nba team best defensive ratings 2020 2021

The Los Angeles Lakers had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 2020-21, with a 107.1 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	Lakers	107.1	2020-21	72	242.4	109.5	44.2	24.7	7.8	5.4	40.6	86.1	47.2	11.1	31.2	35.4	17.2	23.3	73.9	56.9	9.7	34.6	15.2	17,455	7,887	3,185	1,775	562	386	1,095	1,377
2	76ers	107.6	2020-21	72	242.1	113.6	45.1	23.7	9.1	6.2	41.4	86.9	47.6	11.3	30.1	37.4	19.6	25.5	76.7	57.9	10.0	35.0	14.4	17,430	8,182	3,244	1,706	655	447	1,040	1,456
3	Knicks	108.2	2020-21	72	242.1	107.0	45.1	21.4	7.0	5.1	39.4	86.5	45.6	11.8	30.0	39.2	16.4	20.9	78.4	55.9	9.7	35.5	12.9	17,430	7,706	3,250	1,541	507	365	932	1,473
4	Jazz	108.3	2020-21	72	241.0	116.4	48.3	23.7	6.6	5.2	41.3	88.1	46.8	16.7	43.0	38.9	17.2	21.5	79.9	59.7	10.6	37.6	14.2	17,355	8,382	3,474	1,703	474	371	1,023	1,335
5	Warriors	110.1	2020-21	72	240.3	113.7	43.0	27.7	8.2	4.8	41.3	88.2	46.8	14.6	38.7	37.6	16.6	21.1	78.5	58.3	8.0	35.1	15.0	17,305	8,187	3,098	1,991	587	342	1,080	1,526
6	Grizzlies	111.0	2020-21	72	241.7	113.3	46.5	26.9	9.1	5.1	42.8	91.8	46.7	11.2	31.4	35.6	16.4	21.3	77.1	56.0	11.2	35.3	13.3	17,405	8,157	3,346	1,938	655	364	957	1,349
7	Heat	111.2	2020-21	72	241.4	108.1	41.5	26.3	7.9	4.0	39.2	83.7	46.8	12.9	36.2	35.8	16.7	21.1	79.0	58.1	8.0	33.5	14.1	17,380	7,781	2,988	1,895	569	286	1,013	1,363
8	Clippers	111.2	2020-21	72	240.0	114.0	44.2	24.4	7.1	4.1	41.8	86.7	48.2	14.3	34.7	41.1	16.2	19.3	83.9	59.9	9.4	34.7	13.2	17,280	8,209	3,179	1,756	509	295	950	1,383
9	Suns	111.3	2020-21	72	242.8	115.3	42.9	26.9	7.2	4.3	43.3	88.3	49.0	13.1	34.6	37.8	15.6	18.7	83.4	59.7	8.8	34.2	12.5	17,480	8,300	3,092	1,939	517	312	902	1,374
10	Bucks	111.4	2020-21	72	240.7	120.1	48.1	25.5	8.1	4.6	44.7	91.8	48.7	14.4	37.1	38.9	16.2	21.4	76.0	59.3	10.3	37.8	13.8	17,330	8,649	3,465	1,834	585	334	995	1,244
11	Bulls	112.0	2020-21	72	241.4	110.7	45.0	26.8	6.7	4.2	42.2	88.6	47.6	12.6	34.0	37.0	13.8	17.5	79.1	57.5	9.6	35.3	15.1	17,380	7,969	3,237	1,927	482	304	1,089	1,362
12	Nuggets	112.1	2020-21	72	242.8	115.1	44.4	26.8	8.1	4.5	43.3	89.2	48.5	12.9	34.2	37.7	15.7	19.5	80.3	58.8	10.5	33.9	13.5	17,480	8,284	3,200	1,933	582	323	972	1,374
13	Pacers	112.4	2020-21	72	242.4	115.3	42.7	27.4	8.5	6.4	43.3	91.2	47.4	12.3	34.0	36.4	16.4	20.7	79.2	57.5	9.0	33.7	13.5	17,455	8,302	3,072	1,973	611	460	975	1,453
14	Celtics	112.5	2020-21	72	241.4	112.6	44.3	23.5	7.7	5.3	41.5	88.9	46.6	13.6	36.4	37.4	16.1	20.8	77.5	57.4	10.6	33.6	14.1	17,380	8,109	3,186	1,689	556	383	1,012	1,471
15	Raptors	112.5	2020-21	72	240.3	111.3	41.6	24.1	8.6	5.4	39.7	88.7	44.8	14.5	39.3	36.8	17.4	21.3	81.5	56.7	9.4	32.1	13.2	17,305	8,011	2,994	1,735	618	388	952	1,526
16	Pistons	112.5	2020-21	72	242.1	106.6	42.7	24.2	7.4	5.2	38.7	85.6	45.2	11.6	32.9	35.1	17.8	23.4	75.9	55.6	9.6	33.1	14.9	17,430	7,676	3,075	1,743	531	371	1,075	1,477
17	Spurs	112.8	2020-21	72	242.8	111.1	43.9	24.4	7.0	5.1	41.9	90.5	46.2	9.9	28.4	35.0	17.4	22.0	79.2	55.4	9.3	34.6	11.4	17,480	7,998	3,158	1,759	505	366	821	1,293
18	Hornets	112.8	2020-21	72	241.0	109.5	43.8	26.8	7.8	4.8	39.9	87.8	45.5	13.7	37.0	36.9	15.9	20.9	76.1	56.4	10.6	33.2	14.8	17,355	7,881	3,151	1,933	565	344	1,069	1,297
19	Wizards	113.0	2020-21	72	241.7	116.6	45.2	25.5	7.3	4.1	43.2	90.9	47.5	10.2	29.0	35.1	20.1	26.2	76.9	56.9	9.7	35.5	14.4	17,405	8,398	3,254	1,835	528	297	1,037	1,555
20	Mavericks	113.0	2020-21	72	240.3	112.4	43.3	22.9	6.3	4.3	41.1	87.3	47.0	13.8	38.1	36.2	16.5	21.2	77.8	58.2	9.1	34.2	12.1	17,305	8,096	3,120	1,647	450	311	869	1,396
21	Hawks	113.3	2020-21	72	241.7	113.7	45.6	24.1	7.0	4.8	40.8	87.2	46.8	12.4	33.4	37.3	19.7	24.2	81.2	58.1	10.6	35.1	13.2	17,405	8,186	3,285	1,737	503	342	953	1,392
22	Pelicans	113.8	2020-21	72	242.1	114.6	47.4	26.0	7.6	4.4	42.5	89.1	47.7	10.6	30.4	34.8	19.0	26.1	72.9	57.0	11.7	35.7	14.6	17,430	8,251	3,413	1,872	545	315	1,052	1,295
23	Nets	113.8	2020-21	72	241.7	118.6	44.4	26.8	6.7	5.3	43.1	87.3	49.4	14.2	36.1	39.2	18.1	22.5	80.4	61.0	8.9	35.5	13.5	17,405	8,537	3,199	1,929	484	379	975	1,371
24	Thunder	114.0	2020-21	72	241.0	105.0	45.6	22.1	7.0	4.4	38.8	88.0	44.1	11.9	35.1	33.9	15.5	21.3	72.5	53.9	9.9	35.7	16.1	17,355	7,560	3,283	1,588	504	316	1,162	1,305
25	Cavaliers	114.4	2020-21	72	242.1	103.8	42.8	23.8	7.8	4.5	38.6	85.8	45.0	10.0	29.7	33.6	16.7	22.4	74.3	54.3	10.4	32.3	15.5	17,430	7,476	3,078	1,716	559	325	1,114	1,308

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Team Leaders

PPG

32.9

Dončić

RPG

8.3

Ayton

APG

8.5

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

8th

DRTG

116.9

21st

NETRTG

1.2

15th

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.5
3	Rockets	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Timberwolves	41	26	.612	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sat 3/21	LAL	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

27 - 39

130

Final

142

Lakers

41 - 25

Thu 12 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.9

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

10.1

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.2

Gobert

68.0

Jokić

67.4

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.4

119.3

118.6

118.5

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.6

111.6

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.7

7.6

7.0

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-52

16-51

16-49

17-49

20-47

22-46

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,186.2

Jokić

3,089.9

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,392

Jokić

3,279.3

Dončić

3,080

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-26

40-26-1

39-27

39-29

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

27-38

28-39

28-37

29-38

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	48	18	.727
2	Celtics	43	23	.652	5.0
3	Knicks	43	25	.632	6.0
4	Cavaliers	41	26	.612	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.5
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.5
7	Raptors	37	29	.561	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	13.0
9	76ers	35	31	.530	13.0
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.5
11	Bucks	27	38	.415	20.5
12	Bulls	27	40	.403	21.5
13	Nets - e	17	49	.258	31.0
14	Wizards - e	16	49	.246	31.5
15	Pacers - e	15	52	.224	33.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	52	15	.776
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.5
3	Rockets	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Timberwolves	41	26	.612	11.0
7	Suns	39	28	.582	13.0
8	Clippers	34	32	.515	17.5
9	Warriors	32	34	.485	19.5
10	Trail Blazers	32	35	.478	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	43	.348	28.5
12	Mavericks	22	45	.328	30.0
13	Pelicans	22	46	.324	30.5
14	Jazz	20	47	.299	32.0
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	36.0