lebron defensive rating historical ranking

LeBron James had his best defensive rating in a season in 2011-12, with a 97.3 rating.

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lebron defensive rating in a regular season historical ranking

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	LeBron James L. James	97.3	2011-12	MIA	62	37.5	27.1	7.9	6.2	1.9	0.8	10.0	18.9	53.1	0.9	2.4	36.2	6.2	8.1	77.1	60.5	1.5	6.4	3.4	2,326	1,683	492	387	115	50	213	96	+473
2	LeBron James L. James	99.0	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	28.4	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	9.7	19.9	48.9	1.6	4.7	34.4	7.3	9.4	78.0	59.1	1.3	6.3	3.0	3,054	2,304	613	587	137	93	241	139	+870
3	LeBron James L. James	100.3	2006-07	CLE	78	40.9	27.3	6.7	6.0	1.6	0.7	9.9	20.8	47.6	1.3	4.0	31.9	6.3	9.0	69.8	55.2	1.1	5.7	3.2	3,190	2,132	526	470	125	55	250	171	+377
4	LeBron James L. James	100.9	2012-13	MIA	76	37.9	26.8	8.0	7.3	1.7	0.9	10.1	17.8	56.5	1.4	3.3	40.6	5.3	7.0	75.3	64.0	1.3	6.8	3.0	2,877	2,036	610	551	129	67	226	110	+720
5	LeBron James L. James	101.5	2010-11	MIA	79	38.8	26.7	7.5	7.0	1.6	0.6	9.6	18.8	51.0	1.2	3.5	33.0	6.4	8.4	75.9	59.4	1.0	6.5	3.6	3,063	2,111	590	554	124	50	284	163	+619
6	LeBron James L. James	101.7	2009-10	CLE	76	39.0	29.7	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	10.1	20.1	50.3	1.7	5.1	33.3	7.8	10.2	76.7	60.4	0.9	6.4	3.4	2,966	2,258	554	651	125	77	261	119	+648
7	LeBron James L. James	102.6	2015-16	CLE	76	35.6	25.3	7.4	6.8	1.4	0.6	9.7	18.6	52.0	1.1	3.7	30.9	4.7	6.5	73.1	58.8	1.5	6.0	3.3	2,709	1,920	565	514	104	49	249	143	+618
8	LeBron James L. James	103.4	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	27.2	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
9	LeBron James L. James	103.6	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	30.0	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
10	LeBron James L. James	104.2	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	31.4	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
11	LeBron James L. James	104.5	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	20.9	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	1,654	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
12	LeBron James L. James	104.6	2014-15	CLE	69	36.1	25.3	6.0	7.4	1.6	0.7	9.0	18.5	48.8	1.7	4.9	35.4	5.4	7.7	71.0	57.7	0.7	5.3	3.9	2,493	1,743	416	511	109	49	272	135	+539
13	LeBron James L. James	104.8	2013-14	MIA	77	37.7	27.1	6.9	6.3	1.6	0.3	10.0	17.6	56.7	1.5	4.0	37.9	5.7	7.6	75.0	64.9	1.1	5.9	3.5	2,902	2,089	533	488	121	26	270	126	+410
14	LeBron James L. James	106.1	2020-21	LAL	45	33.4	25.0	7.7	7.8	1.1	0.6	9.4	18.3	51.3	2.3	6.3	36.5	4.0	5.7	69.8	60.2	0.6	7.0	3.7	1,504	1,126	346	350	48	25	168	70	+287
15	LeBron James L. James	106.2	2019-20	LAL	67	34.6	25.3	7.8	10.2	1.2	0.5	9.6	19.4	49.3	2.2	6.3	34.8	3.9	5.7	69.3	57.7	1.0	6.9	3.9	2,316	1,698	525	684	78	36	261	118	+441
16	LeBron James L. James	107.9	2018-19	LAL	55	35.2	27.4	8.5	8.3	1.3	0.6	10.1	19.9	51.0	2.0	5.9	33.9	5.1	7.6	66.5	58.8	1.0	7.4	3.6	1,937	1,505	465	454	72	33	197	94	+115
17	LeBron James L. James	108.4	2016-17	CLE	74	37.8	26.4	8.6	8.7	1.2	0.6	9.9	18.2	54.8	1.7	4.6	36.3	4.8	7.2	67.4	61.9	1.3	7.3	4.1	2,795	1,954	639	646	92	44	303	134	+483
18	LeBron James L. James	109.0	2017-18	CLE	82	36.9	27.5	8.6	9.1	1.4	0.9	10.5	19.3	54.2	1.8	5.0	36.7	4.7	6.5	73.1	62.1	1.2	7.5	4.2	3,026	2,251	709	747	116	71	347	136	+104
19	LeBron James L. James	111.4	2021-22	LAL	56	37.2	30.3	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	2,084	1,695	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117
20	LeBron James L. James	113.0	2022-23	LAL	55	35.5	28.9	8.3	6.8	0.9	0.6	11.1	22.2	50.0	2.2	6.9	32.1	4.6	5.9	76.8	58.3	1.2	7.1	3.2	1,954	1,590	457	375	50	32	178	88	+214
21	LeBron James L. James	113.6	2024-25	LAL	70	34.9	24.4	7.8	8.2	1.0	0.6	9.3	18.1	51.3	2.1	5.7	37.6	3.7	4.7	78.2	60.4	1.0	6.8	3.7	2,444	1,710	546	575	70	39	260	99	-54
22	LeBron James L. James	114.5	2023-24	LAL	71	35.3	25.7	7.3	8.3	1.3	0.5	9.6	17.9	54.0	2.1	5.1	41.0	4.3	5.7	75.0	63.0	0.9	6.4	3.5	2,504	1,822	518	589	89	38	245	78	+220
23	LeBron James L. James	117.4	2025-26	LAL	24	33.1	22.6	5.9	6.9	1.1	0.7	8.3	16.3	50.9	1.6	5.0	32.8	4.4	5.8	75.7	60.0	0.7	5.2	2.7	795	543	141	166	26	17	65	33	-17

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

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DRTG

113.0

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1.5

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36.9

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	76ers	22	18	.550	8.0
7	Magic	23	19	.548	8.0
8	Heat	22	20	.524	9.0
9	Bulls	20	22	.476	11.0
10	Hawks	20	24	.455	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 1/19	MIA	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 1/20	MIA	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Thu 1/22	MIA	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sat 1/24	MIA	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sun 1/25	MIA	@	PHX	8:00 PM

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35 - 8

120

Final

122

Heat

22 - 20

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.3

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.3

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Williams

69.2

Ayton

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122.9

122.3

120.5

120.2

119.7

118.7

DRtg Rankings

106.8

109.2

112.4

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

12.9

7.4

7.2

6.6

5.3

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

10-35

10-33

10-31

12-31

12-28

14-28

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,083.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,035.3

Jokić

1,964.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,091.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,061.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.57

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.67

Dončić

1.53

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

30-12

23-16-1

25-18

24-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

15-28

16-25

17-26

17-25

18-23

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	30	10	.750
2	Celtics	26	15	.634	4.5
3	Knicks	25	17	.595	6.0
4	Raptors	25	19	.568	7.0
5	Cavaliers	24	19	.558	7.5
6	76ers	22	18	.550	8.0
7	Magic	23	19	.548	8.0
8	Heat	22	20	.524	9.0
9	Bulls	20	22	.476	11.0
10	Hawks	20	24	.455	12.0
11	Bucks	17	24	.415	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	15.5
13	Nets	12	28	.300	18.0
14	Wizards	10	31	.244	20.5
15	Pacers	10	33	.233	21.5

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1	Thunder	35	8	.814
2	Spurs	29	13	.690	5.5
3	Nuggets	29	14	.674	6.0
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.0
5	Rockets	25	15	.625	8.5
6	Lakers	25	16	.610	9.0
7	Suns	25	17	.595	9.5
8	Warriors	24	19	.558	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	13.5
10	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.0
11	Clippers	18	23	.439	16.0
12	Mavericks	17	26	.395	18.0
13	Jazz	14	28	.333	20.5
14	Kings	12	31	.279	23.0
15	Pelicans	10	35	.222	26.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 12/22	CHI	@	ATL	126-123
Mon 12/22	NOP	@	CLE	118-141
Mon 12/22	TOR	@	MIA	112-91
Mon 12/22	DEN	@	DAL	130-131
Mon 12/22	NYK	@	MIN	104-115

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 1/19	MIL	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Mon 1/19	OKC	@	CLE	2:30 PM
Mon 1/19	LAC	@	WAS	3:00 PM
Mon 1/19	DAL	@	NYK	5:00 PM
Mon 1/19	UTA	@	SAS	5:00 PM

LeBron James had his best defensive rating in a season in 2011-12, with a 97.3 rating.

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