nba best team defense rating since january 21st regular season

Since January 21, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 108.4 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team game data complete from 1984-85

	TEAM	DRTG	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	108.4	42	241.2	115.8	44.7	25.5	9.2	5.3	42.0	89.0	47.2	14.0	38.4	36.6	17.8	21.9	81.3	58.7	10.5	34.2	13.0	10,130	4,863	1,877	1,073	388	221	548	736
2	Knicks	109.2	43	241.7	113.9	45.5	28.1	8.2	3.6	42.3	87.7	48.2	13.4	36.5	36.6	15.9	20.4	78.2	58.9	11.9	33.6	13.8	10,395	4,896	1,955	1,208	351	156	595	840
3	Spurs	109.9	42	240.6	121.8	47.3	30.3	7.3	6.4	44.8	90.8	49.3	14.1	38.3	36.9	18.0	23.2	77.9	60.3	11.1	36.2	13.1	10,105	5,114	1,987	1,273	307	270	552	772
4	Pistons	110.1	45	241.7	117.7	45.3	28.8	10.1	6.3	43.5	89.1	48.9	11.1	30.6	36.2	19.6	25.2	77.7	58.7	12.9	32.4	14.6	10,875	5,298	2,039	1,295	455	282	659	965
5	Celtics	110.3	44	241.7	113.5	47.6	25.9	6.6	4.6	41.5	89.6	46.3	15.3	41.6	36.7	15.3	18.9	81.1	58.0	12.3	35.2	13.0	10,635	4,995	2,093	1,141	292	202	571	801
6	Hornets	110.8	43	240.0	114.5	46.8	25.5	7.4	4.4	40.3	88.8	45.4	17.2	45.6	37.7	16.6	20.0	82.7	58.6	13.7	33.2	15.7	10,320	4,923	2,014	1,098	318	190	673	809
7	Hawks	111.1	41	240.6	119.8	45.0	29.3	9.4	4.5	44.1	93.0	47.4	14.8	39.9	37.2	16.8	21.9	76.8	58.4	12.4	32.7	13.7	9,865	4,912	1,846	1,203	386	186	560	805
8	Raptors	111.6	40	240.0	115.1	41.5	29.0	9.7	5.3	42.6	87.2	48.8	10.9	30.2	36.1	19.0	25.1	75.9	58.6	10.8	30.7	13.5	9,600	4,603	1,659	1,158	387	210	541	836
9	Timberwolves	112.2	42	241.2	116.2	44.4	25.3	8.9	6.1	42.3	88.4	47.8	13.6	36.6	37.1	18.0	24.4	73.9	58.6	11.2	33.1	15.8	10,130	4,880	1,864	1,063	375	257	663	885
10	Trail Blazers	112.5	41	240.6	115.7	46.8	26.3	8.5	6.0	41.5	90.0	46.1	15.1	43.1	35.1	17.4	23.5	74.2	57.6	14.4	32.5	17.6	9,865	4,742	1,920	1,079	348	246	721	774
11	Rockets	112.8	45	241.7	114.2	47.0	26.2	8.7	5.9	42.6	88.5	48.1	11.6	32.1	36.2	17.4	22.5	77.5	58.0	13.8	33.2	15.4	10,875	5,137	2,117	1,181	391	264	693	803
12	Clippers	113.8	42	240.6	115.2	40.9	24.3	9.5	4.9	41.7	84.2	49.6	12.0	31.8	37.6	19.7	24.9	79.4	60.5	9.6	31.3	14.2	10,105	4,837	1,719	1,020	400	205	598	795
13	Magic	114.0	43	241.7	115.0	42.0	26.8	8.7	4.2	40.3	87.4	46.1	12.5	36.1	34.5	21.9	27.1	80.8	57.9	9.8	32.2	14.4	10,395	4,944	1,808	1,151	375	182	619	910
14	Cavaliers	114.2	41	241.2	119.4	44.5	27.8	8.3	5.1	43.2	87.8	49.3	13.6	37.4	36.4	19.3	25.1	76.9	60.4	11.2	33.2	13.9	9,890	4,895	1,823	1,141	339	210	569	775
15	Lakers	115.0	44	240.6	117.5	40.1	26.8	9.2	4.8	42.7	83.4	51.2	12.1	32.3	37.6	20.0	26.5	75.4	61.8	8.7	31.5	14.0	10,585	5,169	1,766	1,179	406	209	617	794
16	Suns	115.5	41	241.2	110.1	42.8	24.0	8.7	4.4	40.3	90.0	44.8	14.7	41.6	35.4	14.7	19.5	75.5	55.8	13.0	29.8	13.6	9,890	4,514	1,755	985	358	182	556	800
17	76ers	115.5	44	240.6	114.7	43.0	24.9	9.4	5.2	41.9	89.9	46.6	11.5	33.9	34.0	19.4	24.3	79.8	57.0	10.8	32.1	13.1	10,585	5,047	1,890	1,094	415	230	575	901
18	Heat	116.0	42	240.0	121.1	46.4	28.9	8.3	4.3	43.4	92.7	46.8	13.9	39.8	34.8	20.5	25.9	79.1	58.2	12.1	34.3	13.1	10,080	5,087	1,948	1,213	347	181	549	798
19	Nuggets	116.8	41	244.3	122.1	46.0	29.4	7.0	4.0	43.3	88.4	49.0	14.1	36.3	38.7	21.4	26.8	79.7	60.9	10.5	35.6	13.3	10,015	5,008	1,887	1,204	288	163	546	792
20	Pelicans	117.1	40	241.3	116.9	44.6	25.4	9.1	6.0	42.2	90.3	46.7	11.4	32.8	34.8	21.2	26.8	79.2	57.3	12.1	32.5	13.9	9,650	4,676	1,784	1,015	364	241	554	818
21	Warriors	118.2	41	241.8	112.4	41.5	28.7	10.0	4.0	40.5	88.6	45.8	14.9	43.2	34.5	16.4	20.5	79.9	57.6	11.9	29.6	16.0	9,915	4,607	1,702	1,178	412	162	656	802
22	Bulls	118.7	43	240.6	114.2	44.9	26.5	7.9	4.8	40.9	90.0	45.5	13.7	41.0	33.6	18.6	24.0	77.3	56.8	10.7	34.2	16.9	10,345	4,910	1,930	1,139	339	206	725	857
23	Mavericks	119.7	42	241.2	113.9	44.5	25.2	7.6	4.9	41.6	90.2	46.1	10.9	31.7	34.4	19.9	26.0	76.2	56.0	11.1	33.4	14.3	10,130	4,784	1,871	1,058	320	205	600	763
24	Nets	119.7	45	241.7	103.9	39.1	24.3	8.4	4.1	36.9	84.4	43.7	12.2	36.6	33.4	18.0	23.2	77.5	55.0	10.0	29.1	16.5	10,875	4,676	1,760	1,094	377	186	742	1,019
25	Pacers	120.1	42	240.6	115.3	41.1	30.6	7.3	4.1	42.4	88.9	47.7	14.2	38.8	36.7	16.3	20.9	77.8	58.8	8.8	32.4	14.7	10,105	4,842	1,728	1,285	307	172	618	813

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.3

Holmgren

APG

3.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.3

14th

DRTG

101.7

3rd

NETRTG

10.6

3rd

3P%

34.6

14th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Sat 10/31	OKC	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CLE	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	OKC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Last Game

Suns

1 - 2

114

Final

125

Thunder

4 - 0

Mon 26 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

14.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.3

Wembanyama

3.0

Holmgren

2.8

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

86.7

Carter

81.7

Reaves

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

126.7

121.1

119.4

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

107.2

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

16.4

10.6

9.8

9.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

0-4

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

223.9

Dončić

209.1

Wembanyama

198.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

241.8

Dončić

211

Sabonis

204

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

37.8

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.58

Dončić

1.53

Johnson

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Wembanyama

1.61

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	1	.750
2	76ers	3	1	.750
3	Hornets	3	1	.750
4	Celtics	3	1	.750
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0.5
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.0
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.0
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.0
10	Magic	1	2	.333	1.5
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.0
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.0
13	Knicks	1	3	.250	2.0
14	Heat	0	4	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.0

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)
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Since January 21, 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 108.4 rating.

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27.3

9.3

3.8

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

36.0

33.3

29.8

16.5

14.3

14.0

11.0

9.5

8.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

4.3

3.0

2.8

5.3

4.5

4.3

91.1

86.7

81.7

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

223.9

209.1

198.3

241.8

211

204

40.5

37.7

35.4

38.7

38.0

37.8

1.71

1.58

1.53

1.70

1.65

1.61

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule