nba team defensive rating leaders last 20 years

Between October 12, 2006 and October 12, 2026, the Boston Celtics have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 107.0 rating.

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Regular season

	TEAM	DRTG	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	Celtics	107.0	1,603	241.8	105.9	43.1	23.9	7.7	4.9	39.1	84.5	46.3	10.4	28.5	36.5	17.3	22.0	78.3	56.2	10.2	32.9	14.0	387,645	169,747	69,120	38,296	12,379	7,851	22,445	32,787
2	Spurs	108.1	1,603	241.5	106.5	43.4	24.7	7.3	5.1	40.1	85.2	47.1	9.4	25.6	36.8	16.9	21.7	77.6	56.2	9.9	33.4	13.4	387,195	170,771	69,560	39,558	11,703	8,157	21,516	29,457
3	Heat	108.7	1,605	241.9	103.7	41.9	22.8	7.7	4.8	38.3	82.3	46.6	9.6	26.5	36.1	17.5	23.0	76.1	56.1	9.6	32.2	14.0	388,275	166,457	67,216	36,655	12,383	7,624	22,537	31,384
4	Thunder	108.8	1,604	241.8	107.8	44.5	22.2	8.1	5.4	39.8	86.1	46.2	9.1	25.9	35.3	19.0	24.3	78.4	55.7	11.1	33.4	14.5	387,860	172,846	71,380	35,652	12,980	8,732	23,304	32,951
5	Magic	109.1	1,605	241.3	102.8	43.0	22.3	7.3	4.8	38.0	83.8	45.4	9.5	27.1	35.0	17.2	23.1	74.7	54.7	10.2	32.8	14.4	387,325	165,011	68,986	35,712	11,737	7,744	23,041	31,888
6	Bulls	109.1	1,597	242.0	104.0	44.2	23.5	7.4	5.0	39.0	85.7	45.5	8.8	24.5	36.0	17.2	22.2	77.5	54.5	11.0	33.2	14.3	386,455	166,044	70,544	37,567	11,780	7,947	22,764	31,154
7	Pacers	109.5	1,604	241.4	105.9	43.0	23.6	7.6	5.3	39.4	85.8	46.0	9.4	26.1	36.2	17.6	22.7	77.7	55.3	10.4	32.7	14.4	387,285	169,894	69,025	37,816	12,263	8,498	23,030	33,517
8	Rockets	109.7	1,604	241.6	107.8	44.1	22.6	8.0	4.8	38.9	85.5	45.5	11.2	31.8	35.4	18.7	24.8	75.5	55.9	11.4	32.7	14.8	387,585	172,885	70,659	36,203	12,758	7,672	23,757	32,641
9	Warriors	109.8	1,597	241.3	110.6	43.6	26.2	8.4	5.2	41.0	87.3	47.0	11.4	30.4	37.6	17.2	22.1	77.7	57.0	10.5	33.0	14.8	385,405	176,678	69,591	41,814	13,451	8,367	23,683	33,654
10	76ers	109.8	1,605	241.7	103.9	42.7	23.1	8.3	5.2	38.7	84.7	45.6	8.8	24.9	35.2	17.8	23.5	76.0	54.7	10.8	31.9	14.5	387,850	166,798	68,562	37,066	13,302	8,289	23,215	32,764
11	Bucks	109.9	1,605	241.7	105.9	43.4	23.6	7.6	4.9	39.5	85.4	46.3	9.8	26.8	36.5	17.1	22.6	75.6	55.5	10.5	32.9	14.3	387,850	170,015	69,716	37,836	12,196	7,823	22,950	32,439
12	Grizzlies	109.9	1,605	241.7	104.2	43.1	22.7	8.3	5.1	39.0	85.4	45.7	8.3	23.8	35.0	17.8	23.4	76.1	54.5	11.3	31.7	14.4	387,900	167,265	69,102	36,463	13,270	8,183	23,104	33,103
