which team had the best defensive rating after december 20

Since December 21, 2025, the Detroit Pistons have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 109.0 rating.

TEAMDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Pistons
Pistons
109.0
36
240.7
115.6
44.8
27.1
10.9
6.7
42.7
89.4
47.7
10.9
31.3
34.8
19.3
25.2
76.7
57.5
12.6
32.1
14.4
8,665
4,160
1,612
977
393
242
517
784
2Thunder
Thunder
109.7
38
241.3
116.1
43.1
25.0
9.1
5.7
42.0
88.5
47.4
13.5
38.2
35.4
18.6
23.0
80.9
58.8
9.3
33.7
12.5
9,170
4,411
1,636
949
345
215
476
675
3Spurs
Spurs
110.2
38
240.0
117.8
46.7
28.2
7.0
5.9
42.8
89.7
47.7
13.4
38.2
35.1
18.8
24.5
76.8
58.6
10.8
36.0
12.9
9,120
4,478
1,776
1,070
266
223
490
699
4Celtics
Celtics
110.8
37
241.4
113.0
48.1
24.9
6.4
5.3
41.8
90.8
46.1
15.3
42.1
36.3
14.0
17.4
80.6
57.4
12.8
35.3
12.2
8,930
4,180
1,778
922
238
197
453
625
5Knicks
Knicks
112.4
40
241.9
115.2
46.0
27.9
8.0
3.8
42.4
90.0
47.1
14.5
38.9
37.3
15.9
20.3
78.4
58.2
12.2
33.9
13.9
9,675
4,606
1,841
1,115
321
150
556
811
6Heat
Heat
112.5
38
240.0
121.0
48.3
28.7
9.5
4.0
43.5
94.6
46.0
13.9
38.8
35.8
20.1
25.2
79.5
57.2
13.4
34.9
13.9
9,120
4,598
1,836
1,090
361
153
528
708
7Raptors
Raptors
112.6
36
242.1
112.5
42.4
28.2
8.7
5.2
41.5
89.4
46.4
11.0
33.5
32.9
18.5
23.2
79.9
56.5
11.5
30.9
12.9
8,715
4,049
1,528
1,015
313
187
463
719
8Hornets
Hornets
113.0
39
240.0
116.6
47.7
26.9
6.9
4.2
41.0
88.7
46.2
17.3
43.6
39.7
17.3
21.1
82.0
59.5
13.8
33.9
15.3
9,360
4,548
1,860
1,051
271
165
595
733
9Suns
Suns
113.1
37
241.4
110.9
44.3
24.5
8.9
3.8
40.4
90.6
44.6
15.5
42.8
36.1
14.7
18.8
78.3
56.1
13.6
30.6
13.8
8,930
4,103
1,638
906
331
142
512
730
10Rockets
Rockets
113.3
40
241.9
110.1
47.6
24.1
8.6
6.0
41.6
88.8
46.8
10.6
31.1
34.1
16.4
22.1
74.0
55.9
14.5
33.1
15.2
9,675
4,404
1,905
964
343
241
609
695
11Hawks
Hawks
113.7
36
240.0
118.0
44.3
30.4
9.4
4.6
43.4
93.1
46.6
15.0
40.3
37.2
16.1
21.2
76.1
57.6
10.8
33.5
13.3
8,640
4,248
1,593
1,093
338
164
479
694
12Magic
Magic
113.8
36
242.1
113.1
42.4
26.9
8.8
4.9
40.3
87.8
45.9
11.9
34.3
34.7
20.5
25.5
80.5
57.1
10.3
32.1
13.1
8,715
4,070
1,528
970
317
176
473
737
13Cavaliers
Cavaliers
114.0
37
240.7
118.9
43.8
29.2
8.6
5.3
43.5
88.9
48.9
14.3
37.9
37.7
17.6
22.6
78.0
60.1
11.5
32.3
14.3
8,905
4,399
1,621
1,082
318
195
529
688
14Clippers
Clippers
114.4
37
240.7
115.5
40.5
23.5
9.1
4.8
40.7
82.3
49.4
12.1
32.3
37.5
22.1
26.5
83.2
61.4
9.2
31.3
13.5
8,905
4,274
1,499
870
336
177
499
670
15Timberwolves
Timberwolves
114.4
38
240.7
118.1
44.3
26.1
9.0
6.0
43.2
88.5
48.8
13.8
37.5
36.7
18.0
24.6
73.4
59.5
10.8
33.6
14.5
9,145
4,488
1,685
993
342
228
551
776
16Warriors
Warriors
115.4
36
242.1
116.2
42.6
30.5
10.0
4.5
42.4
91.0
46.6
16.5
46.7
35.4
14.8
18.9
78.6
58.5
11.4
31.2
14.7
8,715
4,183
1,532
1,099
359
161
530
677
17Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
115.4
38
240.0
113.0
45.9
24.6
7.9
5.3
40.6
89.3
45.5
14.6
42.7
34.1
17.2
23.2
73.8
56.8
13.8
32.1
17.2
9,120
4,293
1,746
935
302
201
654
696
18Lakers
Lakers
115.9
38
240.0
114.4
40.3
25.9
8.3
4.3
41.8
84.3
49.6
12.3
33.7
36.5
18.5
24.6
75.3
60.2
9.1
31.2
14.1
9,120
4,349
1,533
984
315
162
536
679
19Mavericks
Mavericks
116.7
36
240.0
112.9
44.9
24.9
6.8
4.4
42.3
89.4
47.3
10.3
29.6
34.7
18.1
24.9
72.7
56.2
10.1
34.8
14.1
8,640
4,064
1,617
896
246
160
507
580
20Bulls
Bulls
116.9
38
240.7
113.8
44.9
28.8
6.9
5.3
41.3
89.2
46.3
15.1
41.5
36.4
16.0
20.8
76.9
57.8
10.0
34.9
15.0
9,145
4,323
1,708
1,094
262
200
571
680
2176ers
76ers
117.1
38
242.6
115.2
41.6
24.1
9.9
5.2
41.4
88.9
46.6
11.8
34.3
34.5
20.5
25.3
81.0
57.6
11.3
30.3
13.6
9,220
4,378
1,581
915
378
199
515
774
22Pelicans
Pelicans
117.3
38
240.7
115.8
44.7
25.4
8.7
6.0
42.1
90.4
46.6
11.4
32.9
34.5
20.3
25.8
78.7
56.9
12.3
32.4
14.1
9,145
4,401
1,698
967
329
227
536
738
23Nuggets
Nuggets
118.0
39
243.2
117.4
42.6
27.4
6.6
4.1
41.2
86.1
47.8
13.9
35.8
38.8
21.2
26.7
79.5
60.0
9.2
33.4
12.8
9,485
4,579
1,660
1,069
258
159
498
720
24Bucks
Bucks
118.3
36
240.7
109.2
42.6
25.3
6.9
3.9
40.5
86.1
47.0
14.3
38.4
37.2
13.9
18.7
74.2
57.9
9.3
33.3
14.4
8,665
3,931
1,532
911
247
139
517
647
25Grizzlies
Grizzlies
118.3
36
240.7
116.8
41.8
28.6
9.4
5.6
42.4
90.3
47.0
14.0
38.2
36.7
17.9
22.8
78.5
58.2
11.4
30.4
15.6
8,665
4,204
1,504
1,030
339
200
561
726
StatMuse has team, game-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1984-85 season.

