nba top 5 team defensive ratings in 2021

The Los Angeles Lakers had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 2020-21, with a 107.1 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	Lakers	107.1	2020-21	72	242.4	109.5	44.2	24.7	7.8	5.4	40.6	86.1	47.2	11.1	31.2	35.4	17.2	23.3	73.9	56.9	9.7	34.6	15.2	17,455	7,887	3,185	1,775	562	386	1,095	1,377
2	76ers	107.6	2020-21	72	242.1	113.6	45.1	23.7	9.1	6.2	41.4	86.9	47.6	11.3	30.1	37.4	19.6	25.5	76.7	57.9	10.0	35.0	14.4	17,430	8,182	3,244	1,706	655	447	1,040	1,456
3	Knicks	108.2	2020-21	72	242.1	107.0	45.1	21.4	7.0	5.1	39.4	86.5	45.6	11.8	30.0	39.2	16.4	20.9	78.4	55.9	9.7	35.5	12.9	17,430	7,706	3,250	1,541	507	365	932	1,473
4	Jazz	108.3	2020-21	72	241.0	116.4	48.3	23.7	6.6	5.2	41.3	88.1	46.8	16.7	43.0	38.9	17.2	21.5	79.9	59.7	10.6	37.6	14.2	17,355	8,382	3,474	1,703	474	371	1,023	1,335
5	Warriors	110.1	2020-21	72	240.3	113.7	43.0	27.7	8.2	4.8	41.3	88.2	46.8	14.6	38.7	37.6	16.6	21.1	78.5	58.3	8.0	35.1	15.0	17,305	8,187	3,098	1,991	587	342	1,080	1,526
6	Grizzlies	111.0	2020-21	72	241.7	113.3	46.5	26.9	9.1	5.1	42.8	91.8	46.7	11.2	31.4	35.6	16.4	21.3	77.1	56.0	11.2	35.3	13.3	17,405	8,157	3,346	1,938	655	364	957	1,349
7	Heat	111.2	2020-21	72	241.4	108.1	41.5	26.3	7.9	4.0	39.2	83.7	46.8	12.9	36.2	35.8	16.7	21.1	79.0	58.1	8.0	33.5	14.1	17,380	7,781	2,988	1,895	569	286	1,013	1,363
8	Clippers	111.2	2020-21	72	240.0	114.0	44.2	24.4	7.1	4.1	41.8	86.7	48.2	14.3	34.7	41.1	16.2	19.3	83.9	59.9	9.4	34.7	13.2	17,280	8,209	3,179	1,756	509	295	950	1,383
9	Suns	111.3	2020-21	72	242.8	115.3	42.9	26.9	7.2	4.3	43.3	88.3	49.0	13.1	34.6	37.8	15.6	18.7	83.4	59.7	8.8	34.2	12.5	17,480	8,300	3,092	1,939	517	312	902	1,374
10	Bucks	111.4	2020-21	72	240.7	120.1	48.1	25.5	8.1	4.6	44.7	91.8	48.7	14.4	37.1	38.9	16.2	21.4	76.0	59.3	10.3	37.8	13.8	17,330	8,649	3,465	1,834	585	334	995	1,244
11	Bulls	112.0	2020-21	72	241.4	110.7	45.0	26.8	6.7	4.2	42.2	88.6	47.6	12.6	34.0	37.0	13.8	17.5	79.1	57.5	9.6	35.3	15.1	17,380	7,969	3,237	1,927	482	304	1,089	1,362
12	Nuggets	112.1	2020-21	72	242.8	115.1	44.4	26.8	8.1	4.5	43.3	89.2	48.5	12.9	34.2	37.7	15.7	19.5	80.3	58.8	10.5	33.9	13.5	17,480	8,284	3,200	1,933	582	323	972	1,374
13	Pacers	112.4	2020-21	72	242.4	115.3	42.7	27.4	8.5	6.4	43.3	91.2	47.4	12.3	34.0	36.4	16.4	20.7	79.2	57.5	9.0	33.7	13.5	17,455	8,302	3,072	1,973	611	460	975	1,453
14	Celtics	112.5	2020-21	72	241.4	112.6	44.3	23.5	7.7	5.3	41.5	88.9	46.6	13.6	36.4	37.4	16.1	20.8	77.5	57.4	10.6	33.6	14.1	17,380	8,109	3,186	1,689	556	383	1,012	1,471
15	Raptors	112.5	2020-21	72	240.3	111.3	41.6	24.1	8.6	5.4	39.7	88.7	44.8	14.5	39.3	36.8	17.4	21.3	81.5	56.7	9.4	32.1	13.2	17,305	8,011	2,994	1,735	618	388	952	1,526
16	Pistons	112.5	2020-21	72	242.1	106.6	42.7	24.2	7.4	5.2	38.7	85.6	45.2	11.6	32.9	35.1	17.8	23.4	75.9	55.6	9.6	33.1	14.9	17,430	7,676	3,075	1,743	531	371	1,075	1,477
17	Spurs	112.8	2020-21	72	242.8	111.1	43.9	24.4	7.0	5.1	41.9	90.5	46.2	9.9	28.4	35.0	17.4	22.0	79.2	55.4	9.3	34.6	11.4	17,480	7,998	3,158	1,759	505	366	821	1,293
18	Hornets	112.8	2020-21	72	241.0	109.5	43.8	26.8	7.8	4.8	39.9	87.8	45.5	13.7	37.0	36.9	15.9	20.9	76.1	56.4	10.6	33.2	14.8	17,355	7,881	3,151	1,933	565	344	1,069	1,297
19	Wizards	113.0	2020-21	72	241.7	116.6	45.2	25.5	7.3	4.1	43.2	90.9	47.5	10.2	29.0	35.1	20.1	26.2	76.9	56.9	9.7	35.5	14.4	17,405	8,398	3,254	1,835	528	297	1,037	1,555
20	Mavericks	113.0	2020-21	72	240.3	112.4	43.3	22.9	6.3	4.3	41.1	87.3	47.0	13.8	38.1	36.2	16.5	21.2	77.8	58.2	9.1	34.2	12.1	17,305	8,096	3,120	1,647	450	311	869	1,396
21	Hawks	113.3	2020-21	72	241.7	113.7	45.6	24.1	7.0	4.8	40.8	87.2	46.8	12.4	33.4	37.3	19.7	24.2	81.2	58.1	10.6	35.1	13.2	17,405	8,186	3,285	1,737	503	342	953	1,392
22	Pelicans	113.8	2020-21	72	242.1	114.6	47.4	26.0	7.6	4.4	42.5	89.1	47.7	10.6	30.4	34.8	19.0	26.1	72.9	57.0	11.7	35.7	14.6	17,430	8,251	3,413	1,872	545	315	1,052	1,295
23	Nets	113.8	2020-21	72	241.7	118.6	44.4	26.8	6.7	5.3	43.1	87.3	49.4	14.2	36.1	39.2	18.1	22.5	80.4	61.0	8.9	35.5	13.5	17,405	8,537	3,199	1,929	484	379	975	1,371
24	Thunder	114.0	2020-21	72	241.0	105.0	45.6	22.1	7.0	4.4	38.8	88.0	44.1	11.9	35.1	33.9	15.5	21.3	72.5	53.9	9.9	35.7	16.1	17,355	7,560	3,283	1,588	504	316	1,162	1,305
25	Cavaliers	114.4	2020-21	72	242.1	103.8	42.8	23.8	7.8	4.5	38.6	85.8	45.0	10.0	29.7	33.6	16.7	22.4	74.3	54.3	10.4	32.3	15.5	17,430	7,476	3,078	1,716	559	325	1,114	1,308

