which nba team had the best defensive rating in 2016

The San Antonio Spurs had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 2015-16, with a 99.0 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	Spurs	99.0	2015-16	82	240.3	103.5	43.9	24.5	8.3	5.9	40.1	82.9	48.4	7.0	18.5	37.5	16.4	20.4	80.3	56.4	9.4	34.5	13.1	19,705	8,490	3,601	2,010	677	485	1,071	1,433
2	Hawks	101.4	2015-16	82	241.8	102.8	42.1	25.6	9.1	5.9	38.6	84.4	45.8	9.9	28.4	35.0	15.6	20.0	78.3	55.2	8.3	33.8	15.0	19,830	8,433	3,451	2,100	747	486	1,226	1,570
3	Pacers	102.9	2015-16	82	242.4	102.2	44.2	21.2	9.0	4.8	38.3	85.2	45.0	8.1	23.0	35.1	17.4	22.8	76.4	53.6	10.3	33.9	14.9	19,880	8,377	3,626	1,741	742	391	1,219	1,641
4	Celtics	103.6	2015-16	82	241.2	105.7	44.9	24.2	9.2	4.2	39.2	89.2	43.9	8.7	26.1	33.5	18.5	23.5	78.8	53.1	11.6	33.3	13.7	19,780	8,669	3,683	1,981	752	348	1,127	1,796
5	Warriors	103.8	2015-16	82	242.4	114.9	46.2	28.9	8.4	6.1	42.5	87.3	48.7	13.1	31.6	41.6	16.7	21.8	76.3	59.3	10.0	36.2	15.2	19,880	9,421	3,788	2,373	689	498	1,245	1,701
6	Clippers	103.8	2015-16	82	241.8	104.5	42.0	22.8	8.6	5.6	38.3	82.4	46.5	9.7	26.7	36.4	18.2	26.2	69.2	55.6	8.8	33.3	13.0	19,830	8,569	3,448	1,873	709	460	1,063	1,746
7	Jazz	103.9	2015-16	82	243.4	97.7	43.2	19.0	7.7	5.2	36.1	80.4	44.9	8.5	23.9	35.5	17.1	23.0	74.4	54.0	10.7	32.5	14.9	19,955	8,010	3,545	1,554	631	425	1,224	1,655
8	Hornets	104.3	2015-16	82	242.1	103.4	43.9	21.7	7.3	5.3	37.0	84.4	43.9	10.6	29.4	36.2	18.7	23.7	79.0	54.5	9.0	35.0	12.5	19,855	8,479	3,603	1,778	595	438	1,029	1,487
9	Heat	104.4	2015-16	82	241.8	100.0	44.1	20.8	6.7	6.5	38.4	81.7	47.0	6.1	18.0	33.6	17.1	23.0	74.4	54.5	9.8	34.3	14.1	19,830	8,204	3,618	1,709	553	531	1,155	1,502
10	Cavaliers	104.5	2015-16	82	242.1	104.3	44.5	22.7	6.7	3.9	38.7	84.0	46.0	10.7	29.6	36.2	16.3	21.7	74.8	55.8	10.6	33.9	13.6	19,855	8,555	3,650	1,861	551	317	1,114	1,666
11	Raptors	105.2	2015-16	82	241.2	102.7	43.4	18.7	7.8	5.5	36.7	81.3	45.1	8.6	23.4	37.0	20.8	26.7	77.7	55.2	10.2	33.2	13.1	19,780	8,422	3,560	1,536	636	449	1,073	1,610
12	Pistons	105.5	2015-16	82	242.4	102.0	46.3	19.4	7.0	3.7	37.9	86.4	43.9	9.0	26.2	34.5	17.1	25.5	66.8	52.2	12.5	33.9	13.5	19,880	8,361	3,798	1,594	573	304	1,110	1,557
13	Thunder	105.6	2015-16	82	241.8	110.2	48.6	23.0	7.4	5.9	41.1	86.4	47.6	8.3	23.7	34.9	19.7	25.2	78.2	56.5	13.1	35.6	15.9	19,830	9,038	3,987	1,883	603	487	1,305	1,691
14	Wizards	105.8	2015-16	82	240.9	104.1	41.8	24.5	8.6	3.9	39.5	85.8	46.0	8.6	24.2	35.8	16.5	22.5	73.0	54.4	9.1	32.8	14.5	19,755	8,534	3,431	2,005	708	323	1,186	1,708
15	Bulls	106.5	2015-16	82	242.7	101.6	46.3	22.8	6.0	5.7	38.6	87.4	44.1	7.9	21.4	37.1	16.5	21.0	78.7	52.6	11.1	35.2	13.9	19,905	8,335	3,796	1,870	495	470	1,141	1,545
16	Magic	106.8	2015-16	82	242.7	102.1	43.3	23.6	8.2	5.1	39.5	86.8	45.5	7.8	22.2	35.0	15.2	20.1	75.7	53.3	10.3	33.0	14.1	19,905	8,369	3,552	1,933	673	417	1,155	1,701
17	Mavericks	107.0	2015-16	82	244.0	102.3	43.1	22.1	6.8	3.7	37.4	84.1	44.4	9.8	28.6	34.4	17.7	22.3	79.4	54.4	9.2	33.9	12.8	20,005	8,388	3,532	1,813	560	306	1,047	1,595
18	Knicks	107.6	2015-16	82	241.5	98.4	44.4	20.5	5.7	5.7	36.9	84.0	43.9	7.4	21.5	34.6	17.2	21.4	80.5	52.7	10.4	34.0	13.4	19,805	8,065	3,638	1,682	467	466	1,099	1,616
19	Grizzlies	107.8	2015-16	82	241.8	99.1	41.6	20.7	8.8	4.3	36.8	83.6	44.0	6.1	18.5	33.1	19.3	24.7	78.3	52.4	11.2	30.5	13.3	19,830	8,126	3,413	1,697	724	350	1,090	1,783
20	Trail Blazers	108.0	2015-16	82	241.5	105.1	45.5	21.3	6.9	4.6	38.6	85.9	45.0	10.5	28.5	37.0	17.4	23.0	75.4	54.8	11.6	33.9	14.6	19,805	8,622	3,730	1,748	562	380	1,200	1,782
21	Rockets	108.1	2015-16	82	241.8	106.5	43.1	22.2	10.0	5.2	37.7	83.5	45.2	10.7	30.9	34.7	20.4	29.4	69.4	55.3	11.3	31.7	15.9	19,830	8,737	3,531	1,821	821	430	1,307	1,790
22	Kings	108.4	2015-16	82	241.5	106.6	44.2	24.5	8.9	4.5	40.0	86.4	46.4	8.0	22.4	35.9	18.5	25.5	72.5	54.6	10.6	33.7	16.2	19,805	8,740	3,628	2,009	733	368	1,326	1,676
23	Bucks	108.7	2015-16	82	241.8	99.0	41.7	23.1	8.2	5.8	38.4	82.2	46.7	5.4	15.6	34.5	17.0	22.7	74.7	53.7	10.5	31.2	15.2	19,830	8,122	3,417	1,895	672	475	1,247	1,695
24	Nuggets	108.9	2015-16	82	241.8	101.9	44.6	22.7	7.4	4.8	37.7	85.4	44.2	8.0	23.7	33.8	18.5	24.1	76.6	53.1	11.5	33.1	14.7	19,830	8,355	3,659	1,858	609	395	1,202	1,723
25	Suns	109.0	2015-16	82	240.3	100.9	44.8	20.7	7.7	3.8	37.2	85.6	43.5	9.0	25.8	34.8	17.5	23.2	75.1	52.6	11.5	33.3	17.2	19,705	8,271	3,676	1,701	632	313	1,410	1,858

