nba player leaders in defensive rating minimum 41 games played

LeBron James has the most games with a defensive rating of 41.0 or above, with 1,562 games.

Interpreted as:
NBA player leaders in defensive rating minimum 41 regular-season games played
NAME GP DRTG 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
1,562
106.0
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
59,041
42,184
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
5,471
2,781
+7389
2 Vince Carter
V. Carter
1,541
107.2
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,369
25,728
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
3 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,522
105.3
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,369
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
4 John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,504
104.8
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
4,245
3,941
+2941
5 Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,476
101.9
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,854
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,087
1,145
4,524
4,577
+3010
6 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,462
99.7
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
7 Kevin Willis
K. Willis
1,420
105.8
27.0
12.1
8.4
0.9
0.7
0.5
5.0
10.3
48.7
0.0
0.1
21.1
2.1
3.0
71.4
52.5
2.9
5.5
1.8
38,355
17,250
11,896
1,328
956
747
2,517
4,169
-817
8 Jason Terry
J. Terry
1,408
108.9
29.9
13.4
2.3
3.8
1.1
0.2
4.9
11.1
44.4
1.6
4.3
38.0
2.0
2.3
84.5
55.4
0.4
2.0
1.7
42,033
18,881
3,274
5,415
1,603
275
2,415
2,576
+1716
9 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,392
96.2
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,369
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
10 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,391
102.8
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,110
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
11 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,389
109.8
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
47,619
25,279
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
12 Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
1,380
104.3
30.8
14.2
4.6
2.2
1.0
1.0
5.4
12.2
43.8
0.9
2.5
35.6
2.6
3.7
68.9
51.2
1.3
3.2
1.8
42,561
19,591
6,306
3,094
1,402
1,390
2,502
4,175
+704
13 Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,354
107.2
33.7
17.0
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
47.0
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,606
23,011
5,978
12,499
2,717
222
3,093
3,185
+6113
14 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,346
106.6
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,638
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
15 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,343
103.6
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
16 Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,335
106.7
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,116
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
17 Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
1,327
112.1
29.4
14.6
2.2
3.4
0.9
0.2
5.1
12.4
41.0
1.7
4.8
34.8
2.8
3.2
86.2
52.9
0.4
1.9
1.9
38,994
19,419
2,948
4,541
1,179
271
2,476
2,008
-1252
18 Andre Miller
A. Miller
1,304
108.6
30.9
12.5
3.7
6.5
1.2
0.2
4.6
10.0
46.1
0.1
0.7
21.7
3.1
3.8
80.7
53.2
1.1
2.6
2.4
40,268
16,278
4,795
8,524
1,546
227
3,121
2,882
+810
19 Ray Allen
R. Allen
1,300
109.3
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
24,505
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
20 Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
1,296
107.8
30.2
9.6
3.8
8.0
1.2
0.1
3.7
8.3
44.7
0.6
1.7
33.2
1.7
2.2
77.0
52.2
1.0
2.8
2.4
39,121
12,489
4,963
10,334
1,608
117
3,155
2,230
+402
21 Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
1,287
107.2
25.4
8.3
2.1
3.0
1.1
0.1
2.9
7.2
39.9
1.0
2.6
37.4
1.6
1.9
81.7
51.4
0.3
1.7
1.1
32,719
10,713
2,658
3,804
1,352
98
1,473
2,684
+4164
22 Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
1,286
106.6
28.5
11.9
6.0
1.5
0.9
0.7
4.3
9.3
45.9
0.7
1.8
36.2
2.7
3.3
81.1
55.2
1.8
4.2
1.2
36,598
15,324
7,666
1,976
1,105
932
1,582
3,167
+1069
23 Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
1,282
102.7
31.4
9.7
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
6.5
2.2
40,280
12,417
12,206
3,217
1,352
384
2,781
4,420
+171
24 A.C. Green
A.C. Green
1,278
106.7
28.6
9.6
7.4
1.1
0.8
0.4
3.6
7.2
49.4
0.1
0.4
25.4
2.4
3.3
73.4
55.7
2.6
4.8
1.1
36,552
12,331
9,473
1,400
1,033
546
1,433
2,436
-378
25 Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
1,277
110.7
34.6
16.0
4.0
3.9
0.8
0.2
6.1
13.9
44.1
1.5
4.2
37.1
2.2
2.7
80.2
53.0
0.8
3.1
1.9
44,236
20,407
5,059
5,001
1,071
260
2,451
2,252
+828
StatMuse has game-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1984-85 season.

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121.7

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112.2

8th

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9.5

2nd

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38.3

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
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OKC OKC
8:30 PM