the highest team defensive rating in the regular season

The New Orleans Pelicans have the worst defensive rating by a team, with a 109.5 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	Pelicans	109.5	1,910	241.8	102.6	43.0	22.9	7.7	4.7	38.5	84.3	45.7	8.1	22.8	35.6	17.5	22.8	76.5	54.4	11.2	31.8	14.1	461,775	195,892	82,048	43,761	14,636	8,972	26,844	38,494
2	Timberwolves	109.1	2,936	241.7	101.8	42.1	23.5	7.7	5.1	38.4	84.0	45.7	6.2	17.8	35.0	18.7	24.3	77.0	53.7	11.7	30.4	14.7	709,590	298,754	123,576	68,958	22,719	14,885	43,066	63,274
3	Hornets	108.9	2,856	241.8	101.2	41.9	23.5	7.8	4.8	37.8	83.7	45.2	6.9	19.3	35.5	18.7	24.7	75.8	53.5	11.3	30.7	14.4	690,665	289,008	119,792	67,218	22,146	13,588	41,241	58,670
4	Mavericks	108.9	3,684	241.7	104.3	42.6	22.7	7.4	4.7	39.3	85.2	46.1	6.6	18.6	35.6	19.1	24.7	77.2	54.3	11.9	30.7	14.1	890,285	384,273	157,114	83,687	27,138	17,317	52,034	78,627
5	Raptors	108.6	2,451	241.9	101.8	42.0	22.5	7.8	5.1	37.9	83.8	45.2	8.0	22.4	35.8	18.0	23.4	77.0	54.1	11.4	30.6	14.0	592,865	249,579	102,962	55,213	19,121	12,445	34,344	52,802
6	Grizzlies	108.2	2,451	241.8	100.1	42.1	22.4	8.2	5.1	37.6	83.0	45.2	7.1	20.2	35.0	17.9	23.8	75.1	53.5	11.5	30.6	14.9	592,590	245,345	103,230	54,837	20,050	12,604	36,483	51,556
7	Nuggets	108.2	4,011	241.6	108.2	44.2	24.8	8.4	5.3	41.0	88.0	46.6	5.7	16.4	35.0	20.8	27.3	76.1	54.1	13.0	31.2	15.9	969,015	434,021	177,461	99,571	33,785	21,422	63,659	91,999
8	Kings	108.0	4,257	241.6	105.2	42.9	23.9	8.2	4.6	40.2	86.5	46.5	5.7	16.1	35.6	19.6	25.9	75.8	53.7	12.3	30.6	16.2	1,028,505	447,652	182,833	101,582	34,971	19,515	69,083	97,277
9	Clippers	108.0	4,254	241.4	103.8	42.9	23.0	8.1	5.2	39.7	85.2	46.6	5.6	15.7	35.4	19.6	26.2	74.7	53.7	12.4	30.4	16.5	1,026,710	441,640	182,332	97,800	34,516	22,222	70,106	95,493
10	Warriors	107.7	4,248	241.5	107.6	44.4	24.5	8.8	5.0	41.2	88.4	46.6	6.7	18.4	36.2	19.3	25.6	75.5	54.0	13.3	31.1	16.4	1,025,945	456,975	188,605	104,024	37,416	21,447	69,798	98,122
11	Magic	107.6	2,943	241.5	101.6	42.8	22.1	7.6	4.8	37.9	83.4	45.5	7.3	20.8	35.1	18.4	25.0	73.7	53.8	11.6	31.2	15.0	710,745	299,022	125,960	65,144	22,295	14,205	44,073	61,786
12	Nets	107.2	4,009	241.6	102.0	43.3	22.8	8.2	5.3	38.6	85.2	45.2	5.8	16.7	34.6	19.5	25.9	75.2	52.8	12.8	30.5	16.2	968,660	408,824	173,546	91,594	32,937	21,084	65,112	91,862
13	Wizards	107.1	4,254	241.7	103.0	43.2	23.2	7.9	5.0	39.8	86.5	46.0	5.2	15.1	34.4	18.8	25.1	74.9	52.8	12.5	30.7	15.8	1,028,135	438,152	183,861	98,522	33,689	21,220	67,189	94,081
14	Hawks	107.0	4,252	241.7	103.2	43.3	22.9	8.3	5.0	39.1	85.0	46.0	5.9	16.7	35.1	19.8	26.0	76.2	53.5	13.0	30.3	15.9	1,027,605	438,936	184,081	97,549	35,491	21,440	67,751	95,058
15	Pacers	106.8	4,010	241.6	104.0	43.2	23.8	8.0	5.1	39.4	84.8	46.5	5.9	16.5	35.7	19.6	25.6	76.8	54.1	12.1	31.0	15.8	968,850	416,914	173,101	95,387	32,244	20,467	63,333	92,160
16	Cavaliers	106.7	4,250	241.7	101.9	42.8	23.3	7.7	4.8	39.0	84.7	46.1	5.9	16.3	36.0	18.7	24.8	75.2	53.3	12.5	30.4	15.3	1,027,075	433,175	181,942	99,015	32,740	20,594	65,220	91,957
17	Trail Blazers	106.6	4,259	241.7	105.2	43.9	23.4	8.1	5.0	40.0	85.9	46.6	6.0	17.0	35.4	19.8	26.2	75.6	54.0	13.2	30.8	16.1	1,029,310	447,911	187,152	99,651	34,624	21,210	68,614	95,540
18	Bucks	106.5	4,255	241.7	104.7	42.7	24.1	8.4	4.9	40.2	85.7	46.9	6.0	16.8	36.0	18.9	24.9	75.8	54.2	12.2	30.5	15.8	1,028,225	445,289	181,882	102,405	35,660	20,717	67,184	96,847
19	Suns	106.5	4,257	241.5	107.3	43.2	25.3	8.4	4.9	41.1	86.5	47.5	6.2	17.2	36.0	19.6	25.6	76.6	54.9	12.1	31.2	16.4	1,027,955	456,986	184,098	107,520	35,806	20,719	69,898	95,207
20	Rockets	106.5	4,255	241.6	104.9	43.9	23.5	8.1	5.1	39.7	85.5	46.4	7.0	20.2	35.0	19.3	25.5	75.6	54.2	12.7	31.2	16.3	1,028,175	446,301	186,887	99,956	34,444	21,841	69,499	93,081
21	Jazz	106.4	4,173	241.4	104.1	43.3	24.6	8.1	5.5	39.3	83.2	47.2	5.2	14.8	35.4	20.8	27.3	76.1	54.6	12.2	31.1	16.5	1,007,395	434,491	180,854	102,772	33,753	22,774	68,852	96,524
22	Lakers	106.4	4,253	241.7	107.2	44.2	25.0	8.3	5.5	41.2	86.3	47.7	5.9	16.9	34.7	19.7	26.3	74.8	54.7	12.5	31.7	15.8	1,027,820	455,870	188,019	106,291	35,205	23,289	67,314	91,502
23	Pistons	106.3	4,248	241.6	102.5	43.3	22.8	7.9	4.9	39.3	85.3	46.0	5.5	15.7	34.8	19.1	25.5	74.8	53.1	13.0	30.3	15.7	1,026,370	435,429	184,067	96,702	33,364	20,905	66,486	95,161
24	Knicks	106.3	4,250	241.9	102.4	42.7	22.8	7.9	4.3	39.2	84.8	46.2	6.0	17.0	35.5	18.6	24.6	75.6	53.5	12.2	30.5	15.9	1,028,000	435,035	181,683	96,715	33,553	18,445	67,765	98,666
25	Heat	106.3	3,028	241.9	100.2	42.1	22.1	7.7	4.8	37.5	81.4	46.0	7.2	20.1	35.9	18.1	24.2	74.7	54.4	11.0	31.0	14.9	732,370	303,374	127,408	66,955	23,252	14,550	45,244	65,135

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.1

Murphy

RPG

7.3

Queen

APG

4.0

Queen

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.9

23rd

DRTG

119.1

26th

NETRTG

-5.2

25th

3P%

34.4

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Jazz	18	41	.305	27.0
14	Pelicans	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 2/28	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sun 3/1	NOP	@	LAC	9:00 PM
Tue 3/3	NOP	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 3/5	NOP	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NOP	@	PHX	9:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

18 - 42

129

Final

118

Jazz

18 - 41

Thu 26 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Jokić

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.8

119.5

118.9

118.6

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.2

111.3

112.4

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

6.7

5.9

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-47

15-45

15-44

16-42

18-42

18-41

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,738

Jokić

2,685.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,920.3

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

2,839.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.6

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

34-25

35-26

33-25-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-37

24-34

25-35

24-33-1

25-34-1

26-35

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	38	22	.633	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.5
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	13.5
9	Hornets	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5
11	Bucks	26	32	.448	18.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	21.0
13	Wizards	16	42	.276	28.0
14	Nets	15	44	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	30.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.5
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	14.0
9	Trail Blazers	29	32	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Jazz	18	41	.305	27.0
14	Pelicans	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/26	NOP	@	OKC	95-104
Mon 1/26	MIL	@	PHI	122-139
Mon 1/26	DET	@	DEN	109-107
Mon 1/26	BKN	@	PHX	102-106
Mon 1/26	LAC	@	UTA	115-103

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sat 2/28	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sun 3/1	SAS	@	NYK	1:00 PM
Sun 3/1	CLE	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM

The New Orleans Pelicans have the worst defensive rating by a team, with a 109.5 rating.

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7.3

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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29.6

12.6

11.7

11.5

10.5

9.8

8.6

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.8

2.0

2.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

67.9

67.8

67.8

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,864.2

2,738

2,685.1

2,920.3

2,891.5

2,839.8

37.6

36.7

33.7

38.4

37.1

36.6

1.80

1.59

1.54

1.93

1.69

1.54

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