Hakeem Olajuwon had the best defensive rating in 1987-88, with a 98.0 rating.

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NBA top 10 defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1988

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	98.0	1987-88	HOU	79	35.8	22.8	12.1	2.1	2.1	2.7	9.0	17.5	51.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.8	6.9	69.5	55.5	3.8	8.3	3.1	2,825	1,805	959	163	162	214	243	324
2	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	100.7	1987-88	UTA	82	33.3	7.0	8.7	0.7	0.5	3.7	2.8	6.6	41.8	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.3	62.3	45.7	2.8	5.9	1.6	2,731	571	717	55	41	304	131	320
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	100.8	1987-88	UTA	82	39.0	27.7	12.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	10.5	20.1	52.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.7	9.6	70.0	56.8	3.4	8.6	4.0	3,198	2,268	986	199	117	50	325	296
4	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	100.9	1987-88	DAL	81	28.5	13.5	11.8	1.1	1.3	1.1	5.5	11.0	50.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.4	74.0	54.1	4.4	7.4	2.1	2,307	1,093	959	86	103	86	172	313
5	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	101.3	1987-88	NYK	82	31.0	20.2	8.2	1.5	1.3	3.0	8.0	14.4	55.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.8	71.6	59.4	3.0	5.3	3.5	2,546	1,653	676	125	104	245	287	332
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	101.4	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
7	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	102.2	1987-88	DET	82	35.3	13.5	10.1	2.4	0.8	1.0	5.5	11.3	49.3	0.2	0.5	33.3	2.3	2.6	87.4	54.6	2.0	8.1	1.7	2,897	1,110	832	199	66	78	136	284
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	102.3	1987-88	UTA	82	34.7	14.7	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	5.5	9.6	57.4	0.3	0.8	35.8	3.3	4.0	84.0	64.5	0.7	2.2	3.2	2,842	1,204	237	1,128	242	16	262	247
9	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	102.7	1987-88	DET	82	26.2	11.6	8.7	1.3	0.9	0.5	4.9	8.6	56.1	0.1	0.2	29.4	1.9	3.5	53.5	57.1	3.9	4.8	1.9	2,147	953	715	110	75	45	156	273
10	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	102.7	1987-88	CHI	82	34.3	12.4	13.0	3.0	0.8	0.3	4.6	9.5	48.3	0.0	0.1	25.0	3.2	4.4	72.7	54.3	4.0	9.0	2.9	2,816	1,014	1,066	248	68	28	241	272
11	Fat Lever F. Lever	103.4	1987-88	DEN	82	37.3	18.9	8.1	7.8	2.7	0.3	7.8	16.6	47.3	0.1	0.7	21.1	3.0	3.9	78.5	51.6	2.5	5.6	2.2	3,061	1,546	665	639	223	21	182	214
12	Benoit Benjamin B. Benjamin	103.4	1987-88	LAC	66	32.9	13.0	8.0	2.6	0.8	3.4	5.2	10.5	49.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.7	3.9	70.6	53.4	1.7	6.3	3.4	2,171	860	530	172	50	225	223	203
13	Hot Rod Williams H. Rod Williams	103.5	1987-88	CLE	77	27.4	10.9	6.6	1.3	0.8	1.9	4.1	8.6	47.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	3.6	75.6	53.6	2.1	4.5	1.4	2,106	843	506	103	61	145	104	203
14	John Salley J. Salley	103.8	1987-88	DET	82	24.4	8.5	4.9	1.4	0.6	1.7	3.1	5.6	56.6	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.2	70.9	61.4	2.0	2.9	1.5	2,003	701	402	113	53	137	120	294
15	Danny Schayes D. Schayes	103.9	1987-88	DEN	81	26.7	13.9	8.2	1.3	0.8	1.1	4.5	8.2	54.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	83.6	64.0	2.5	5.7	1.9	2,166	1,129	662	106	62	92	155	323
16	Sidney Green S. Green	104.0	1987-88	NYK	82	25.0	7.8	7.8	1.1	0.8	0.4	3.1	7.1	44.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.3	66.3	48.0	2.7	5.1	1.8	2,049	642	642	93	65	32	148	318
17	Thurl Bailey T. Bailey	104.6	1987-88	UTA	82	34.2	19.6	6.5	1.9	0.6	1.5	7.7	15.7	49.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.1	5.0	82.6	54.7	1.6	4.8	2.3	2,804	1,604	531	158	49	125	190	186
18	Steve Stipanovich S. Stipanovich	104.8	1987-88	IND	80	33.7	13.5	8.3	2.3	1.1	0.9	5.1	10.4	49.6	0.0	0.2	20.0	3.2	3.9	80.9	55.8	2.0	6.3	2.0	2,692	1,079	662	183	90	69	156	302
19	Michael Cage M. Cage	104.8	1987-88	LAC	72	36.9	14.5	13.0	1.5	1.3	0.8	5.0	10.6	47.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.8	53.7	5.2	7.9	2.2	2,660	1,046	938	110	91	58	160	194
20	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	105.3	1987-88	TOT	77	26.0	12.7	6.4	1.5	0.6	1.4	5.2	12.0	43.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	2.9	76.4	47.7	1.7	4.6	2.1	2,004	976	489	113	50	106	164	195
21	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	105.5	1987-88	MIL	82	35.6	16.5	8.6	3.4	1.1	1.0	6.3	12.9	48.6	0.0	0.2	21.4	3.9	4.2	92.2	55.8	2.4	6.3	1.9	2,923	1,352	709	279	93	80	157	316
22	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	105.6	1987-88	POR	79	36.6	19.2	8.3	3.1	1.6	0.8	7.7	15.5	49.9	0.0	0.2	20.0	3.7	5.0	73.5	54.2	2.7	5.6	2.0	2,888	1,516	657	243	127	65	161	302
23	Dave Corzine D. Corzine	105.8	1987-88	CHI	80	29.1	10.1	6.6	1.9	0.5	1.2	4.3	8.9	48.1	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.4	1.9	75.2	51.4	2.1	4.5	1.4	2,328	804	527	154	36	95	109	149
24	James Donaldson J. Donaldson	105.9	1987-88	DAL	81	31.1	7.0	9.3	0.8	0.5	1.3	2.6	4.7	55.8	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.3	77.8	61.6	3.0	6.3	1.4	2,523	571	755	66	40	104	113	175
25	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	105.9	1987-88	POR	81	37.8	27.0	6.6	5.8	2.5	0.6	10.5	20.7	50.6	0.1	0.6	21.2	5.9	7.2	81.1	56.4	3.2	3.4	2.9	3,060	2,185	533	467	203	52	236	250

