the highest team defensive rating in the regular season

The New Orleans Pelicans have the highest 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	1,912	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	462,255	196,124	82,147	43,815	14,647	8,987	26,880	38,538
2	Timberwolves	109.1	2,937	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	709,830	298,871	123,617	68,991	22,730	14,890	43,080	63,295
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	3,685	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	890,525	384,360	157,163	83,707	27,144	17,318	52,051	78,645
5	Raptors	108.6	2,452	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	593,105	249,713	102,997	55,244	19,128	12,448	34,354	52,824
6	Grizzlies	108.2	2,452	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	592,830	245,470	103,270	54,871	20,062	12,613	36,496	51,572
7	Nuggets	108.2	4,013	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	27.4	76.1	54.1	13.0	31.2	15.9	969,495	434,257	177,543	99,617	33,791	21,428	63,688	92,033
8	Kings	108.0	4,258	241.6	105.2	43.0	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	1,028,745	447,756	182,885	101,612	34,975	19,523	69,103	97,293
9	Clippers	108.0	4,256	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	1,027,190	441,891	182,422	97,847	34,536	22,232	70,129	95,532
10	Warriors	107.7	4,250	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	1,026,425	457,177	188,685	104,082	37,429	21,453	69,823	98,158
11	Magic	107.6	2,944	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	710,985	299,114	126,001	65,164	22,303	14,209	44,092	61,803
12	Nets	107.2	4,010	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	968,900	408,926	173,578	91,621	32,947	21,088	65,129	91,890
13	Wizards	107.1	4,256	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	1,028,615	438,395	183,923	98,565	33,707	21,232	67,216	94,125
14	Hawks	107.0	4,253	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	1,027,845	439,071	184,135	97,585	35,501	21,445	67,766	95,083
15	Pacers	106.8	4,011	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	969,090	417,020	173,132	95,416	32,249	20,476	63,352	92,173
16	Cavaliers	106.7	4,251	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	12.4	30.4	15.3	1,027,315	433,281	181,980	99,040	32,749	20,601	65,237	91,978
17	Trail Blazers	106.6	4,260	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	13.1	30.8	16.1	1,029,550	448,012	187,190	99,674	34,629	21,216	68,631	95,555
18	Bucks	106.5	4,257	241.7	104.6	42.7	24.1	8.4	4.9	40.2	85.7	46.9	6.1	16.8	36.0	18.9	24.9	75.8	54.1	12.2	30.5	15.8	1,028,705	445,467	181,968	102,449	35,676	20,723	67,219	96,879
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	4,256	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	1,028,415	446,424	186,946	99,977	34,454	21,846	69,519	93,098
21	Jazz	106.4	4,175	241.4	104.1	43.3	24.6	8.1	5.5	39.3	83.2	47.2	5.3	14.8	35.4	20.8	27.3	76.1	54.6	12.2	31.1	16.5	1,007,875	434,721	180,927	102,820	33,774	22,782	68,868	96,572
22	Lakers	106.3	4,255	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	54.8	12.5	31.7	15.8	1,028,300	456,127	188,103	106,354	35,226	23,303	67,334	91,525
23	Pistons	106.3	4,249	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	30.4	15.7	1,026,610	435,535	184,123	96,726	33,378	20,911	66,500	95,182
24	Knicks	106.3	4,251	241.9	102.4	42.8	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	1,028,240	435,149	181,737	96,742	33,566	18,448	67,779	98,685
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

22.0

Murphy

RPG

7.3

Queen

APG

3.9

Queen

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.9

21st

DRTG

119.2

27th

NETRTG

-5.2

25th

3P%

34.5

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	28.5
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	NOP	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 3/5	NOP	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NOP	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	WAS	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Wed 3/11	TOR	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

19 - 43

117

Final

137

Clippers

28 - 31

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

10.3

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

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

67.2

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.9

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-48

15-46

15-45

16-44

18-43

19-43

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

36-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

26-35

26-34

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	5.0
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	34	.433	19.5
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	44	.267	29.5
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.0
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.0
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	15.5
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.0
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	43	.295	28.5
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	BKN	@	DEN	103-107
Wed 1/28	DET	@	PHX	96-114
Wed 1/28	OKC	@	MIN	111-123
Thu 1/29	LAL	@	WAS	142-111

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DAL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NYK	@	TOR	7:30 PM

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

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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2,853

2,714.7

3,039

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1.79

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