single season best defensive rating since 2005

Since 2004-05, Tim Duncan has the best defensive rating in a season, with a 93.1 rating in 2004-05.

Interpreted as:

single season best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player since 2005

	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 Duncan T. Duncan	93.1	2004-05	SAS	66	33.4	20.3	11.1	2.7	0.7	2.6	7.8	15.8	49.6	0.0	0.1	33.3	4.6	6.9	67.0	54.0	3.1	8.0	1.9	2,203	1,342	732	179	45	174	127	144	+692
2	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	93.8	2007-08	BOS	71	32.8	18.8	9.2	3.4	1.4	1.3	7.5	13.9	53.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.8	4.7	80.1	58.8	1.9	7.3	1.9	2,328	1,337	655	244	100	89	138	163	+736
3	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	93.9	2004-05	DET	74	36.1	9.7	12.2	1.7	1.4	2.4	4.0	8.8	45.3	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.8	4.1	42.8	45.9	3.9	8.2	1.1	2,671	721	902	123	106	176	82	159	+343
4	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	93.9	2004-05	CHI	80	27.4	8.0	9.7	0.8	0.9	1.8	2.6	5.2	49.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	4.2	67.3	56.5	3.3	6.4	1.5	2,189	640	775	65	69	141	118	268	+106
5	Dwight Howard D. Howard	94.1	2010-11	ORL	78	37.6	22.9	14.1	1.4	1.4	2.4	7.9	13.4	59.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.0	11.7	59.6	61.6	4.0	10.1	3.6	2,935	1,784	1,098	107	107	186	279	258	+498
6	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	94.2	2011-12	BOS	60	31.1	15.8	8.2	2.9	0.9	1.0	6.5	13.0	50.3	0.1	0.2	33.3	2.7	3.2	85.7	55.0	1.1	7.1	1.8	1,864	947	494	175	56	61	107	141	+267
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	94.4	2005-06	SAS	80	34.8	18.6	11.0	3.2	0.9	2.0	7.2	14.8	48.4	0.0	0.1	40.0	4.2	6.7	62.9	52.3	2.9	8.1	2.5	2,784	1,485	881	253	70	162	198	219	+519
8	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	94.4	2015-16	MIA	73	29.1	14.2	11.8	0.4	0.6	3.7	5.7	9.3	60.6	0.0	0.0		2.9	4.5	65.0	62.9	3.3	8.6	1.9	2,125	1,040	865	29	44	269	137	201	+85
9	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	94.4	2006-07	SAS	80	34.1	20.0	10.6	3.4	0.8	2.4	7.7	14.1	54.6	0.0	0.1	11.1	4.5	7.1	63.7	57.9	2.7	7.9	2.8	2,726	1,599	846	273	66	190	224	203	+748
10	Dwight Howard D. Howard	94.5	2008-09	ORL	79	35.7	20.6	13.8	1.4	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.7	59.4	60.0	4.3	9.6	3.0	2,821	1,624	1,093	112	77	231	240	270	+553
11	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	94.8	2006-07	CHI	77	35.0	6.4	10.7	2.4	1.4	2.0	2.5	5.5	45.3	0.0	0.1	20.0	1.4	3.5	40.8	45.6	3.9	6.7	1.3	2,697	494	821	186	111	156	101	153	+167
12	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	95.0	2010-11	BOS	71	31.3	14.9	8.9	2.4	1.3	0.8	6.1	11.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	2.6	3.1	86.2	57.5	1.2	7.7	1.6	2,220	1,056	631	171	95	57	115	148	+553
13	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.0	2012-13	SAS	69	30.1	17.8	9.9	2.7	0.7	2.7	7.1	14.1	50.2	0.0	0.1	28.6	3.6	4.3	81.7	55.4	1.8	8.1	2.1	2,078	1,227	686	184	50	183	147	117	+459
14	Carlos Boozer C. Boozer	95.1	2011-12	CHI	66	29.5	15.0	8.5	1.9	1.0	0.4	6.8	12.8	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.1	69.3	54.9	1.7	6.8	1.7	1,948	991	564	125	63	24	115	168	+274
15	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	95.2	2005-06	DET	82	35.2	7.3	11.3	1.9	1.8	2.2	2.9	5.7	51.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	3.6	41.6	50.1	3.7	7.6	1.1	2,890	597	923	158	146	181	88	164	+598
16	Dwight Howard D. Howard	95.3	2009-10	ORL	82	34.7	18.3	13.2	1.8	0.9	2.8	6.2	10.2	61.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.9	10.0	59.2	63.0	3.5	9.7	3.3	2,843	1,503	1,082	144	75	228	274	287	+619
17	Joakim Noah J. Noah	95.6	2011-12	CHI	64	30.4	10.2	9.8	2.5	0.6	1.4	3.9	7.7	50.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.2	74.8	56.1	3.8	6.0	1.4	1,945	652	629	160	41	92	92	162	+291
18	Dwight Howard D. Howard	95.6	2011-12	ORL	54	38.3	20.6	14.5	1.9	1.5	2.1	7.7	13.4	57.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.2	10.6	49.1	56.9	3.7	10.8	3.2	2,070	1,113	785	104	81	116	175	159	+179
19	Joakim Noah J. Noah	95.8	2013-14	CHI	80	35.3	12.6	11.3	5.4	1.2	1.5	4.8	10.0	47.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.2	73.7	53.1	3.5	7.7	2.4	2,820	1,007	900	431	99	121	194	245	+232
20	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	95.9	2015-16	SAS	72	33.1	21.2	6.8	2.6	1.8	1.0	7.7	15.1	50.6	1.8	4.0	44.3	4.1	4.6	87.4	61.6	1.3	5.5	1.5	2,380	1,523	493	186	128	71	105	133	+653
21	Josh Smith J. Smith	95.9	2011-12	ATL	66	35.3	18.8	9.6	3.9	1.4	1.7	7.6	16.7	45.8	0.4	1.7	25.7	3.1	4.9	63.0	49.9	2.1	7.5	2.5	2,329	1,239	632	257	93	115	164	172	+274
22	Marcus Camby M. Camby	96.1	2004-05	DEN	66	30.5	10.3	10.0	2.3	0.9	3.0	4.2	9.1	46.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.9	2.6	72.3	50.5	2.0	8.0	1.6	2,015	683	661	152	61	199	103	177	+105
23	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	96.1	2015-16	ATL	81	32.7	17.1	9.0	3.3	1.8	1.7	6.2	13.2	47.0	0.9	2.9	31.9	3.8	5.0	75.7	55.6	2.4	6.6	2.4	2,647	1,385	732	265	147	139	191	237	+216
24	Elton Brand E. Brand	96.2	2011-12	PHI	60	28.9	11.0	7.2	1.6	1.0	1.6	4.8	9.7	49.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.9	73.3	52.1	2.4	4.7	1.1	1,732	659	429	97	58	97	65	176	+197
25	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	96.4	2014-15	SAS	64	31.8	16.5	7.2	2.5	2.3	0.8	6.2	12.8	47.9	1.0	3.0	34.9	3.2	3.9	80.2	56.7	1.3	5.9	1.5	2,033	1,057	461	161	148	48	97	128	+441

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PPG

23.6

Wembanyama

RPG

10.7

Wembanyama

APG

6.4

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 6/8	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Knicks

2 - 0

105

Final

104

Spurs

0 - 2

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Towns

10.7

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

122.3

119.3

114.9

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.3

8.8

7.4

3.0

1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

970.8

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

694.6

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

958

Wembanyama

729.3

Castle

719.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.54

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

50-37-1

51-38

59-43

47-36

56-42

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 3/29	GSW	@	DEN	93-116
Mon 3/30	PHI	@	MIA	109-119
Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 6/8	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Since 2004-05, Tim Duncan has the best defensive rating in a season, with a 93.1 rating in 2004-05.

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