what nba teams have the worst defensive rating so far this season

The Phoenix Suns have the highest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 124.9 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Suns	124.9	2026-27	3	240.0	109.3	39.7	25.3	8.7	5.3	39.7	87.0	45.6	12.7	39.7	31.9	17.3	23.3	74.3	56.2	12.0	27.7	15.3	720	328	119	76	26	16	46	63
2	Kings	124.7	2026-27	4	240.0	107.8	41.5	22.8	6.8	2.5	40.5	91.0	44.5	9.8	32.5	30.0	17.0	23.3	73.1	53.2	12.5	29.0	14.8	960	431	166	91	27	10	59	94
3	Bulls	121.6	2026-27	5	240.0	114.0	44.8	24.4	9.0	4.8	38.0	90.2	42.1	11.6	42.0	27.6	26.4	33.6	78.6	54.3	13.0	31.8	18.0	1,200	570	224	122	45	24	90	125
4	Bucks	120.2	2026-27	5	240.0	113.4	49.6	24.6	5.8	4.0	41.4	92.0	45.0	14.0	41.2	34.0	16.6	23.2	71.6	55.5	14.2	35.4	17.4	1,200	567	248	123	29	20	87	124
5	Warriors	119.4	2026-27	5	240.0	117.6	43.8	25.6	9.6	3.8	39.6	88.0	45.0	14.4	39.0	36.9	24.0	29.2	82.2	58.3	15.6	28.2	17.4	1,200	588	219	128	48	19	87	116
6	Jazz	118.4	2026-27	5	245.0	112.4	46.8	26.8	5.0	6.4	39.8	87.6	45.4	11.8	34.8	33.9	21.0	27.4	76.6	56.4	13.0	33.8	17.2	1,225	562	234	134	25	32	86	116
7	Nets	118.1	2026-27	4	246.3	114.3	43.5	24.0	10.0	4.0	38.8	90.3	42.9	15.5	42.3	36.7	21.3	27.8	76.6	55.8	12.8	30.8	18.0	985	457	174	96	40	16	72	110
8	Pelicans	116.9	2026-27	4	246.3	116.3	44.3	23.5	12.3	4.8	41.5	89.3	46.5	9.0	31.0	29.0	24.3	29.0	83.6	57.0	11.3	33.0	16.8	985	465	177	94	49	19	67	103
9	Heat	116.1	2026-27	5	240.0	113.0	42.8	27.0	8.4	5.4	41.4	91.4	45.3	12.0	37.8	31.7	18.2	25.4	71.7	55.1	10.4	32.4	14.8	1,200	565	214	135	42	27	74	105
10	Magic	115.8	2026-27	4	240.0	107.0	41.3	26.0	7.8	4.5	37.3	84.3	44.2	12.3	39.0	31.4	20.3	27.0	75.0	55.7	9.0	32.3	18.0	960	428	165	104	31	18	72	104
11	Wizards	115.7	2026-27	5	240.0	113.6	40.0	25.8	7.4	5.6	41.0	85.4	48.0	9.0	31.6	28.5	22.6	27.2	83.1	58.3	8.8	31.2	14.8	1,200	568	200	129	37	28	74	114
12	Nuggets	113.9	2026-27	4	246.3	110.8	44.5	26.0	10.0	4.8	39.5	86.3	45.8	11.3	34.3	32.8	20.5	25.8	79.6	56.7	12.0	32.5	16.0	985	443	178	104	40	19	64	87
13	Lakers	113.7	2026-27	5	240.0	123.2	38.0	24.0	10.8	5.8	42.4	80.2	52.9	14.2	36.2	39.2	24.2	30.6	79.1	65.8	9.2	28.8	17.0	1,200	616	190	120	54	29	85	121
14	Cavaliers	112.3	2026-27	4	246.3	119.8	47.0	26.3	8.8	7.5	42.0	89.8	46.8	13.8	37.5	36.7	22.0	27.8	79.3	58.7	11.8	35.3	17.3	985	479	188	105	35	30	69	91
15	Pacers	112.2	2026-27	5	240.0	115.0	44.0	29.4	6.4	4.8	42.0	89.2	47.1	11.8	37.8	31.2	19.2	26.4	72.7	57.0	10.6	33.4	15.4	1,200	575	220	147	32	24	77	111
16	Hornets	111.7	2026-27	5	240.0	101.0	47.4	20.6	6.8	5.2	36.4	87.2	41.7	13.2	43.2	30.6	15.0	17.6	85.2	53.2	14.6	32.8	20.2	1,200	505	237	103	34	26	101	101
17	Mavericks	111.7	2026-27	5	240.0	114.0	44.2	27.6	9.0	7.4	43.8	89.2	49.1	13.2	38.2	34.6	13.2	17.2	76.7	58.9	11.0	33.2	17.0	1,200	570	221	138	45	37	85	114
18	Hawks	111.3	2026-27	5	240.0	120.2	41.4	32.2	10.2	3.8	44.6	95.0	46.9	14.4	41.4	34.8	16.6	22.8	72.8	57.2	12.4	29.0	14.4	1,200	601	207	161	51	19	72	122
19	Celtics	110.1	2026-27	4	246.3	119.8	44.3	27.8	9.0	3.8	42.0	90.3	46.5	16.0	41.5	38.6	19.8	26.0	76.0	58.9	13.0	31.3	16.0	985	479	177	111	36	15	64	100
20	Trail Blazers	110.1	2026-27	3	240.0	129.3	46.3	30.7	8.3	2.7	45.7	89.3	51.1	17.0	43.7	38.9	21.0	29.7	70.8	63.2	12.0	34.3	13.7	720	388	139	92	25	8	41	62
21	Knicks	110.1	2026-27	5	240.0	109.8	48.2	26.8	7.2	4.4	38.8	92.0	42.2	14.0	39.0	35.9	18.2	24.0	75.8	53.5	14.6	33.6	16.0	1,200	549	241	134	36	22	80	113
22	Rockets	109.1	2026-27	5	240.0	123.0	45.0	28.2	10.2	6.0	43.4	84.0	51.7	13.0	32.2	40.4	23.2	27.4	84.7	64.0	11.6	33.4	16.8	1,200	615	225	141	51	30	84	100
23	Spurs	108.1	2026-27	5	245.0	116.6	45.0	28.2	9.8	6.6	43.4	94.4	46.0	13.2	38.2	34.6	16.6	21.2	78.3	56.2	11.6	33.4	13.2	1,225	583	225	141	49	33	66	101
24	Grizzlies	107.7	2026-27	4	240.0	116.8	50.0	25.0	6.3	6.3	40.8	90.0	45.3	14.8	37.8	39.1	20.5	24.8	82.8	57.9	14.5	35.5	17.0	960	467	200	100	25	25	68	107
25	Clippers	107.5	2026-27	4	240.0	106.5	40.8	25.0	12.5	4.5	36.8	80.0	45.9	13.8	35.3	39.0	19.3	24.5	78.6	58.7	10.5	30.3	23.5	960	426	163	100	50	18	94	88

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More Suns Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

23.0

Booker

RPG

7.3

Maluach

APG

5.3

Booker

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.4

19th

DRTG

124.9

30th

NETRTG

-14.5

28th

3P%

31.9

20th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 11/2	PHX	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	POR	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 11/5	ORL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sat 11/7	HOU	@	PHX	9:00 PM

Last Game

Suns

1 - 2

114

Final

125

Thunder

4 - 0

Mon 26 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

2.8

Williamson

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.3

Williams

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

123.3

118.0

117.6

117.5

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

107.5

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

14.2

12.1

9.8

9.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

The Phoenix Suns have the highest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 124.9 rating.

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23.0

7.3

5.3

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

36.0

33.3

29.8

16.5

13.8

12.2

10.4

9.5

9.0

3.4

2.8

2.8

3.8

2.6

2.4

5.3

4.5

4.3

91.1

78.8

77.3

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

284.4

247.7

240.6

275.3

259.5

246

40.2

37.9

35.5

38.5

37.6

37.3

1.77

1.65

1.58

1.71

1.70

1.64

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule