nba best defensive efficiency by team

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 107.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA best defensive efficiency by team this regular season
TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Thunder
Thunder
107.3
2025-26
72
242.1
118.7
44.1
25.6
9.7
5.6
42.9
89.0
48.2
13.6
37.7
36.1
19.3
23.5
82.1
59.8
9.5
34.6
12.6
17,430
8,549
3,176
1,841
697
401
907
1,370
2Pistons
Pistons
109.7
2025-26
71
241.1
117.3
45.7
27.1
10.5
6.3
43.1
89.9
48.0
10.8
31.1
34.8
20.2
26.5
76.1
57.8
13.3
32.4
14.9
17,115
8,329
3,245
1,927
742
448
1,058
1,575
3Spurs
Spurs
111.4
2025-26
72
240.3
119.3
46.8
27.7
7.5
5.5
43.0
89.6
48.1
13.6
37.9
35.9
19.6
24.9
78.5
59.3
11.3
35.5
13.5
17,305
8,587
3,370
1,992
539
396
975
1,376
4Celtics
Celtics
112.6
2025-26
71
240.7
114.1
46.5
24.4
7.3
5.1
42.0
90.7
46.3
15.2
42.3
36.0
14.9
18.5
80.7
57.7
12.8
33.7
12.3
17,090
8,103
3,303
1,733
517
363
871
1,358
5Knicks
Knicks
112.7
2025-26
72
241.0
117.2
46.3
27.5
8.1
4.0
42.8
90.1
47.5
14.5
38.8
37.4
17.1
21.7
78.9
58.8
12.9
33.4
13.8
17,355
8,437
3,337
1,981
584
290
993
1,446
6Heat
Heat
113.2
2025-26
72
240.3
120.2
46.7
28.7
9.0
4.3
43.4
93.6
46.4
13.4
37.5
35.7
19.9
25.2
79.2
57.4
12.1
34.6
13.8
17,305
8,653
3,362
2,064
648
309
995
1,370
7Raptors
Raptors
113.3
2025-26
70
241.4
113.8
42.3
28.8
8.6
4.8
42.1
88.7
47.5
11.4
32.9
34.5
18.1
23.2
78.2
57.5
11.1
31.2
13.8
16,900
7,965
2,961
2,017
602
337
966
1,460
8Rockets
Rockets
113.4
2025-26
70
242.9
114.0
48.0
24.9
8.7
5.7
42.5
89.4
47.6
11.2
30.8
36.4
17.7
23.3
75.9
57.2
15.1
32.9
15.7
17,000
7,981
3,360
1,743
610
399
1,100
1,297
9Timberwolves
Timberwolves
113.4
2025-26
72
241.0
118.4
44.6
26.2
8.7
5.7
42.7
88.1
48.4
13.8
37.0
37.2
19.3
25.7
75.1
59.5
11.2
33.4
14.9
17,355
8,524
3,211
1,885
628
407
1,072
1,526
10Hawks
Hawks
113.8
2025-26
72
240.7
118.3
43.4
30.4
9.5
4.7
43.5
91.8
47.4
14.5
39.2
36.9
16.8
21.6
77.7
58.4
10.8
32.6
14.3
17,330
8,514
3,125
2,188
681
339
1,026
1,414
11Suns
Suns
113.9
2025-26
72
241.0
112.2
43.0
24.7
9.8
4.1
40.8
89.9
45.4
14.8
40.8
36.3
15.8
20.1
78.6
56.8
12.9
30.1
14.6
17,355
8,081
3,093
1,781
703
292
1,048
1,501
12Magic
Magic
114.1
2025-26
71
242.1
115.4
43.4
26.4
8.6
4.9
41.1
88.7
46.3
11.8
34.4
34.4
21.4
26.8
80.1
57.4
11.0
32.5
13.7
17,190
8,196
3,083
1,877
610
345
972
1,483
13Cavaliers
Cavaliers
114.3
2025-26
71
241.1
119.0
44.5
28.3
8.6
5.2
43.1
90.4
47.7
14.5
40.3
36.0
18.2
23.6
77.2
59.0
12.0
32.5
14.1
17,115
8,447
3,160
2,006
614
366
1,001
1,403
14Hornets
Hornets
114.7
2025-26
71
241.1
116.1
46.1
26.5
7.1
4.5
40.9
88.9
46.0
16.2
42.6
38.0
18.1
22.1
81.8
58.9
12.7
33.4
15.7
17,115
8,245
3,273
1,879
507
323
1,112
1,365
15Warriors
Warriors
114.8
2025-26
71
241.4
114.7
42.5
28.9
9.8
4.4
41.0
89.4
45.9
16.0
45.0
35.6
16.7
20.8
80.3
58.2
11.5
31.1
15.6
17,140
8,147
3,020
2,055
698
309
1,108
1,400
1676ers
76ers
115.7
2025-26
72
242.8
115.6
43.4
24.6
9.2
5.7
41.5
90.2
46.0
12.3
35.5
34.7
20.3
25.1
81.1
57.1
11.9
31.5
13.9
17,480
8,322
3,126
1,774
664
413
998
1,467
17Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
115.9
2025-26
72
240.7
115.1
45.9
25.1
8.1
5.3
40.8
90.5
45.1
14.3
42.3
33.8
19.2
25.1
76.4
56.7
14.2
31.7
17.2
17,330
8,286
3,308
1,809
583
381
1,239
1,441
18Mavericks
Mavericks
116.0
2025-26
71
242.1
113.5
44.9
25.1
7.4
5.2
41.9
89.4
46.8
10.7
31.3
34.3
19.0
25.4
74.8
56.4
10.4
34.5
14.8
17,190
8,059
3,190
1,783
523
372
1,054
1,285
19Clippers
Clippers
116.5
2025-26
71
241.4
113.5
40.6
23.7
9.0
4.8
40.3
83.2
48.4
12.3
33.6
36.4
20.7
25.1
82.4
60.2
9.5
31.1
14.5
17,140
8,061
2,885
1,683
637
342
1,031
1,339
20Lakers
Lakers
116.7
2025-26
72
240.3
116.4
40.9
25.5
8.3
4.3
42.0
84.1
49.9
12.0
33.8
35.6
20.3
26.6
76.5
60.7
9.6
31.3
14.4
17,305
8,378
2,947
1,836
597
306
1,038
1,349
21Nuggets
Nuggets
117.1
2025-26
72
242.8
120.8
43.3
28.5
6.9
3.9
42.9
87.0
49.4
13.9
35.3
39.2
21.1
26.1
80.6
61.3
9.5
33.8
13.0
17,480
8,698
3,120
2,049
497
282
938
1,368
22Grizzlies
Grizzlies
117.3
2025-26
71
240.7
115.3
43.1
28.2
8.8
5.0
41.5
90.5
45.9
13.7
38.8
35.4
18.5
23.3
79.3
57.2
11.5
31.7
15.2
17,090
8,189
3,063
2,000
623
358
1,076
1,437
23Bulls
Bulls
117.6
2025-26
70
241.1
115.8
45.0
28.7
7.6
5.0
42.2
90.1
46.9
14.6
40.2
36.2
16.8
21.5
77.9
58.1
10.3
34.7
15.2
16,875
8,106
3,151
2,010
529
353
1,064
1,315
24Pelicans
Pelicans
118.2
2025-26
72
241.7
115.5
44.1
25.3
8.9
5.1
42.0
90.2
46.6
11.3
32.6
34.7
20.1
25.6
78.6
56.9
12.3
31.8
14.3
17,405
8,314
3,172
1,818
640
367
1,030
1,428
25Bucks
Bucks
118.4
2025-26
70
241.1
111.0
40.9
25.8
7.4
3.9
41.0
85.6
47.9
14.8
38.1
38.7
14.2
19.4
73.0
59.0
8.7
32.2
14.7
16,875
7,769
2,862
1,804
517
276
1,028
1,378
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.6

