The Detroit Pistons had their lowest defensive rating in a season in 1973-74, with a 93.8 rating.

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	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	Pistons	93.8	1973-74	82	240.9	104.4	47.3	23.9	9.7	5.1	42.1	91.6	45.9				20.2	26.4	76.4	50.5	14.6	32.7	21.5	19,755	8,560	3,881	1,956	793	419	1,763	1,930
2	Pistons	95.4	2003-04	82	241.2	90.1	42.8	20.8	8.0	7.0	33.5	77.0	43.5	4.1	11.8	34.4	19.0	25.3	75.3	51.1	12.4	30.4	15.1	19,780	7,388	3,506	1,702	659	570	1,241	1,664
3	Pistons	99.7	1974-75	82	240.3	98.9	42.9	23.4	8.3	4.6	40.1	86.0	46.6				18.7	24.1	77.6	51.2	12.2	30.7	19.0	19,705	8,111	3,517	1,916	679	380	1,557	1,866
4	Pistons	99.9	2002-03	82	242.7	91.4	40.6	19.8	6.8	5.7	32.9	76.5	43.0	6.5	18.1	35.8	19.0	24.6	77.1	52.3	10.8	29.8	13.5	19,905	7,492	3,328	1,620	556	468	1,104	1,748
5	Pistons	100.2	1975-76	82	241.2	104.9	45.7	21.4	9.6	4.0	43.0	92.7	46.4				19.0	25.0	76.0	50.6	14.7	31.0	19.7	19,780	8,605	3,750	1,751	786	332	1,619	2,086
6	Pistons	100.3	1998-99	50	241.0	90.4	40.3	20.2	8.9	4.2	33.2	74.3	44.7	5.0	13.6	36.5	19.0	25.7	74.0	52.8	12.1	28.2	15.8	12,050	4,518	2,017	1,009	444	208	790	1,139
7	Pistons	101.2	2004-05	82	243.4	93.3	43.4	21.8	7.0	6.1	34.8	78.3	44.4	4.4	12.8	34.5	19.4	26.2	73.9	51.9	12.9	30.6	13.8	19,955	7,653	3,561	1,787	576	497	1,133	1,638
8	Pistons	101.3	1976-77	82	240.6	109.4	44.7	24.4	10.7	5.6	45.9	95.0	48.3				17.6	23.9	73.6	51.8	14.3	30.4	21.0	19,730	8,970	3,664	2,004	877	459	1,718	2,200
9	Pistons	101.5	1977-78	82	242.1	109.0	46.7	22.4	10.6	4.0	43.3	90.5	47.8				22.3	30.4	73.6	52.4	15.0	31.7	22.7	19,855	8,936	3,830	1,840	866	330	1,858	1,980
10	Pistons	101.8	2000-01	82	242.1	95.6	45.5	19.9	7.5	5.5	35.6	83.9	42.4	4.7	13.6	35.0	19.6	27.2	72.1	49.8	13.5	32.0	15.9	19,855	7,837	3,734	1,629	613	447	1,304	1,955
11	Pistons	102.4	2001-02	82	240.0	94.3	38.7	21.5	7.9	6.9	34.7	76.8	45.2	6.9	18.4	37.6	18.0	23.8	75.6	54.0	9.9	28.9	14.5	19,680	7,735	3,176	1,765	648	565	1,193	1,695
12	Pistons	102.9	2007-08	82	240.6	97.5	41.4	22.3	7.1	5.8	36.6	79.9	45.8	5.9	16.2	36.6	18.4	24.0	76.7	53.9	11.9	29.5	11.7	19,730	7,992	3,397	1,831	583	472	956	1,688
13	Pistons	103.1	2005-06	82	241.8	96.8	40.5	24.0	7.1	6.0	36.4	80.0	45.5	6.8	17.7	38.4	17.3	23.8	72.7	53.5	11.9	28.6	11.4	19,830	7,941	3,322	1,971	580	490	931	1,513
14	Pistons	103.5	1989-90	82	241.5	104.3	44.4	24.3	6.2	5.1	40.6	85.1	47.8	2.2	6.6	32.7	20.9	27.5	76.1	53.7	14.5	30.0	15.0	19,805	8,556	3,643	1,996	512	418	1,233	1,961
15	Pistons	103.5	1997-98	82	243.4	94.2	41.2	19.5	8.3	4.2	34.9	77.7	44.9	3.6	11.4	31.2	20.8	27.9	74.5	52.3	12.7	28.5	14.6	19,955	7,721	3,382	1,597	678	344	1,198	1,805
16	Pistons	104.2	2006-07	82	242.4	96.0	40.5	21.6	7.1	5.8	35.9	79.1	45.4	5.5	15.9	34.4	18.8	24.2	77.4	53.5	11.6	29.0	12.2	19,880	7,872	3,322	1,768	583	472	1,001	1,672
17	Pistons	104.3	1980-81	82	240.9	99.7	40.4	22.2	10.8	6.0	39.5	85.2	46.3	0.2	1.0	15.5	20.6	28.4	72.5	51.0	14.6	25.7	21.5	19,755	8,174	3,312	1,819	884	492	1,759	2,125
18	Pistons	104.4	1996-97	82	241.8	94.2	38.4	19.0	7.7	3.5	34.5	74.3	46.4	7.1	18.3	38.8	18.1	24.3	74.5	55.4	10.5	28.0	12.7	19,830	7,723	3,150	1,554	632	283	1,041	1,652
19	Pistons	104.6	1978-79	82	241.2	110.0	44.9	25.5	10.3	6.7	45.2	95.1	47.5				19.6	27.3	71.7	51.3	15.9	29.0	19.5	19,780	9,023	3,683	2,092	847	550	1,599	2,141
20	Pistons	104.6	1990-91	82	241.5	100.1	44.6	22.3	5.9	4.5	39.0	83.8	46.5	1.6	5.4	29.8	20.6	27.0	76.3	52.3	14.7	29.9	14.4	19,805	8,205	3,658	1,825	487	367	1,181	1,869
21	Pistons	104.7	1988-89	82	241.8	106.6	45.1	24.7	6.4	5.0	41.4	83.9	49.4	1.5	4.9	30.0	22.3	29.0	76.9	55.1	14.1	31.0	16.3	19,830	8,740	3,700	2,027	522	406	1,336	1,939
22	Pistons	105.1	1995-96	82	241.8	95.4	40.5	19.6	6.2	4.3	34.3	74.7	45.9	6.6	16.5	40.4	20.2	26.9	75.1	55.1	10.8	29.8	14.8	19,830	7,822	3,324	1,610	506	352	1,215	1,953
23	Pistons	105.3	1991-92	82	241.2	98.9	44.3	23.2	6.7	4.4	38.9	83.7	46.5	2.0	6.4	31.4	19.1	25.7	74.3	52.0	14.8	29.5	14.8	19,780	8,113	3,631	1,899	546	357	1,212	1,646
24	Pistons	105.3	1987-88	82	241.2	109.2	44.7	24.5	7.2	4.8	42.2	85.6	49.3	0.7	2.5	28.7	24.1	31.9	75.7	54.8	14.4	30.3	16.4	19,780	8,957	3,663	2,011	588	394	1,348	1,957
25	Pistons	105.5	2015-16	82	242.4	102.0	46.3	19.4	7.0	3.7	37.9	86.4	43.9	9.0	26.2	34.5	17.1	25.5	66.8	52.2	12.5	33.9	13.5	19,880	8,361	3,798	1,594	573	304	1,110	1,557

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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
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 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