lowest career defensive rating by a point guard since 1985

Since 1984-85, Charlie Ward has the best defensive rating by a point guard, with a 99.9 rating.

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lowest career defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a point guard since 1985

	NAME	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	Charlie Ward C. Ward	99.9	630	22.3	6.3	2.6	4.0	1.2	0.2	2.2	5.4	40.8	1.0	2.8	36.4	0.8	1.0	77.1	53.1	0.4	2.2	1.6	14,080	3,947	1,648	2,539	776	128	1,038	1,276	+757
2	Ron Harper R. Harper	101.1	365	24.9	7.4	3.3	2.8	1.2	0.5	2.9	6.5	43.9	0.4	1.5	29.6	1.2	1.7	71.5	50.9	1.0	2.3	1.1	9,091	2,702	1,199	1,023	423	182	408	690	+1295
3	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	101.9	1,315	36.6	13.0	6.4	9.0	1.9	0.3	4.6	11.5	40.1	1.4	4.1	34.9	2.3	3.0	78.4	50.6	1.3	5.1	3.0	48,068	17,071	8,402	11,842	2,559	425	3,927	2,447	+3681
4	Bob Sura B. Sura	102.7	190	20.6	6.6	3.0	3.7	0.9	0.2	2.3	5.7	40.3	0.5	1.5	32.7	1.6	2.3	70.6	49.9	0.7	2.3	1.7	3,913	1,262	574	702	167	42	329	392	+66
5	Eric Snow E. Snow	103.6	765	27.8	7.1	2.6	5.1	1.2	0.1	2.6	6.2	42.7	0.1	0.3	19.1	1.8	2.4	76.4	49.5	0.5	2.1	1.7	21,288	5,469	1,986	3,928	908	89	1,302	1,824	+549
6	Nick Calathes N. Calathes	103.7	71	16.5	4.9	1.9	2.9	0.9	0.1	2.0	4.4	45.7	0.3	0.9	31.1	0.6	1.0	61.1	50.6	0.3	1.6	1.4	1,173	347	137	207	66	8	101	117	+19
7	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	103.7	700	26.8	6.2	4.2	6.4	2.0	0.5	2.4	5.4	44.6	0.4	1.1	33.8	1.0	1.6	65.3	51.1	1.2	3.0	1.9	18,749	4,333	2,931	4,467	1,426	332	1,352	2,156	+219
8	Jamaal Tinsley J. Tinsley	103.7	547	26.4	8.5	2.9	6.1	1.4	0.3	3.2	8.2	39.3	0.7	2.4	29.9	1.3	1.9	71.6	47.1	0.6	2.3	2.5	14,443	4,652	1,605	3,330	776	155	1,375	1,306	+503
9	Darrell Armstrong D. Armstrong	103.9	675	24.0	9.1	2.7	3.9	1.3	0.1	3.2	7.8	40.8	1.1	3.4	33.3	1.6	1.9	86.9	53.0	0.7	2.0	1.8	16,167	6,169	1,854	2,648	906	80	1,187	1,098	+387
10	Brevin Knight B. Knight	103.9	729	24.9	7.3	2.4	6.1	1.7	0.1	2.8	6.7	41.2	0.0	0.2	13.4	1.8	2.2	78.9	47.6	0.4	2.1	1.9	18,176	5,342	1,785	4,481	1,229	87	1,367	1,856	-1087
11	John Stockton J. Stockton	104.0	1,504	31.8	13.1	2.7	10.5	2.2	0.2	4.7	9.1	51.5	0.6	1.5	38.4	3.2	3.9	82.6	60.8	0.6	2.1	2.8	47,764	19,711	4,051	15,806	3,265	315	4,244	3,942	+2941
12	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	104.0	957	29.9	9.8	4.5	7.9	1.6	0.1	4.1	8.9	45.6	0.5	1.4	32.4	1.2	1.9	61.1	50.1	1.0	3.6	2.7	28,570	9,337	4,349	7,584	1,518	125	2,586	1,997	+1331
13	Chris Childs C. Childs	104.1	541	25.2	6.9	2.4	4.9	0.9	0.1	2.4	5.9	40.3	0.7	2.0	34.4	1.4	1.7	81.6	51.4	0.4	2.1	2.0	13,617	3,710	1,308	2,633	490	54	1,064	1,586	+98
14	Greg Anthony G. Anthony	104.1	757	20.9	7.3	1.9	4.0	1.2	0.1	2.5	6.3	40.3	0.8	2.3	34.9	1.4	1.9	73.3	51.0	0.4	1.5	1.4	15,850	5,497	1,417	2,997	887	79	1,043	1,324	-236
15	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	104.2	704	27.1	10.5	3.1	6.0	1.8	0.4	3.7	8.3	44.4	0.4	1.2	32.8	2.8	3.6	77.8	53.3	0.7	2.3	1.9	19,044	7,423	2,152	4,235	1,288	274	1,352	2,158
16	Jalen Rose J. Rose	104.2	66	37.8	15.5	4.0	5.0	0.8	0.3	5.8	14.4	40.2	1.0	3.1	34.2	2.8	3.5	81.0	48.5	0.5	3.5	3.2	2,497	1,022	266	329	51	22	208	184	-125
17	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	104.3	155	33.5	13.7	5.0	7.4	1.8	0.7	4.9	10.0	48.9	0.1	0.5	19.3	3.9	4.8	80.2	56.8	1.7	3.3	2.8	5,188	2,129	774	1,146	280	105	438	480
18	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	104.4	724	29.8	13.8	3.0	6.1	1.6	0.3	5.4	12.0	44.8	0.5	1.5	35.5	2.5	2.8	87.3	51.9	0.6	2.4	2.0	21,545	9,994	2,174	4,407	1,142	226	1,419	1,325	+892
19	Kirk Hinrich K. Hinrich	104.5	364	32.4	11.6	3.1	5.7	1.2	0.3	4.2	10.2	41.0	1.4	3.8	38.2	1.8	2.2	80.2	51.8	0.4	2.7	2.1	11,805	4,229	1,127	2,069	431	114	771	1,169	+162
20	Junior Harrington J. Harrington	104.5	111	22.9	5.1	2.9	3.3	0.9	0.2	2.0	5.4	37.4	0.1	0.5	25.9	0.9	1.4	65.8	42.3	0.5	2.4	1.9	2,546	570	318	366	101	20	209	329	-324
21	Speedy Claxton S. Claxton	104.5	334	25.6	9.3	2.5	4.3	1.5	0.1	3.4	8.2	40.9	0.1	0.7	19.3	2.4	3.2	76.2	48.1	0.6	1.9	1.7	8,548	3,096	830	1,441	503	40	580	827	-201
22	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	104.6	889	34.9	13.5	4.1	6.7	2.3	0.3	5.3	12.9	40.9	1.4	4.3	33.6	1.4	1.9	73.6	48.8	1.1	3.0	2.3	31,026	11,962	3,659	5,972	2,075	300	2,067	1,687	+347
23	Erick Strickland E. Strickland	104.6	340	21.0	8.0	2.9	2.4	1.0	0.1	2.8	7.2	38.8	0.9	2.4	35.9	1.5	1.9	83.1	49.8	0.5	2.4	1.3	7,141	2,724	979	811	327	28	440	670	-181
24	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	104.7	146	33.5	15.6	6.5	5.7	2.8	0.4	6.4	13.1	49.3	0.1	0.5	18.3	2.6	3.6	73.2	53.2	2.7	3.8	3.1	4,886	2,275	943	838	404	53	448	539
25	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	104.8	129	36.7	18.5	5.5	7.8	2.9	0.3	7.6	16.5	46.3	0.3	1.1	23.2	3.0	3.8	77.4	50.8	1.8	3.7	3.1	4,731	2,386	707	1,009	368	33	399	440

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	7.5
5	Raptors	41	32	.562	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/29	NYK	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Tue 3/31	NYK	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 4/1	NYK	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Fri 4/3	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Mon 4/6	NYK	@	ATL	7:00 PM

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Final

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PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

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APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.2

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

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3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

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67.7

Ayton

67.5

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

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17-57

17-56

19-55

21-53

24-50

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3,681.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

3,198.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,923

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

3,385.8

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

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1.91

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1.71

Dončić

1.53

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42-31

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Worst Record ATS

30-44

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31-43

31-41

32-42

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	7.5
5	Raptors	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Hawks	41	33	.554	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	35	.527	14.5
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls - e	29	44	.397	24.0
13	Wizards - e	17	56	.233	36.0
14	Nets - e	17	57	.230	36.5
15	Pacers - e	16	58	.216	37.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.5
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.5
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	38	36	.514	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	38	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	36	38	.486	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	50	.333	33.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	49	.329	33.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	53	.284	37.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	39.0