most games lost by 5 or less points in a season by a team

The Philadelphia 76ers have lost the most games by a team with a point differential of 5 or below in a season, with 73 losses in 1972-73.

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	TEAM	L	DIFF	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	76ers	73	-1,033	1972-73	78	240.6	103.9					42.2						19.5	26.0	75.0					18,770	8,104						1,898
2	76ers	72	-932	2015-16	74	241.7	96.5	41.0	21.1	8.3	5.9	35.8	84.3	42.5	9.2	27.6	33.4	15.6	22.5	69.2	51.2	9.6	31.4	16.5	17,885	7,140	3,033	1,558	613	435	1,219	1,610
3	Nuggets	71	-1,079	1997-98	73	240.7	87.1	38.7	18.5	7.9	4.5	32.2	78.8	40.9	3.4	10.8	30.9	19.2	25.0	77.0	48.5	12.9	25.8	16.1	17,570	6,358	2,825	1,347	580	332	1,178	1,736
4	Mavericks	71	-1,290	1992-93	77	240.6	98.9	42.5	20.6	8.0	4.3	38.5	89.1	43.2	3.4	10.3	33.4	18.4	26.1	70.4	49.1	15.1	27.3	17.3	18,530	7,612	3,269	1,583	615	333	1,331	2,161
5	Nets	70	-883	2009-10	71	240.7	90.3	39.1	18.1	6.8	4.6	33.5	79.5	42.1	4.4	14.3	30.7	18.8	24.2	77.8	50.0	11.0	28.1	14.8	17,090	6,408	2,773	1,286	482	329	1,048	1,443
6	Clippers	70	-1,020	1986-87	74	241.4	103.8	40.7	24.0	9.0	5.1	40.4	89.9	45.0	1.0	4.5	22.0	21.9	29.5	74.4	50.5	14.9	25.8	17.9	17,860	7,681	3,012	1,776	664	381	1,323	1,813
7	Hawks	69	-869	2004-05	76	242.3	91.8	41.7	19.4	7.6	4.1	35.4	81.4	43.5	3.7	11.9	30.8	17.5	24.5	71.2	49.8	13.5	28.2	16.0	18,415	6,979	3,166	1,472	580	308	1,219	1,857
8	Mavericks	69	-790	1993-94	75	240.7	94.4	41.7	19.9	9.0	3.6	37.0	86.4	42.9	3.0	9.7	31.3	17.3	23.3	74.4	48.9	15.5	26.2	17.3	18,050	7,082	3,128	1,490	672	272	1,294	1,831
9	Pistons	68	-898	2023-24	69	240.7	108.8	42.2	25.3	6.6	4.6	40.5	88.4	45.8	10.9	31.8	34.2	16.9	21.6	78.2	55.5	10.5	31.7	15.1	16,610	7,505	2,912	1,749	456	317	1,044	1,451
10	Grizzlies	68	-919	1996-97	75	241.3	87.6	38.1	22.2	8.0	5.6	33.7	78.5	43.0	5.4	15.7	34.3	14.8	21.0	70.7	50.0	12.4	25.7	15.9	18,100	6,572	2,858	1,667	601	422	1,190	1,606
11	Rockets	68	-1,011	1982-83	76	240.7	98.2	42.3	23.2			40.2	90.8	44.3	0.8	3.3	25.2	16.9	23.5	72.0	48.5				18,290	7,461	3,216	1,761				1,990
12	Wizards	67	-885	2023-24	73	240.7	112.9	40.3	28.0	7.5	4.9	42.7	91.3	46.8	12.4	35.7	34.7	15.1	19.9	75.9	56.4	9.1	31.3	14.1	17,570	8,243	2,944	2,042	550	358	1,029	1,460
13	Bucks	67	-763	2013-14	75	242.7	94.3	40.7	21.2	6.5	4.8	35.6	82.1	43.3	6.6	18.8	34.9	16.5	22.3	74.3	51.3	11.7	29.0	15.3	18,200	7,073	3,052	1,589	489	361	1,145	1,583
14	Timberwolves	67	-895	2009-10	72	241.4	96.5	42.3	19.2	7.3	3.6	37.2	84.7	44.0	4.7	14.4	32.8	17.4	23.3	74.6	50.9	11.9	30.4	16.3	17,380	6,951	3,048	1,380	529	260	1,175	1,506
15	Heat	67	-800	2007-08	74	242.0	89.9	37.6	19.6	7.1	4.2	33.7	77.2	43.6	5.9	16.7	35.0	16.7	22.9	72.9	51.5	9.1	28.6	14.9	17,910	6,653	2,784	1,449	524	308	1,106	1,501
16	Bulls	67	-838	2000-01	73	242.4	87.1	38.5	21.8	8.0	4.5	33.2	78.9	42.1	4.1	11.8	34.3	16.7	22.7	73.5	49.0	11.5	27.0	15.7	17,695	6,361	2,811	1,592	587	327	1,145	1,729
17	Clippers	67	-1,012	1999-00	75	240.3	91.0	40.3	17.7	7.0	5.9	34.7	82.4	42.2	5.1	15.5	32.9	16.4	22.0	74.6	49.4	11.5	28.7	16.2	18,025	6,825	3,019	1,329	526	439	1,214	1,662
18	Celtics	67	-731	1996-97	71	243.2	99.1	40.1	21.2	9.5	3.6	36.8	85.4	43.2	5.7	16.6	34.1	19.7	26.4	74.7	51.1	13.6	26.5	16.3	17,265	7,034	2,844	1,508	674	259	1,160	1,678
19	Grizzlies	67	-874	1995-96	76	242.6	89.1	37.8	21.0	8.8	4.0	33.7	79.1	42.6	4.6	14.0	32.9	17.2	23.8	72.3	49.7	11.6	26.1	16.4	18,440	6,774	2,872	1,595	669	304	1,248	1,708
20	Timberwolves	67	-672	1991-92	74	241.4	99.6	40.4	24.6	7.7	6.3	40.9	90.2	45.3	1.6	4.9	32.9	16.2	22.0	73.7	49.8	14.5	25.9	13.5	17,860	7,368	2,987	1,817	570	467	999	1,709
21	Heat	67	-998	1988-89	77	242.3	97.0	42.6	23.6	9.0	4.9	39.0	86.8	45.0	1.2	3.7	32.5	17.7	25.3	70.1	49.5	16.0	26.6	20.7	18,655	7,471	3,279	1,814	693	380	1,597	1,989
22	Cavaliers	67	-758	1981-82	76	241.3	102.2	40.9	22.6		4.3	41.2	89.5	46.0	0.3			19.4	26.0	74.8	50.6				18,340	7,764	3,112	1,715		323		2,034
23	Mavericks	67	-781	1980-81	73	241.4	99.9	39.3	23.8		2.5	38.5	84.2	45.7	0.6	2.2	26.4	22.4	29.9	75.0	51.3			17.3	17,620	7,295	2,869	1,739		183	1,264	1,786
24	Cavaliers	67	-1,067	1970-71	72	240.0	100.3	47.7	24.1			39.7	95.1	41.7				20.9	28.3	74.0	46.6				17,280	7,219	3,437	1,736				1,863
25	Rockets	67	-849	1967-68	72	241.0	110.8					43.1						24.6	34.7	71.0					17,355	7,981						1,910

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Maxey

RPG

8.4

Drummond

APG

6.6

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

17th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

3P%

34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

76ers

0 - 4

Sun 10 May 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