nba teams best defensive rating since january 1

Since January 1, 2026, the Detroit Pistons have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 108.6 rating.

	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	Pistons	108.6	49	241.5	116.9	44.9	28.5	10.7	6.5	43.3	89.0	48.7	11.0	30.5	36.0	19.2	24.8	77.7	58.5	12.5	32.4	14.8	11,835	5,726	2,199	1,398	524	320	723	1,037
2	Thunder	109.0	48	241.6	116.8	43.9	25.6	9.2	5.5	42.2	88.6	47.6	14.0	38.5	36.3	18.4	22.8	80.6	59.2	9.8	34.1	12.5	11,595	5,607	2,107	1,231	441	263	600	854
3	Spurs	109.8	49	240.5	119.8	47.6	29.4	7.2	6.0	43.8	90.7	48.3	13.8	38.5	35.9	18.2	23.3	78.1	59.3	11.1	36.4	12.9	11,785	5,868	2,330	1,443	351	292	630	900
4	Celtics	111.0	50	241.0	113.5	48.0	25.1	6.4	4.7	41.7	89.9	46.3	15.4	41.7	37.0	14.8	18.0	82.0	58.0	12.5	35.5	12.5	12,050	5,677	2,398	1,257	319	237	624	863
5	Hornets	111.1	49	240.0	116.2	47.1	26.2	7.0	4.3	41.0	88.5	46.3	17.3	44.8	38.7	16.9	20.5	82.5	59.6	13.3	33.8	15.2	11,760	5,692	2,310	1,285	343	211	745	922
6	Knicks	111.5	49	241.5	113.3	45.3	27.5	8.1	3.7	42.1	88.2	47.8	13.4	36.9	36.3	15.7	19.9	78.7	58.4	12.1	33.2	13.8	11,835	5,551	2,219	1,349	397	183	676	942
7	Hawks	111.5	47	240.5	117.9	45.0	29.3	9.6	4.6	43.4	92.9	46.8	14.8	40.0	37.0	16.2	21.1	76.7	57.7	11.7	33.3	13.4	11,305	5,540	2,115	1,377	450	214	631	903
8	Rockets	112.7	52	241.4	112.2	47.7	25.3	8.4	5.9	42.1	89.4	47.1	11.2	32.3	34.6	16.8	22.3	75.3	56.5	14.4	33.3	14.8	12,555	5,833	2,482	1,314	437	306	771	904
9	Trail Blazers	112.9	48	240.5	115.0	46.4	25.5	8.4	5.9	41.1	89.6	45.9	14.9	43.1	34.6	17.9	23.6	75.6	57.5	14.1	32.3	17.1	11,545	5,519	2,227	1,226	402	282	823	873
10	Raptors	113.0	47	241.1	115.2	41.3	29.6	9.0	5.1	42.8	87.5	48.9	11.0	30.9	35.7	18.6	24.3	76.5	58.7	10.6	30.7	13.2	11,330	5,416	1,939	1,391	421	241	619	954
11	Suns	113.5	49	241.0	110.9	43.0	24.1	8.8	4.3	40.3	89.8	44.9	15.1	42.1	35.9	15.1	19.7	76.8	56.3	12.8	30.2	13.7	11,810	5,435	2,109	1,181	429	210	669	959
12	Timberwolves	113.6	48	240.5	117.5	44.0	25.8	8.9	6.1	42.9	88.5	48.5	13.6	36.6	37.1	18.0	24.1	74.6	59.2	11.0	33.1	15.2	11,545	5,638	2,113	1,236	429	294	729	996
13	Magic	114.6	48	242.1	115.1	42.3	26.9	8.7	4.4	40.7	87.9	46.3	12.2	35.2	34.8	21.5	26.5	81.1	57.8	10.2	32.0	14.3	11,620	5,526	2,029	1,293	418	211	687	985
14	Lakers	115.1	51	240.5	116.0	41.0	26.5	8.7	4.4	42.3	83.9	50.4	11.9	32.3	36.8	19.5	26.0	75.2	60.9	9.0	32.0	13.9	12,265	5,918	2,092	1,354	445	226	707	896
15	Clippers	115.1	50	241.0	114.8	40.7	23.8	9.2	5.0	41.3	84.1	49.2	12.0	32.4	36.9	20.2	24.9	81.1	60.4	9.6	31.1	13.6	12,050	5,741	2,033	1,190	460	250	682	912
16	Cavaliers	115.4	47	240.5	119.4	44.2	28.7	8.2	5.0	43.6	87.9	49.6	13.7	37.2	36.9	18.6	24.2	77.0	60.6	11.2	32.9	14.0	11,305	5,614	2,076	1,351	385	233	658	868
17	Heat	115.8	49	240.0	120.8	46.6	29.0	8.3	4.1	43.4	93.4	46.4	14.2	39.8	35.6	19.9	25.1	79.2	57.8	12.4	34.2	13.5	11,760	5,919	2,285	1,422	408	201	661	921
18	76ers	115.9	51	241.5	115.5	42.9	24.4	9.6	5.5	42.3	89.6	47.2	11.6	33.9	34.3	19.4	24.1	80.4	57.7	11.2	31.7	13.3	12,315	5,893	2,190	1,244	489	281	676	1,021
19	Nuggets	117.0	49	243.6	120.0	43.9	28.7	6.7	4.0	42.5	87.5	48.6	14.3	36.6	39.2	20.7	26.0	79.5	60.7	9.4	34.5	12.6	11,935	5,881	2,151	1,407	327	198	617	929
20	Pelicans	117.3	47	240.5	115.5	44.2	25.4	8.8	6.1	42.2	90.0	46.9	11.5	32.6	35.1	19.7	25.2	77.9	57.1	11.9	32.3	14.1	11,305	5,427	2,078	1,196	412	287	664	916
21	Warriors	117.4	48	241.6	113.9	41.4	29.5	9.8	4.0	41.4	89.2	46.4	15.5	44.3	35.1	15.6	19.6	79.4	58.2	11.3	30.2	15.3	11,595	5,468	1,989	1,415	470	193	733	898
22	Bulls	117.9	49	240.5	114.7	44.6	27.8	7.7	5.1	41.9	90.1	46.5	14.4	41.0	35.1	16.5	21.3	77.3	57.6	10.2	34.5	15.6	11,785	5,618	2,187	1,364	376	252	766	917
23	Mavericks	118.4	48	241.0	114.4	44.8	25.3	7.4	4.5	41.9	90.3	46.4	11.0	31.7	34.8	19.6	26.1	75.3	56.2	10.8	34.0	13.9	11,570	5,491	2,152	1,213	355	216	668	828
24	Pacers	119.4	48	240.5	114.1	41.2	30.4	7.5	4.1	42.0	88.6	47.4	14.3	38.2	37.3	15.8	20.2	78.0	58.5	8.7	32.6	14.8	11,545	5,477	1,979	1,460	360	199	712	932
25	Nets	120.4	52	241.4	103.8	38.8	24.6	8.3	4.3	37.1	84.4	43.9	12.4	36.8	33.6	17.3	22.3	77.5	55.1	10.1	28.7	15.6	12,555	5,396	2,015	1,277	430	225	813	1,111

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More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

30.0

Cunningham

RPG

8.3

Duren

APG

7.7

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

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)
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

3 - 2

117

Final

113

Pistons

2 - 3

Wed 13 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.0

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

116.5

114.6

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.4

108.1

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

13.1

3.0

2.9

1.0

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

571.2

Cunningham

475.7

Harden

464.8

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

616.5

Cunningham

493.8

Harden

471.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.2

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.1

Cunningham

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.72

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.72

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

54-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

40-54

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