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.7

Wembanyama

RPG

11.2

Wembanyama

APG

6.8

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.0

8th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

6.7

4th

3P%

35.3

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/1	SAS	@	NYK	1:00 PM
Tue 3/3	SAS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Thu 3/5	DET	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Fri 3/6	LAC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sun 3/8	HOU	@	SAS	8:00 PM

Last Game

Spurs

43 - 16

126

Final

110

Nets

15 - 43

Thu 26 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.6

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Jokić

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.8

119.5

118.9

118.6

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.2

111.3

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

6.7

5.9

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-47

15-45

15-44

16-43

18-42

19-42

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,738

Jokić

2,685.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,920.3

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

2,839.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.5

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

34-25

35-26

33-25-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-37

25-35

24-33-1

25-34

25-34-1

26-35

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	38	22	.633	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.0
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	13.5
9	Hornets	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5
11	Bucks	26	32	.448	18.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	28.5
14	Nets	15	44	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	30.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	35	24	.593	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	14.5
9	Trail Blazers	29	32	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Pelicans	19	42	.311	27.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/26	BKN	@	PHX	102-106
Mon 1/26	LAC	@	UTA	115-103
Tue 1/27	CHI	@	IND	110-113
Tue 1/27	LAL	@	CLE	99-129
Tue 1/27	ORL	@	MIA	133-124

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/1	SAS	@	NYK	1:00 PM
Sun 3/1	CLE	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MIL	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Sun 3/1	MEM	@	IND	5:00 PM

The San Antonio Spurs had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 2015-16, with a 99.0 rating.

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6.8

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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29.6

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10.5

9.8

8.6

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.8

2.0

1.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

67.9

67.8

67.8

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,864.2

2,738

2,685.1

2,920.3

2,891.5

2,839.8

37.5

36.7

33.7

38.4

37.1

36.6

1.80

1.59

1.54

1.93

1.69

1.54

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