nba best team defense rating 2025 2026 october to january

Between October 1, 2025 and January 31, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defensive rating by a team in 2025-26, with a 107.2 rating.

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	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	107.2	2025-26	49	242.6	120.3	43.6	25.5	9.8	5.9	43.6	89.0	49.0	13.2	36.8	35.8	20.0	24.1	82.7	60.4	8.9	34.7	12.3	11,885	5,894	2,137	1,248	482	289	603	979
2	Pistons	110.0	2025-26	47	241.1	117.1	45.8	26.7	10.5	6.4	42.9	89.7	47.8	11.0	31.7	34.8	20.1	26.9	75.0	57.6	13.3	32.5	15.7	11,330	5,502	2,154	1,255	495	300	738	1,060
3	Spurs	112.4	2025-26	48	240.5	117.0	46.1	26.0	7.6	4.9	41.9	88.7	47.3	13.0	37.5	34.7	20.1	25.6	78.8	58.5	11.3	34.8	13.6	11,545	5,616	2,212	1,246	367	235	655	917
4	Timberwolves	112.7	2025-26	50	241.5	119.3	45.0	26.7	8.8	5.6	42.9	88.9	48.2	14.3	38.0	37.6	19.2	25.7	74.9	59.5	11.3	33.7	14.6	12,075	5,964	2,251	1,333	441	281	730	1,068
5	Rockets	112.9	2025-26	47	243.7	116.0	49.2	25.1	8.8	5.8	43.1	91.1	47.3	11.3	30.7	37.0	18.3	24.3	75.3	56.9	16.2	33.0	15.3	11,455	5,450	2,314	1,178	412	272	719	880
6	Suns	113.2	2025-26	49	240.5	114.2	43.2	25.0	10.3	4.2	41.4	89.7	46.2	14.4	39.6	36.4	16.9	21.1	79.9	57.7	12.8	30.4	15.4	11,785	5,597	2,119	1,225	505	204	756	1,050
7	Heat	113.4	2025-26	50	240.5	119.7	46.3	28.5	9.2	4.2	43.4	93.8	46.3	13.3	36.8	36.3	19.5	24.7	79.0	57.2	11.7	34.6	14.4	12,025	5,986	2,316	1,425	458	212	721	945
8	Warriors	113.5	2025-26	50	241.0	116.7	42.9	28.9	10.0	4.5	41.1	89.2	46.1	16.3	44.9	36.4	18.1	22.2	81.3	58.9	11.0	31.9	15.5	12,050	5,833	2,145	1,445	498	226	777	998
9	Mavericks	113.7	2025-26	49	242.6	114.1	45.1	25.2	7.6	5.6	42.2	89.5	47.2	11.0	32.0	34.4	18.7	25.1	74.5	56.7	10.1	35.0	15.1	11,885	5,590	2,212	1,236	372	276	738	921
10	Raptors	113.7	2025-26	50	242.0	113.7	43.1	29.5	8.4	4.7	42.3	89.6	47.2	11.4	33.6	34.0	17.7	22.7	78.0	57.1	11.4	31.7	13.9	12,100	5,685	2,156	1,474	422	235	697	1,058
11	Celtics	114.6	2025-26	48	241.0	116.3	44.9	23.9	7.8	5.3	42.9	91.4	46.9	15.6	42.5	36.8	14.9	18.9	79.1	58.3	12.6	32.3	12.0	11,570	5,582	2,155	1,148	376	254	578	968
12	Knicks	114.8	2025-26	48	240.0	117.7	46.4	26.8	8.2	4.2	42.6	90.7	47.0	15.0	39.6	37.8	17.5	22.1	79.2	58.6	13.6	32.8	13.9	11,520	5,650	2,229	1,284	393	202	667	986
13	Cavaliers	115.0	2025-26	50	241.0	119.1	44.8	28.4	8.8	5.1	43.3	91.8	47.2	14.7	41.3	35.6	17.8	22.9	78.0	58.5	12.2	32.6	14.5	12,050	5,956	2,241	1,418	440	254	727	1,015
14	Grizzlies	115.0	2025-26	47	241.1	114.6	45.9	28.9	7.9	5.2	41.4	91.2	45.4	13.2	38.3	34.4	18.5	23.1	79.9	56.5	12.0	33.9	15.4	11,330	5,384	2,157	1,358	369	243	726	932
