nba league average defensive rating per position 2018

Point guards had a defensive rating of 109.7 in 2017-18.

POSITIONDRTGPERSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
109.7
15.1
2017-18
5,191
23.5
10.5
3.0
4.0
0.9
0.2
3.9
8.9
43.4
1.1
3.1
35.5
1.7
2.2
79.7
53.4
0.5
2.5
1.7
121,954
54,716
15,417
20,792
4,668
1,189
8,679
9,114
-235
2
Shooting Guard
110.2
13.9
2017-18
5,393
23.7
11.0
2.8
2.3
0.8
0.3
3.9
9.0
43.7
1.5
3.9
37.0
1.6
2.0
81.1
55.4
0.5
2.4
1.3
127,987
59,091
15,304
12,256
4,276
1,500
6,955
8,963
+1235
3
Small Forward
109.5
12.9
2017-18
4,917
23.9
9.7
3.5
1.8
0.8
0.4
3.6
8.0
44.8
1.2
3.2
36.4
1.4
1.8
77.2
55.3
0.6
2.9
1.1
117,593
47,845
17,392
8,730
3,988
1,838
5,644
9,131
-1136
4
Power Forward
108.2
15.3
2017-18
5,430
22.2
9.7
4.9
1.4
0.6
0.6
3.7
7.8
47.1
0.9
2.5
35.6
1.5
2.0
75.6
56.0
1.2
3.7
1.1
120,334
52,929
26,716
7,721
3,256
3,038
5,851
10,455
+99
5
Center
105.9
18.2
2017-18
5,176
20.5
9.1
6.2
1.5
0.5
0.8
3.6
6.7
53.0
0.3
0.9
35.7
1.6
2.3
70.4
58.6
1.8
4.5
1.3
105,976
46,999
32,221
7,663
2,795
4,280
6,508
11,174
+37
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
19
6
.760
4.5
3
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Rockets Rockets
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
21
5
.808
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
16
11
.593
5.5
4
Celtics Celtics
15
11
.577
6.0
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
6.0
6
76ers 76ers
14
11
.560
6.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
TOR TOR
@
IND IND
129-111
Fri
11/14
OKC OKC
@
CHA CHA
109-96
Fri
11/14
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
123-112
Fri
11/14
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
119-95
Sat
11/15
LAC LAC
@
BOS BOS
118-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
MEM MEM
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
ATL ATL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
MIA MIA
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM