nba champion teams with lowest defensive rating

The San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team with more than 0 championships in a season, with a 95.0 rating in 1998-99.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74

	TEAM	DRTG	Champs	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	Spurs	95.0	1	1998-99	50	241.5	92.8	44.0	22.0	8.4	7.0	34.8	76.2	45.6	3.4	10.4	33.0	19.8	28.3	69.8	52.3	12.3	31.7	15.2	12,075	4,640	2,198	1,101	421	351	759	1,010
2	Celtics	95.1	1	1973-74	82	241.2	109.0	54.3	26.7	6.8	3.7	44.3	97.2	45.6				20.5	25.6	80.0	50.3	16.8	37.5	21.9	19,780	8,937	4,452	2,187	561	305	1,796	1,868
3	Pistons	95.4	1	2003-04	82	241.2	90.1	42.8	20.8	8.0	7.0	33.5	77.0	43.5	4.1	11.8	34.4	19.0	25.3	75.3	51.1	12.4	30.4	15.1	19,780	7,388	3,506	1,702	659	570	1,241	1,664
4	Celtics	96.7	1	1975-76	82	240.9	106.2	52.9	24.1	6.8	3.2	43.0	96.4	44.6				20.2	25.9	78.0	49.3	16.7	36.2	19.6	19,755	8,708	4,341	1,980	561	260	1,609	2,002
5	Warriors	97.3	1	1974-75	82	241.2	108.5	52.1	25.3	11.9	4.5	45.3	97.3	46.5				17.9	23.4	76.8	50.4	17.3	34.8	20.9	19,780	8,898	4,270	2,076	972	365	1,716	2,109
6	Trail Blazers	98.0	1	1976-77	82	240.6	111.7	48.3	24.3	10.6	6.0	44.2	91.9	48.1				23.4	30.7	76.2	53.0	15.4	33.0	21.4	19,730	9,163	3,963	1,990	868	492	1,757	2,220
7	Lakers	98.2	1	1999-00	82	241.5	100.8	47.0	23.4	7.5	6.5	38.3	83.4	45.9	4.2	12.8	32.9	20.1	28.9	69.6	52.5	13.6	33.4	13.9	19,805	8,267	3,855	1,921	613	534	1,143	1,841
8	Spurs	98.8	1	2004-05	82	241.5	96.2	42.4	21.6	7.5	6.6	35.6	78.7	45.3	6.2	17.0	36.3	18.7	25.9	72.4	53.4	12.0	30.4	13.7	19,805	7,888	3,476	1,771	613	543	1,126	1,717
9	Celtics	98.9	1	2007-08	82	240.9	100.5	42.0	22.4	8.5	4.6	36.4	76.7	47.5	7.3	19.1	38.1	20.5	26.5	77.1	56.9	10.1	31.9	15.2	19,755	8,245	3,445	1,833	696	379	1,246	1,864
10	Spurs	99.7	1	2002-03	82	241.8	95.8	42.6	20.0	7.7	6.5	35.5	76.8	46.2	5.5	15.5	35.4	19.4	26.8	72.5	54.1	11.5	31.2	15.8	19,830	7,856	3,495	1,636	629	529	1,295	1,672
11	Bulls	99.8	1	1997-98	82	242.1	96.7	44.9	23.8	8.5	4.3	37.4	82.9	45.1	3.8	11.7	32.3	18.2	24.5	74.3	51.6	15.2	29.7	14.4	19,855	7,931	3,681	1,952	696	353	1,178	1,691
12	Spurs	99.9	1	2006-07	82	241.2	98.5	40.7	22.1	7.2	5.1	36.6	77.2	47.4	7.3	19.0	38.1	18.1	24.1	75.1	56.1	9.3	31.4	13.9	19,780	8,079	3,338	1,814	587	417	1,137	1,588
13	SuperSonics	100.1	1	1978-79	82	240.9	106.6	47.6	24.1	8.4	4.9	42.7	91.3	46.8				21.1	28.0	75.4	51.4	16.0	31.6	19.3	19,755	8,740	3,901	1,973	690	398	1,586	1,914
14	Heat	100.2	1	2011-12	66	243.0	98.5	41.6	20.0	8.9	5.4	37.1	79.0	46.9	5.6	15.6	35.9	18.8	24.2	77.5	54.9	10.4	31.2	15.2	16,040	6,500	2,746	1,317	585	355	1,002	1,282
15	Bullets	100.5	1	1977-78	82	241.8	110.3	50.8	23.8	8.1	4.7	43.7	94.8	46.1				23.0	32.4	71.1	50.6	16.5	34.3	19.7	19,830	9,047	4,164	1,948	668	386	1,613	1,879
16	76ers	100.9	1	1982-83	82	241.8	112.1	47.9	24.6	9.9	7.0	43.9	88.0	49.9	0.3	1.3	22.9	24.0	32.3	74.2	54.9	16.3	31.7	19.8	19,830	9,191	3,930	2,016	812	577	1,627	2,041
