nba best team defensive rating 2002 to 2006

Between the 2001-02 and 2005-06 seasons, the San Antonio Spurs had the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 98.4 rating.

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	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	Spurs	98.4	410	241.6	95.2	42.8	20.6	7.5	6.4	35.6	77.8	45.7	5.7	15.6	36.5	18.4	25.7	71.6	53.4	11.5	31.3	14.5	99,050	39,014	17,541	8,443	3,071	2,613	5,930	8,345
2	Nets	100.2	410	241.4	93.4	41.5	23.3	8.2	4.3	34.9	79.3	44.0	5.0	14.7	33.9	18.7	24.8	75.4	51.8	11.1	30.3	14.4	98,975	38,297	17,011	9,542	3,350	1,772	5,893	9,116
3	Pistons	100.4	410	241.8	93.2	41.2	21.6	7.4	6.3	34.5	77.7	44.3	5.7	15.8	36.4	18.5	24.8	74.9	52.6	11.6	29.7	13.7	99,150	38,209	16,893	8,845	3,019	2,590	5,602	8,258
4	Pacers	101.8	410	242.1	94.4	42.2	21.2	8.0	5.0	34.3	77.9	44.0	5.6	16.4	34.5	20.2	26.4	76.6	52.7	11.4	30.8	14.8	99,250	38,696	17,284	8,688	3,293	2,056	6,068	9,107
5	Heat	102.4	410	242.1	92.9	42.2	20.0	6.8	4.9	35.0	78.1	44.8	5.2	14.8	35.0	17.7	24.6	72.0	52.2	11.1	31.2	14.2	99,250	38,086	17,316	8,212	2,779	2,001	5,834	9,199
6	Rockets	103.1	410	242.7	92.2	42.5	19.2	6.9	5.1	34.1	77.9	43.7	6.0	17.3	34.9	18.0	23.6	76.4	52.2	11.3	31.2	15.0	99,525	37,805	17,407	7,880	2,842	2,079	6,133	8,510
7	76ers	103.5	410	242.0	94.9	41.9	20.5	8.8	4.2	35.1	79.6	44.2	4.1	12.1	33.7	20.5	26.6	77.1	52.0	11.8	30.0	15.1	99,200	38,892	17,175	8,412	3,610	1,730	6,208	8,740
8	Kings	103.6	410	241.6	102.4	42.8	24.3	8.5	4.3	38.5	83.4	46.1	6.2	16.5	37.5	19.2	24.9	77.3	54.3	11.4	31.4	14.0	99,050	41,964	17,549	9,974	3,469	1,772	5,729	8,169
9	Celtics	104.0	410	241.8	96.7	40.6	20.7	8.6	4.3	35.1	79.2	44.3	7.0	20.1	34.9	19.5	25.8	75.5	53.4	10.5	30.1	15.2	99,125	39,648	16,664	8,506	3,528	1,771	6,249	9,404
10	Timberwolves	104.0	410	241.4	96.1	42.6	23.4	6.5	5.5	37.3	81.1	46.1	4.2	11.8	35.6	17.2	22.0	78.0	52.9	11.3	31.3	13.5	98,975	39,400	17,474	9,587	2,657	2,240	5,532	8,837
11	Bulls	104.0	410	242.2	93.3	42.6	21.8	7.3	4.7	35.3	81.2	43.4	5.2	14.7	35.6	17.5	24.0	73.2	50.8	11.9	30.8	16.0	99,300	38,241	17,476	8,939	2,981	1,932	6,556	9,839
12	Grizzlies	104.1	410	241.8	93.9	40.6	21.7	8.3	6.0	35.1	78.9	44.6	5.8	16.5	35.1	17.9	24.5	72.8	52.4	11.5	29.1	15.0	99,150	38,516	16,641	8,894	3,391	2,471	6,163	8,819
13	Nuggets	104.2	410	241.3	94.7	42.0	22.5	8.6	5.7	35.9	81.6	44.0	4.0	12.5	32.3	18.9	25.3	74.5	51.0	12.6	29.3	15.7	98,950	38,820	17,201	9,227	3,518	2,356	6,437	9,474
14	Hornets	104.6	328	242.3	91.7	41.7	20.6	7.7	4.1	34.3	80.1	42.7	5.0	15.1	33.4	18.2	23.9	76.0	50.6	12.6	29.1	14.5	79,470	30,091	13,678	6,766	2,525	1,361	4,752	7,153
15	Lakers	104.9	410	242.0	99.6	43.4	22.3	7.5	4.9	37.0	82.0	45.1	6.2	17.8	34.9	19.4	26.7	72.9	53.1	12.4	31.0	13.9	99,200	40,835	17,794	9,145	3,082	2,021	5,683	9,117
16	Suns	105.0	410	241.7	100.7	42.4	22.6	7.8	5.0	38.6	84.3	45.8	6.8	18.5	37.0	16.6	21.9	75.9	53.6	11.7	30.7	14.3	99,100	41,299	17,368	9,249	3,188	2,053	5,875	8,694
17	Mavericks	105.3	410	241.6	103.0	43.0	21.2	7.8	5.4	38.3	83.4	45.9	6.4	17.5	36.9	20.0	25.1	79.9	54.5	12.3	30.8	12.6	99,075	42,234	17,635	8,694	3,203	2,227	5,155	8,842
18	Jazz	105.4	410	241.6	92.9	41.4	22.9	7.6	5.7	34.2	76.2	44.9	3.2	9.6	33.3	21.3	28.6	74.6	52.3	13.1	28.4	16.3	99,050	38,102	16,976	9,371	3,105	2,350	6,674	10,125
19	Bobcats	105.9	246	242.0	95.0	41.6	21.4	8.8	5.1	35.8	82.4	43.5	4.4	12.7	34.9	18.9	26.0	72.8	50.6	12.7	28.9	14.3	59,540	23,372	10,242	5,270	2,170	1,250	3,509	5,601
20	Wizards	106.1	410	241.5	95.6	41.8	19.4	8.0	4.5	35.3	80.6	43.7	4.9	14.0	34.8	20.3	27.1	74.7	51.7	12.8	29.0	14.4	99,000	39,216	17,153	7,950	3,298	1,836	5,917	8,781
21	Cavaliers	106.1	410	242.0	94.7	43.4	21.5	7.4	5.8	35.7	80.9	44.1	4.2	12.4	34.0	19.2	25.6	75.0	51.4	12.9	30.5	15.1	99,225	38,842	17,787	8,822	3,014	2,381	6,191	8,942
22	Trail Blazers	106.2	410	241.8	92.9	40.9	21.4	7.7	5.1	35.6	78.8	45.1	4.9	14.1	34.8	16.9	23.1	73.0	52.2	12.1	28.8	15.0	99,125	38,074	16,778	8,766	3,152	2,106	6,146	8,332
23	Clippers	106.3	410	242.0	95.4	42.8	20.9	6.9	5.6	35.5	79.4	44.7	4.0	11.9	33.9	20.5	26.6	76.9	52.4	12.3	30.5	15.4	99,200	39,129	17,559	8,581	2,811	2,302	6,324	8,915
24	Raptors	106.4	410	242.2	93.7	40.3	20.0	7.4	4.5	35.1	80.6	43.5	6.1	16.8	36.4	17.4	23.0	75.6	51.7	11.4	28.9	13.8	99,300	38,418	16,520	8,199	3,051	1,837	5,677	9,121
25	Warriors	107.0	410	241.8	98.1	44.3	21.0	7.5	5.4	36.3	83.6	43.5	5.9	17.4	34.0	19.5	26.6	73.4	51.5	13.8	30.5	15.0	99,125	40,228	18,162	8,604	3,066	2,195	6,152	9,135

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.0

Castle

RPG

13.0

Wembanyama

APG

7.0

Fox

Team Rankings

ORTG

99.7

24th

DRTG

111.2

12th

NETRTG

-11.5

20th

3P%

27.0

23rd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 10/31	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

1 - 0

116

Final

104

Spurs

0 - 1

Tue 20 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.4

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5

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

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)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM

Between the 2001-02 and 2005-06 seasons, the San Antonio Spurs had the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 98.4 rating.

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24.0

13.0

7.0

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

45.0

45.0

38.0

18.0

15.0

15.0

13.0

12.0

11.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

4.0

9.0

7.0

6.0

116.0

111.1

103.6

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

66.5

64.4

61.2

72

66.8

61.5

40.5

40.2

40.0

41.0

40.0

38.0

2.02

2.01

1.95

2.18

2.09

1.96

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule