LeBron James has a defensive rating of 116.4 for the Lakers this season.

Interpreted as:

NBA leaders in defensive rating lakers this regular season

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	LeBron James L. James	116.4	2025-26	LAL	44	33.1	21.4	5.6	7.0	1.1	0.6	8.0	16.0	50.4	1.4	4.6	31.3	3.9	5.3	74.5	58.7	0.7	4.9	3.0	1,456	943	248	308	48	28	134	59	-8
2	Marcus Smart M. Smart	117.1	2025-26	LAL	55	28.4	9.4	2.8	2.8	1.3	0.4	3.1	7.7	39.9	1.6	4.7	33.6	1.7	2.1	80.7	54.4	0.6	2.2	1.5	1,561	516	156	156	74	21	83	143	+193
3	Luke Kennard L. Kennard	119.8	2025-26	LAL	15	23.0	10.4	2.5	1.9	0.5	0.1	4.0	6.7	60.0	1.6	3.3	49.0	0.8	0.9	92.3	73.8	0.3	2.2	0.9	345	156	38	28	8	2	14	26	+43
4	Maxi Kleber M. Kleber	117.0	2025-26	LAL	35	10.9	2.2	1.9	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.8	1.7	46.7	0.2	0.6	27.3	0.4	0.6	63.6	54.5	0.8	1.1	0.4	383	76	67	22	13	10	13	50	+51
5	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	114.7	2025-26	LAL	56	27.3	12.5	8.3	0.9	0.6	0.9	5.7	8.5	66.7	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.7	64.6	67.2	2.4	5.8	1.3	1,528	698	464	48	35	51	70	128	-65
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	114.0	2025-26	LAL	53	35.5	32.5	7.9	8.5	1.5	0.5	10.4	22.0	47.3	3.8	10.4	36.0	7.9	10.2	77.4	61.3	0.7	7.2	4.0	1,881	1,723	417	448	79	28	214	125	+123
7	Jarred Vanderbilt J. Vanderbilt	113.7	2025-26	LAL	54	17.9	4.6	4.6	1.2	0.9	0.3	1.8	3.8	46.1	0.5	1.6	30.2	0.6	0.9	63.8	54.3	1.4	3.3	0.9	968	246	250	67	46	18	49	95	+4
8	Gabe Vincent G. Vincent	121.5	2025-26	LAL	29	19.3	4.8	0.9	1.3	0.5	0.0	1.6	4.5	34.6	1.3	3.6	36.9	0.3	0.4	90.9	51.2	0.2	0.7	0.4	559	138	27	37	14	1	12	53	+3
9	Jaxson Hayes J. Hayes	116.9	2025-26	LAL	54	17.7	7.0	4.0	0.9	0.4	0.6	2.9	3.8	75.2	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.2	1.8	67.0	75.8	1.5	2.5	0.5	954	377	216	50	21	33	25	105	+62
10	Rui Hachimura R. Hachimura	120.1	2025-26	LAL	53	29.1	11.6	3.3	0.9	0.5	0.3	4.5	9.0	50.1	1.8	4.1	43.8	0.8	1.0	75.9	61.5	0.6	2.7	0.7	1,542	613	176	49	29	16	36	84	+41
11	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	117.7	2025-26	LAL	39	33.6	23.7	4.8	5.5	1.1	0.4	7.4	14.9	49.5	2.4	6.4	37.5	6.5	7.5	87.3	65.1	0.6	4.1	3.0	1,311	924	186	213	42	14	117	84	+97
12	Jake LaRavia J. LaRavia	116.4	2025-26	LAL	65	25.5	8.9	3.9	1.9	1.2	0.4	3.2	6.9	45.8	1.0	3.3	31.9	1.6	2.1	76.1	57.2	1.5	2.5	1.0	1,659	580	256	122	79	28	68	147	-75
13	Christian Koloko C. Koloko	120.4	2025-26	LAL	2	3.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.5	0.0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-12
14	Nick Smith Jr. N. Smith Jr.	120.4	2025-26	LAL	25	12.7	5.8	0.8	1.1	0.4	0.1	2.2	5.3	42.1	1.1	2.8	39.1	0.3	0.4	63.6	53.0	0.1	0.7	0.8	318	146	20	28	9	2	19	24	-18
15	Kobe Bufkin K. Bufkin	118.5	2025-26	LAL	11	8.2	3.0	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.3	1.0	3.5	28.9	0.3	1.8	15.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	39.7	0.1	0.7	0.4	90	33	9	5	2	3	4	6	-34
16	Drew Timme D. Timme	119.5	2025-26	LAL	20	8.8	3.5	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.5	2.5	59.2	0.4	0.9	44.4	0.2	0.4	57.1	67.2	0.4	0.9	0.4	176	70	25	16	5	0	7	12	+25
17	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	119.0	2025-26	LAL	48	10.6	4.2	1.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.6	3.6	44.8	0.6	2.1	30.7	0.3	0.4	70.0	55.0	0.3	1.1	0.4	509	201	68	16	10	10	20	40	-66
18	Bronny James B. James	118.1	2025-26	LAL	32	7.0	2.1	0.5	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.8	2.0	39.7	0.4	0.9	41.4	0.1	0.2	80.0	50.6	0.1	0.3	0.4	224	66	15	38	11	2	14	16	-22
19	Adou Thiero A. Thiero	115.2	2025-26	LAL	19	5.5	1.5	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.1	47.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.5	80.0	55.1	0.4	0.7	0.3	104	28	20	6	5	2	5	15	-2
20	Chris Mañon C. Mañon	101.4	2025-26	LAL	6	4.2	0.3	1.0	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	34.7	0.2	0.8	0.2	25	2	6	1	3	2	1	5	0

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.5

Dončić

RPG

8.3

Ayton

APG

8.5

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

8th

DRTG

116.7

21st

NETRTG

1.0

15th

3P%

35.7

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	48	17	.738	2.5
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/12	CHI	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sat 3/14	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Mon 3/16	LAL	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Wed 3/18	LAL	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Thu 3/19	LAL	@	MIA	8:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

40 - 25

106

Final

120

Lakers

40 - 25

Tue 10 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.8

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.9

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.5

119.5

118.6

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.6

111.3

112.2

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.9

7.7

7.4

7.2

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-50

16-51

16-48

17-48

20-46

21-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,101.2

Jokić

3,051.7

Maxey

3,002.4

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,304

Jokić

3,188.8

Dončić

3,076.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-26

39-25-1

40-26

38-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

26-38

27-39

28-38

28-37

28-36

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	46	18	.719
2	Celtics	43	22	.662	3.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	5.5
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.0
5	Magic	36	28	.563	10.0
6	Heat	37	29	.561	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	10.5
8	76ers	35	30	.538	11.5
9	Hawks	34	31	.523	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	13.5
11	Bucks	27	37	.422	19.0
12	Bulls	27	38	.415	19.5
13	Nets	17	48	.262	29.5
14	Wizards	16	48	.250	30.0
15	Pacers - e	15	50	.231	31.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	51	15	.773
2	Spurs	48	17	.738	2.5
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	38	27	.585	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	17.5
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	18.5
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	41	.359	27.0
12	Pelicans	22	45	.328	29.5
13	Mavericks	21	44	.323	29.5
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.0
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	35.5