lowest team drtg by cavs in a season since 1980

Since 1979-80, the Cleveland Cavaliers have their best defensive rating in a season 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	Cavaliers	101.3	2006-07	82	242.4	96.8	43.5	20.8	7.6	4.3	36.3	81.2	44.7	6.0	17.1	35.2	18.1	26.0	69.6	52.2	12.7	30.8	14.4	19,880	7,934	3,568	1,708	625	353	1,177	1,781
3	Cavaliers	101.6	1998-99	50	241.0	86.4	35.8	21.9	9.0	4.1	31.2	71.2	43.9	3.6	10.7	34.1	20.3	27.1	74.9	52.0	9.4	26.3	15.7	12,050	4,322	1,788	1,093	452	203	785	1,208
4	Cavaliers	102.4	1996-97	82	242.1	87.5	37.4	20.9	8.0	3.8	33.0	72.8	45.3	5.9	15.7	37.6	15.6	21.6	72.3	53.1	11.1	26.3	14.5	19,855	7,173	3,068	1,714	655	315	1,188	1,882
5	Cavaliers	102.4	2008-09	82	241.2	100.3	42.2	20.3	7.2	5.3	36.9	78.7	46.8	8.0	20.4	39.3	18.6	24.5	75.7	56.0	10.8	31.4	12.7	19,780	8,223	3,460	1,663	593	435	1,045	1,663
6	Cavaliers	102.9	1988-89	82	240.9	108.8	42.8	27.6	9.6	7.1	42.3	84.2	50.2	2.1	5.8	35.9	22.2	29.7	74.7	55.9	12.6	30.2	16.1	19,755	8,923	3,508	2,260	791	586	1,323	1,592
7	Cavaliers	104.0	1999-00	82	242.1	97.0	42.8	23.7	8.7	4.4	36.3	82.1	44.2	4.2	11.2	37.3	20.2	26.9	75.0	51.6	12.3	30.5	17.4	19,855	7,950	3,509	1,941	715	363	1,427	2,219
8	Cavaliers	104.1	2009-10	82	241.2	102.1	42.5	22.4	6.9	5.2	37.8	77.9	48.5	7.3	19.3	38.1	19.1	26.6	72.0	57.0	9.6	32.8	13.9	19,780	8,373	3,483	1,835	564	425	1,137	1,591
9	Cavaliers	104.2	2003-04	82	242.1	92.9	45.6	22.0	7.1	6.5	35.6	82.4	43.3	3.0	9.6	31.4	18.6	24.8	75.3	49.8	13.6	31.9	14.8	19,855	7,619	3,737	1,808	585	537	1,216	1,743
10	Cavaliers	104.5	2015-16	82	242.1	104.3	44.5	22.7	6.7	3.9	38.7	84.0	46.0	10.7	29.6	36.2	16.3	21.7	74.8	55.8	10.6	33.9	13.6	19,855	8,555	3,650	1,861	551	317	1,114	1,666
11	Cavaliers	104.6	1994-95	82	243.0	90.5	40.0	20.4	7.7	4.3	33.6	76.3	44.1	4.9	12.6	38.5	18.4	24.2	76.0	52.0	12.7	27.3	14.3	19,930	7,417	3,282	1,672	630	349	1,176	1,694
12	Cavaliers	104.9	2000-01	82	241.8	92.2	42.1	20.8	7.8	5.3	35.2	79.7	44.2	2.7	8.0	33.4	19.0	24.9	76.5	50.9	12.4	29.8	16.5	19,830	7,561	3,455	1,708	642	436	1,350	1,904
13	Cavaliers	105.1	1993-94	82	242.1	101.2	42.0	25.0	8.6	5.2	38.2	82.1	46.5	3.6	9.9	36.2	21.2	27.5	77.0	53.7	13.3	28.7	13.9	19,855	8,296	3,443	2,049	705	426	1,136	1,701
14	Cavaliers	105.4	2005-06	82	241.8	97.6	42.3	19.0	6.9	4.8	35.5	78.2	45.4	6.1	17.9	33.9	20.6	28.3	72.9	53.8	11.7	30.6	13.9	19,830	8,002	3,470	1,560	567	392	1,137	1,733
15	Cavaliers	105.7	2004-05	82	242.1	96.5	42.3	22.6	8.0	5.6	36.5	81.5	44.7	3.7	11.0	33.2	19.9	26.5	75.2	51.8	13.6	28.7	13.9	19,855	7,914	3,469	1,851	654	461	1,141	1,850
16	Cavaliers	106.0	1992-93	82	241.8	107.7	41.8	28.6	7.5	6.5	41.8	84.0	49.7	3.5	9.0	38.1	20.7	25.8	80.2	56.5	11.3	30.4	13.7	19,830	8,832	3,425	2,349	615	536	1,120	1,580
17	Cavaliers	106.0	1987-88	82	241.2	104.5	40.3	25.2	8.9	6.4	40.4	82.4	49.0	1.5	4.1	37.8	22.1	29.7	74.4	54.7	12.4	27.9	17.5	19,780	8,566	3,304	2,070	733	526	1,439	1,836
18	Cavaliers	106.3	2014-15	82	241.2	103.1	43.0	22.1	7.4	4.1	37.7	82.2	45.8	10.1	27.5	36.7	17.7	23.6	75.1	55.7	11.1	31.9	14.3	19,780	8,457	3,523	1,814	603	340	1,171	1,510
19	Cavaliers	106.4	2007-08	82	242.1	96.4	44.6	20.0	7.1	5.2	35.8	81.7	43.9	6.7	18.8	35.8	18.0	25.1	71.7	52.0	13.3	31.3	14.0	19,855	7,903	3,655	1,640	579	427	1,145	1,712
20	Cavaliers	106.4	1979-80	82	243.0	114.1	45.0	25.7	9.3	4.2	46.5	98.1	47.4	0.4	2.3	19.3	20.8	26.9	77.2	51.9	15.9	29.0	16.7	19,930	9,360	3,688	2,108	764	342	1,370	1,934
21	Cavaliers	106.4	1986-87	82	240.9	104.4	44.8	23.3	8.2	6.8	40.8	86.9	47.0	1.0	4.1	24.0	21.7	31.1	69.7	51.9	15.3	29.5	19.7	19,755	8,558	3,677	1,912	672	559	1,619	1,853
22	Cavaliers	106.7	2002-03	82	241.8	91.4	44.6	20.9	7.8	6.4	34.8	82.3	42.2	3.6	10.9	32.7	18.3	24.5	74.7	49.1	13.6	31.0	18.3	19,830	7,495	3,660	1,712	636	521	1,501	1,864
23	Cavaliers	106.7	1995-96	82	241.8	91.1	35.6	22.2	8.2	4.1	33.7	73.1	46.0	7.3	19.3	37.7	16.5	21.6	76.3	55.1	10.6	25.1	13.1	19,830	7,473	2,922	1,818	674	340	1,073	1,685
24	Cavaliers	106.8	1982-83	82	240.9	97.1	43.7	21.2	7.5	3.5	39.7	85.3	46.5	0.4	1.5	25.0	17.4	24.2	72.1	50.6	14.3	29.4	18.8	19,755	7,964	3,587	1,738	617	290	1,538	2,236
25	Cavaliers	107.2	1989-90	82	242.4	102.6	42.8	25.7	7.9	6.2	39.2	85.1	46.1	4.2	10.4	40.7	20.0	26.8	74.4	52.9	13.8	29.0	15.2	19,880	8,411	3,508	2,106	645	512	1,243	1,666

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Mitchell

RPG

8.9

Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

10th

DRTG

114.7

13th

NETRTG

2.3

10th

3P%

35.1

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 1/12	UTA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 1/14	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

26 - 9

114

Final

110

Cavaliers

20 - 17

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

69.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

15-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	17.0
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.0
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.0