.7	22.7	5.5	5.6	1.3	0.6	8.3	19.7	42.0	1.6	4.8	32.2	4.6	6.3	73.7	50.6	0.8	4.7	2.5	6,888	1,667	1,699	396	176	764	522	+1094
8	Dwight Howard D. Howard	101.8	5,878	183	32.1	16.0	11.7	1.5	0.9	1.6	6.0	10.0	60.1	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.0	7.6	52.3	60.0	3.2	8.5	2.8	2,919	2,132	279	157	294	510	596	+567
9	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	102.0	6,398	183	35.0	16.5	12.2	3.9	1.1	0.4	5.7	11.8	48.2	0.5	1.9	25.3	4.6	6.5	71.2	56.2	3.8	8.4	2.4	3,017	2,235	720	197	70	442	477	+532
10	Rafer Alston R. Alston	103.4	9,588	267	35.9	12.6	3.5	5.7	1.4	0.2	4.6	12.0	38.1	1.9	5.5	35.0	1.5	2.1	73.0	48.8	0.4	3.1	2.2	3,370	941	1,519	385	50	575	600	+827
11	Maurice Taylor M. Taylor	103.6	6,335	249	25.4	10.5	4.7	1.3	0.4	0.5	4.5	9.6	46.7	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.6	2.1	72.3	49.9	1.5	3.2	1.8	2,619	1,164	330	109	119	437	735	-152
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	103.6	17,780	464	38.3	24.0	15.0	1.5	0.9	1.6	8.7	17.0	51.4	0.0	0.1	6.7	6.5	8.9	73.6	57.4	6.5	8.5	3.8	11,119	6,959	697	433	758	1,448	1,317
13	Luther Head L. Head	103.7	6,222	255	24.4	8.8	2.7	2.3	0.8	0.1	3.2	7.5	42.2	1.5	3.8	39.2	1.0	1.3	76.6	54.7	0.3	2.3	1.3	2,242	680	582	215	24	342	392	+97
14	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	103.7	10,674	305	35.0	19.7	10.5	2.7	1.0	1.9	8.2	16.3	49.9	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.3	5.0	66.1	53.0	3.0	7.4	3.6	5,995	3,189	827	307	585	1,093	1,185
15	Juwan Howard J. Howard	103.7	6,284	221	28.4	10.4	6.1	1.5	0.5	0.1	4.3	9.3	45.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.2	82.2	50.4	2.0	4.2	1.5	2,300	1,351	337	110	21	324	583	-142
16	Steve Francis S. Francis	104.0	15,024	384	39.1	19.0	6.0	6.3	1.6	0.4	6.5	15.2	43.0	1.2	3.5	34.5	4.7	5.9	78.9	53.3	1.9	4.1	3.6	7,281	2,318	2,411	619	166	1,399	1,210	+351
17	Robert Horry R. Horry	104.2	9,408	295	31.9	10.5	5.3	3.1	1.4	1.2	4.0	9.0	44.7	1.0	2.7	35.6	1.5	2.1	74.2	53.2	1.4	3.9	1.9	3,109	1,568	919	409	343	575	754
18	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	104.5	18,991	532	35.7	19.3	7.4	2.3	0.7	0.3	8.1	15.8	51.2	0.3	1.1	26.2	3.0	3.7	80.5	55.1	2.2	5.2	1.6	10,242	3,956	1,205	374	175	332	1,395
19	Mike Newlin M. Newlin	104.6	13,493	440	30.7	14.7	3.1	4.6	1.1	0.1	5.5	11.6	47.1				3.8	4.4	86.8	54.5	0.8	2.3	2.4	6,465	1,352	2,037	467	42	295	1,382
20	Dwight Jones D. Jones	104.7	5,208	258	20.2	7.3	5.1	0.9	0.6	0.3	2.9	6.3	45.7	0.0	0.0		1.6	2.0	76.9	50.9	1.8	3.4	1.6	1,893	1,325	225	153	89	287	692
21	Shane Battier S. Battier	104.8	11,912	348	34.2	8.8	4.7	2.3	0.9	1.0	3.1	7.1	42.9	1.7	4.3	38.8	1.0	1.3	74.3	56.8	1.1	3.6	0.9	3,052	1,623	784	310	351	326	766	+1047
22	Clint Capela C. Capela	105.0	9,600	409	23.5	10.7	8.8	0.9	0.6	1.4	4.6	7.4	62.5	0.0	0.0	25.0	1.4	2.7	52.9	62.2	3.1	5.7	1.1	4,357	3,588	374	265	554	453	912	+1151
23	Luis Scola L. Scola	105.1	11,662	386	30.2	14.5	7.7	1.9	0.7	0.3	6.0	11.9	51.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	2.4	3.2	74.4	54.6	2.1	5.6	1.8	5,597	2,984	723	274	124	691	1,183	+608
24	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	105.2	18,631	518	36.0	15.8	9.7	2.6	0.8	0.3	6.2	11.1	55.9	0.0	0.1	9.1	3.4	5.0	67.0	59.3	3.3	6.4	2.5	8,177	5,010	1,338	404	178	1,320	1,703
25	Kenny Thomas K. Thomas	105.3	6,687	238	28.1	9.8	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.6	3.8	8.5	44.5	0.2	1.0	24.8	2.0	3.0	67.7	50.1	2.0	4.3	1.7	2,334	1,507	366	195	137	411	589	-61

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Durant

RPG

8.9

Sengun

APG

6.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

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Lakers

4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

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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

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

Hakeem Olajuwon has the lowest career defensive rating for the Rockets, with a 98.0 rating.

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