The Cleveland Cavaliers had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 1997-98, with a 99.1 rating.

	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	Cavaliers	99.1	1997-98	82	241.8	92.5	40.1	23.1	9.9	5.1	34.4	75.7	45.4	3.6	9.8	37.2	20.2	26.7	75.6	52.9	11.6	28.4	17.3	19,830	7,585	3,286	1,894	814	419	1,421	1,939
2	Spurs	99.4	1997-98	82	241.8	92.5	44.2	22.4	6.3	6.9	35.3	75.5	46.8	3.7	10.5	35.0	18.2	26.4	68.8	53.1	12.0	32.2	16.1	19,830	7,587	3,622	1,839	516	568	1,318	1,731
3	Bulls	99.8	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
4	Knicks	100.3	1997-98	82	241.8	91.6	41.6	21.8	7.7	3.4	34.9	78.2	44.7	4.7	13.9	33.5	17.1	22.1	77.2	52.1	11.9	29.7	15.2	19,830	7,509	3,412	1,787	634	278	1,247	1,947
5	Pacers	101.5	1997-98	82	241.8	96.0	39.3	23.0	7.9	4.5	35.6	75.9	46.9	4.9	12.5	39.0	19.9	26.0	76.4	55.0	10.7	28.6	14.2	19,830	7,874	3,222	1,889	645	368	1,168	1,859
6	Suns	101.8	1997-98	82	243.4	99.6	42.0	25.9	9.2	5.2	38.3	81.8	46.8	5.3	14.8	35.6	17.8	23.8	74.9	54.0	12.1	29.9	15.1	19,955	8,166	3,443	2,124	756	429	1,236	1,765
7	Heat	102.0	1997-98	82	240.9	95.0	42.0	21.4	8.1	5.2	34.8	77.2	45.0	6.7	18.8	35.5	18.8	25.4	73.9	53.8	12.5	29.5	15.0	19,755	7,787	3,447	1,758	665	429	1,226	1,982
8	Trail Blazers	102.4	1997-98	82	241.8	94.3	44.0	21.5	7.1	5.7	35.2	78.0	45.1	4.0	12.8	30.9	20.0	27.1	73.7	52.4	13.2	30.8	16.9	19,830	7,734	3,608	1,766	585	464	1,383	1,859
9	Pistons	103.5	1997-98	82	243.4	94.2	41.2	19.5	8.3	4.2	34.9	77.7	44.9	3.6	11.4	31.2	20.8	27.9	74.5	52.3	12.7	28.5	14.6	19,955	7,721	3,382	1,597	678	344	1,198	1,805
10	SuperSonics	103.6	1997-98	82	240.9	100.6	38.5	24.2	9.8	4.6	37.2	78.8	47.3	7.6	19.1	39.6	18.5	25.7	72.1	55.8	11.4	27.1	14.0	19,755	8,246	3,156	1,986	804	376	1,145	1,812
11	Lakers	103.7	1997-98	82	241.8	105.5	43.3	24.5	9.0	6.8	38.4	79.7	48.1	6.1	17.3	35.1	22.7	33.5	67.9	55.9	13.2	30.1	15.3	19,830	8,652	3,550	2,009	734	556	1,256	1,859
12	Magic	103.8	1997-98	82	241.8	90.1	41.2	20.7	7.9	5.4	33.8	78.7	42.9	3.6	11.1	32.3	18.9	26.1	72.6	49.9	14.4	26.9	15.3	19,830	7,387	3,381	1,694	649	441	1,258	1,617
13	Hawks	104.3	1997-98	82	242.4	95.9	43.0	19.1	8.0	6.0	35.2	77.5	45.5	4.1	12.4	33.2	21.3	28.2	75.6	53.3	13.5	29.5	14.8	19,880	7,860	3,523	1,569	653	491	1,214	1,671
14	Wizards	104.5	1997-98	82	241.5	97.2	42.2	23.2	8.4	4.6	37.6	83.1	45.2	3.9	11.5	33.9	18.2	26.3	69.1	51.3	13.7	28.5	14.1	19,805	7,969	3,462	1,900	689	379	1,156	1,839
15	Hornets	105.3	1997-98	82	241.2	96.6	40.6	23.7	8.4	3.8	36.2	77.4	46.8	4.2	11.0	38.3	20.0	26.7	75.1	54.2	12.0	28.5	15.2	19,780	7,923	3,326	1,941	691	312	1,247	1,757
16	Celtics	105.3	1997-98	82	240.6	95.9	39.5	22.1	12.0	4.5	36.7	84.6	43.4	5.1	15.2	33.2	17.4	24.0	72.6	50.4	14.6	24.9	16.2	19,730	7,864	3,240	1,816	987	366	1,330	2,203
17	Jazz	105.4	1997-98	82	241.2	101.0	41.1	25.2	7.9	5.0	36.5	74.5	49.0	3.0	8.2	37.2	24.9	32.2	77.3	56.9	11.7	29.3	15.4	19,780	8,279	3,367	2,070	648	412	1,259	1,961
18	76ers	105.4	1997-98	82	240.9	93.3	41.7	21.1	8.9	6.0	34.6	78.2	44.3	3.0	9.9	30.0	21.1	28.7	73.7	51.4	13.7	28.0	16.5	19,755	7,651	3,419	1,729	729	490	1,356	1,878
19	Bucks	105.6	1997-98	82	243.0	94.5	39.9	20.1	8.9	4.4	35.6	78.0	45.6	3.0	8.6	35.4	20.3	26.4	76.7	52.7	12.6	27.3	16.9	19,930	7,748	3,271	1,649	733	357	1,383	1,915
20	Warriors	105.7	1997-98	82	241.8	88.3	45.9	20.8	7.6	5.5	34.7	83.9	41.3	2.3	8.5	27.2	16.6	23.3	71.0	46.8	15.7	30.2	16.7	19,830	7,237	3,761	1,708	621	448	1,369	1,859
21	Nets	106.6	1997-98	82	242.4	99.6	42.5	20.5	9.5	3.8	37.3	84.5	44.1	3.8	11.4	33.1	21.3	28.7	74.4	51.3	16.4	26.1	14.4	19,880	8,170	3,481	1,685	777	314	1,180	1,917
22	Kings	106.9	1997-98	82	240.6	93.1	41.4	22.4	7.3	5.1	36.1	81.5	44.2	3.5	9.8	35.1	17.6	25.6	68.7	50.2	13.3	28.1	15.5	19,730	7,637	3,398	1,836	596	420	1,271	1,810
23	Timberwolves	107.1	1997-98	82	243.0	101.1	42.6	25.2	7.8	5.2	38.5	83.5	46.1	3.7	10.6	34.7	20.4	27.5	74.3	52.9	13.0	29.6	13.9	19,930	8,290	3,492	2,068	639	427	1,138	1,882
24	Mavericks	107.2	1997-98	82	242.7	91.4	40.1	18.7	7.9	5.7	35.1	82.4	42.7	5.1	14.4	35.7	16.0	21.2	75.3	49.8	12.3	27.8	14.4	19,905	7,494	3,288	1,535	646	466	1,183	1,643
25	Rockets	108.6	1997-98	82	241.8	98.8	40.7	21.9	8.4	3.6	35.9	79.4	45.2	7.0	20.4	34.3	19.9	25.9	77.1	54.4	12.0	28.7	15.8	19,830	8,099	3,337	1,799	686	294	1,298	1,653

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Mitchell

RPG

8.9

Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

6th

DRTG

114.6

14th

NETRTG

4.3

8th

3P%

36.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	47	24	.662	5.0
3	Knicks	48	25	.658	5.0
4	Cavaliers	45	27	.625	7.5
5	Raptors	40	31	.563	12.0
6	Hawks	40	32	.556	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/25	MIA	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 3/27	MIA	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/2	CLE	@	GSW	10:00 PM

Last Game

Magic

38 - 34

131

Final

136

Cavaliers

45 - 27

Tue 24 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

12.0

Towns

11.7

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.6

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.4

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.7

Duren

67.6

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.1

119.8

119.1

119.0

118.9

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.7

111.4

112.6

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

7.6

7.5

6.9

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

16-56

16-55

17-55

19-54

21-51

23-49

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,476.9

Dončić

3,471

Jokić

3,100.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,691.8

Jokić

3,681.5

Dončić

3,279.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

45-27

43-28-1

43-30

42-30

40-31

41-31

Worst Record ATS

29-44

30-42

30-41

31-41

31-40

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	52	19	.732
2	Celtics	47	24	.662	5.0
3	Knicks	48	25	.658	5.0
4	Cavaliers	45	27	.625	7.5
5	Raptors	40	31	.563	12.0
6	Hawks	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	39	33	.542	13.5
8	Magic	38	34	.528	14.5
9	Hornets	38	34	.528	14.5
10	Heat	38	34	.528	14.5
11	Bucks	29	42	.408	23.0
12	Bulls	29	42	.408	23.0
13	Nets - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Wizards - e	16	55	.225	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	56	.222	36.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	15	.792
2	Spurs - x	54	18	.750	3.0
3	Lakers	46	26	.639	11.0
4	Nuggets	44	28	.611	13.0
5	Timberwolves	44	28	.611	13.0
6	Rockets	43	28	.606	13.5
7	Suns	40	32	.556	17.0
8	Clippers	36	36	.500	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	36	37	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	34	38	.472	23.0
11	Pelicans	25	48	.342	32.5
12	Grizzlies	24	47	.338	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	49	.319	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	51	.292	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	54	.260	38.5