nba team defensive rating leaders last 30 years

Between October 12, 1996 and October 12, 2026, the San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 105.7 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	Spurs	105.7	2,391	241.6	102.6	43.2	23.5	7.3	5.5	38.6	82.6	46.7	8.0	21.7	36.7	17.5	23.2	75.3	55.3	10.5	32.7	13.9	577,565	245,202	103,358	56,199	17,539	13,247	33,144	45,574
2	Celtics	106.6	2,391	241.8	102.9	42.3	23.0	8.2	4.7	38.0	83.4	45.6	9.1	25.1	36.1	17.9	23.2	77.0	55.0	10.7	31.6	14.5	578,115	246,062	101,237	54,932	19,721	11,180	34,717	51,677
3	Heat	106.7	2,393	241.9	100.1	41.8	22.1	7.5	4.9	37.1	80.7	46.0	8.3	23.2	36.0	17.6	23.4	75.0	55.0	10.1	31.7	14.2	578,820	239,583	100,141	52,940	18,019	11,625	34,000	49,192
4	Pacers	107.6	2,392	241.7	102.4	42.6	22.9	7.6	5.2	37.9	83.2	45.6	8.2	22.6	36.1	18.4	23.8	77.3	54.7	10.7	31.9	14.5	578,105	244,913	101,946	54,768	18,224	12,448	34,656	51,254
5	Bulls	107.7	2,385	242.0	100.2	43.6	23.1	7.5	4.8	37.7	84.0	44.9	7.5	21.0	35.7	17.3	22.7	76.0	53.3	11.5	32.1	14.8	577,075	238,902	103,905	55,072	17,930	11,495	35,230	49,223
6	76ers	108.0	2,393	241.7	100.9	42.7	22.3	8.5	5.0	37.5	83.2	45.1	7.1	20.4	34.7	18.8	24.8	75.6	53.7	11.5	31.2	14.9	578,420	241,573	102,225	53,345	20,347	11,968	35,614	49,879
7	Magic	108.0	2,393	241.5	100.6	42.6	21.7	7.5	4.8	37.4	82.9	45.1	8.1	23.1	35.1	17.8	23.9	74.4	53.8	11.0	31.6	14.6	577,845	240,761	101,957	51,816	18,066	11,504	35,037	49,298
8	Rockets	108.2	2,392	241.9	103.6	43.5	21.9	7.8	4.8	37.7	83.2	45.2	9.7	27.4	35.3	18.6	24.6	75.6	55.1	11.4	32.1	15.0	578,530	247,876	104,008	52,340	18,557	11,448	35,994	48,694
9	Pistons	108.2	2,386	241.8	99.9	42.4	21.8	7.5	4.8	37.2	82.7	45.0	7.6	21.5	35.2	17.9	24.1	74.4	53.5	11.7	30.8	14.0	576,915	238,370	101,252	52,122	17,853	11,534	33,397	49,401
10	Thunder	108.3	2,392	241.7	104.6	43.2	22.2	8.2	5.1	38.8	84.3	46.0	8.4	23.5	35.7	18.7	24.3	77.1	55.1	11.5	31.7	14.5	578,155	250,269	103,333	52,992	19,608	12,141	34,567	50,227
11	Lakers	108.4	2,391	241.8	105.0	43.9	23.3	7.6	5.2	39.0	84.1	46.3	8.1	23.1	35.2	19.0	25.8	73.6	55.0	11.3	32.5	14.4	578,240	251,121	104,883	55,669	18,246	12,469	34,439	49,087
12	Jazz	108.7	2,392	241.6	102.6	42.8	23.9	7.7	5.2	37.8	81.1	46.5	7.4	20.7	35.7	19.7	25.9	76.1	55.4	11.5	31.3	15.3	577,830	245,386	102,389	57,124	18,307	12,430	36,510	52,754
13	Cavaliers	108.8	2,385	241.7	101.1	42.6	22.6	7.5	4.6	37.5	82.5	45.5	8.0	22.3	36.1	18.0	23.9	75.0	54.3	11.3	31.3	14.6	576,400	241,022	101,709	53,874	17,842	10,891	34,802	49,028