15	76ers	115.2	2025-26	48	244.2	116.7	43.6	24.9	9.0	5.8	41.5	90.4	46.0	13.0	36.2	35.9	20.6	25.4	81.2	57.4	12.1	31.5	13.9	11,720	5,601	2,093	1,196	431	280	665	981
16	Magic	115.5	2025-26	47	241.6	115.7	44.0	26.4	8.3	5.1	41.3	88.9	46.4	11.3	33.1	34.3	21.8	27.4	79.4	57.3	11.6	32.4	13.9	11,355	5,439	2,067	1,239	389	240	654	988
17	Hawks	115.7	2025-26	51	241.0	117.2	42.2	30.7	9.4	4.7	43.2	91.4	47.3	14.5	39.1	37.2	16.2	20.9	77.5	58.3	10.0	32.2	14.5	12,290	5,979	2,150	1,564	481	238	742	1,015
18	Trail Blazers	116.4	2025-26	49	241.0	115.1	45.7	24.1	8.1	4.8	40.4	90.3	44.7	14.0	41.7	33.6	20.3	26.3	77.2	56.5	13.9	31.8	16.9	11,810	5,642	2,237	1,182	397	236	830	1,002
19	Hornets	116.5	2025-26	50	241.5	116.2	45.8	26.8	6.7	4.6	41.3	88.9	46.4	15.3	40.9	37.3	18.5	22.7	81.3	58.7	12.2	33.5	15.7	12,075	5,812	2,288	1,341	335	230	783	953
20	Pacers	117.3	2025-26	49	241.0	110.7	43.1	25.6	7.3	4.9	39.8	89.5	44.5	12.6	36.6	34.4	18.4	24.0	76.9	55.3	10.8	32.3	14.4	11,810	5,422	2,113	1,256	360	241	705	1,081
21	Clippers	117.5	2025-26	47	241.6	112.6	40.5	23.6	8.8	4.7	39.5	83.0	47.5	13.1	35.9	36.6	20.5	24.3	84.4	60.1	9.6	30.9	15.0	11,355	5,293	1,905	1,109	412	219	707	890
22	Bulls	117.5	2025-26	49	241.0	117.8	45.3	29.9	7.3	4.9	43.1	90.4	47.7	14.7	39.5	37.3	16.9	21.5	78.5	59.0	10.0	35.2	14.3	11,810	5,770	2,218	1,463	356	240	703	924
23	Bucks	117.6	2025-26	46	241.1	111.8	40.6	26.3	7.7	4.2	41.1	85.5	48.1	14.6	37.3	39.0	15.1	20.6	73.4	59.1	8.5	32.2	14.5	11,090	5,144	1,869	1,208	352	194	669	941
24	Nuggets	118.0	2025-26	49	242.0	120.1	42.5	28.0	6.8	4.1	42.9	86.6	49.6	13.8	34.7	39.8	20.4	25.1	81.4	61.5	9.4	33.1	12.5	11,860	5,886	2,081	1,370	335	202	614	926
25	Lakers	118.2	2025-26	47	240.0	116.5	41.4	25.1	8.2	4.1	41.8	83.9	49.8	12.0	34.0	35.3	21.0	27.1	77.3	60.8	9.9	31.5	14.9	11,280	5,474	1,945	1,182	386	192	702	899

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.4

Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

7th

DRTG

107.7

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	PHX	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

4 - 3

111

Final

103

Thunder

3 - 4

Sat 30 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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Between October 1, 2025 and January 31, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defensive rating by a team in 2025-26, with a 107.2 rating.

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31.1

9.4

6.6

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule