which nba team had the lowest defensive rating last year

The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defensive rating by a team in 2024-25, with a 107.5 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	Thunder	107.5	2024-25	82	240.3	120.5	44.8	26.9	10.3	5.7	44.6	92.7	48.2	14.5	38.8	37.4	16.7	20.4	81.9	59.3	10.6	34.2	11.7	19,705	9,881	3,672	2,202	847	465	961	1,631
2	Magic	109.6	2024-25	82	240.6	105.4	41.8	23.0	8.9	6.0	38.2	85.8	44.5	11.2	35.3	31.8	17.9	23.0	77.5	55.0	11.1	30.7	14.2	19,730	8,645	3,431	1,887	729	488	1,165	1,648
3	Clippers	110.3	2024-25	82	241.5	112.9	43.8	25.2	9.4	4.5	41.6	86.3	48.2	12.5	33.4	37.3	17.3	21.7	79.7	58.9	10.3	33.5	14.9	19,805	9,256	3,591	2,064	773	370	1,220	1,503
4	Rockets	110.8	2024-25	82	241.2	114.3	48.5	23.3	8.4	5.0	42.5	93.4	45.5	12.7	35.8	35.3	16.7	22.6	73.8	55.3	14.6	33.8	13.9	19,780	9,372	3,974	1,914	689	411	1,139	1,557
5	Celtics	111.1	2024-25	82	241.8	116.3	45.3	26.1	7.2	5.5	41.6	90.0	46.2	17.8	48.2	36.8	15.3	19.1	79.9	59.1	11.4	33.9	11.9	19,830	9,534	3,716	2,144	589	452	973	1,303
6	Timberwolves	111.5	2024-25	82	241.8	114.3	44.3	26.1	8.0	5.0	41.0	87.6	46.8	15.0	39.9	37.7	17.2	21.8	78.9	58.8	11.1	33.2	14.5	19,830	9,372	3,634	2,142	654	406	1,186	1,498
7	Warriors	111.7	2024-25	82	240.6	113.8	45.4	29.1	9.4	4.8	40.8	90.4	45.1	15.4	42.4	36.4	16.9	22.1	76.4	56.8	12.5	32.8	14.0	19,730	9,331	3,721	2,386	771	391	1,152	1,571
8	Cavaliers	112.2	2024-25	82	240.9	121.9	45.4	28.1	8.2	4.3	44.5	90.8	49.1	15.9	41.5	38.3	17.0	21.9	77.6	60.7	11.2	34.2	13.2	19,755	9,999	3,723	2,304	670	350	1,082	1,487
9	Heat	112.9	2024-25	82	243.0	110.6	43.4	26.4	8.1	3.8	40.5	87.0	46.5	13.7	37.3	36.7	16.0	20.2	79.1	57.6	9.7	33.7	13.6	19,930	9,069	3,558	2,166	668	314	1,114	1,275
10	Grizzlies	113.0	2024-25	82	240.3	121.7	47.3	28.4	8.9	5.6	44.8	93.3	47.9	13.9	37.9	36.7	18.3	23.3	78.6	58.8	12.9	34.4	15.7	19,705	9,980	3,875	2,330	726	462	1,285	1,711
11	Pistons	113.1	2024-25	82	241.5	115.5	44.8	26.4	8.0	5.3	42.7	89.8	47.6	12.8	35.4	36.2	17.2	22.3	77.4	58.0	11.4	33.4	14.9	19,805	9,471	3,670	2,165	652	431	1,219	1,695
12	Bucks	113.4	2024-25	82	240.9	115.5	43.4	25.5	7.3	4.7	42.0	86.4	48.6	14.2	36.6	38.7	17.3	23.1	75.0	59.8	8.2	35.1	13.4	19,755	9,472	3,556	2,090	601	384	1,097	1,469
13	Pacers	114.3	2024-25	82	242.1	117.4	41.8	29.2	8.5	5.5	43.6	89.3	48.8	13.2	35.8	36.8	17.0	21.6	78.9	59.4	9.2	32.7	13.2	19,855	9,624	3,430	2,398	694	448	1,082	1,533
14	Knicks	114.3	2024-25	82	242.4	115.8	42.6	27.5	8.2	4.0	43.3	89.2	48.6	12.6	34.1	36.9	16.5	20.7	80.0	58.9	10.9	31.8	13.3	19,880	9,494	3,497	2,254	671	324	1,088	1,407
15	Lakers	114.7	2024-25	82	240.6	113.4	42.4	26.0	7.7	4.5	40.9	85.5	47.9	13.3	36.4	36.6	18.2	23.2	78.5	59.3	9.7	32.8	14.0	19,730	9,298	3,479	2,131	633	367	1,145	1,415
16	Trail Blazers	114.7	2024-25	82	241.2	110.9	44.8	23.8	8.3	5.3	40.5	90.2	45.0	12.9	37.7	34.2	16.9	22.2	76.2	55.5	13.4	31.4	16.0	19,780	9,093	3,671	1,952	678	433	1,309	1,558
17	Raptors	114.8	2024-25	82	241.5	110.9	45.1	28.5	8.1	4.2	41.6	91.0	45.8	11.8	34.0	34.8	15.8	21.1	74.8	55.3	12.6	32.5	15.3	19,805	9,091	3,700	2,340	664	348	1,257	1,738
18	Bulls	115.6	2024-25	82	240.9	117.8	45.9	29.1	7.6	4.7	43.2	92.0	47.0	15.4	42.0	36.7	16.0	19.7	80.9	58.5	10.1	35.8	14.7	19,755	9,660	3,760	2,383	621	386	1,203	1,444
19	Hawks	115.7	2024-25	82	241.2	118.2	44.5	29.6	9.7	5.1	43.4	91.8	47.2	13.5	37.7	35.8	18.0	23.2	77.5	57.9	11.9	32.6	15.5	19,780	9,691	3,649	2,426	798	419	1,273	1,564
20	Nets	115.8	2024-25	82	241.2	105.1	41.3	25.2	7.8	4.3	37.6	86.1	43.7	13.6	39.4	34.4	16.3	20.7	78.7	55.2	10.9	30.4	15.2	19,780	8,619	3,387	2,063	639	352	1,244	1,698
21	Mavericks	116.0	2024-25	82	240.6	114.2	43.0	25.2	7.8	5.4	42.0	87.7	47.9	12.4	34.2	36.4	17.8	23.1	77.0	58.3	10.1	33.0	14.0	19,730	9,364	3,530	2,070	636	445	1,151	1,458
22	Nuggets	116.0	2024-25	82	242.1	120.8	45.7	31.0	8.0	4.9	45.4	89.8	50.6	12.0	31.9	37.6	17.9	23.3	77.0	60.4	11.2	34.5	14.3	19,855	9,902	3,751	2,542	656	402	1,169	1,444
23	Kings	116.2	2024-25	82	242.4	115.7	44.2	26.5	7.6	4.4	43.0	90.1	47.8	12.6	35.2	35.7	17.1	21.2	80.6	58.2	11.0	33.2	13.3	19,880	9,490	3,624	2,169	620	357	1,092	1,548
24	Hornets	116.6	2024-25	82	240.9	105.1	45.2	24.3	7.4	4.5	38.3	89.1	43.0	13.0	38.3	33.9	15.5	19.8	78.3	53.7	12.2	33.0	15.5	19,755	8,618	3,706	1,994	607	368	1,271	1,535
25	Spurs	117.2	2024-25	82	240.6	113.9	43.7	28.6	8.2	5.5	41.8	89.8	46.5	14.1	39.6	35.7	16.2	21.0	77.4	57.5	10.9	32.7	13.9	19,730	9,342	3,581	2,348	674	455	1,138	1,363

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.2

Hartenstein

APG

6.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

107.3

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	45	17	.726	3.0
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	38	23	.623	9.5
5	Nuggets	39	24	.619	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/7	GSW	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Mon 3/9	DEN	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Thu 3/12	BOS	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 3/15	MIN	@	OKC	1:00 PM
Tue 3/17	OKC	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

49 - 15

103

Final

100

Knicks

40 - 23

Wed 4 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.3

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Edwards

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

67.8

Jokić

67.5

Gobert

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.5

119.1

118.7

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.4

110.9

112.1

112.7

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.2

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

14-50

15-47

16-46

19-44

20-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,003.8

Maxey

2,911.9

Jokić

2,811.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,105.5

Jokić

3,028.3

Maxey

2,987.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.2

Dončić

36.4

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.58

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-22

37-24-1

37-26

36-26

35-28

Worst Record ATS

24-40

25-35-1

26-36

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	16	.738
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	4.5
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	11.5
7	Magic	33	28	.541	12.0
8	Heat	34	29	.540	12.0
9	Hornets	32	31	.508	14.0
10	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.0
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.0
12	Bulls	26	37	.413	20.0
13	Wizards	16	46	.258	29.5
14	Nets	15	47	.242	30.5
15	Pacers	15	47	.242	30.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	45	17	.726	3.0
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	38	23	.623	9.5
5	Nuggets	39	24	.619	9.5
6	Lakers	37	25	.597	11.0
7	Suns	35	27	.565	13.0
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0
9	Clippers	30	31	.492	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	30	33	.476	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	41	.339	27.0
13	Pelicans	20	44	.313	29.0
14	Jazz	19	44	.302	29.5
15	Kings	14	50	.219	35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 1/31	LAL	@	NYK	100-112
Sat 1/31	LAC	@	PHX	117-93
Sat 1/31	CLE	@	POR	130-111
Sat 1/31	OKC	@	DEN	121-111
Sun 2/1	NOP	@	CHA	95-102

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/6	DAL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 3/6	MIA	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 3/6	POR	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NOP	@	PHX	9:00 PM

The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defensive rating by a team in 2024-25, with a 107.5 rating.

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31.7

9.2

6.5

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

32.3

31.7

29.5

12.6

11.8

11.5

10.4

9.8

8.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

1.9

1.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

67.8

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

3,003.8

2,911.9

2,811.8

3,105.5

3,028.3

2,987.8

37.2

36.4

33.6

38.3

37.1

36.7

1.79

1.58

1.53

1.91

1.68

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