nba team with best defensive rating in 1983

The New Jersey Nets had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 1982-83, with a 98.9 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	Nets	98.9	1982-83	82	240.3	105.8	45.0	26.1	11.1	7.2	42.8	87.1	49.2	0.4	1.8	20.1	19.8	28.1	70.5	53.2	15.4	29.6	22.8	19,705	8,672	3,693	2,143	911	592	1,873	2,166
2	Bullets	99.3	1982-83	82	241.5	99.2	43.0	25.0	8.9	4.9	40.3	86.1	46.8	0.9	2.9	29.5	17.7	25.1	70.5	51.1	13.4	29.6	19.4	19,805	8,134	3,529	2,046	733	400	1,588	1,958
3	Knicks	99.9	1982-83	82	241.5	100.0	40.8	24.8	8.5	4.6	39.9	82.8	48.2	0.4	1.6	25.2	19.8	27.8	71.0	52.6	13.2	27.6	18.4	19,805	8,198	3,343	2,034	701	378	1,509	2,180
4	Suns	100.1	1982-83	82	240.6	107.0	44.0	28.0	9.1	6.0	43.4	87.3	49.7	0.5	1.9	25.3	19.8	26.7	74.3	54.0	13.3	30.7	18.8	19,730	8,776	3,612	2,300	749	495	1,545	2,062
5	76ers	100.9	1982-83	82	241.8	112.1	47.9	24.6	9.9	7.0	43.9	88.0	49.9	0.3	1.3	22.9	24.0	32.3	74.2	54.9	16.3	31.7	19.8	19,830	9,191	3,930	2,016	812	577	1,627	2,041
6	Bucks	101.4	1982-83	82	241.8	106.6	43.6	25.8	8.1	6.5	42.5	87.0	48.9	0.5	2.1	21.9	21.1	28.0	75.3	53.7	13.4	30.2	17.6	19,830	8,740	3,572	2,116	662	532	1,447	2,131
7	Celtics	101.8	1982-83	82	241.8	112.1	46.4	27.0	9.6	6.4	45.3	92.0	49.2	0.5	2.3	21.0	21.1	28.6	73.7	53.6	15.5	30.9	18.8	19,830	9,191	3,805	2,216	789	521	1,541	2,062
8	SuperSonics	102.8	1982-83	82	241.5	110.0	45.4	27.8	8.3	5.3	43.9	88.7	49.4	0.4	1.7	21.0	21.9	30.0	73.0	53.9	14.0	31.3	18.7	19,805	9,019	3,721	2,278	677	437	1,533	1,969
9	Hawks	103.2	1982-83	82	241.2	101.6	43.6	23.7	7.0	8.1	40.9	87.1	46.9	0.5	2.3	23.9	19.3	25.7	75.1	51.6	13.9	29.7	17.4	19,780	8,335	3,572	1,945	573	665	1,424	2,022
10	Trail Blazers	103.9	1982-83	82	240.9	107.4	43.4	24.8	9.1	4.7	42.2	86.9	48.6	0.4	1.8	23.3	22.6	30.6	73.8	53.5	14.4	29.0	18.2	19,755	8,808	3,560	2,030	749	384	1,495	1,960
11	Kings	104.9	1982-83	82	241.2	113.8	44.7	26.3	9.3	5.0	45.4	91.3	49.7	0.6	2.6	23.7	22.4	30.9	72.7	54.2	15.3	29.4	20.6	19,780	9,328	3,663	2,155	765	409	1,691	2,432
12	Jazz	105.1	1982-83	82	240.9	109.0	44.4	26.5	9.2	7.3	43.0	89.5	48.0	0.5	2.2	24.0	22.5	29.8	75.6	53.1	13.3	31.1	20.5	19,755	8,938	3,643	2,176	758	595	1,683	2,017
13	Lakers	105.2	1982-83	82	240.6	115.0	44.7	30.7	10.3	5.8	48.3	91.6	52.8	0.1	1.2	10.4	18.2	24.8	73.6	56.1	15.1	29.7	19.3	19,730	9,433	3,668	2,519	844	479	1,584	1,931
14	Pistons	105.8	1982-83	82	242.4	112.7	46.2	25.7	8.3	7.0	44.2	92.7	47.7	0.9	3.3	26.5	23.4	31.6	74.2	52.9	16.0	30.2	19.0	19,880	9,239	3,789	2,108	679	572	1,557	2,122
15	Spurs	106.6	1982-83	82	241.2	114.3	46.7	27.6	8.2	5.7	45.1	89.5	50.4	1.1	3.8	30.5	23.0	30.1	76.5	55.6	15.0	31.7	18.3	19,780	9,375	3,831	2,261	675	469	1,504	2,095
16	Cavaliers	106.8	1982-83	82	240.9	97.1	43.7	21.2	7.5	3.5	39.7	85.3	46.5	0.4	1.5	25.0	17.4	24.2	72.1	50.6	14.3	29.4	18.8	19,755	7,964	3,587	1,738	617	290	1,538	2,236
17	Warriors	107.4	1982-83	82	241.2	108.6	43.5	24.0	10.4	5.2	44.2	91.6	48.3	0.4	1.8	22.7	19.8	26.8	73.7	52.6	15.6	27.9	19.6	19,780	8,908	3,565	1,964	856	430	1,606	2,138
18	Bulls	108.0	1982-83	82	242.7	111.0	46.3	25.4	8.1	4.9	43.1	89.9	48.0	0.5	2.5	21.5	24.2	32.8	73.7	53.2	15.5	30.8	21.3	19,905	9,102	3,794	2,086	666	400	1,743	2,192
19	Rockets	108.3	1982-83	82	240.6	99.3	42.3	23.5	7.9	5.1	40.7	90.8	44.8	0.8	3.3	24.7	17.1	23.6	72.5	49.1	14.7	27.6	19.2	19,730	8,145	3,466	1,931	646	422	1,571	2,131
20	Nuggets	109.1	1982-83	82	240.6	123.2	45.6	28.5	9.6	4.3	48.2	97.5	49.4	0.3	1.5	19.0	26.6	32.9	80.8	55.0	14.8	30.8	18.2	19,730	10,105	3,738	2,336	789	352	1,496	2,091
21	Clippers	109.3	1982-83	82	241.8	108.6	42.7	25.5	10.0	5.0	44.2	93.1	47.5	0.8	3.2	24.4	19.4	26.8	72.4	51.8	17.0	25.7	19.5	19,830	8,903	3,502	2,087	820	408	1,600	2,284
22	Pacers	109.4	1982-83	82	241.8	108.7	43.8	26.2	9.2	5.0	45.2	94.2	48.0	0.6	2.9	21.2	17.6	23.3	75.8	52.0	15.8	28.0	18.7	19,830	8,911	3,593	2,150	755	411	1,535	2,086
23	Mavericks	109.8	1982-83	82	240.6	112.7	44.8	27.2	6.7	4.2	44.8	92.1	48.7	0.5	2.3	23.2	22.6	30.0	75.2	53.5	15.8	29.0	16.4	19,730	9,243	3,677	2,227	552	348	1,348	2,067

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Nets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Porter

RPG

7.1

Porter

APG

3.7

Traore

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.2

30th

DRTG

118.8

25th

NETRTG

-9.6

28th

3P%

34.3

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.5
13	Wizards	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Nets	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers	16	57	.219	37.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/27	BKN	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sun 3/29	SAC	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Tue 3/31	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 4/3	ATL	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Sun 4/5	WAS	@	BKN	3:30 PM

Last Game

Nets

17 - 56

106

Final

109

Warriors

35 - 38

Wed 25 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

118.7

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-57

17-56

17-55

19-55

21-52

23-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

3,149.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

3,744

Dončić

3,334.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-27

44-28-1

43-30

43-31

41-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

30-42

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	34	.534	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.5
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	37.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	38.5