nba top defensive rating teams since december 23

Since December 23, 2025, the Detroit Pistons have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 109.5 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	109.5	53	241.4	117.3	44.6	28.7	10.7	6.6	43.5	88.8	49.0	11.1	30.5	36.4	19.3	24.9	77.4	58.8	12.4	32.2	14.9	12,795	6,218	2,364	1,522	565	348	788	1,129
2	Thunder	109.6	53	241.4	117.2	43.7	25.7	9.2	5.5	42.6	88.9	47.9	13.8	38.3	36.1	18.2	22.6	80.5	59.3	9.8	33.9	12.5	12,795	6,212	2,316	1,360	489	293	665	943
3	Spurs	110.5	54	240.5	119.7	47.4	29.1	7.1	5.8	43.7	90.4	48.3	13.6	38.2	35.7	18.7	23.8	78.4	59.3	11.1	36.2	12.8	12,985	6,464	2,559	1,573	384	311	693	985
4	Celtics	111.5	53	240.9	114.2	47.6	25.1	6.6	4.8	41.8	89.9	46.6	15.4	41.7	37.0	15.1	18.5	81.9	58.3	12.4	35.2	12.5	12,770	6,054	2,524	1,329	348	254	665	925
5	Hornets	112.1	53	240.0	116.5	47.1	26.5	6.9	4.3	41.1	88.7	46.4	17.4	44.7	38.9	16.9	20.7	81.9	59.6	13.4	33.7	15.0	12,720	6,176	2,498	1,406	365	227	793	1,001
6	Hawks	112.2	52	240.5	118.3	44.6	29.7	9.4	4.5	43.7	93.0	47.0	15.0	40.4	37.2	16.0	21.0	76.4	57.9	11.5	33.1	13.5	12,505	6,154	2,319	1,544	491	234	702	998
7	Knicks	112.6	54	241.4	114.3	45.4	27.6	8.1	3.7	42.3	88.9	47.6	13.8	37.4	36.9	15.9	20.1	79.2	58.5	12.3	33.2	13.7	13,035	6,171	2,454	1,491	438	199	741	1,054
8	Raptors	113.1	52	241.4	115.3	42.0	29.5	8.9	5.1	42.8	88.4	48.4	11.1	31.6	35.1	18.6	24.1	77.2	58.2	11.1	30.9	13.0	12,555	5,996	2,185	1,535	465	264	676	1,062
9	Rockets	113.1	56	241.3	112.6	47.7	25.2	8.4	5.9	42.4	89.2	47.5	11.1	32.0	34.7	16.7	22.2	75.2	56.9	14.5	33.2	14.9	13,515	6,303	2,673	1,411	468	333	836	968
10	Trail Blazers	113.3	53	240.5	114.4	46.4	25.4	8.2	5.6	41.0	89.5	45.8	14.9	42.7	34.8	17.5	23.3	75.3	57.3	14.0	32.4	17.3	12,745	6,062	2,461	1,345	437	299	916	979
11	Suns	113.6	54	240.9	111.7	43.6	24.4	8.7	4.3	40.7	90.4	45.0	15.1	41.8	36.1	15.2	19.6	77.3	56.4	13.3	30.4	13.7	13,010	6,033	2,357	1,316	471	231	742	1,067
12	Timberwolves	113.8	53	240.9	117.7	43.9	25.9	8.9	6.2	43.0	88.9	48.4	13.6	36.9	36.9	18.1	24.2	74.6	59.1	10.8	33.1	14.8	12,770	6,236	2,328	1,373	473	331	787	1,086
13	Magic	114.7	53	241.9	114.8	42.4	26.9	8.6	4.4	40.6	88.1	46.1	12.0	34.7	34.5	21.6	26.6	81.1	57.5	10.4	32.0	14.0	12,820	6,086	2,245	1,426	456	232	744	1,103
14	Clippers	114.8	54	240.9	115.4	40.3	23.8	9.2	5.1	41.2	83.6	49.3	12.3	32.8	37.6	20.6	25.2	81.8	60.9	9.4	30.9	13.4	13,010	6,231	2,176	1,283	498	274	721	989
15	Cavaliers	115.1	52	240.5	119.6	44.5	28.9	8.3	5.0	43.8	88.6	49.4	13.8	37.5	36.9	18.2	23.5	77.4	60.4	11.3	33.1	14.0	12,505	6,221	2,313	1,504	429	258	729	967
16	Heat	115.5	53	240.0	121.2	46.6	29.1	8.7	4.0	43.7	93.8	46.6	14.1	39.5	35.7	19.7	24.7	79.8	57.9	12.5	34.1	13.4	12,720	6,425	2,472	1,542	459	213	712	992
17	Lakers	115.7	55	240.5	115.5	40.5	26.3	8.8	4.4	42.2	83.8	50.4	11.9	32.5	36.7	19.2	25.7	74.8	60.7	9.1	31.4	14.1	13,225	6,353	2,229	1,448	483	242	777	978
18	76ers	116.2	55	241.8	115.3	42.9	24.3	9.6	5.5	42.0	89.8	46.8	11.7	34.2	34.2	19.7	24.4	80.8	57.4	11.4	31.5	13.3	13,300	6,344	2,358	1,335	527	300	734	1,112
19	Warriors	117.5	52	241.9	114.9	41.5	29.5	9.7	4.1	41.6	89.1	46.6	15.6	44.3	35.2	16.2	20.1	80.3	58.6	11.2	30.3	15.3	12,580	5,973	2,157	1,534	506	214	798	981
20	Bulls	117.8	54	240.5	114.6	45.0	28.1	7.3	5.2	41.9	90.2	46.4	14.3	40.9	35.0	16.6	21.5	77.2	57.5	10.2	34.8	15.5	12,985	6,191	2,430	1,516	396	279	835	1,006
21	Nuggets	118.0	54	243.7	120.5	43.7	28.7	6.6	4.0	42.7	87.6	48.7	14.3	36.5	39.2	20.8	26.0	80.2	60.9	9.4	34.3	12.7	13,160	6,508	2,362	1,550	356	216	686	1,025
22	Pelicans	118.1	52	240.5	115.6	44.2	25.2	8.7	6.1	42.1	90.2	46.6	11.3	32.4	35.0	20.1	25.8	77.9	56.9	12.1	32.1	14.0	12,505	6,010	2,298	1,312	453	315	727	1,015
23	Mavericks	118.5	52	241.0	114.8	44.6	25.4	7.3	4.6	42.3	90.3	46.8	10.9	31.2	35.1	19.3	25.6	75.4	56.5	10.6	34.0	13.9	12,530	5,967	2,321	1,321	381	238	723	886
24	Pacers	119.8	53	240.5	113.9	40.9	30.0	7.6	4.1	41.9	88.5	47.4	14.2	38.1	37.3	15.9	20.6	77.4	58.4	8.7	32.2	14.9	12,745	6,038	2,167	1,591	401	216	789	1,049
25	Nets	120.1	55	241.4	104.4	38.7	24.6	8.3	4.3	37.2	84.3	44.1	12.5	37.1	33.8	17.5	22.5	77.8	55.4	10.1	28.6	15.7	13,275	5,740	2,127	1,355	456	234	863	1,185

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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

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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

Since December 23, 2025, the Detroit Pistons have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 109.5 rating.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

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