nba champion highest defensive rating by team

13 teams won a championship. The first three are the Denver Nuggets in 2022-23, the Boston Celtics 4 times and the Milwaukee Bucks in 2020-21.

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NBA champion in a regular season highest defensive rating by team

	TEAM	Champs	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	Nuggets	1	114.2	2022-23	82	240.9	115.8	43.0	28.9	7.5	4.5	43.6	86.4	50.4	11.8	31.2	37.9	16.8	22.4	75.1	60.1	10.1	32.9	14.5	19,755	9,495	3,527	2,368	618	368	1,192	1,525
2	Celtics	1	111.6	2023-24	82	241.8	120.6	46.3	26.9	6.8	6.6	43.9	90.2	48.7	16.5	42.5	38.8	16.3	20.2	80.7	60.9	10.7	35.6	11.9	19,830	9,887	3,799	2,207	557	538	979	1,326
3	Bucks	1	111.4	2020-21	72	240.7	120.1	48.1	25.5	8.1	4.6	44.7	91.8	48.7	14.4	37.1	38.9	16.2	21.4	76.0	59.3	10.3	37.8	13.8	17,330	8,649	3,465	1,834	585	334	995	1,244
4	Warriors	1	107.7	2017-18	82	240.6	113.5	43.5	29.3	8.0	7.5	42.8	85.1	50.3	11.3	28.9	39.1	16.6	20.3	81.5	60.3	8.4	35.1	15.4	19,730	9,304	3,568	2,402	656	612	1,265	1,607
5	Thunder	1	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
6	Rockets	1	107.4	1994-95	82	240.6	103.5	40.5	25.1	8.8	6.3	38.5	80.2	48.0	7.9	21.4	36.8	18.6	24.9	74.9	56.8	10.7	29.8	16.1	19,730	8,491	3,320	2,060	721	514	1,322	1,714
7	Lakers	1	107.3	1987-88	82	241.5	112.8	43.5	28.6	8.2	4.9	43.6	86.3	50.5	1.7	5.8	29.7	23.9	30.2	78.9	56.6	13.1	30.4	16.1	19,805	9,250	3,564	2,347	672	404	1,318	1,715
8	Raptors	1	107.1	2018-19	82	242.4	114.4	45.2	25.4	8.3	5.3	42.2	89.1	47.4	12.4	33.8	36.6	17.7	22.0	80.4	57.9	9.6	35.6	14.0	19,880	9,384	3,706	2,085	680	437	1,150	1,724
9	Lakers	1	107.0	1984-85	82	240.9	118.2	44.1	31.4	8.5	5.9	48.2	88.5	54.5	1.1	3.6	30.5	20.8	27.2	76.3	58.9	13.0	31.1	18.7	19,755	9,696	3,613	2,575	695	481	1,537	1,931
10	Warriors	1	106.9	2021-22	82	240.6	111.0	45.5	27.1	8.8	4.5	40.5	86.4	46.9	14.3	39.4	36.4	15.6	20.3	76.9	58.2	9.8	35.7	14.9	19,730	9,102	3,730	2,223	719	372	1,221	1,723
11	Lakers	1	106.5	1986-87	82	240.6	117.8	44.4	29.6	8.9	5.9	45.6	88.4	51.6	2.0	5.5	36.7	24.5	31.1	78.9	57.7	13.7	30.7	16.6	19,730	9,656	3,642	2,428	728	482	1,358	1,853
12	Lakers	1	106.3	2019-20	71	240.7	113.4	45.7	25.4	8.6	6.6	42.3	88.3	48.0	11.0	31.6	34.9	17.7	24.3	72.9	57.3	10.7	35.1	15.2	17,090	8,054	3,247	1,803	612	468	1,077	1,471
13	Bulls	1	106.1	1992-93	82	241.8	105.2	43.6	26.0	9.5	5.0	42.4	87.9	48.2	3.0	8.2	36.5	17.5	23.8	73.3	53.5	15.7	27.8	13.5	19,830	8,625	3,573	2,133	783	410	1,103	1,804
14	Lakers	1	105.5	1981-82	82	242.1	114.6	45.9	28.7	10.3	6.3	47.8	92.5	51.7	0.2	1.1	13.8	18.9	26.4	71.7	55.1	15.3	30.5	17.9	19,855	9,400	3,763	2,356	848	517	1,468	1,999
15	Bulls	1	105.2	1990-91	82	240.9	110.0	42.6	27.0	10.0	5.3	44.3	86.9	51.0	1.9	5.2	36.6	19.6	25.7	76.0	56.0	14.0	28.6	14.4	19,755	9,024	3,490	2,212	822	438	1,184	1,751
16	Mavericks	1	105.0	2010-11	82	240.3	100.2	41.4	23.8	6.8	4.3	37.4	78.8	47.5	7.9	21.6	36.5	17.5	22.6	77.7	56.5	9.5	31.9	14.0	19,705	8,220	3,398	1,954	557	352	1,145	1,575
17	Lakers	1	104.8	2000-01	82	242.7	100.6	44.7	23.0	6.9	6.0	37.9	81.5	46.5	5.4	15.5	34.4	19.4	28.5	68.3	53.5	13.2	31.5	14.4	19,905	8,251	3,668	1,888	564	490	1,184	1,872
18	Pistons	1	104.7	1988-89	82	241.8	106.6	45.1	24.7	6.4	5.0	41.4	83.9	49.4	1.5	4.9	30.0	22.3	29.0	76.9	55.1	14.1	31.0	16.3	19,830	8,740	3,700	2,027	522	406	1,336	1,939
19	Lakers	1	104.7	2008-09	82	241.2	106.9	43.9	23.3	8.8	5.1	40.3	85.1	47.4	6.7	18.5	36.1	19.6	25.5	77.0	55.5	12.4	31.5	13.5	19,780	8,768	3,602	1,908	718	420	1,103	1,698
20	Bulls	1	104.5	1991-92	82	241.8	109.9	44.0	27.8	8.2	5.9	44.4	87.4	50.8	1.7	5.5	30.4	19.4	26.0	74.4	55.6	14.3	29.7	13.3	19,830	9,011	3,612	2,279	672	480	1,088	1,693
21	Cavaliers	1	104.5	2015-16	82	242.1	104.3	44.5	22.7	6.7	3.9	38.7	84.0	46.0	10.7	29.6	36.2	16.3	21.7	74.8	55.8	10.6	33.9	13.6	19,855	8,555	3,650	1,861	551	317	1,114	1,666
22	Heat	1	104.5	2005-06	82	240.9	99.9	43.1	20.6	6.4	5.4	37.1	77.5	47.8	6.1	17.6	34.5	19.7	28.2	70.0	55.6	10.5	32.6	14.5	19,755	8,191	3,533	1,692	522	442	1,186	1,871
23	Celtics	1	104.4	1983-84	82	243.4	112.1	45.1	25.9	8.2	5.2	44.1	88.2	50.0	0.7	2.8	24.0	23.3	29.4	79.2	55.4	14.1	31.0	17.3	19,955	9,194	3,697	2,122	673	430	1,420	1,949
24	Warriors	1	104.0	2016-17	82	241.2	115.9	44.4	30.4	9.6	6.8	43.1	87.1	49.5	12.0	31.2	38.3	17.8	22.6	78.8	59.7	9.4	35.0	14.8	19,780	9,503	3,643	2,491	785	555	1,211	1,585
25	Lakers	1	103.9	1979-80	82	242.4	115.1	45.6	29.4	9.4	6.7	47.5	89.9	52.9	0.2	1.2	20.0	19.8	25.5	77.5	56.9	13.2	32.4	20.0	19,880	9,438	3,738	2,413	774	546	1,639	1,784

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Jokić

RPG

12.6

Jokić

APG

10.5

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

1st

DRTG

117.0

21st

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

39.3

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	21	.638	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 3/9	DEN	@	OKC	7:30 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

37 - 23

121

Final

127

Thunder

46 - 15

Fri 27 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Jokić

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.8

119.5

118.9

118.6

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.2

111.3

112.5

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

6.7

5.9

5.8

Tank Leaderboard

14-47

15-45

15-44

16-42

18-42

18-41

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,738

Jokić

2,685.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,920.3

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

2,839.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.6

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

38-22

36-23-1

34-25

33-25-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-37

24-34

25-35

24-33-1

25-34-1

26-35

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	38	22	.633	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.5
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	31	29	.517	14.0
9	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hornets	29	31	.483	16.0
11	Bucks	26	32	.448	18.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	21.0
13	Wizards	16	42	.276	28.0
14	Nets	15	44	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	30.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	21	.638	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.5
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	14.0
9	Trail Blazers	29	31	.483	16.5
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Jazz	18	41	.305	27.0
14	Pelicans	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/26	POR	@	WAS	111-115
Mon 1/26	SAC	@	NYK	87-103
Mon 1/26	NOP	@	OKC	95-104
Mon 1/26	MIL	@	PHI	122-139
Mon 1/26	DET	@	DEN	109-107

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 2/28	POR	@	CHA	1:00 PM
Sat 2/28	HOU	@	MIA	3:30 PM
Sat 2/28	TOR	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sat 2/28	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM

13 teams won a championship. The first three are the Denver Nuggets in 2022-23, the Boston Celtics 4 times and the Milwaukee Bucks in 2020-21.

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28.7

12.6

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

32.7

31.9

29.6

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11.7

11.5

10.5

9.8

8.6

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.8

2.0

2.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

67.9

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,864.2

2,738

2,685.1

2,920.3

2,891.5

2,839.8

37.6

36.7

33.7

38.4

37.0

36.6

1.80

1.59

1.54

1.93

1.69

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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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