The Los Angeles Lakers had their lowest defensive rating in a season in 1973-74, with a 96.6 rating.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Defensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Lakers	96.6	1973-74	82	240.9	109.2	52.9	26.6	9.7	8.0	43.1	95.2	45.3				22.9	29.8	76.9	50.4	16.6	36.2	23.3	19,755	8,951	4,335	2,179	794	653	1,913	2,032
2	Lakers	98.2	1999-00	82	241.5	100.8	47.0	23.4	7.5	6.5	38.3	83.4	45.9	4.2	12.8	32.9	20.1	28.9	69.6	52.5	13.6	33.4	13.9	19,805	8,267	3,855	1,921	613	534	1,143	1,841
3	Lakers	98.8	1975-76	82	240.3	106.9	48.8	23.6	8.2	6.4	43.3	93.0	46.5				20.4	26.4	77.2	51.1	13.8	35.0	19.7	19,705	8,764	4,002	1,939	674	528	1,612	2,025
4	Lakers	98.9	1976-77	82	241.5	106.9	46.4	25.1	9.8	5.4	44.7	93.4	47.8				17.5	23.7	74.0	51.5	14.4	32.0	18.8	19,805	8,763	3,805	2,057	801	445	1,538	1,867
5	Lakers	99.9	1974-75	82	242.1	103.2	49.7	25.5	9.2	5.2	41.6	92.4	45.0				20.0	26.6	75.2	49.5	16.0	33.7	21.8	19,855	8,459	4,075	2,091	755	423	1,785	2,079
6	Lakers	100.8	1977-78	82	241.5	110.3	46.1	27.2	9.8	5.0	45.5	93.6	48.7				19.2	25.5	75.2	52.6	13.9	32.3	18.9	19,805	9,044	3,783	2,229	802	409	1,548	1,964
7	Lakers	101.3	2003-04	82	242.1	98.2	43.1	23.8	8.3	4.6	36.9	81.4	45.4	4.5	13.6	32.7	19.9	28.7	69.3	52.2	12.2	30.9	13.8	19,855	8,052	3,536	1,948	682	379	1,132	1,732
8	Lakers	101.7	2001-02	82	241.2	101.3	44.3	23.0	7.6	5.8	38.4	83.4	46.1	6.2	17.5	35.4	18.2	26.1	69.9	53.4	12.5	31.8	12.7	19,780	8,304	3,629	1,882	625	478	1,040	1,823
9	Lakers	103.2	1978-79	82	241.2	112.9	42.8	28.5	9.7	6.1	46.7	90.2	51.7				19.6	25.5	76.9	55.7	11.6	31.2	19.1	19,780	9,260	3,506	2,338	793	500	1,569	1,851
10	Lakers	103.7	1997-98	82	241.8	105.5	43.3	24.5	9.0	6.8	38.4	79.7	48.1	6.1	17.3	35.1	22.7	33.5	67.9	55.9	13.2	30.1	15.3	19,830	8,652	3,550	2,009	734	556	1,256	1,859
11	Lakers	103.7	2009-10	82	241.8	101.7	44.3	21.1	7.5	4.9	38.3	83.8	45.7	6.5	19.0	34.1	18.5	24.2	76.5	53.8	11.9	32.5	13.4	19,830	8,339	3,635	1,730	612	400	1,096	1,592
12	Lakers	103.7	1996-97	82	243.0	100.0	42.8	22.5	9.0	7.0	36.8	81.0	45.4	6.7	18.3	36.7	19.7	28.4	69.2	53.5	13.3	29.4	14.9	19,930	8,200	3,506	1,845	740	575	1,222	1,818
13	Lakers	103.9	1979-80	82	242.4	115.1	45.6	29.4	9.4	6.7	47.5	89.9	52.9	0.2	1.2	20.0	19.8	25.5	77.5	56.9	13.2	32.4	20.0	19,880	9,438	3,738	2,413	774	546	1,639	1,784
14	Lakers	103.9	1980-81	82	241.5	111.2	44.6	28.8	9.9	6.7	46.1	90.0	51.2	0.2	1.1	18.1	18.8	25.8	72.9	54.8	14.2	30.4	19.0	19,805	9,117	3,656	2,363	808	551	1,557	1,955
15	Lakers	104.3	1998-99	50	241.0	99.0	42.0	21.9	7.8	5.7	36.8	78.7	46.8	4.8	13.7	35.2	20.5	30.1	68.3	53.8	12.4	29.6	15.1	12,050	4,950	2,101	1,095	389	287	754	1,231
16	Lakers	104.3	2010-11	82	241.8	101.5	44.0	22.0	7.3	5.1	38.1	82.4	46.3	6.4	18.1	35.2	18.8	24.1	77.9	54.5	12.1	31.9	13.1	19,830	8,321	3,605	1,801	602	422	1,073	1,555
17	Lakers	104.4	2011-12	66	243.4	97.3	46.2	22.5	5.9	5.3	36.8	80.6	45.7	5.5	16.8	32.6	18.2	24.1	75.6	53.4	12.1	34.1	15.1	16,065	6,422	3,050	1,485	390	351	997	1,109
18	Lakers	104.7	2002-03	82	243.0	100.4	44.3	23.3	7.8	5.7	37.7	83.6	45.1	5.9	16.7	35.6	19.0	26.0	73.4	52.8	13.1	31.1	14.5	19,930	8,230	3,632	1,909	639	470	1,192	1,874
19	Lakers	104.7	2008-09	82	241.2	106.9	43.9	23.3	8.8	5.1	40.3	85.1	47.4	6.7	18.5	36.1	19.6	25.5	77.0	55.5	12.4	31.5	13.5	19,780	8,768	3,602	1,908	718	420	1,103	1,698
20	Lakers	104.8	2000-01	82	242.7	100.6	44.7	23.0	6.9	6.0	37.9	81.5	46.5	5.4	15.5	34.4	19.4	28.5	68.3	53.5	13.2	31.5	14.4	19,905	8,251	3,668	1,888	564	490	1,184	1,872
21	Lakers	105.0	1990-91	82	241.8	106.3	42.9	25.5	7.8	4.7	40.8	84.3	48.4	2.8	9.1	30.4	22.0	27.6	79.8	55.1	13.1	29.8	14.7	19,830	8,717	3,518	2,091	642	384	1,203	1,524
22	Lakers	105.2	1982-83	82	240.6	115.0	44.7	30.7	10.3	5.8	48.3	91.6	52.8	0.1	1.2	10.4	18.2	24.8	73.6	56.1	15.1	29.7	19.3	19,730	9,433	3,668	2,519	844	479	1,584	1,931
23	Lakers	105.5	2007-08	82	241.2	108.6	44.1	24.4	8.0	5.3	39.6	83.1	47.6	8.1	21.4	37.8	21.3	27.7	76.9	57.0	11.0	33.2	14.1	19,780	8,904	3,620	2,003	654	438	1,156	1,691
24	Lakers	105.5	1981-82	82	242.1	114.6	45.9	28.7	10.3	6.3	47.8	92.5	51.7	0.2	1.1	13.8	18.9	26.4	71.7	55.1	15.3	30.5	17.9	19,855	9,400	3,763	2,356	848	517	1,468	1,999
25	Lakers	105.7	2005-06	82	242.1	99.4	42.2	21.1	7.7	4.3	36.5	80.6	45.3	6.7	19.3	34.9	19.7	26.5	74.5	53.9	11.8	30.3	13.9	19,855	8,154	3,458	1,734	628	350	1,143	1,894

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Team Leaders

PPG

38.6

Dončić

RPG

10.8

Kessler

APG

7.6

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

1st

DRTG

114.7

17th

NETRTG

8.0

6th

3P%

38.3

3rd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 11/20	SAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Mon 11/23	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

11 - 2

123

Final

112

Bucks

1 - 11

Wed 11 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.5

Mitchell

8.3

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.6

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

11.2

11.0

9.2

8.2

8.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

7-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Raptors	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	8	.333	6.0
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DET	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DAL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 11/12	CHA	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers had their lowest defensive rating in a season in 1973-74, with a 96.6 rating.

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38.6

10.8

7.6

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

38.6

30.3

29.7

13.5

13.3

12.6

9.0

8.5

8.3

3.0

2.3

2.3

4.4

2.4

2.2

5.5

4.3

4.2

73.4

71.9

71.3

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

759

685.6

583.3

734.5

723.3

610.3

40.1

36.5

35.9

37.4

36.8

36.4

2.11

1.74

1.62

2.04

1.83

1.70

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