top defensive rating nba team since december

Since December 31, 2025, the Detroit Pistons have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 105.7 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	Pistons	105.7	26	241.0	115.0	46.0	26.7	11.4	6.7	42.8	90.3	47.4	10.7	31.8	33.5	18.7	24.2	77.5	56.9	12.6	33.3	14.7	6,265	2,990	1,195	693	297	175	383	549
2	Thunder	108.5	29	241.7	115.8	43.2	25.3	9.3	6.1	41.6	88.3	47.1	13.6	38.2	35.6	19.0	23.7	80.3	58.6	9.6	33.7	12.8	7,010	3,359	1,254	734	270	178	371	513
3	Celtics	109.5	29	241.7	112.6	48.8	25.2	6.5	5.4	42.0	91.4	46.0	15.4	42.0	36.8	13.1	16.4	80.0	57.1	13.4	35.4	12.2	7,010	3,266	1,414	732	188	157	353	485
4	Spurs	109.5	28	240.0	116.2	46.6	28.0	7.5	5.9	42.3	89.8	47.1	13.0	37.9	34.3	18.7	24.4	76.6	57.8	10.7	35.9	13.2	6,720	3,254	1,304	785	209	166	369	510
5	Knicks	110.7	29	242.6	113.2	45.7	27.1	8.0	4.0	41.6	89.8	46.3	14.4	39.5	36.6	15.6	20.2	76.8	57.3	12.1	33.6	13.6	7,035	3,284	1,326	786	232	116	394	577
6	Rockets	111.3	30	240.8	108.8	48.0	23.9	8.8	6.2	40.8	89.1	45.8	10.8	31.8	34.1	16.4	22.2	74.0	55.0	14.7	33.4	14.8	7,225	3,265	1,441	716	263	186	443	509
7	Hawks	111.3	28	240.0	115.4	45.7	29.7	9.7	4.4	42.5	93.5	45.5	14.4	39.9	36.0	15.9	20.9	76.1	56.1	11.3	34.4	13.1	6,720	3,230	1,279	831	272	124	366	536
8	Hornets	111.8	29	240.0	116.7	48.0	26.9	7.0	4.0	41.2	88.1	46.8	17.0	43.1	39.4	17.3	20.8	82.9	60.0	13.7	34.3	16.0	6,960	3,383	1,391	780	203	116	463	538
9	Heat	112.3	28	240.0	118.5	49.0	28.4	8.8	3.9	42.8	94.8	45.1	14.0	40.0	35.1	19.0	24.4	77.6	56.1	13.5	35.5	14.5	6,720	3,318	1,372	794	247	109	405	525
10	Raptors	112.6	26	241.9	113.7	42.7	28.8	8.5	5.5	41.8	89.2	46.9	11.1	32.8	33.8	18.9	23.7	79.7	57.1	11.5	31.2	13.0	6,290	2,957	1,110	749	221	142	338	524
11	Cavaliers	112.9	28	240.9	119.1	44.5	29.4	9.1	5.5	43.7	88.4	49.5	13.6	36.3	37.6	18.0	23.3	77.2	60.3	11.8	32.7	15.0	6,745	3,334	1,245	822	254	154	421	509
12	Timberwolves	113.4	28	240.0	119.0	45.3	26.3	9.1	6.3	43.8	89.0	49.2	14.3	37.5	38.2	17.0	23.5	72.2	59.8	11.4	33.9	15.1	6,720	3,331	1,269	736	256	175	424	569
13	Suns	113.4	28	241.8	108.7	43.6	23.4	9.1	3.9	39.7	90.5	43.8	15.0	42.1	35.7	14.3	18.1	78.9	55.2	13.2	30.4	13.7	6,770	3,043	1,221	655	256	109	384	551
14	Magic	113.8	26	242.9	111.8	41.5	26.6	9.3	5.2	40.1	88.0	45.5	12.2	35.1	34.9	19.4	24.0	80.8	56.7	9.8	31.7	13.8	6,315	2,907	1,079	692	242	136	360	512
15	Clippers	114.3	28	240.9	112.1	41.4	23.3	8.6	4.8	40.0	82.3	48.6	11.3	31.7	35.5	20.9	25.4	82.4	60.0	9.5	31.9	14.5	6,745	3,140	1,159	651	240	133	405	492
16	Mavericks	115.4	26	240.0	114.1	45.0	24.6	7.1	4.2	42.5	89.5	47.5	10.5	30.1	34.8	18.6	25.8	71.9	56.6	10.1	34.9	14.0	6,240	2,967	1,170	639	185	108	364	415
17	Warriors	115.7	28	240.0	115.6	41.6	30.8	10.1	4.1	42.3	90.3	46.9	17.1	47.4	36.2	13.9	17.7	78.4	59.0	10.6	31.0	14.9	6,720	3,238	1,165	862	284	115	417	515
18	Lakers	115.8	29	240.0	114.9	40.8	26.0	8.1	4.3	42.0	84.3	49.8	12.1	32.9	36.9	18.8	25.0	75.3	60.3	8.9	32.0	13.8	6,960	3,333	1,184	755	236	124	400	497
19	Trail Blazers	116.1	29	240.0	113.4	46.0	24.6	8.0	5.2	40.8	90.0	45.3	14.8	43.6	33.9	17.1	22.6	75.5	56.7	13.8	32.2	17.3	6,960	3,290	1,333	714	233	152	502	504
20	76ers	116.1	29	242.6	116.3	41.8	24.3	10.2	5.3	42.0	88.6	47.4	12.0	33.8	35.6	20.4	25.1	81.2	58.4	11.1	30.7	13.1	7,035	3,374	1,212	706	296	155	379	584
21	Nuggets	116.2	30	243.3	114.8	42.5	26.1	6.7	4.3	40.1	85.3	47.0	13.4	35.6	37.8	21.3	27.0	78.9	59.1	9.1	33.4	12.6	7,300	3,445	1,275	784	202	130	378	555
22	Bulls	116.8	29	240.0	113.1	43.5	28.4	7.6	5.5	41.1	88.4	46.5	15.3	41.7	36.8	15.5	19.7	78.8	58.3	9.4	34.1	15.1	6,960	3,279	1,262	823	219	159	439	507
23	Pacers	117.1	28	240.9	113.0	41.5	29.3	7.9	4.1	41.5	88.5	46.9	14.0	37.7	37.0	16.0	20.9	76.5	57.8	8.6	32.9	15.3	6,745	3,163	1,163	821	220	116	428	557
24	Pelicans	117.1	28	240.9	114.5	44.5	25.8	8.4	6.4	42.0	90.2	46.5	11.9	34.3	34.8	18.7	24.0	77.8	56.8	12.0	32.5	14.3	6,745	3,207	1,245	722	235	178	400	545
25	Grizzlies	118.1	26	240.0	115.5	42.2	28.8	9.6	5.1	42.4	90.7	46.8	13.8	38.5	35.7	16.9	21.4	78.8	57.7	11.7	30.5	15.0	6,240	3,003	1,096	748	250	133	389	511

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More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.5

Cunningham

RPG

10.7

Duren

APG

9.8

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.8

11th

DRTG

108.9

2nd

NETRTG

7.9

3rd

3P%

34.3

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	DET	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sat 3/7	BKN	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sun 3/8	DET	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Tue 3/10	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 3/12	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

45 - 14

106

Final

Magic

31 - 28

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