14	Mavericks	109.0	2,395	241.7	103.8	42.3	22.2	7.3	4.9	38.5	83.9	45.9	8.9	24.7	36.1	17.9	23.0	78.1	55.2	10.5	31.8	13.2	578,850	248,713	101,347	53,268	17,546	11,653	31,697	48,613
15	Grizzlies	109.1	2,393	241.7	100.6	42.2	22.5	8.2	5.2	37.7	83.2	45.3	7.2	20.7	35.0	17.9	23.8	75.3	53.7	11.5	30.7	14.8	578,470	240,684	100,978	53,742	19,546	12,371	35,493	50,223
16	Suns	109.1	2,393	241.6	105.5	42.6	23.9	7.8	4.9	39.6	85.0	46.6	8.6	23.7	36.5	17.6	22.9	77.1	55.5	10.9	31.7	14.7	578,095	252,355	101,935	57,252	18,703	11,657	35,284	50,489
17	Knicks	109.2	2,386	242.0	100.6	42.6	21.3	7.2	4.2	37.4	83.0	45.1	8.3	23.1	35.9	17.6	22.9	76.8	54.1	11.2	31.4	14.4	577,365	240,150	101,683	50,836	17,246	10,017	34,454	51,466
18	Bucks	109.2	2,393	241.7	103.2	42.6	22.9	7.6	4.7	38.6	83.7	46.1	8.3	22.7	36.5	17.7	23.3	75.9	54.9	10.9	31.7	14.3	578,420	246,911	101,878	54,852	18,244	11,171	34,330	50,311
19	Warriors	109.2	2,385	241.5	105.7	43.9	24.6	8.2	5.2	39.4	86.2	45.7	9.3	25.3	36.7	17.7	23.3	75.8	54.8	11.9	32.0	15.1	575,925	252,148	104,702	58,624	19,636	12,356	35,985	51,475
20	Raptors	109.3	2,392	241.9	102.1	42.1	22.6	7.8	5.0	38.0	84.0	45.2	8.2	22.8	35.9	18.0	23.4	77.1	54.2	11.3	30.7	13.8	578,555	244,281	100,592	53,986	18,589	12,058	33,099	51,292
21	Nets	109.4	2,392	241.7	100.4	42.2	22.5	7.5	4.6	37.0	83.0	44.6	8.2	23.3	35.2	18.3	24.0	76.2	53.7	11.1	31.0	14.6	578,180	240,202	100,825	53,911	17,881	11,003	34,830	50,939
22	Hornets	109.4	2,221	241.9	100.3	42.3	22.8	7.5	5.0	37.0	83.0	44.6	8.0	22.5	35.5	18.3	24.2	75.5	53.5	10.9	31.4	14.1	537,290	222,794	93,912	50,698	16,668	11,002	31,375	44,318
23	Trail Blazers	109.4	2,394	241.8	101.7	42.8	21.8	7.2	4.9	37.7	83.1	45.4	8.3	23.3	35.8	17.8	23.2	76.9	54.5	11.7	31.1	14.5	578,785	243,400	102,544	52,154	17,289	11,810	34,627	49,209
24	Clippers	109.4	2,392	241.5	102.4	42.4	22.1	7.5	5.2	37.9	82.4	46.0	7.9	21.7	36.3	18.8	24.9	75.5	54.8	10.9	31.5	14.7	577,605	244,924	101,523	52,913	18,055	12,394	35,154	50,320
25	Hawks	109.4	2,387	241.8	101.9	42.5	22.7	7.8	4.9	37.9	83.3	45.5	8.2	22.9	35.6	18.0	23.5	76.6	54.4	11.2	31.3	14.9	577,155	243,259	101,396	54,089	18,586	11,651	35,457	48,640

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

APG

7.4

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Between October 12, 1996 and October 12, 2026, the San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 105.7 rating.

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25.0

11.5

7.4

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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Schedule