The Cleveland Cavaliers had the best defensive rating by a team in 1997-98, with a 99.1 rating.

	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	Cavaliers	99.1	1997-98	82	241.8	92.5	40.1	23.1	9.9	5.1	34.4	75.7	45.4	3.6	9.8	37.2	20.2	26.7	75.6	52.9	11.6	28.4	17.3	19,830	7,585	3,286	1,894	814	419	1,421	1,939
2	Spurs	99.4	1997-98	82	241.8	92.5	44.2	22.4	6.3	6.9	35.3	75.5	46.8	3.7	10.5	35.0	18.2	26.4	68.8	53.1	12.0	32.2	16.1	19,830	7,587	3,622	1,839	516	568	1,318	1,731
3	Bulls	99.8	1997-98	82	242.1	96.7	44.9	23.8	8.5	4.3	37.4	82.9	45.1	3.8	11.7	32.3	18.2	24.5	74.3	51.6	15.2	29.7	14.4	19,855	7,931	3,681	1,952	696	353	1,178	1,691
4	Knicks	100.3	1997-98	82	241.8	91.6	41.6	21.8	7.7	3.4	34.9	78.2	44.7	4.7	13.9	33.5	17.1	22.1	77.2	52.1	11.9	29.7	15.2	19,830	7,509	3,412	1,787	634	278	1,247	1,947
5	Pacers	101.5	1997-98	82	241.8	96.0	39.3	23.0	7.9	4.5	35.6	75.9	46.9	4.9	12.5	39.0	19.9	26.0	76.4	55.0	10.7	28.6	14.2	19,830	7,874	3,222	1,889	645	368	1,168	1,859
6	Suns	101.8	1997-98	82	243.4	99.6	42.0	25.9	9.2	5.2	38.3	81.8	46.8	5.3	14.8	35.6	17.8	23.8	74.9	54.0	12.1	29.9	15.1	19,955	8,166	3,443	2,124	756	429	1,236	1,765
7	Heat	102.0	1997-98	82	240.9	95.0	42.0	21.4	8.1	5.2	34.8	77.2	45.0	6.7	18.8	35.5	18.8	25.4	73.9	53.8	12.5	29.5	15.0	19,755	7,787	3,447	1,758	665	429	1,226	1,982
8	Trail Blazers	102.4	1997-98	82	241.8	94.3	44.0	21.5	7.1	5.7	35.2	78.0	45.1	4.0	12.8	30.9	20.0	27.1	73.7	52.4	13.2	30.8	16.9	19,830	7,734	3,608	1,766	585	464	1,383	1,859
9	Pistons	103.5	1997-98	82	243.4	94.2	41.2	19.5	8.3	4.2	34.9	77.7	44.9	3.6	11.4	31.2	20.8	27.9	74.5	52.3	12.7	28.5	14.6	19,955	7,721	3,382	1,597	678	344	1,198	1,805
10	SuperSonics	103.6	1997-98	82	240.9	100.6	38.5	24.2	9.8	4.6	37.2	78.8	47.3	7.6	19.1	39.6	18.5	25.7	72.1	55.8	11.4	27.1	14.0	19,755	8,246	3,156	1,986	804	376	1,145	1,812
11	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
12	Magic	103.8	1997-98	82	241.8	90.1	41.2	20.7	7.9	5.4	33.8	78.7	42.9	3.6	11.1	32.3	18.9	26.1	72.6	49.9	14.4	26.9	15.3	19,830	7,387	3,381	1,694	649	441	1,258	1,617
13	Hawks	104.3	1997-98	82	242.4	95.9	43.0	19.1	8.0	6.0	35.2	77.5	45.5	4.1	12.4	33.2	21.3	28.2	75.6	53.3	13.5	29.5	14.8	19,880	7,860	3,523	1,569	653	491	1,214	1,671
14	Wizards	104.5	1997-98	82	241.5	97.2	42.2	23.2	8.4	4.6	37.6	83.1	45.2	3.9	11.5	33.9	18.2	26.3	69.1	51.3	13.7	28.5	14.1	19,805	7,969	3,462	1,900	689	379	1,156	1,839
15	Hornets	105.3	1997-98	82	241.2	96.6	40.6	23.7	8.4	3.8	36.2	77.4	46.8	4.2	11.0	38.3	20.0	26.7	75.1	54.2	12.0	28.5	15.2	19,780	7,923	3,326	1,941	691	312	1,247	1,757
16	Celtics	105.3	1997-98	82	240.6	95.9	39.5	22.1	12.0	4.5	36.7	84.6	43.4	5.1	15.2	33.2	17.4	24.0	72.6	50.4	14.6	24.9	16.2	19,730	7,864	3,240	1,816	987	366	1,330	2,203
17	Jazz	105.4	1997-98	82	241.2	101.0	41.1	25.2	7.9	5.0	36.5	74.5	49.0	3.0	8.2	37.2	24.9	32.2	77.3	56.9	11.7	29.3	15.4	19,780	8,279	3,367	2,070	648	412	1,259	1,961
18	76ers	105.4	1997-98	82	240.9	93.3	41.7	21.1	8.9	6.0	34.6	78.2	44.3	3.0	9.9	30.0	21.1	28.7	73.7	51.4	13.7	28.0	16.5	19,755	7,651	3,419	1,729	729	490	1,356	1,878
19	Bucks	105.6	1997-98	82	243.0	94.5	39.9	20.1	8.9	4.4	35.6	78.0	45.6	3.0	8.6	35.4	20.3	26.4	76.7	52.7	12.6	27.3	16.9	19,930	7,748	3,271	1,649	733	357	1,383	1,915
20	Warriors	105.7	1997-98	82	241.8	88.3	45.9	20.8	7.6	5.5	34.7	83.9	41.3	2.3	8.5	27.2	16.6	23.3	71.0	46.8	15.7	30.2	16.7	19,830	7,237	3,761	1,708	621	448	1,369	1,859
21	Nets	106.6	1997-98	82	242.4	99.6	42.5	20.5	9.5	3.8	37.3	84.5	44.1	3.8	11.4	33.1	21.3	28.7	74.4	51.3	16.4	26.1	14.4	19,880	8,170	3,481	1,685	777	314	1,180	1,917
22	Kings	106.9	1997-98	82	240.6	93.1	41.4	22.4	7.3	5.1	36.1	81.5	44.2	3.5	9.8	35.1	17.6	25.6	68.7	50.2	13.3	28.1	15.5	19,730	7,637	3,398	1,836	596	420	1,271	1,810
23	Timberwolves	107.1	1997-98	82	243.0	101.1	42.6	25.2	7.8	5.2	38.5	83.5	46.1	3.7	10.6	34.7	20.4	27.5	74.3	52.9	13.0	29.6	13.9	19,930	8,290	3,492	2,068	639	427	1,138	1,882
24	Mavericks	107.2	1997-98	82	242.7	91.4	40.1	18.7	7.9	5.7	35.1	82.4	42.7	5.1	14.4	35.7	16.0	21.2	75.3	49.8	12.3	27.8	14.4	19,905	7,494	3,288	1,535	646	466	1,183	1,643
25	Rockets	108.6	1997-98	82	241.8	98.8	40.7	21.9	8.4	3.6	35.9	79.4	45.2	7.0	20.4	34.3	19.9	25.9	77.1	54.4	12.0	28.7	15.8	19,830	8,099	3,337	1,799	686	294	1,298	1,653

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Mitchell

RPG

8.9

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

6th

DRTG

115.0

15th

NETRTG

4.0

9th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	51	25	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	49	28	.636	6.5
4	Cavaliers	47	29	.618	8.0
5	Hawks	44	33	.571	11.5
6	76ers	42	34	.553	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/2	CLE	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 4/5	IND	@	CLE	6:00 PM
Mon 4/6	CLE	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 4/8	ATL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 4/10	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

47 - 29

113

Final

127

Lakers

50 - 26

Tue 31 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.8

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

13.0

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.6

Duren

67.9

Ayton

67.4

Allen

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.4

119.7

119.3

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.6

111.0

112.8

112.9

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

8.3

7.9

7.6

6.2

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

17-59

18-58

20-57

21-56

24-52

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,786

Jokić

3,669.7

Dončić

3,333.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,039.5

Jokić

3,882.3

Dončić

3,531

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

47-29

46-29-1

44-32

44-33

43-33

Worst Record ATS

31-45

32-45

32-44

33-43

33-42

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	55	21	.724
2	Celtics - x	51	25	.671	4.0
3	Knicks - x	49	28	.636	6.5
4	Cavaliers	47	29	.618	8.0
5	Hawks	44	33	.571	11.5
6	76ers	42	34	.553	13.0
7	Raptors	42	34	.553	13.0
8	Hornets	40	36	.526	15.0
9	Magic	40	36	.526	15.0
10	Heat	40	37	.519	15.5
11	Bucks - e	30	46	.395	25.0
12	Bulls - e	29	47	.382	26.0
13	Pacers - e	18	58	.237	37.0
14	Nets - e	18	58	.237	37.0
15	Wizards - e	17	59	.224	38.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	60	16	.789
2	Spurs - x	58	18	.763	2.0
3	Lakers - x	50	26	.658	10.0
4	Nuggets - x	49	28	.636	11.5
5	Rockets	47	29	.618	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	29	.613	13.5
7	Suns	42	34	.553	18.0
8	Clippers	39	37	.513	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	39	38	.506	21.5
10	Warriors	36	40	.474	24.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	51	.329	35.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	51	.329	35.0
13	Mavericks - e	24	52	.316	36.0
14	Jazz - e	21	56	.273	39.5
15	Kings - e	20	57	.260	40.5