nba team best defensive rating in a season last 5 years

Between October 27, 2021 and October 27, 2026, the Toronto Raptors have the best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 98.7 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team game data complete from 1984-85

	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	Raptors	98.7	2026-27	3	240.0	113.7	46.0	25.3	14.0	6.0	41.0	96.7	42.4	9.0	34.3	26.2	22.7	29.3	77.3	51.9	16.3	29.7	15.0	720	341	138	76	42	18	45	83
2	Timberwolves	101.4	2026-27	4	246.3	122.0	54.0	26.0	9.0	5.0	45.0	93.8	48.0	15.8	39.5	39.9	16.3	26.8	60.7	57.8	16.3	37.8	17.5	985	488	216	104	36	20	70	90
3	Trail Blazers	101.4	2026-27	2	240.0	126.0	50.5	31.0	10.0	3.0	45.5	95.0	47.9	16.5	47.5	34.7	18.5	24.0	77.1	59.7	14.5	36.0	13.5	480	252	101	62	20	6	27	39
4	Thunder	101.6	2026-27	4	240.0	111.3	46.8	23.3	9.5	7.8	41.3	92.5	44.6	11.3	32.5	34.6	17.5	20.0	87.5	54.9	13.3	33.5	15.0	960	445	187	93	38	31	60	80
5	76ers	102.5	2026-27	4	240.0	110.0	41.5	25.0	10.5	5.8	38.8	92.3	42.0	11.0	34.8	31.7	21.5	28.5	75.4	52.5	8.8	32.8	12.8	960	440	166	100	42	23	51	92
6	Pistons	105.7	2026-27	3	240.0	118.3	52.0	28.7	6.3	7.7	41.3	87.3	47.3	15.7	37.3	42.0	20.0	25.7	77.9	60.0	13.7	38.3	18.0	720	355	156	86	19	23	54	65
7	Clippers	107.3	2026-27	3	240.0	113.0	40.7	27.7	12.3	4.3	40.3	82.0	49.2	15.0	36.7	40.9	17.3	23.7	73.2	61.1	10.0	30.7	23.3	720	339	122	83	37	13	70	64
8	Celtics	107.6	2021-22	78	241.9	111.5	45.9	24.7	7.1	5.7	40.7	86.9	46.8	13.1	36.6	35.7	17.1	20.9	81.7	58.0	10.5	35.4	13.5	18,870	8,700	3,584	1,928	554	442	1,051	1,433
9	Warriors	107.7	2021-22	78	240.6	110.8	45.4	27.1	8.8	4.6	40.5	86.3	46.9	14.4	39.5	36.3	15.5	20.1	76.8	58.2	9.7	35.6	14.9	18,770	8,641	3,538	2,110	684	355	1,161	1,652
10	Suns	107.7	2021-22	79	240.6	115.2	45.4	27.4	8.6	4.5	43.8	90.2	48.5	11.6	31.9	36.4	15.9	19.9	80.0	58.2	9.8	35.5	12.9	19,010	9,098	3,584	2,163	679	353	1,016	1,574
11	Thunder	107.8	2025-26	82	242.1	119.0	44.1	25.8	9.7	5.5	43.1	89.1	48.4	13.8	37.9	36.5	19.0	23.2	81.7	59.9	9.6	34.6	12.6	19,855	9,760	3,618	2,113	796	449	1,031	1,555
12	Grizzlies	107.8	2026-27	4	240.0	116.8	49.5	25.0	6.5	6.0	40.8	89.8	45.4	14.8	37.5	39.3	20.5	24.8	82.8	58.0	14.3	35.3	17.0	960	467	198	100	26	24	68	107
13	Thunder	108.2	2024-25	82	240.3	120.5	44.8	26.9	10.3	5.7	44.6	92.7	48.2	14.5	38.8	37.4	16.7	20.4	81.9	59.3	10.6	34.2	11.7	19,705	9,881	3,672	2,202	847	465	961	1,631
14	Knicks	108.6	2026-27	3	240.0	101.7	47.3	24.7	6.7	4.7	36.3	89.0	40.8	12.0	37.0	32.4	17.0	24.0	70.8	51.1	12.7	34.7	16.3	720	305	142	74	20	14	49	67
15	Celtics	108.7	2026-27	3	240.0	118.0	43.3	26.3	10.3	4.3	42.0	89.3	47.0	17.7	41.7	42.4	16.3	22.0	74.2	59.6	13.7	29.7	16.7	720	354	130	79	31	13	50	76
16	Hawks	109.1	2026-27	4	240.0	121.0	41.8	31.5	11.3	3.3	44.3	94.8	46.7	14.0	42.3	33.1	18.5	25.0	74.0	57.2	13.3	28.5	14.3	960	484	167	126	45	13	57	98
17	Grizzlies	109.4	2021-22	79	241.3	115.3	49.1	26.0	9.8	6.6	43.4	94.3	46.1	11.4	32.6	35.1	17.0	23.3	73.0	55.1	14.1	35.0	13.2	19,060	9,110	3,882	2,052	774	518	1,042	1,566
