lowest defensive rating per game by a nba team in a season

The Washington Bullets have the lowest defensive rating per game played by a team in a season, with 1.11 in 1974-75.

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	TEAM	DRTG/GP	DRTG	GP	SEASON	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	Bullets	1.11	91.3	82	1974-75	241.5	104.7	47.5	24.5	11.3	5.0	43.4	93.9	46.2				18.0	23.9	75.2	50.1	13.8	33.7	19.4	19,805	8,585	3,897	2,005	929	409	1,594	1,961
2	Bulls	1.14	93.6	82	1973-74	241.2	102.0	45.8	22.8	9.3	3.9	40.1	90.0	44.6				21.8	28.2	77.1	49.8	13.9	31.9	20.6	19,780	8,368	3,759	1,868	764	316	1,690	1,874
3	Bucks	1.14	93.6	82	1973-74	240.9	107.1	49.0	27.1	8.9	6.3	45.4	92.3	49.2				16.2	21.2	76.3	52.7	13.8	35.1	20.7	19,755	8,780	4,014	2,225	726	519	1,694	1,864
4	Pistons	1.14	93.8	82	1973-74	240.9	104.4	47.3	23.9	9.7	5.1	42.1	91.6	45.9				20.2	26.4	76.4	50.5	14.6	32.7	21.5	19,755	8,560	3,881	1,956	793	419	1,763	1,930
5	Spurs	1.15	94.1	82	2003-04	240.9	91.5	45.1	20.4	8.1	6.5	34.7	78.5	44.2	5.0	13.9	35.8	17.2	25.2	68.1	51.1	12.5	32.5	14.7	19,755	7,501	3,698	1,676	661	537	1,203	1,667
6	Bullets	1.15	94.2	82	1973-74	240.6	101.9	50.9	21.6	8.6	5.4	42.4	96.2	44.1				17.0	22.8	74.5	48.0	15.7	35.2	19.1	19,730	8,353	4,173	1,770	703	441	1,568	1,746
7	Bulls	1.15	94.4	82	1974-75	242.4	98.1	47.5	22.4	8.1	4.6	38.6	86.4	44.7				20.9	26.9	77.7	49.9	13.5	34.0	18.1	19,880	8,045	3,893	1,840	668	379	1,482	1,952
8	Warriors	1.15	94.5	82	1975-76	241.8	109.8	52.0	24.9	11.3	5.1	45.0	97.3	46.2				19.8	26.3	75.1	50.4	16.5	35.5	19.7	19,830	9,002	4,261	2,041	928	416	1,613	2,022
9	Celtics	1.15	94.7	82	1974-75	240.9	106.5	52.0	26.3	8.1	3.5	43.7	95.4	45.8				19.0	24.0	79.1	50.2	16.0	36.0	19.8	19,755	8,734	4,264	2,159	662	288	1,625	1,913
10	Knicks	1.16	94.7	82	1973-74	241.2	101.3	44.9	23.6	6.8	3.4	42.4	91.3	46.5				16.5	21.2	77.7	50.4	11.7	33.2	17.8	19,780	8,306	3,684	1,937	554	277	1,463	1,884
11	Celtics	1.16	95.1	82	1973-74	241.2	109.0	54.3	26.7	6.8	3.7	44.3	97.2	45.6				20.5	25.6	80.0	50.3	16.8	37.5	21.9	19,780	8,937	4,452	2,187	561	305	1,796	1,868
12	Bullets	1.16	95.3	82	1975-76	242.7	102.8	46.7	22.2	8.5	5.9	41.7	88.2	47.2				19.5	27.0	72.0	51.3	12.4	34.3	20.4	19,905	8,427	3,831	1,823	696	485	1,672	1,921
13	Pistons	1.16	95.4	82	2003-04	241.2	90.1	42.8	20.8	8.0	7.0	33.5	77.0	43.5	4.1	11.8	34.4	19.0	25.3	75.3	51.1	12.4	30.4	15.1	19,780	7,388	3,506	1,702	659	570	1,241	1,664
14	Nuggets	1.17	96.1	82	1976-77	241.2	112.6	48.6	27.6	11.6	5.7	43.8	91.1	48.1				25.0	33.9	73.8	53.1	15.7	32.9	24.5	19,780	9,233	3,988	2,262	953	471	2,011	2,142
15	Lakers	1.18	96.6	82	1973-74	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
16	Celtics	1.18	96.7	82	1975-76	240.9	106.2	52.9	24.1	6.8	3.2	43.0	96.4	44.6				20.2	25.9	78.0	49.3	16.7	36.2	19.6	19,755	8,708	4,341	1,980	561	260	1,609	2,002
17	Suns	1.18	97.0	82	1977-78	241.2	112.3	45.7	28.5	12.9	4.5	45.5	95.6	47.6				21.3	28.4	75.1	52.0	14.2	31.5	21.5	19,780	9,211	3,745	2,338	1,059	372	1,766	1,956
18	Cavaliers	1.18	97.0	82	1975-76	241.5	101.7	46.1	22.5	7.8	4.8	42.6	94.0	45.4				16.4	22.3	73.7	49.0	14.5	31.6	16.2	19,805	8,340	3,780	1,844	638	397	1,330	1,871
19	Kings	1.18	97.1	82	1974-75	240.6	101.4	45.6	22.6	8.8	4.2	39.7	88.5	44.9				21.9	26.7	82.1	50.5	12.1	33.5	18.8	19,730	8,311	3,736	1,853	724	347	1,542	1,968
20	Trail Blazers	1.19	97.2	82	1977-78	240.6	107.7	47.2	25.2	9.7	4.8	43.4	89.8	48.3				20.9	27.5	76.0	52.8	14.5	32.8	19.8	19,730	8,829	3,873	2,067	798	390	1,625	2,068
21	Pacers	1.19	97.2	82	2003-04	241.5	91.4	41.7	21.6	8.9	5.0	33.6	77.1	43.5	5.5	15.6	35.1	18.8	24.6	76.4	52.0	11.8	29.9	14.4	19,805	7,493	3,417	1,774	726	411	1,182	1,709
22	Warriors	1.19	97.3	82	1974-75	241.2	108.5	52.1	25.3	11.9	4.5	45.3	97.3	46.5				17.9	23.4	76.8	50.4	17.3	34.8	20.9	19,780	8,898	4,270	2,076	972	365	1,716	2,109
23	Bulls	1.19	97.4	82	1976-77	241.5	98.9	48.7	24.3	8.5	4.4	39.6	87.6	45.2				19.7	26.3	74.7	49.8	15.8	33.0	18.9	19,805	8,111	3,997	1,989	699	364	1,552	1,871
24	Jazz	1.19	97.4	82	1975-76	242.4	104.1	48.4	21.5	9.1	4.2	40.9	91.4	44.7				22.3	29.5	75.8	49.9	14.5	33.9	20.2	19,880	8,535	3,968	1,765	750	343	1,659	2,175
25	Suns	1.19	97.5	82	1976-77	240.6	104.9	43.3	25.6	9.1	4.2	41.5	88.4	47.0				21.8	28.6	76.4	51.9	12.9	30.4	22.3	19,730	8,603	3,552	2,100	750	346	1,830	2,089

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Team Leaders

PPG

16.3

Sarr

RPG

7.4

Sarr

APG

4.6

Carrington

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.0

28th

DRTG

122.7

30th

NETRTG

-11.8

30th

3P%

35.9

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	TOR	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Wizards

17 - 65

117

Final

130

Cavaliers

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

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