The Oklahoma City Thunder have the best record by a team this season, with a record of 22-1.

Interpreted as:

top defensive teams in the NBA this this regular season

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	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	22-1	2025-26	.957	23	244.3	122.7	44.7	26.3	10.1	5.4	43.8	88.8	49.4	13.6	36.9	36.7	21.5	25.5	84.2	61.3	9.0	35.7	12.5	5,620	2,822	1,028	604	232	124	288	486
2	Pistons	19-5	2025-26	.792	24	241.0	118.7	46.8	26.1	9.5	6.0	43.0	89.2	48.2	11.2	31.7	35.4	21.6	28.9	74.7	58.3	13.7	33.1	16.1	5,785	2,849	1,122	627	228	145	386	552
3	Lakers	17-6	2025-26	.739	23	240.0	118.3	41.0	25.2	8.1	3.9	41.9	82.6	50.7	11.9	33.2	35.8	22.6	28.3	79.8	62.2	9.4	31.6	15.7	5,520	2,721	944	579	187	89	360	443
4	Nuggets	17-6	2025-26	.739	23	241.1	125.0	44.8	29.4	7.0	4.0	45.1	87.9	51.3	13.6	34.3	39.7	21.2	25.6	82.7	63.0	10.9	33.9	13.5	5,545	2,876	1,030	677	161	93	311	443
5	Rockets	15-6	2025-26	.714	21	243.6	120.9	48.8	25.3	9.3	5.4	44.1	90.5	48.7	11.8	29.6	39.9	20.9	26.4	79.2	59.2	16.1	32.7	16.0	5,115	2,539	1,024	532	196	113	336	425
6	Knicks	16-7	2025-26	.696	23	240.0	120.7	46.0	27.3	8.3	4.3	43.3	91.3	47.4	15.4	41.0	37.5	18.8	23.3	80.7	59.4	13.8	32.2	13.3	5,520	2,776	1,058	627	190	98	305	477
7	Spurs	15-7	2025-26	.682	22	241.1	118.9	44.6	25.8	8.6	5.0	42.5	87.6	48.5	13.3	36.8	36.1	20.6	25.9	79.6	60.0	11.4	33.2	14.8	5,305	2,615	982	568	190	109	325	457
8	Timberwolves	15-8	2025-26	.652	23	242.2	120.3	43.2	26.5	8.3	5.1	42.5	87.3	48.6	14.5	37.3	38.9	20.8	26.7	77.9	60.7	10.8	32.4	15.1	5,570	2,766	994	610	190	118	348	517
9	Celtics	15-9	2025-26	.625	24	240.0	117.3	43.8	24.7	8.4	5.5	43.3	91.6	47.3	16.0	43.3	36.9	14.6	18.6	78.7	58.8	13.0	30.8	11.8	5,760	2,814	1,052	592	202	132	282	546
10	Raptors	15-10	2025-26	.600	25	241.0	116.4	42.6	29.5	8.9	4.2	43.2	88.7	48.6	11.6	31.7	36.5	18.5	24.0	77.0	58.6	10.6	31.9	14.6	6,025	2,909	1,064	737	222	106	366	549
11	Heat	14-10	2025-26	.583	24	241.0	122.3	45.7	29.6	8.8	4.7	44.5	92.7	48.0	13.1	35.0	37.4	20.3	25.9	78.4	58.7	10.5	35.2	14.3	5,785	2,935	1,096	711	210	113	343	479
12	Magic	14-10	2025-26	.583	24	241.0	117.8	45.0	25.4	8.5	5.3	41.5	88.3	47.0	11.2	32.9	34.1	23.7	29.7	79.8	58.1	12.0	33.0	14.4	5,785	2,828	1,080	610	204	126	346	506
13	76ers	13-10	2025-26	.565	23	244.3	116.9	45.0	25.4	8.2	6.1	41.6	91.2	45.6	13.5	37.2	36.3	20.3	24.9	81.5	57.2	12.2	32.8	14.6	5,620	2,689	1,034	585	189	140	336	484
14	Suns	13-10	2025-26	.565	23	241.1	116.2	42.5	25.4	10.9	4.1	42.2	90.2	46.8	14.7	40.0	36.8	17.1	21.5	79.4	58.3	12.8	29.7	16.0	5,545	2,673	978	584	251	95	367	522
15	Hawks	14-11	2025-26	.560	25	242.0	118.0	41.8	30.8	9.6	5.0	43.4	89.6	48.5	14.0	37.8	36.9	17.2	21.9	78.5	59.5	9.9	31.8	15.2	6,050	2,951	1,044	770	241	126	381	514
16	Cavaliers	14-11	2025-26	.560	25	241.0	118.6	44.8	26.8	8.9	5.6	42.4	92.2	45.9	15.1	44.0	34.3	18.8	24.6	76.3	57.5	12.7	32.1	14.0	6,025	2,964	1,120	669	222	141	349	541
17	Warriors	13-12	2025-26	.520	25	241.0	113.5	43.5	27.4	9.7	4.4	39.4	87.7	44.9	15.9	43.8	36.4	18.8	23.0	81.9	58.0	11.3	32.2	16.0	6,025	2,837	1,087	685	243	109	401	518
18	Grizzlies	11-13	2025-26	.458	24	241.0	113.6	46.5	28.7	7.7	4.6	40.5	90.3	44.9	12.8	38.0	33.6	19.8	24.7	80.4	56.2	11.8	34.8	15.1	5,785	2,726	1,117	689	184	110	362	489
19	Bucks	10-15	2025-26	.400	25	242.0	115.1	39.4	27.0	8.2	4.4	42.3	86.2	49.1	15.5	37.9	40.9	15.0	21.0	71.4	60.3	8.3	31.1	14.7	6,050	2,877	986	675	204	109	368	548
20	Bulls	9-14	2025-26	.391	23	242.2	117.3	45.5	28.4	8.0	4.8	42.1	90.3	46.6	14.0	38.1	36.6	19.1	24.1	79.1	58.1	10.5	35.0	15.5	5,570	2,698	1,046	654	185	110	357	468
21	Trail Blazers	9-15	2025-26	.375	24	241.0	117.4	45.8	24.6	8.3	5.1	40.5	91.5	44.2	13.8	41.7	33.0	22.7	28.5	79.8	56.4	14.8	31.0	17.0	5,785	2,817	1,098	591	200	123	408	546
22	Jazz	8-14	2025-26	.364	22	243.4	118.4	45.5	29.7	7.9	3.5	41.0	90.3	45.4	13.5	39.4	34.3	22.9	28.0	81.7	57.7	13.0	32.5	16.5	5,355	2,604	1,000	654	173	78	363	499
23	Mavericks	9-16	2025-26	.360	25	243.0	111.8	44.0	24.8	8.2	5.8	40.4	88.2	45.8	11.7	34.4	34.1	19.3	25.6	75.6	56.2	10.0	34.0	15.6	6,075	2,796	1,099	619	204	144	389	514
24	Hornets	7-17	2025-26	.292	24	242.1	114.2	44.6	25.3	6.9	5.0	40.0	88.4	45.3	13.8	40.3	34.2	20.3	24.7	82.4	57.5	11.7	33.0	16.0	5,810	2,741	1,071	607	165	119	384	456
25	Kings	6-17	2025-26	.261	23	241.1	111.7	39.6	25.7	9.0	3.8	41.8	89.7	46.6	11.0	31.1	35.5	17.1	22.7	75.4	56.0	9.2	30.4	13.7	5,545	2,569	910	590	208	88	316	469