team with the best defensive rating in the nba in the past 18 games

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the best defensive rating by a team in their last 18 games, with a 104.6 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	Thunder	104.6	18	240.0	123.3	43.9	26.9	10.1	5.3	44.3	87.1	50.8	14.1	35.3	39.8	20.7	25.1	82.5	62.8	8.4	35.5	13.1	4,320	2,219	790	485	181	95	235	364
2	Timberwolves	111.6	18	242.8	121.3	45.0	26.9	8.7	4.9	42.9	89.0	48.3	14.1	38.5	36.7	21.3	27.4	77.5	60.0	11.4	33.6	14.7	4,370	2,183	810	484	156	88	264	398
3	Magic	112.2	18	241.4	118.6	44.8	26.4	8.6	5.0	42.2	90.1	46.9	11.9	34.2	34.8	22.3	27.4	81.3	58.1	11.5	33.3	13.4	4,345	2,135	806	476	154	90	241	364
4	Heat	112.5	18	241.4	120.0	46.2	28.9	8.5	5.7	43.9	93.7	46.9	12.1	33.8	35.6	20.2	25.8	78.1	57.1	11.1	35.1	13.6	4,345	2,160	831	520	153	103	244	349
5	Grizzlies	112.6	18	241.4	113.8	47.6	29.7	7.6	5.1	41.2	90.6	45.5	13.1	37.3	35.1	18.3	23.4	78.0	56.4	11.9	35.7	14.8	4,345	2,049	857	534	136	91	266	359
6	Pistons	113.0	18	241.4	121.0	45.3	26.7	10.2	5.4	43.9	88.6	49.5	11.6	32.1	36.0	21.7	28.7	75.6	59.8	13.1	32.2	16.2	4,345	2,178	816	480	183	97	292	387
7	Rockets	113.1	18	242.8	118.9	48.8	25.3	9.3	5.1	44.4	92.1	48.3	11.3	29.4	38.4	18.7	23.7	78.9	58.0	16.7	32.1	15.8	4,370	2,140	879	455	167	92	285	370
8	Warriors	113.4	18	240.0	112.8	43.8	27.3	10.1	4.3	39.4	89.0	44.3	16.1	44.8	35.8	17.9	22.3	80.1	57.1	12.1	31.8	15.4	4,320	2,031	789	491	181	78	277	373
9	Raptors	113.4	18	241.4	113.5	42.8	29.5	9.0	4.4	42.7	88.8	48.1	11.1	31.7	35.1	16.9	22.3	75.9	57.5	11.1	31.7	14.9	4,345	2,043	771	531	162	79	268	377
10	Knicks	114.1	18	240.0	122.1	45.7	27.1	8.5	4.6	44.6	90.3	49.4	14.5	38.3	37.9	18.4	23.9	77.0	60.6	13.3	32.4	12.8	4,320	2,198	823	487	153	83	230	380
11	Suns	114.3	18	240.0	113.8	41.8	24.6	11.3	3.4	41.7	89.2	46.7	13.7	37.8	36.2	16.8	21.5	78.3	57.7	12.5	29.3	15.5	4,320	2,049	752	442	204	62	279	387
12	76ers	114.4	18	244.2	114.2	46.7	24.9	8.4	5.6	40.5	91.1	44.5	13.1	37.6	34.8	20.2	24.7	81.8	56.0	12.6	34.1	14.6	4,395	2,056	840	448	152	101	263	363
13	Nets	114.8	18	240.0	109.6	40.2	26.3	7.3	5.0	37.6	83.4	45.0	14.7	41.0	35.9	19.7	24.8	79.4	58.1	9.9	30.3	15.8	4,320	1,972	723	474	131	90	284	343
14	Mavericks	115.0	18	245.6	116.3	44.7	25.8	8.3	6.1	42.4	90.6	46.8	12.3	34.4	35.6	19.3	25.8	74.8	57.1	10.8	33.9	15.0	4,420	2,094	805	464	149	110	270	369
15	Cavaliers	115.2	18	242.8	118.1	46.4	26.5	8.2	5.5	42.4	93.4	45.4	14.2	43.5	32.6	19.1	24.7	77.3	56.7	13.1	33.3	12.8	4,370	2,126	835	477	148	99	230	390
16	Hawks	115.9	18	242.8	119.8	41.6	32.5	9.9	5.2	44.3	90.7	48.9	15.6	40.3	38.8	15.5	19.6	79.3	60.3	10.1	31.6	15.7	4,370	2,156	749	585	178	94	283	357
17	Celtics	117.2	18	240.0	118.7	43.7	24.9	7.9	5.3	43.7	89.9	48.6	16.0	41.3	38.7	15.2	19.6	77.6	60.2	12.7	31.1	12.1	4,320	2,136	787	449	143	96	218	388
18	Spurs	117.6	18	240.0	120.0	44.7	26.4	7.8	4.3	42.9	90.3	47.6	14.0	38.2	36.7	20.1	24.8	81.0	59.3	11.6	33.2	13.6	4,320	2,160	805	475	140	78	244	347
19	Lakers	118.4	18	240.0	117.8	41.9	24.3	7.9	4.5	41.5	83.4	49.7	12.3	33.8	36.5	22.5	28.2	79.7	61.5	10.4	31.5	15.2	4,320	2,121	754	437	143	81	273	348
20	Hornets	118.4	18	244.2	112.4	43.7	24.9	6.9	5.1	39.9	89.8	44.5	13.5	40.6	33.2	19.0	22.8	83.2	56.3	11.5	32.2	15.4	4,395	2,023	787	448	124	92	277	330
21	Pacers	119.2	18	240.0	109.5	41.4	23.3	7.5	6.1	38.7	87.6	44.2	11.9	35.2	33.9	20.2	25.3	80.0	55.5	10.7	30.7	13.8	4,320	1,971	745	419	135	109	248	398
22	Nuggets	119.5	18	241.4	126.0	43.3	29.1	6.8	3.8	45.2	86.7	52.1	14.4	33.8	42.5	21.2	26.3	80.5	64.1	10.4	32.8	12.9	4,345	2,268	779	524	122	69	233	342
23	Bucks	119.5	18	242.8	110.6	37.9	26.8	8.2	3.9	40.7	84.0	48.5	14.9	36.6	40.7	14.2	19.6	72.5	59.7	7.7	30.2	15.3	4,370	1,990	683	483	148	71	275	379
24	Clippers	120.6	18	242.8	111.7	39.8	23.2	8.1	4.2	39.4	84.6	46.6	12.2	35.3	34.5	20.6	24.7	83.4	58.5	9.3	30.5	14.8	4,370	2,010	716	418	146	76	266	366
25	Bulls	120.7	18	242.8	116.0	44.7	27.9	7.9	4.8	41.8	91.4	45.7	13.7	39.5	34.6	18.8	23.6	79.5	57.0	10.6	34.1	14.9	4,370	2,088	805	502	142	86	269	353

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Team Leaders

PPG

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.6

Hartenstein

APG

6.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.3

5th

DRTG

104.8

1st

NETRTG

16.5

1st

3P%

37.6

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	LAC	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 12/19	OKC	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Mon 12/22	MEM	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Tue 12/23	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Thu 12/25	SAS	@	OKC	2:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

18 - 7

111

Final

109

Thunder

24 - 2

Sat 13 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.1

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-19

8-18

8-16

10-16

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
10	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	12	14	.462	12.0
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	OKC	@	CHA	109-96
Fri 11/14	DEN	@	MIN	123-112
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/17	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the best defensive rating by a team in their last 18 games, with a 104.6 rating.

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2.1

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

1,603.3

1,301.5

1,223.3

1,704.3

1,308.8

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37.8

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