The Los Angeles Lakers had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2001 playoffs, with a 97.9 rating.

	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	Lakers	97.9	2000-01	16	241.6	103.4	48.2	22.8	9.2	5.8	38.3	81.8	46.8	6.1	15.9	38.6	20.8	30.7	67.6	54.2	14.3	33.9	14.0	3,865	1,654	771	365	147	92	224	363
2	Hornets	100.9	2000-01	10	240.0	95.7	43.1	19.7	8.6	4.6	33.9	78.1	43.4	4.4	12.0	36.7	23.5	31.4	74.8	52.1	13.2	29.9	12.1	2,400	957	431	197	86	46	121	209
3	Timberwolves	100.9	2000-01	4	240.0	82.0	42.5	18.5	7.5	5.8	30.8	79.5	38.7	3.0	10.0	30.0	17.5	21.5	81.4	46.1	11.0	31.5	12.8	960	328	170	74	30	23	51	97
4	Kings	101.3	2000-01	8	240.0	97.6	47.6	16.8	8.1	5.3	34.6	86.0	40.3	5.0	14.3	35.1	23.4	28.6	81.7	49.5	15.1	32.5	16.6	1,920	781	381	134	65	42	133	194
5	Suns	102.1	2000-01	4	240.0	88.5	44.3	21.3	9.8	5.8	34.0	89.5	38.0	4.3	17.0	25.0	16.3	22.8	71.4	44.5	13.5	30.8	13.8	960	354	177	85	39	23	55	94
6	Spurs	102.6	2000-01	13	240.0	91.5	43.6	19.6	6.1	6.0	33.4	76.1	43.9	5.5	15.2	36.4	19.2	26.8	71.6	52.1	10.7	32.9	13.9	3,120	1,190	567	255	79	78	181	269
7	Knicks	105.0	2000-01	5	240.0	89.0	36.4	15.6	6.2	3.8	33.4	71.4	46.8	4.0	11.8	33.9	18.2	23.4	77.8	54.5	7.8	28.6	14.6	1,200	445	182	78	31	19	73	121
8	Raptors	105.0	2000-01	12	240.0	92.2	38.8	22.4	7.8	6.1	35.3	79.5	44.3	5.9	15.1	39.2	15.8	20.8	75.6	52.0	11.9	26.8	13.6	2,880	1,106	465	269	94	73	163	257
9	76ers	105.8	2000-01	23	241.1	92.3	43.9	20.0	8.0	4.9	34.0	80.8	42.1	3.8	11.4	33.6	20.4	26.9	76.1	49.8	14.1	29.7	12.4	5,545	2,124	1,009	459	185	113	285	475
10	Bucks	106.2	2000-01	18	241.4	95.7	44.8	21.9	5.9	6.8	35.0	80.6	43.4	6.7	17.6	38.3	18.9	23.7	80.0	52.6	12.8	31.9	13.0	4,345	1,722	806	395	106	123	234	429
11	Pacers	107.5	2000-01	4	240.0	87.3	39.8	20.8	4.8	4.5	32.8	82.3	39.8	6.3	18.3	34.2	15.5	18.8	82.7	48.2	11.8	28.0	12.5	960	349	159	83	19	18	50	94
12	Mavericks	108.4	2000-01	10	240.0	92.2	41.0	17.0	5.9	5.5	32.2	80.8	39.9	6.1	17.2	35.5	21.7	25.6	84.8	50.1	12.2	28.8	11.6	2,400	922	410	170	59	55	116	234
13	Jazz	108.6	2000-01	5	240.0	89.6	42.0	23.2	5.2	5.2	33.0	77.8	42.4	3.6	11.0	32.7	20.0	25.8	77.5	50.3	12.6	29.4	12.2	1,200	448	210	116	26	26	61	134
14	Heat	112.4	2000-01	3	240.0	78.3	35.0	16.7	5.0	5.0	29.7	72.3	41.0	5.3	16.7	32.0	13.7	19.3	70.7	48.4	7.3	27.7	18.7	720	235	105	50	15	15	56	76
15	Trail Blazers	113.4	2000-01	3	240.0	89.0	37.7	16.3	6.3	4.7	32.0	76.3	41.9	5.3	20.3	26.2	19.7	26.0	75.6	50.7	9.7	28.0	15.0	720	267	113	49	19	14	45	64
16	Magic	113.9	2000-01	4	246.3	102.8	43.8	22.0	8.0	6.3	39.0	89.8	43.5	8.0	20.5	39.0	16.8	24.5	68.4	51.1	13.5	30.3	11.3	985	411	175	88	32	25	45	106

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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Team Leaders

PPG

32.5

Dončić

RPG

8.3

Ayton

APG

8.6

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

8th

DRTG

117.3

22nd

NETRTG

0.4

16th

3P%

35.7

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	NOP	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	IND	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sun 3/8	NYK	@	LAL	3:30 PM
Tue 3/10	MIN	@	LAL	11:00 PM

Last Game

Kings

14 - 48

104

Final

128

Lakers

36 - 24

Sun 1 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.4

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.0

7.9

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-48

15-46

15-45

16-43

18-42

19-43

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,806.1

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,990.5

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

35-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-27

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

25-34

26-35

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	40	20	.667	5.5
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	33	.441	19.0
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	29.0
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.5
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0
9	Clippers	28	31	.475	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	28.0
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIL	@	WAS	99-109
Wed 1/28	SAC	@	PHI	111-113
Wed 1/28	HOU	@	ATL	104-86
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	CHA	@	DAL	123-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 3/2	BOS	@	MIL	7:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Mon 3/2	LAC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2001 playoffs, with a 97.9 rating.

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32.5

8.3

8.6

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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29.5

12.6

11.8

11.5

10.5

9.8

8.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.9

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1.9

3.7

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2,918.8

2,806.1

2,714.7

2,990.5

2,945.3

2,875.5

37.3

36.5

33.7

38.5

37.1

36.6

1.81

1.59

1.53

1.92

1.69

1.54

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