18	Timberwolves	109.7	2023-24	82	241.5	113.0	43.6	26.6	7.9	6.1	41.3	85.0	48.5	12.6	32.7	38.7	17.8	22.9	77.7	59.4	9.4	34.2	14.2	19,805	9,264	3,577	2,184	647	497	1,163	1,544
19	Pistons	109.9	2025-26	82	241.5	117.8	45.6	27.8	10.4	6.4	43.4	89.5	48.5	11.0	30.9	35.6	19.9	26.1	76.3	58.3	13.1	32.5	15.1	19,805	9,657	3,736	2,281	856	523	1,241	1,803
20	Spurs	109.9	2026-27	3	240.0	112.0	42.7	25.3	9.3	7.3	41.3	93.7	44.1	12.3	38.7	31.9	17.0	22.0	77.3	54.2	11.3	31.3	13.7	720	336	128	76	28	22	41	65
21	Mavericks	110.4	2021-22	79	240.9	108.3	42.8	23.5	6.7	3.9	39.4	84.9	46.4	13.1	37.2	35.2	16.4	21.3	77.1	57.4	9.1	33.6	12.5	19,035	8,552	3,378	1,853	530	309	986	1,547
22	Cavaliers	110.5	2026-27	3	248.3	119.3	47.0	26.3	9.3	8.7	41.7	89.3	46.6	13.7	37.3	36.6	22.3	29.7	75.3	58.3	10.7	36.3	18.7	745	358	141	79	28	26	56	75
23	Magic	110.7	2024-25	82	240.6	105.4	41.8	23.0	8.9	6.0	38.2	85.8	44.5	11.2	35.3	31.8	17.9	23.0	77.5	55.0	11.1	30.7	14.2	19,730	8,645	3,431	1,887	729	488	1,165	1,648
24	Heat	110.7	2021-22	79	241.9	110.0	43.4	25.5	7.4	3.3	39.5	84.6	46.7	13.7	36.0	38.2	17.3	21.4	80.8	58.5	9.8	33.6	14.6	19,110	8,687	3,430	2,016	584	259	1,150	1,609
25	Cavaliers	110.8	2021-22	78	240.6	107.8	44.2	25.0	7.1	4.2	39.6	84.5	46.9	11.7	32.9	35.7	16.8	22.1	75.9	57.2	10.3	33.9	14.4	18,770	8,406	3,448	1,951	551	324	1,125	1,367

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More Raptors Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Barrett

RPG

7.7

Barnes

APG

5.0

Quickley

Team Rankings

ORTG

108.3

22nd

DRTG

98.8

1st

NETRTG

9.5

9th

3P%

26.2

29th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hornets	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	TOR	@	LAC	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	TOR	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Raptors

2 - 1

Final

117

Timberwolves

3 - 0

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.3

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

4.5

Edwards

TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

85.9

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.5

125.9

121.1

119.4

119.1

118.3

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

24.5

16.4

12.8

12.7

10.6

10.4

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

202.8

Johnson

195.8

Edwards

194.2

Şengün

DraftKings Points Leaders

204.8

Johnson

204

Antetokounmpo

203.3

Edwards

USG% Leaders

42.3

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

38.0

LaVine

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Johnson

1.55

Dončić

1.52

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.61

Antetokounmpo

1.58

Johnson

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hornets	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Celtics	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.5
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Heat	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Lakers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.5
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.5