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.5

7th

DRTG

107.3

1st

NETRTG

11.2

1st

3P%

36.1

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
57
15
.792
2
54
18
.750
3.0
3
46
26
.639
11.0
4
43
27
.614
13.0
5
44
28
.611
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/27
@
8:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
7:30 PM
Mon
3/30
@
9:30 PM
Thu
4/2
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

57 - 15

123

Final

103

PHI 76ers

39 - 33

Mon 23 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
52
19
.732
2
47
24
.662
5.0
3
47
25
.653
5.5
4
44
27
.620
8.0
5
39
31
.557
12.5
6
39
32
.549
13.0
7
39
33
.542
13.5
8
38
33
.535
14.0
9
38
34
.528
14.5
10
37
34
.521
15.0
11
29
41
.414
22.5
12
28
42
.400
23.5
13
Nets Nets - e
17
54
.239
35.0
14
16
55
.225
36.0
15
16
56
.222
36.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
15
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
54
18
.750
3.0
3
46
26
.639
11.0
4
43
27
.614
13.0
5
44
28
.611
13.0
6
44
28
.611
13.0
7
40
32
.556
17.0
8
35
36
.493
21.5
9
35
37
.486
22.0
10
33
38
.465
23.5
11
25
47
.347
32.0
12
24
46
.343
32.0
13
23
48
.324
33.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
50
.296
35.5
15
Kings Kings - e
19
53
.264
38.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
2/24
@
133-112
Tue
2/24
@
110-107
Tue
2/24
@
116-118
Tue
2/24
@
97-128
Tue
2/24
@
84-103

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/23
@
10:00 PM
Mon
3/23
@
10:30 PM
Tue
3/24
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/24
@
8:00 PM