nba top defensive rating teams since december 16

Since December 16, 2025, the Detroit Pistons have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 108.8 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	108.8	56	241.8	117.0	45.3	28.6	10.8	6.6	43.5	89.6	48.5	10.9	30.5	35.6	19.2	24.9	77.0	58.2	12.9	32.4	14.8	13,540	6,554	2,535	1,599	603	369	830	1,209
2	Thunder	109.2	56	241.3	117.1	43.8	25.4	9.4	5.6	42.6	89.2	47.7	13.8	38.3	36.0	18.2	22.5	80.9	59.1	9.8	34.0	12.5	13,515	6,560	2,452	1,424	528	311	699	1,010
3	Spurs	110.0	57	240.4	119.9	47.9	29.1	7.1	5.8	43.8	90.7	48.3	13.6	38.3	35.6	18.6	23.8	78.3	59.3	11.4	36.5	12.8	13,705	6,833	2,729	1,659	404	329	732	1,028
4	Celtics	111.2	56	240.9	114.3	47.8	24.9	6.6	4.9	41.9	89.8	46.6	15.4	41.6	37.0	15.2	18.5	81.9	58.3	12.4	35.4	12.6	13,490	6,398	2,674	1,395	369	272	705	981
5	Hornets	112.6	56	240.0	116.6	46.8	26.7	7.1	4.3	41.1	88.8	46.3	17.5	44.7	39.1	16.9	20.7	81.6	59.5	13.4	33.5	15.2	13,440	6,527	2,622	1,495	398	240	853	1,063
6	Raptors	113.0	55	241.4	114.3	41.9	29.4	8.8	5.1	42.5	88.3	48.1	11.2	32.1	34.9	18.1	23.5	77.1	57.9	11.0	30.9	13.1	13,275	6,284	2,306	1,619	482	278	720	1,119
7	Trail Blazers	113.0	56	240.9	114.2	46.2	25.3	8.2	5.6	40.9	89.3	45.8	14.7	42.4	34.6	17.8	23.8	74.6	57.2	13.9	32.3	17.4	13,490	6,396	2,589	1,414	461	314	976	1,048
8	Knicks	113.1	57	241.3	114.5	45.5	27.6	8.0	3.7	42.3	88.8	47.6	13.9	37.5	37.0	15.9	20.2	79.1	58.6	12.3	33.2	13.8	13,755	6,524	2,593	1,576	458	210	788	1,119
9	Hawks	113.2	55	240.5	118.7	44.2	29.8	9.3	4.4	43.8	93.1	47.0	15.0	40.4	37.1	16.2	21.1	76.6	58.0	11.3	32.9	13.5	13,225	6,528	2,432	1,640	510	244	744	1,057
10	Rockets	113.3	59	242.1	113.1	47.9	25.4	8.3	5.9	42.5	89.4	47.5	11.3	32.2	35.2	16.7	22.3	75.1	57.0	14.6	33.3	15.1	14,285	6,670	2,825	1,496	489	351	890	1,029
11	Timberwolves	113.3	56	240.9	117.2	44.3	25.8	9.0	6.2	42.6	89.0	47.9	13.6	37.2	36.6	18.3	24.6	74.3	58.7	11.1	33.3	14.8	13,490	6,561	2,483	1,447	502	349	828	1,153
12	Suns	113.4	56	240.9	111.6	43.6	24.3	8.9	4.3	40.7	90.3	45.0	14.9	41.6	36.0	15.3	19.8	77.4	56.3	13.2	30.4	13.8	13,490	6,248	2,440	1,358	499	243	771	1,108
13	Clippers	114.5	56	240.9	114.9	40.6	23.8	9.1	5.1	41.0	83.4	49.1	12.4	32.9	37.5	20.6	25.1	81.9	60.8	9.5	31.1	13.7	13,490	6,435	2,273	1,330	512	287	769	1,029
14	Magic	115.1	56	242.2	114.8	42.7	26.9	8.6	4.5	40.7	88.2	46.1	11.9	34.6	34.3	21.5	26.7	80.4	57.4	10.6	32.1	14.0	13,565	6,426	2,389	1,509	479	252	785	1,170
15	Heat	115.6	56	240.0	120.9	46.7	28.9	8.6	4.0	43.5	93.7	46.5	14.1	39.4	35.9	19.7	24.8	79.5	57.8	12.5	34.2	13.4	13,440	6,772	2,615	1,618	479	223	750	1,038
16	Cavaliers	115.7	55	240.5	119.9	44.2	29.0	8.3	4.8	43.9	88.8	49.5	14.0	37.7	37.1	18.1	23.3	77.8	60.5	11.2	33.0	14.1	13,225	6,596	2,429	1,597	454	264	777	1,020
17	Lakers	115.9	57	240.4	115.5	40.7	26.2	8.7	4.3	42.2	84.0	50.2	11.8	32.7	36.2	19.4	25.9	74.8	60.5	9.2	31.5	13.9	13,705	6,584	2,320	1,496	497	247	795	1,028
18	76ers	116.1	57	241.8	115.5	42.8	24.3	9.6	5.4	42.0	89.9	46.7	11.8	34.4	34.3	19.7	24.4	80.8	57.3	11.5	31.3	13.2	13,780	6,581	2,441	1,383	545	310	755	1,149
19	Warriors	116.8	55	241.8	114.7	41.9	29.5	9.7	4.2	41.5	89.2	46.6	15.4	44.2	35.0	16.2	20.2	80.1	58.5	11.5	30.5	15.5	13,300	6,310	2,307	1,623	532	230	852	1,043
20	Pelicans	117.5	55	240.9	116.2	44.3	25.3	8.8	5.9	42.3	90.4	46.8	11.2	32.3	34.8	20.4	26.0	78.4	57.1	12.0	32.3	14.0	13,250	6,390	2,439	1,392	483	326	770	1,080
21	Nuggets	117.7	57	243.5	120.5	43.7	28.8	6.7	4.0	42.8	87.7	48.7	14.4	36.5	39.4	20.6	25.7	80.2	60.8	9.4	34.4	12.7	13,880	6,870	2,492	1,639	380	228	723	1,080
22	Bulls	117.9	57	240.4	115.9	44.9	28.5	7.5	5.1	42.4	90.4	46.9	14.5	40.9	35.4	16.6	21.6	76.8	58.0	10.2	34.7	15.4	13,705	6,606	2,561	1,626	429	290	875	1,058
23	Mavericks	118.1	55	241.4	114.7	45.0	25.4	7.3	4.8	42.3	90.3	46.9	10.7	30.9	34.5	19.4	25.7	75.6	56.4	10.7	34.2	14.1	13,275	6,310	2,473	1,396	399	265	775	948
24	Nets	119.3	57	241.3	104.1	39.0	24.7	8.2	4.3	37.1	84.3	44.0	12.5	37.2	33.6	17.2	22.2	77.8	55.3	10.1	28.9	15.8	13,755	5,931	2,224	1,408	470	245	898	1,219
25	Pacers	119.5	56	240.4	113.5	41.0	29.6	7.5	4.1	41.7	88.6	47.1	14.0	38.1	36.8	16.0	20.7	77.5	58.1	8.9	32.1	14.8	13,465	6,355	2,297	1,660	420	229	830	1,116

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More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

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)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 May 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