nba best defensive ratings for each team

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 106.6 rating.

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NBA best defensive ratings for each team this regular season

	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	Thunder	106.6	2025-26	44	242.8	121.4	43.8	25.8	10.1	5.9	44.0	89.6	49.1	13.4	37.0	36.2	20.0	24.2	82.5	60.6	9.0	34.8	12.3	10,685	5,342	1,928	1,133	446	259	543	899
2	Pistons	109.3	2025-26	41	241.2	117.3	46.3	26.7	10.4	6.7	43.0	89.7	47.9	11.2	31.8	35.2	20.2	27.1	74.5	57.7	13.4	32.9	15.9	9,890	4,811	1,898	1,095	428	275	650	931
3	Spurs	112.4	2025-26	44	240.6	117.7	46.4	25.9	7.8	4.7	42.1	89.3	47.2	13.1	37.5	34.9	20.3	25.6	79.3	58.5	11.6	34.8	13.8	10,585	5,178	2,043	1,140	345	205	606	857
4	Suns	113.3	2025-26	44	240.6	114.7	43.2	25.3	10.2	4.1	41.5	90.0	46.2	14.7	40.1	36.6	17.0	21.2	80.0	57.7	12.9	30.3	15.4	10,585	5,046	1,899	1,112	449	181	678	954
5	Heat	113.3	2025-26	44	240.6	119.5	45.7	28.6	9.0	4.3	43.5	93.6	46.5	13.4	36.2	37.0	19.0	24.2	78.6	57.3	11.4	34.3	14.3	10,585	5,260	2,009	1,260	395	188	629	837
6	Raptors	113.3	2025-26	45	242.2	114.2	42.9	29.7	8.4	4.5	42.6	90.1	47.2	11.6	34.0	34.2	17.4	22.4	78.0	57.1	11.4	31.5	13.9	10,900	5,138	1,931	1,335	377	203	625	957
7	Mavericks	113.4	2025-26	44	242.8	114.2	44.7	25.5	7.7	5.7	42.3	89.3	47.3	11.2	32.5	34.4	18.5	24.8	74.8	57.0	9.9	34.8	15.2	10,685	5,024	1,967	1,122	340	249	667	839
8	Rockets	113.4	2025-26	41	243.7	117.0	49.0	24.8	8.5	5.6	43.4	90.6	47.9	11.3	30.7	37.0	18.8	24.8	75.9	57.6	16.1	32.9	15.5	9,990	4,795	2,010	1,016	349	229	637	782
9	Timberwolves	113.6	2025-26	44	241.7	120.1	44.7	26.8	8.6	5.4	43.2	89.1	48.4	14.1	37.9	37.2	19.7	26.2	75.0	59.6	11.4	33.3	14.1	10,635	5,284	1,967	1,179	378	239	621	943
10	Warriors	113.8	2025-26	45	241.1	116.9	43.0	28.8	9.4	4.4	41.2	88.9	46.4	16.4	44.5	36.7	18.1	22.2	81.6	59.2	11.3	31.7	15.5	10,850	5,260	1,936	1,294	425	198	698	898
11	Grizzlies	114.0	2025-26	41	241.2	115.1	46.3	29.0	7.8	5.0	41.5	91.1	45.5	13.3	38.2	35.0	18.8	23.7	79.6	56.7	11.7	34.5	15.3	9,890	4,719	1,897	1,190	320	207	628	820
12	76ers	114.3	2025-26	42	244.2	116.5	44.2	24.4	9.0	6.1	41.3	90.9	45.4	13.0	36.7	35.5	21.0	25.7	81.5	57.0	12.5	31.6	14.1	10,255	4,895	1,855	1,023	377	257	593	858
13	Magic	114.5	2025-26	42	241.8	116.1	44.8	26.4	8.2	5.2	41.5	89.1	46.6	11.0	32.5	33.9	22.0	27.8	79.1	57.3	12.0	32.8	14.2	10,155	4,876	1,880	1,108	345	218	595	887
14	Celtics	115.0	2025-26	42	240.0	116.7	44.9	23.6	7.8	5.3	42.9	90.9	47.2	15.7	42.7	36.8	15.3	19.2	79.7	58.8	12.7	32.2	12.1	10,080	4,902	1,885	991	329	223	507	861
15	Cavaliers	115.6	2025-26	44	241.1	119.6	44.6	28.6	8.8	5.1	43.3	92.1	47.1	14.9	41.8	35.7	18.1	23.2	78.1	58.5	12.1	32.5	14.4	10,610	5,264	1,961	1,259	386	225	634	905
16	Hawks	115.7	2025-26	45	241.1	117.5	42.0	31.0	9.5	4.7	43.2	91.3	47.4	14.4	39.4	36.6	16.6	21.4	77.6	58.3	9.9	32.1	14.6	10,850	5,286	1,891	1,394	427	211	659	905
17	Trail Blazers	116.5	2025-26	44	241.1	116.3	45.2	24.4	8.0	4.8	40.5	90.1	45.0	14.0	41.5	33.8	21.2	27.2	77.9	56.9	13.7	31.5	16.8	10,610	5,115	1,990	1,075	354	210	737	922
18	Knicks	116.8	2025-26	43	240.0	117.9	46.0	26.6	8.0	4.2	42.5	91.0	46.7	14.9	39.8	37.5	17.9	22.5	79.6	58.4	13.7	32.3	13.7	10,320	5,069	1,976	1,144	345	182	591	888
19	Bucks	116.9	2025-26	42	241.2	112.4	40.4	26.2	7.8	4.1	41.2	85.3	48.3	14.7	37.3	39.4	15.3	20.8	73.5	59.5	8.5	31.9	14.8	10,130	4,721	1,698	1,100	328	173	621	871
20	Pacers	116.9	2025-26	44	241.1	110.1	42.8	25.0	7.4	5.1	39.5	89.3	44.3	12.5	36.5	34.2	18.5	24.1	76.8	55.1	10.8	32.0	14.4	10,610	4,843	1,884	1,101	325	224	634	986
21	Bulls	117.7	2025-26	43	241.2	117.9	45.3	29.9	7.6	5.1	43.3	90.9	47.7	14.4	39.4	36.5	16.9	21.6	78.4	58.7	10.4	34.9	14.2	10,370	5,070	1,949	1,286	326	221	610	808
22	Clippers	117.8	2025-26	43	241.7	112.3	40.3	23.5	8.7	4.8	39.3	82.9	47.4	13.1	36.0	36.4	20.7	24.5	84.5	60.0	9.5	30.8	15.1	10,395	4,831	1,732	1,010	375	208	648	818
23	Hornets	117.8	2025-26	43	241.7	116.4	45.5	26.7	6.7	4.7	41.2	89.3	46.2	15.3	41.1	37.2	18.7	23.0	81.4	58.6	12.2	33.3	15.5	10,395	5,006	1,956	1,148	286	200	667	833
24	Nets	118.1	2025-26	41	240.6	109.0	40.0	25.7	7.7	4.4	38.2	85.3	44.8	14.3	40.8	35.0	18.2	23.3	78.4	57.0	10.9	29.0	15.2	9,865	4,467	1,639	1,052	316	180	622	819
25	Lakers	118.1	2025-26	42	240.0	116.3	41.4	24.9	8.0	4.0	41.6	83.7	49.6	11.9	34.1	34.8	21.3	27.4	77.7	60.7	10.0	31.3	15.1	10,080	4,884	1,737	1,047	334	166	635	823

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.4

Hartenstein

APG

6.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.9

4th

DRTG

106.6

1st

NETRTG

13.3

1st

3P%

36.2

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.0
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.0
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	8.5
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/21	OKC	@	MIL	9:30 PM
Fri 1/23	IND	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sun 1/25	TOR	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Tue 1/27	NOP	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Thu 1/29	OKC	@	MIN	9:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

36 - 8

136

Final

104

Cavaliers

24 - 20

Mon 19 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.7

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.1

Williams

68.8

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

122.1

120.0

119.9

118.6

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.3

112.4

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

7.2

7.0

6.6

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

10-35

10-34

10-32

12-32

12-29

15-29

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,127.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,078.3

Maxey

2,035.3

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,133.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,122.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-13

24-17-1

25-18

24-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

15-29

17-27

17-25

19-25

18-23

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
4	Raptors	26	19	.578	7.0
5	76ers	23	19	.548	8.5
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	23	21	.523	9.5
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.0
10	Hawks	20	25	.444	13.0
11	Bucks	18	24	.429	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Nets	12	29	.293	19.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	21.5
15	Pacers	10	34	.227	22.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.0
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.0
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	8.5
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.0
6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.0
7	Timberwolves	27	17	.614	9.0
8	Warriors	25	20	.556	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.0
10	Clippers	19	24	.442	16.5
11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	15	29	.341	21.0
14	Kings	12	32	.273	24.0
15	Pelicans	10	35	.222	26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/25	MIA	@	ATL	126-111
Thu 12/25	TOR	@	WAS	117-138
Thu 12/25	CHA	@	ORL	120-105
Thu 12/25	BOS	@	IND	140-122
Thu 12/25	PHI	@	CHI	102-109

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/21	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/21	IND	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 1/21	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Wed 1/21	ATL	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 1/21	DET	@	NOP	8:00 PM

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 106.6 rating.

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31.8

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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9.8

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,127.9

2,078.3

2,035.3

2,165.8

2,133.5

2,122.5

37.9

36.9

33.1

39.5

37.2

36.6

1.84

1.59

1.52

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