More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

RPG

10.6

Duren

Jalen Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

12th

DRTG

109.6

2nd

NETRTG

7.4

3rd

3P%

34.7

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
46
18
.719
2
43
22
.662
3.5
3
42
25
.627
5.5
4
40
26
.606
7.0
5
36
28
.563
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/12
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Sun
3/15
@
3:30 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/19
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
DET Pistons

46 - 18

138

Final

100

BKN Nets

17 - 48

Tue 10 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
46
18
.719
2
43
22
.662
3.5
3
42
25
.627
5.5
4
40
26
.606
7.0
5
36
28
.563
10.0
6
37
29
.561
10.0
7
36
29
.554
10.5
8
35
30
.538
11.5
9
34
31
.523
12.5
10
34
33
.507
13.5
11
27
37
.422
19.0
12
27
38
.415
19.5
13
17
48
.262
29.5
14
16
48
.250
30.0
15
15
50
.231
31.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
51
15
.773
2
48
17
.738
2.5
3
40
25
.615
10.5
4
40
25
.615
10.5
5
40
26
.606
11.0
6
40
26
.606
11.0
7
38
27
.585
12.5
8
33
32
.508
17.5
9
32
33
.492
18.5
10
31
35
.470
20.0
11
23
41
.359
27.0
12
22
45
.328
29.5
13
21
44
.323
29.5
14
20
46
.303
31.0
15
Kings Kings - e
16
51
.239
35.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
2/6
@
99-105
Fri
2/6
@
109-103
Fri
2/6
@
132-126
Fri
2/6
@
115-122
Sat
2/7
@
111-89

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
@
7:30 PM