13	Clippers	110.0	1,604	241.2	106.2	42.7	23.2	7.7	5.0	39.0	83.5	46.8	9.5	25.7	36.8	18.6	24.5	75.8	56.3	10.2	32.5	14.2	386,835	170,315	68,503	37,253	12,394	7,952	22,782	32,795
14	Lakers	110.2	1,603	241.7	107.3	43.9	23.6	7.6	5.0	39.8	85.4	46.6	9.2	26.2	35.2	18.5	24.6	75.2	55.7	10.6	33.3	14.5	387,520	171,966	70,409	37,766	12,124	8,006	23,197	31,349
15	Mavericks	110.2	1,607	241.7	106.0	42.5	23.0	7.1	4.6	39.1	84.5	46.2	10.3	28.7	35.9	17.6	22.5	78.0	56.2	9.8	32.7	13.1	388,455	170,418	68,222	36,905	11,481	7,409	21,078	31,588
16	Raptors	110.3	1,604	241.7	105.8	42.4	23.3	7.7	4.8	39.2	85.1	46.1	9.3	26.1	35.8	18.1	23.1	78.3	55.5	10.7	31.7	13.5	387,710	169,721	67,994	37,340	12,343	7,657	21,688	33,564
17	Cavaliers	110.4	1,597	241.5	104.9	43.1	23.0	7.2	4.2	38.8	84.3	46.0	10.0	27.4	36.3	17.4	23.2	75.1	55.5	10.9	32.2	14.1	385,755	167,589	68,816	36,702	11,550	6,774	22,440	30,934
18	Jazz	110.5	1,604	241.6	106.0	43.6	23.8	7.6	5.0	39.0	83.7	46.6	9.4	26.1	35.8	18.6	24.4	76.4	56.1	11.1	32.5	15.0	387,460	170,012	69,996	38,129	12,118	8,065	23,988	33,434
19	Nuggets	110.6	1,605	241.7	109.9	44.1	25.3	7.9	4.9	40.7	85.9	47.4	9.6	26.3	36.3	19.0	25.0	76.0	56.7	11.1	33.0	14.5	387,900	176,350	70,834	40,608	12,603	7,937	23,220	32,667
20	Hawks	110.6	1,599	241.7	106.0	42.5	24.3	7.9	4.8	39.3	85.2	46.1	9.8	27.4	36.0	17.6	22.8	77.2	55.7	10.4	32.1	14.4	386,510	169,503	67,959	38,852	12,631	7,656	23,041	31,436
21	Pistons	110.8	1,598	241.7	102.6	43.0	22.4	7.4	4.6	38.4	85.0	45.2	8.6	24.7	34.9	17.1	23.1	74.1	53.9	11.6	31.4	13.9	386,245	163,879	68,701	35,781	11,802	7,389	22,174	32,581
22	Hornets	110.9	1,597	241.9	102.2	42.6	22.8	7.1	5.0	37.6	84.4	44.6	9.2	26.2	35.3	17.7	23.4	76.0	54.0	10.5	32.1	13.9	386,355	163,136	68,003	36,433	11,370	7,909	22,231	30,734
23	Pelicans	111.3	1,604	241.6	105.0	43.2	23.4	7.7	4.8	39.4	85.2	46.3	8.8	24.5	35.9	17.4	22.6	76.6	55.1	10.9	32.3	14.0	387,585	168,371	69,348	37,548	12,303	7,744	22,402	31,780
24	Knicks	111.4	1,598	241.9	104.5	43.4	21.8	7.3	4.3	38.6	85.4	45.3	9.8	27.5	35.8	17.4	22.6	76.6	54.8	11.3	32.1	13.9	386,495	166,937	69,304	34,821	11,599	6,939	22,268	32,816
25	Suns	111.4	1,605	241.4	108.3	42.8	24.0	7.6	4.9	40.4	85.9	47.0	9.9	27.1	36.5	17.7	22.8	77.8	56.5	10.5	32.3	14.8	387,525	173,859	68,737	38,560	12,132	7,791	23,694	33,444

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0