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25.8

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9.4

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6.3

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118.0

7th

DRTG

112.8

5th

NETRTG

5.2

6th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	HOU	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 2/21	HOU	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Mon 2/23	UTA	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Wed 2/25	SAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 2/26	HOU	@	ORL	7:30 PM

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26 - 28

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Final

102

Rockets

33 - 20

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Porter

3.6

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.9

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.0

Ayton

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ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.7

120.0

119.4

118.4

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.7

112.4

112.8

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

8.0

7.2

6.3

6.0

5.2

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12-44

14-39

15-41

15-40

15-38

18-38

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,586.3

Maxey

2,516.9

Johnson

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,662.5

Johnson

2,614

Maxey

2,587.5

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.6

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.7

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.43

Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

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35-20

33-22

32-24

30-23-1

31-24

31-23

Worst Record ATS

21-35

21-32

22-31

23-32

23-30

23-30-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	40	13	.755
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
3	Knicks	35	20	.636	6.0
4	Cavaliers	34	21	.618	7.0
5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
6	76ers	30	24	.556	10.5
7	Magic	28	25	.528	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	12.5
9	Hornets	26	29	.473	15.0
10	Hawks	26	30	.464	15.5
11	Bulls	24	31	.436	17.0
12	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.0
13	Nets	15	38	.283	25.0
14	Pacers	15	40	.273	26.0
15	Wizards	14	39	.264	26.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	9.5
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
10	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/16	PHX	@	NYK	106-99
Fri 1/16	IND	@	DET	78-121
Fri 1/16	OKC	@	MIA	120-122
Fri 1/16	MIN	@	SAS	123-126
Fri 1/16	CHA	@	GSW	116-136

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	ATL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	HOU	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	DET	@	NYK	7:30 PM

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