what team had the best defensive rating in 2008

The Boston Celtics had the best defensive rating by a team in 2007-08, with a 98.9 rating.

	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	Celtics	98.9	2007-08	82	240.9	100.5	42.0	22.4	8.5	4.6	36.4	76.7	47.5	7.3	19.1	38.1	20.5	26.5	77.1	56.9	10.1	31.9	15.2	19,755	8,245	3,445	1,833	696	379	1,246	1,864
2	Rockets	101.6	2007-08	82	240.6	96.7	44.6	21.4	7.3	5.1	36.6	81.7	44.8	7.1	20.8	34.2	16.4	22.5	72.6	52.8	12.2	32.4	13.7	19,730	7,931	3,661	1,757	598	420	1,125	1,609
3	Spurs	101.8	2007-08	82	240.6	95.4	41.3	21.0	6.4	4.1	35.8	78.3	45.7	7.2	19.6	36.9	16.5	21.6	76.1	54.3	9.4	31.9	12.6	19,730	7,820	3,383	1,718	521	337	1,035	1,537
4	Pistons	102.9	2007-08	82	240.6	97.5	41.4	22.3	7.1	5.8	36.6	79.9	45.8	5.9	16.2	36.6	18.4	24.0	76.7	53.9	11.9	29.5	11.7	19,730	7,992	3,397	1,831	583	472	956	1,688
5	Lakers	105.5	2007-08	82	241.2	108.6	44.1	24.4	8.0	5.3	39.6	83.1	47.6	8.1	21.4	37.8	21.3	27.7	76.9	57.0	11.0	33.2	14.1	19,780	8,904	3,620	2,003	654	438	1,156	1,691
6	Magic	105.5	2007-08	82	241.2	104.5	42.0	20.8	6.3	4.1	37.3	78.6	47.4	9.8	25.3	38.6	20.1	27.9	72.1	57.5	9.4	32.6	14.3	19,780	8,567	3,445	1,706	520	333	1,173	1,688
7	Hornets	105.7	2007-08	82	241.5	100.9	41.8	21.8	7.8	3.9	38.6	82.9	46.6	7.7	19.8	38.9	16.0	20.8	76.9	54.8	11.4	30.4	11.9	19,805	8,270	3,431	1,785	637	321	974	1,531
8	76ers	106.0	2007-08	82	240.9	96.6	41.9	20.4	8.7	4.9	37.3	81.1	46.0	3.7	11.6	31.7	18.4	26.1	70.6	52.2	13.0	28.9	14.3	19,755	7,923	3,437	1,673	712	400	1,172	1,620
9	Mavericks	106.1	2007-08	82	240.6	100.4	43.0	21.0	6.0	4.9	36.9	79.5	46.4	6.0	17.1	35.2	20.6	25.3	81.4	55.4	10.8	32.2	12.6	19,730	8,234	3,526	1,720	490	402	1,037	1,786
10	Nuggets	106.3	2007-08	82	242.1	110.7	44.1	24.7	9.2	6.7	40.3	85.8	47.0	6.9	19.6	35.5	23.1	30.7	75.1	55.7	11.2	32.9	14.7	19,855	9,074	3,616	2,024	752	551	1,203	1,731
11	Cavaliers	106.4	2007-08	82	242.1	96.4	44.6	20.0	7.1	5.2	35.8	81.7	43.9	6.7	18.8	35.8	18.0	25.1	71.7	52.0	13.3	31.3	14.0	19,855	7,903	3,655	1,640	579	427	1,145	1,712
12	Jazz	106.5	2007-08	82	240.3	106.2	40.9	26.4	8.7	4.3	40.0	80.4	49.7	5.0	13.4	37.2	21.3	28.0	75.9	57.3	11.5	29.4	14.6	19,705	8,710	3,352	2,165	717	355	1,200	1,970
13	Raptors	107.0	2007-08	82	241.8	100.2	40.1	23.8	7.0	4.1	38.4	82.0	46.8	7.0	17.8	39.2	16.4	20.2	81.2	55.1	9.6	30.4	11.7	19,830	8,215	3,286	1,953	570	336	959	1,596
14	Bulls	107.2	2007-08	82	241.5	97.3	43.0	22.1	7.7	5.2	36.4	83.7	43.5	5.8	15.9	36.3	18.7	24.7	75.6	51.5	12.8	30.2	14.6	19,805	7,981	3,528	1,811	635	429	1,197	1,784
15	Pacers	107.5	2007-08	82	240.9	104.0	43.1	22.7	7.6	5.0	37.8	85.3	44.4	9.2	24.6	37.4	19.1	24.9	76.8	54.0	11.0	32.1	15.1	19,755	8,527	3,537	1,864	623	412	1,236	1,921
16	Suns	108.1	2007-08	82	241.2	110.1	41.5	26.7	6.5	6.3	41.4	82.7	50.0	8.5	21.5	39.3	18.9	24.1	78.3	59.0	8.8	32.7	14.4	19,780	9,026	3,403	2,188	532	518	1,184	1,633
17	Trail Blazers	108.4	2007-08	82	242.7	95.4	40.7	21.1	5.5	4.4	35.8	79.8	44.8	6.6	17.4	37.7	17.2	22.5	76.7	53.2	11.0	29.7	12.9	19,905	7,820	3,339	1,733	455	360	1,056	1,642
18	Hawks	108.9	2007-08	82	242.1	98.2	42.2	22.0	7.3	5.5	36.3	79.9	45.4	4.7	13.1	35.6	21.0	27.2	77.2	53.5	12.3	29.9	14.9	19,855	8,054	3,462	1,804	600	448	1,223	1,673
19	Clippers	109.1	2007-08	82	241.5	93.8	40.1	21.1	6.8	4.9	34.4	78.6	43.8	4.3	13.2	32.4	20.8	26.6	78.1	51.9	9.8	30.4	14.4	19,805	7,692	3,291	1,732	557	398	1,180	1,745
20	Bobcats	109.4	2007-08	82	242.4	97.1	40.6	21.3	7.5	4.9	36.1	79.9	45.2	6.5	17.6	36.7	18.4	25.8	71.4	53.2	10.9	29.8	14.7	19,880	7,959	3,332	1,748	614	402	1,204	1,777
21	Nets	109.4	2007-08	82	241.8	95.8	41.9	23.5	6.4	4.8	34.8	78.7	44.3	6.1	17.4	34.8	20.1	27.3	73.6	52.8	11.1	30.7	15.0	19,830	7,857	3,433	1,925	521	390	1,229	1,855
22	SuperSonics	109.5	2007-08	82	241.8	97.5	44.6	21.3	6.5	4.9	38.1	85.8	44.4	3.8	11.5	33.3	17.5	22.8	77.0	50.9	11.8	32.8	16.0	19,830	7,999	3,659	1,748	531	400	1,310	1,680
23	Warriors	109.5	2007-08	82	241.2	111.0	43.2	22.4	9.1	4.6	41.5	90.3	45.9	9.3	26.6	34.8	18.8	24.9	75.2	54.8	12.7	30.4	13.2	19,780	9,105	3,541	1,833	744	377	1,082	1,875
24	Wizards	109.6	2007-08	82	242.7	98.8	41.6	19.6	7.7	4.8	36.4	81.6	44.6	7.0	19.7	35.6	19.0	24.3	78.2	53.5	12.3	29.3	13.2	19,905	8,104	3,411	1,607	632	391	1,082	1,606
25	Kings	109.9	2007-08	82	241.8	102.5	40.1	19.1	7.9	4.1	37.1	80.0	46.4	6.2	16.7	37.3	22.1	27.7	79.8	55.6	10.1	30.0	16.1	19,830	8,408	3,285	1,567	651	334	1,317	1,839

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.3

Brown

RPG

7.9

Queta

APG

5.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

4th

DRTG

115.4

16th

NETRTG

6.2

7th

3P%

36.4

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.0
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	IND	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 12/26	BOS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 12/28	BOS	@	POR	6:00 PM
Tue 12/30	BOS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 1/1	BOS	@	SAC	10:00 PM

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Final

Raptors

17 - 12

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.6

122.4

121.6

120.6

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.6

112.7

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

8.9

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.3

Tank Leaderboard

5-22

6-22

7-22

7-21

8-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,450.5

Johnson

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

18-10

16-11

17-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

9-19

10-19

10-17

11-18

12-18

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.0
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
6	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.0
7	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.0
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.0
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	11.5
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	13.5
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	16.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.0
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Kings	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5