Tim Hardaway Jr. has a defensive rating of 127.3 as a starter for the Nuggets this season.

Interpreted as:

nuggets starters defensive rating this regular season

	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	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	127.3	2025-26	DEN	5	32.3	17.2	3.2	1.0	0.2	0.4	5.6	12.0	46.7	3.2	8.0	40.0	2.8	3.0	93.3	64.6	0.2	3.0	0.4	162	86	16	5	1	2	2	8	-19
2	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	109.3	2025-26	DEN	5	23.5	14.8	9.8	2.2	0.6	0.8	5.0	9.2	54.3	0.2	0.6	33.3	4.6	5.0	92.0	64.9	3.4	6.4	1.0	118	74	49	11	3	4	5	15	+20
3	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	116.3	2025-26	DEN	30	28.0	16.4	5.7	2.4	0.7	0.3	5.4	10.9	49.7	1.8	4.3	41.1	3.8	4.9	76.9	62.6	1.5	4.2	1.1	841	492	171	73	21	9	32	50	+267
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	112.7	2025-26	DEN	61	34.9	27.7	13.0	10.8	1.4	0.8	9.9	17.3	57.2	1.8	4.6	38.7	6.1	7.3	82.6	67.3	2.9	10.1	3.9	2,128	1,687	790	660	85	47	235	166	+508
5	Jamal Murray J. Murray	120.5	2025-26	DEN	72	35.2	25.6	4.4	7.1	0.9	0.4	8.8	18.3	48.4	3.3	7.5	43.4	4.7	5.3	88.5	62.2	0.4	4.0	2.3	2,533	1,844	318	513	65	27	165	122	+397
6	Bruce Brown B. Brown	122.3	2025-26	DEN	2	36.9	15.0	4.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	6.0	12.0	50.0	1.5	3.5	42.9	1.5	2.0	75.0	58.2	1.0	3.0	1.0	74	30	8	4	1	0	2	4	-21
7	Cameron Johnson C. Johnson	119.1	2025-26	DEN	51	30.2	11.9	3.7	2.4	0.7	0.4	4.1	8.7	47.0	2.0	4.7	42.7	1.7	2.1	84.0	62.1	0.8	3.0	0.8	1,541	608	190	122	37	19	43	119	+304
8	Zeke Nnaji Z. Nnaji	108.0	2025-26	DEN	3	29.1	6.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	6.3	31.6	0.7	2.7	25.0	1.3	1.3	100.0	43.4	1.7	5.3	1.0	87	18	21	3	3	3	3	10	-17
9	Peyton Watson P. Watson	118.5	2025-26	DEN	40	33.0	17.3	5.3	2.2	1.0	1.2	6.3	12.6	49.9	1.9	4.3	43.0	2.9	4.0	72.8	60.3	1.0	4.4	2.0	1,320	691	212	86	41	47	78	109	+140
10	Christian Braun C. Braun	118.6	2025-26	DEN	41	31.6	11.8	4.8	2.8	0.6	0.3	4.5	8.7	51.7	0.9	3.1	29.9	1.9	2.4	78.6	60.5	1.4	3.3	1.0	1,294	483	195	114	26	11	42	99	+250
11	Julian Strawther J. Strawther	113.9	2025-26	DEN	12	25.2	13.3	2.8	1.4	0.8	0.2	5.0	10.3	48.8	1.8	5.3	34.9	1.5	1.8	81.8	60.3	0.3	2.5	1.1	303	160	34	17	10	2	13	28	+82
12	Hunter Tyson H. Tyson	114.1	2025-26	DEN	2	19.9	6.0	3.5	3.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	1.0	2.5	40.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	53.0	0.5	3.0	1.5	40	12	7	6	1	0	3	3	-7
13	Jalen Pickett J. Pickett	118.1	2025-26	DEN	18	25.3	8.1	3.6	3.6	0.6	0.1	3.1	7.5	41.5	1.4	3.9	36.6	0.4	0.4	87.5	52.3	0.6	3.0	1.0	456	145	65	65	10	1	18	25	-60
14	DaRon Holmes II D. Holmes II	127.9	2025-26	DEN	6	19.1	5.0	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.5	1.7	5.0	33.3	1.5	4.2	36.0	0.2	0.3	50.0	48.6	0.8	1.2	0.7	115	30	12	14	0	3	4	9	-24
15	Spencer Jones S. Jones	120.9	2025-26	DEN	37	27.8	7.6	3.9	0.9	1.0	0.6	2.8	5.5	51.0	1.3	3.2	40.3	0.7	1.2	60.0	63.2	1.3	2.6	0.6	1,028	283	143	34	37	21	21	119	-40

StatMuse has game-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1984-85 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

13.0

Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.1

1st

DRTG

117.3

21st

NETRTG

4.8

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	59	18	.766	2.0
3	Lakers	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets	49	28	.636	12.0
5	Rockets	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/4	SAS	@	DEN	3:00 PM
Mon 4/6	POR	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 4/8	MEM	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Fri 4/10	OKC	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 4/12	DEN	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

49 - 28

130

Final

117

Jazz

21 - 56

Wed 1 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

13.0

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.3

Duren

67.8

Ayton

67.3

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

110.9

112.8

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.5

7.9

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-59

18-59

21-57

24-53

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,786

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,039.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

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

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

49-29

46-30-1

45-32

44-33

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

32-44

33-45

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	56	21	.727
2	Celtics - x	52	25	.675	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.0
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	11.5
6	76ers	43	34	.558	13.0
7	Raptors	43	34	.558	13.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	14.5
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.0
10	Heat	40	37	.519	16.0
11	Bucks - e	30	47	.390	26.0
12	Bulls - e	29	48	.377	27.0
13	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.0
14	Nets - e	18	59	.234	38.0
15	Wizards - e	17	59	.224	38.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	18	.766	2.0
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	49	28	.636	12.0
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	42	35	.545	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5