17	Warriors	101.4	1	2014-15	82	240.6	110.0	44.7	27.4	9.3	6.0	41.6	87.0	47.8	10.8	27.0	39.8	16.0	20.8	76.8	57.1	10.4	34.3	14.5	19,730	9,016	3,667	2,248	762	496	1,185	1,628
18	Rockets	101.4	1	1993-94	82	241.2	101.1	43.2	25.5	8.7	5.9	39.0	82.1	47.5	5.2	15.7	33.4	17.9	24.1	74.3	54.5	11.3	31.9	16.3	19,780	8,292	3,545	2,087	717	485	1,338	1,646
19	Lakers	101.7	1	2001-02	82	241.2	101.3	44.3	23.0	7.6	5.8	38.4	83.4	46.1	6.2	17.5	35.4	18.2	26.1	69.9	53.4	12.5	31.8	12.7	19,780	8,304	3,629	1,882	625	478	1,040	1,823
20	Bulls	101.8	1	1995-96	82	240.6	105.2	44.6	24.8	9.1	4.2	40.2	84.0	47.8	6.6	16.5	40.3	18.2	24.4	74.6	55.5	15.2	29.4	14.3	19,730	8,625	3,658	2,033	745	345	1,175	1,807
21	Bulls	102.4	1	1996-97	82	240.6	103.1	45.1	26.1	8.7	4.0	40.0	84.4	47.3	6.4	17.1	37.3	16.8	22.5	74.7	54.7	15.1	30.0	13.5	19,730	8,458	3,696	2,142	716	332	1,109	1,617
22	Spurs	102.4	1	2013-14	82	240.9	105.4	43.3	25.2	7.4	5.1	40.6	83.5	48.6	8.5	21.4	39.7	15.7	20.0	78.5	57.1	9.3	34.0	14.4	19,755	8,639	3,548	2,064	604	420	1,180	1,495
23	Celtics	102.6	1	1985-86	82	242.1	114.1	46.4	29.1	7.8	6.2	45.3	89.2	50.8	1.7	4.8	35.1	21.8	27.4	79.4	56.4	12.9	33.6	16.6	19,855	9,359	3,807	2,387	641	511	1,360	1,756
24	Celtics	102.6	1	1980-81	82	241.2	109.9	43.6	26.9	8.3	7.2	43.7	86.6	50.4	0.8	2.9	27.0	21.7	28.9	75.2	55.3	14.1	29.6	19.2	19,780	9,008	3,579	2,202	683	594	1,577	1,990
25	Pistons	103.5	1	1989-90	82	241.5	104.3	44.4	24.3	6.2	5.1	40.6	85.1	47.8	2.2	6.6	32.7	20.9	27.5	76.1	53.7	14.5	30.0	15.0	19,805	8,556	3,643	1,996	512	418	1,233	1,961

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.1

Wembanyama

RPG

12.0

Wembanyama

APG

5.9

Fox

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.0

6th

DRTG

107.8

4th

NETRTG

10.3

3rd

3P%

34.4

16th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	SAS	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Wed 11/11	SAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	GSW	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sun 11/15	SAS	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 11/17	DET	@	SAS	8:00 PM

Last Game

Spurs

8 - 2

125

Final

103

Trail Blazers

6 - 3

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5

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)
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	MEM	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

The San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team with more than 0 championships in a season, with a 95.0 rating in 1998-99.

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29.1

12.0

5.9

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

40.1

31.3

29.9

14.6

13.6

12.8

9.1

8.9

8.8

2.9

2.6

2.4

3.9

2.5

2.5

5.8

4.8

4.2

78.5

73.1

73.0

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

611

567.5

535.1

602.5

597

559

40.5

36.4

36.1

37.1

36.6

36.5

2.02

1.75

1.63

1.97

1.86

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule