most high nba team defensive ratings 2018

The Phoenix Suns had the worst defensive rating by a team in 2017-18, with a 112.9 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Suns	112.9	2017-18	82	240.3	103.9	44.1	21.3	6.9	4.5	38.5	87.1	44.2	9.3	27.9	33.4	17.7	23.9	74.1	53.2	10.3	33.9	15.7	19,705	8,522	3,618	1,743	569	370	1,289	1,807
2	Cavaliers	111.9	2017-18	82	240.6	110.9	42.1	23.4	7.1	3.8	40.4	84.8	47.6	12.0	32.1	37.2	18.1	23.3	77.9	58.4	8.5	33.7	13.7	19,730	9,091	3,455	1,916	582	312	1,126	1,524
3	Kings	111.1	2017-18	82	240.9	98.8	40.9	21.6	7.8	4.1	38.8	86.1	45.0	9.0	24.0	37.5	12.3	16.7	73.5	52.9	9.5	31.4	13.7	19,755	8,104	3,354	1,768	643	340	1,125	1,639
4	Timberwolves	111.1	2017-18	82	241.5	109.5	42.0	22.7	8.4	4.2	41.0	86.1	47.6	8.0	22.5	35.7	19.4	24.1	80.4	56.6	10.3	31.6	12.5	19,805	8,980	3,441	1,861	689	345	1,021	1,495
5	Grizzlies	111.0	2017-18	82	240.3	99.3	40.5	21.5	7.5	4.8	36.7	82.8	44.4	9.2	26.2	35.2	16.6	21.1	78.6	53.9	9.5	31.0	15.0	19,705	8,145	3,323	1,767	613	396	1,227	1,900
6	Nuggets	111.0	2017-18	82	242.4	110.0	44.5	25.1	7.6	4.9	40.7	86.6	47.0	11.5	30.9	37.1	17.1	22.3	76.7	57.0	11.0	33.5	15.0	19,880	9,020	3,650	2,059	627	404	1,226	1,533
7	Bulls	110.9	2017-18	82	242.1	102.9	44.7	23.5	7.6	3.5	38.7	88.8	43.5	11.0	31.1	35.5	14.6	19.2	75.9	52.9	9.6	35.0	14.0	19,855	8,440	3,662	1,923	626	289	1,147	1,571
8	Knicks	110.7	2017-18	82	241.8	104.5	44.0	23.3	6.7	5.1	40.7	87.7	46.4	8.2	23.3	35.2	14.9	19.0	78.7	54.4	10.5	33.6	14.7	19,830	8,566	3,611	1,912	552	421	1,207	1,682
9	Nets	110.6	2017-18	82	242.1	106.6	44.4	23.7	6.2	4.8	38.2	86.8	44.1	12.7	35.7	35.6	17.4	22.6	77.2	55.1	9.7	34.8	15.2	19,855	8,741	3,644	1,941	512	390	1,245	1,688
10	Hawks	110.6	2017-18	82	240.3	103.4	41.9	23.7	7.8	4.2	38.2	85.5	44.6	11.2	31.0	36.0	15.8	20.2	78.5	54.7	9.1	32.8	15.5	19,705	8,475	3,436	1,946	638	348	1,275	1,606
11	Clippers	110.2	2017-18	82	240.3	109.0	43.9	22.3	7.7	4.5	40.3	85.4	47.1	9.5	26.8	35.4	19.0	25.5	74.3	56.4	10.1	33.7	14.7	19,705	8,937	3,598	1,832	628	372	1,204	1,638
12	Bucks	110.1	2017-18	82	241.8	106.5	39.8	23.2	8.8	5.4	39.7	83.0	47.8	8.8	24.7	35.5	18.3	23.4	78.3	57.1	8.4	31.5	13.8	19,830	8,731	3,267	1,905	722	443	1,134	1,752
13	Magic	110.1	2017-18	82	240.6	103.4	41.6	23.4	7.6	4.9	38.8	85.9	45.2	10.3	29.3	35.1	15.5	20.5	75.7	54.5	8.8	32.8	14.5	19,730	8,479	3,414	1,921	622	400	1,191	1,579
14	Mavericks	109.5	2017-18	82	241.5	102.3	41.3	22.7	7.0	3.8	38.1	85.9	44.4	11.8	32.8	36.0	14.2	18.7	76.3	54.4	8.1	33.1	12.3	19,805	8,390	3,383	1,858	578	310	1,007	1,578
15	Hornets	109.1	2017-18	82	241.2	108.2	45.5	21.6	6.8	4.5	39.0	86.7	45.0	10.0	27.2	36.9	20.2	27.0	74.7	54.9	10.1	35.4	12.7	19,780	8,874	3,728	1,770	559	373	1,041	1,409
16	Wizards	108.7	2017-18	82	242.1	106.6	43.1	25.2	7.9	4.3	39.9	85.6	46.7	9.9	26.5	37.5	16.8	21.8	77.2	56.0	10.0	33.1	14.6	19,855	8,742	3,536	2,065	645	353	1,196	1,746
17	Pelicans	108.3	2017-18	82	243.4	111.7	44.3	26.8	8.0	5.9	42.7	88.3	48.3	10.2	28.2	36.2	16.1	20.9	77.2	57.3	8.7	35.7	14.9	19,955	9,161	3,636	2,195	657	485	1,223	1,570
18	Pacers	108.1	2017-18	82	240.9	105.6	42.3	22.2	8.8	4.1	40.8	86.4	47.2	9.0	24.5	36.9	14.9	19.2	77.9	55.7	9.6	32.7	13.3	19,755	8,656	3,472	1,818	721	340	1,088	1,544
19	Lakers	108.0	2017-18	82	242.7	108.1	46.4	23.8	7.7	4.7	40.7	88.4	46.1	10.0	29.1	34.5	16.6	23.3	71.4	54.8	10.7	35.7	15.8	19,905	8,862	3,803	1,949	633	388	1,295	1,736
20	Warriors	107.7	2017-18	82	240.6	113.5	43.5	29.3	8.0	7.5	42.8	85.1	50.3	11.3	28.9	39.1	16.6	20.3	81.5	60.3	8.4	35.1	15.4	19,730	9,304	3,568	2,402	656	612	1,265	1,607
21	Pistons	107.3	2017-18	82	241.5	103.8	43.7	22.8	7.7	3.9	39.1	86.9	45.0	10.8	28.9	37.3	14.7	19.8	74.5	54.3	10.1	33.6	13.4	19,805	8,509	3,586	1,868	628	317	1,102	1,508
22	Thunder	107.2	2017-18	82	241.8	107.9	45.1	21.3	9.1	5.0	39.9	88.1	45.3	10.7	30.4	35.4	17.3	24.2	71.6	54.6	12.5	32.6	14.0	19,830	8,844	3,695	1,750	743	412	1,147	1,653
23	Trail Blazers	106.4	2017-18	82	240.9	105.6	45.5	19.5	7.0	5.2	39.3	87.0	45.2	10.3	28.1	36.6	16.7	20.9	80.0	54.9	10.2	35.3	13.5	19,755	8,661	3,728	1,599	573	423	1,109	1,599
24	Heat	106.3	2017-18	82	243.0	103.4	43.5	22.7	7.6	5.3	38.8	85.3	45.5	11.0	30.6	36.0	14.7	19.5	75.5	55.1	9.3	34.2	14.4	19,930	8,480	3,564	1,862	620	437	1,178	1,648
25	Rockets	106.1	2017-18	82	240.9	112.4	43.5	21.5	8.5	4.8	38.7	84.2	46.0	15.3	42.3	36.2	19.6	25.1	78.1	59.0	9.0	34.5	13.8	19,755	9,213	3,564	1,767	699	392	1,135	1,597

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Booker

RPG

7.8

Bridges

APG

4.8

Booker

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.8

18th

DRTG

121.4

27th

NETRTG

-8.6

23rd

3P%

35.8

11th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	LAC	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 11/12	CHA	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHX	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 11/18	PHX	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Spurs

9 - 2

122

Final

Suns

3 - 6

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Wagner

8.7

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.3

George

BPG Leaders

4.5

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

73.0

Carter

72.2

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

119.6

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

11.1

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

697.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

677.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.5

Wembanyama

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.13

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-7

3-8

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	MIL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	LAC	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIA	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	ORL	@	SAC	10:00 PM

The Phoenix Suns had the worst defensive rating by a team in 2017-18, with a 112.9 rating.

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26.0

7.8

4.8

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

39.3

30.6

30.1

14.6

13.6

12.8

9.1

8.8

8.7

3.0

2.6

2.3

4.5

2.5

2.3

5.5

4.7

4.2

73.4

73.0

72.2

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

697.7

639.1

535.1

677.3

673.5

559

39.9

36.5

36.4

37.1

36.9

36.5

2.13

1.76

1.63

2.06

1.86

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

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NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

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