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Team Leaders

PPG

32.4

Dončić

RPG

8.3

Ayton

APG

8.6

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

10th

DRTG

116.9

21st

NETRTG

0.6

15th

3P%

35.6

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	9.0
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	10.0
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.5
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.5
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	IND	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sun 3/8	NYK	@	LAL	3:30 PM
Tue 3/10	MIN	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Thu 3/12	CHI	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

19 - 44

101

Final

110

Lakers

37 - 24

Tue 3 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.4

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

67.1

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.5

119.1

118.7

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.1

110.9

112.2

112.7

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.7

6.8

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-49

15-47

15-46

16-45

18-44

19-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,003.8

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,757.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

3,028.3

Maxey

2,927

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.4

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-22

37-23-1

36-26

35-26

34-28

Worst Record ATS

24-39

26-36

25-34-1

26-35

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.5
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	12.0
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	32	31	.508	14.5
10	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.5
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.5
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
15	Pacers	15	47	.242	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.5
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	9.0
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	9.0
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	10.0
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.5
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.5
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.5
9	Clippers	30	31	.492	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	30	33	.476	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.5
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.5
14	Jazz	18	44	.290	30.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/30	NOP	@	PHI	114-124
Fri 1/30	MIN	@	MEM	131-114
Fri 1/30	DAL	@	HOU	107-111
Sat 1/31	MIL	@	BOS	79-107
Sat 1/31	SAC	@	WAS	112-116

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	DAL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	UTA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Thu 3/5	GSW	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Thu 3/5	DET	@	SAS	8:00 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 2020-21, with a 107.1 rating.

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8.6

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8.6

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2.0

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2.9

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1.9

3.7

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3.5

67.6

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2,853

2,757.2

3,039

3,028.3

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37.3

36.4

33.6

38.3

36.9

36.6

1.79

1.59

1.53

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