nba best team defense ranking 2025

The Oklahoma City Thunder had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 2024-25, with a 107.5 rating.

TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Thunder
Thunder
107.5
2024-25
82
240.3
120.5
44.8
26.9
10.3
5.7
44.6
92.7
48.2
14.5
38.8
37.4
16.7
20.4
81.9
59.3
10.6
34.2
11.7
19,705
9,881
3,672
2,202
847
465
961
1,631
2Magic
Magic
109.6
2024-25
82
240.6
105.4
41.8
23.0
8.9
6.0
38.2
85.8
44.5
11.2
35.3
31.8
17.9
23.0
77.5
55.0
11.1
30.7
14.2
19,730
8,645
3,431
1,887
729
488
1,165
1,648
3Clippers
Clippers
110.3
2024-25
82
241.5
112.9
43.8
25.2
9.4
4.5
41.6
86.3
48.2
12.5
33.4
37.3
17.3
21.7
79.7
58.9
10.3
33.5
14.9
19,805
9,256
3,591
2,064
773
370
1,220
1,503
4Rockets
Rockets
110.8
2024-25
82
241.2
114.3
48.5
23.3
8.4
5.0
42.5
93.4
45.5
12.7
35.8
35.3
16.7
22.6
73.8
55.3
14.6
33.8
13.9
19,780
9,372
3,974
1,914
689
411
1,139
1,557
5Celtics
Celtics
111.1
2024-25
82
241.8
116.3
45.3
26.1
7.2
5.5
41.6
90.0
46.2
17.8
48.2
36.8
15.3
19.1
79.9
59.1
11.4
33.9
11.9
19,830
9,534
3,716
2,144
589
452
973
1,303
6Timberwolves
Timberwolves
111.5
2024-25
82
241.8
114.3
44.3
26.1
8.0
5.0
41.0
87.6
46.8
15.0
39.9
37.7
17.2
21.8
78.9
58.8
11.1
33.2
14.5
19,830
9,372
3,634
2,142
654
406
1,186
1,498
7Warriors
Warriors
111.7
2024-25
82
240.6
113.8
45.4
29.1
9.4
4.8
40.8
90.4
45.1
15.4
42.4
36.4
16.9
22.1
76.4
56.8
12.5
32.8
14.0
19,730
9,331
3,721
2,386
771
391
1,152
1,571
8Cavaliers
Cavaliers
112.2
2024-25
82
240.9
121.9
45.4
28.1
8.2
4.3
44.5
90.8
49.1
15.9
41.5
38.3
17.0
21.9
77.6
60.7
11.2
34.2
13.2
19,755
9,999
3,723
2,304
670
350
1,082
1,487
9Heat
Heat
112.9
2024-25
82
243.0
110.6
43.4
26.4
8.1
3.8
40.5
87.0
46.5
13.7
37.3
36.7
16.0
20.2
79.1
57.6
9.7
33.7
13.6
19,930
9,069
3,558
2,166
668
314
1,114
1,275
10Grizzlies
Grizzlies
113.0
2024-25
82
240.3
121.7
47.3
28.4
8.9
5.6
44.8
93.3
47.9
13.9
37.9
36.7
18.3
23.3
78.6
58.8
12.9
34.4
15.7
19,705
9,980
3,875
2,330
726
462
1,285
1,711
11Pistons
Pistons
113.1
2024-25
82
241.5
115.5
44.8
26.4
8.0
5.3
42.7
89.8
47.6
12.8
35.4
36.2
17.2
22.3
77.4
58.0
11.4
33.4
14.9
19,805
9,471
3,670
2,165
652
431
1,219
1,695
12Bucks
Bucks
113.4
2024-25
82
240.9
115.5
43.4
25.5
7.3
4.7
42.0
86.4
48.6
14.2
36.6
38.7
17.3
23.1
75.0
59.8
8.2
35.1
13.4
19,755
9,472
3,556
2,090
601
384
1,097
1,469
13Pacers
Pacers
114.3
2024-25
82
242.1
117.4
41.8
29.2
8.5
5.5
43.6
89.3
48.8
13.2
35.8
36.8
17.0
21.6
78.9
59.4
9.2
32.7
13.2
19,855
9,624
3,430
2,398
694
448
1,082
1,533
14Knicks
Knicks
114.3
2024-25
82
242.4
115.8
42.6
27.5
8.2
4.0
43.3
89.2
48.6
12.6
34.1
36.9
16.5
20.7
80.0
58.9
10.9
31.8
13.3
19,880
9,494
3,497
2,254
671
324
1,088
1,407
15Lakers
Lakers
114.7
2024-25
82
240.6
113.4
42.4
26.0
7.7
4.5
40.9
85.5
47.9
13.3
36.4
36.6
18.2
23.2
78.5
59.3
9.7
32.8
14.0
19,730
9,298
3,479
2,131
633
367
1,145
1,415
16Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
114.7
2024-25
82
241.2
110.9
44.8
23.8
8.3
5.3
40.5
90.2
45.0
12.9
37.7
34.2
16.9
22.2
76.2
55.5
13.4
31.4
16.0
19,780
9,093
3,671
1,952
678
433
1,309
1,558
17Raptors
Raptors
114.8
2024-25
82
241.5
110.9
45.1
28.5
8.1
4.2
41.6
91.0
45.8
11.8
34.0
34.8
15.8
21.1
74.8
55.3
12.6
32.5
15.3
19,805
9,091
3,700
2,340
664
348
1,257
1,738
18Bulls
Bulls
115.6
2024-25
82
240.9
117.8
45.9
29.1
7.6
4.7
43.2
92.0
47.0
15.4
42.0
36.7
16.0
19.7
80.9
58.5
10.1
35.8
14.7
19,755
9,660
3,760
2,383
621
386
1,203
1,444
19Hawks
Hawks
115.7
2024-25
82
241.2
118.2
44.5
29.6
9.7
5.1
43.4
91.8
47.2
13.5
37.7
35.8
18.0
23.2
77.5
57.9
11.9
32.6
15.5
19,780
9,691
3,649
2,426
798
419
1,273
1,564
20Nets
Nets
115.8
2024-25
82
241.2
105.1
41.3
25.2
7.8
4.3
37.6
86.1
43.7
13.6
39.4
34.4
16.3
20.7
78.7
55.2
10.9
30.4
15.2
19,780
8,619
3,387
2,063
639
352
1,244
1,698
21Mavericks
Mavericks
116.0
2024-25
82
240.6
114.2
43.0
25.2
7.8
5.4
42.0
87.7
47.9
12.4
34.2
36.4
17.8
23.1
77.0
58.3
10.1
33.0
14.0
19,730
9,364
3,530
2,070
636
445
1,151
1,458
22Nuggets
Nuggets
116.0
2024-25
82
242.1
120.8
45.7
31.0
8.0
4.9
45.4
89.8
50.6
12.0
31.9
37.6
17.9
23.3
77.0
60.4
11.2
34.5
14.3
19,855
9,902
3,751
2,542
656
402
1,169
1,444
23Kings
Kings
116.2
2024-25
82
242.4
115.7
44.2
26.5
7.6
4.4
43.0
90.1
47.8
12.6
35.2
35.7
17.1
21.2
80.6
58.2
11.0
33.2
13.3
19,880
9,490
3,624
2,169
620
357
1,092
1,548
24Hornets
Hornets
116.6
2024-25
82
240.9
105.1
45.2
24.3
7.4
4.5
38.3
89.1
43.0
13.0
38.3
33.9
15.5
19.8
78.3
53.7
12.2
33.0
15.5
19,755
8,618
3,706
1,994
607
368
1,271
1,535
25Spurs
Spurs
117.2
2024-25
82
240.6
113.9
43.7
28.6
8.2
5.5
41.8
89.8
46.5
14.1
39.6
35.7
16.2
21.0
77.4
57.5
10.9
32.7
13.9
19,730
9,342
3,581
2,348
674
455
1,138
1,363
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.4

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.5

4th

DRTG

106.8

1st

NETRTG

12.7

1st

3P%

35.8

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
38
10
.792
2
31
15
.674
6.0
3
31
16
.660
6.5
4
28
16
.636
8.0
5
28
17
.622
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/29
@
9:30 PM
Sun
2/1
@
9:30 PM
Tue
2/3
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/4
@
9:30 PM
Sat
2/7
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

12 - 37

95

Final

104

OKC Thunder

38 - 10

Tue 27 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
34
11
.756
2
29
17
.630
5.5
3
28
18
.609
6.5
4
29
19
.604
6.5
5
28
20
.583
7.5
6
25
21
.543
9.5
7
25
22
.532
10.0
8
23
22
.511
11.0
9
23
23
.500
11.5
10
23
25
.479
12.5
11
19
28
.404
16.0
12
18
27
.400
16.0
13
12
33
.267
22.0
14
11
34
.244
23.0
15
11
36
.234
24.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
38
10
.792
2
31
15
.674
6.0
3
31
16
.660
6.5
4
28
16
.636
8.0
5
28
17
.622
8.5
6
28
19
.596
9.5
7
28
19
.596
9.5
8
26
22
.542
12.0
9
23
25
.479
15.0
10
22
24
.478
15.0
11
19
27
.413
18.0
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
15
32
.319
22.5
14
12
36
.250
26.0
15
12
37
.245
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
12/31
@
118-112
Wed
12/31
@
123-108
Wed
12/31
@
120-106
Wed
12/31
@
101-118
Thu
1/1
@
123-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:30 PM