which nba championship team had the worst defensive rating

The Golden State Warriors have the worst defensive rating by a team, with a 142.6 rating in Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Cavaliers on June 9, 2017.

	TEAM	DATE	DRTG	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Warriors	6/9/2017	142.6	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	L 116-137	240	116	40	26	5	6	39	87	44.8	11	39	28.2	27	36	75.0	56.4	16	24	12	27
2	Lakers	6/17/2008	138.8	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	L 92-131	240	92	29	16	4	0	27	64	42.2	10	27	37.0	28	38	73.7	57.0	2	27	19	25
3	Heat	10/2/2020	136.0	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	L 114-124	240	114	37	29	2	1	36	71	50.7	11	27	40.7	31	34	91.2	66.3	6	31	10	23
4	Celtics	6/4/1987	135.3	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	L 122-141	240	122	43	35	5	6	51	93	54.8	1	7	14.3	19	29	65.5	57.7	15	28	14	21
5	Suns	7/17/2021	134.5	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	L 119-123	240	119	35	23	9	5	48	87	55.2	13	19	68.4	10	11	90.9	64.8	8	27	9	20
6	Lakers	5/27/1985	133.7	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	L 114-148	240	114	35	28	9	4	49	100	49.0	2	5	40.0	14	21	66.7	52.2	8	27	12	23
7	Celtics	6/14/2024	131.7	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	@	DAL	L 84-122	240	84	31	18	2	5	29	80	36.3	14	41	34.1	12	13	92.3	49.0	4	27	14	19
8	Lakers	6/6/1982	131.1	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	L 102-135	240	102	49	31	5	9	47	100	47.0	0	2	0.0	8	16	50.0	47.6	26	23	24	29
9	Heat	6/10/2014	131.0	2013-14	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	L 92-111	240	92	26	17	8	1	32	62	51.6	10	21	47.6	18	24	75.0	63.4	5	21	20	26
10	Cavaliers	6/3/2018	130.7	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	L 103-122	240	103	42	25	9	4	37	90	41.1	9	27	33.3	20	26	76.9	50.8	16	26	11	15
11	Cavaliers	6/12/2017	130.5	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	L 120-129	240	120	40	22	6	5	47	88	53.4	11	24	45.8	15	23	65.2	61.1	12	28	15	22
12	Heat	6/11/2013	130.3	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	@	SAS	L 77-113	240	77	36	21	9	8	31	76	40.8	8	18	44.4	7	10	70.0	47.9	9	27	16	21
13	Bucks	7/17/2021	130.1	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	W 123-119	240	123	37	26	7	1	50	87	57.5	14	28	50.0	9	17	52.9	65.1	11	26	12	17
14	Heat	6/9/2011	129.6	2010-11	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DAL	L 103-112	240	103	36	25	5	4	37	70	52.9	8	20	40.0	21	26	80.8	63.2	9	27	18	26
15	Lakers	6/16/2000	129.2	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	@	IND	L 87-120	240	87	34	18	9	2	36	90	40.0	4	19	21.1	11	21	52.4	43.8	13	21	12	33
16	Trail Blazers	6/3/1992	128.6	1991-92	NBA Finals	POR	@	CHI	L 89-122	240	89	38	16	7	4	35	78	44.9	1	6	16.7	18	23	78.3	50.5	11	27	21	26
17	Bucks	7/8/2021	128.6	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	L 108-118	240	108	46	21	8	7	42	93	45.2	9	31	29.0	15	23	65.2	52.4	18	28	9	17
18	Celtics	6/2/1985	128.4	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	L 111-136	240	111	37	30	7	4	40	93	43.0	1	3	33.3	30	36	83.3	51.0	14	23	15	26
19	Lakers	6/11/1987	128.3	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	L 108-123	240	108	40	16	7	4	43	95	45.3	4	8	50.0	18	22	81.8	51.6	17	23	12	26
20	Cavaliers	6/10/2016	128.2	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	L 97-108	240	97	40	15	5	6	38	81	46.9	6	25	24.0	15	26	57.7	52.5	16	24	11	24
21	Celtics	6/3/1984	128.1	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	L 104-137	240	104	44	23	5	5	40	101	39.6	2	5	40.0	22	31	71.0	45.4	17	27	13	33
22	Warriors	6/8/2016	128.1	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	L 90-120	240	90	32	21	5	4	32	76	42.1	9	33	27.3	17	26	65.4	51.5	8	24	18	23
23	Nuggets	6/4/2023	127.8	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	L 108-111	240	108	38	23	7	2	39	75	52.0	11	28	39.3	19	22	86.4	63.8	9	29	14	21
24	Warriors	6/2/2022	127.8	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	BOS	L 108-120	240	108	39	24	8	6	39	88	44.3	19	45	42.2	11	15	73.3	57.1	12	27	14	16
25	Heat	6/12/2014	127.6	2013-14	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	L 86-107	240	86	27	13	7	1	32	71	45.1	9	22	40.9	13	20	65.0	53.9	6	21	13	25

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.6

Curry

RPG

5.5

Green

APG

5.5

Green

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

18th

DRTG

115.6

17th

NETRTG

-0.6

20th

3P%

35.6

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MEM	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSW	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	GSW	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Warriors

1 - 1

Final

111

Suns

1 - 1

Fri 17 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

The Golden State Warriors have the worst defensive rating by a team, with a 142.6 rating in Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Cavaliers on June 9, 2017.

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