which team had the best defensive rating after december 20

Since December 21, 2025, the Detroit Pistons have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 108.9 rating.

TEAMDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Pistons
Pistons
108.9
37
240.7
116.0
44.6
27.4
10.9
6.7
42.8
89.4
47.9
11.0
31.3
35.0
19.4
25.1
77.1
57.7
12.6
32.1
14.4
8,905
4,291
1,652
1,014
403
249
534
804
2Thunder
Thunder
109.8
39
241.3
115.8
42.9
24.9
9.0
5.6
41.9
88.4
47.4
13.5
38.4
35.1
18.5
22.8
80.8
58.8
9.4
33.6
12.5
9,410
4,515
1,675
971
352
219
488
693
3Spurs
Spurs
110.7
39
240.0
118.2
46.8
28.3
7.0
5.8
42.8
89.8
47.6
13.6
38.4
35.3
19.0
24.7
77.0
58.7
10.8
36.0
12.8
9,360
4,609
1,825
1,104
274
227
500
724
4Celtics
Celtics
110.9
38
241.3
112.7
47.9
24.8
6.5
5.3
41.7
90.7
45.9
15.2
42.1
36.2
14.2
17.5
81.0
57.3
12.7
35.2
12.3
9,170
4,282
1,822
942
246
201
466
643
5Heat
Heat
112.3
39
240.0
120.8
48.4
28.6
9.4
4.0
43.4
94.6
45.9
13.9
38.8
35.8
20.1
25.3
79.6
57.1
13.4
35.0
13.8
9,360
4,710
1,889
1,116
365
155
540
722
6Knicks
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
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
38
241.3
111.2
44.2
24.4
8.9
3.9
40.5
90.5
44.8
15.4
42.5
36.2
14.8
18.9
78.4
56.3
13.6
30.6
13.8
9,170
4,226
1,678
927
340
149
526
751
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
113.4
37
240.0
117.7
44.4
30.1
9.5
4.6
43.2
93.0
46.5
14.9
40.3
37.0
16.4
21.5
76.0
57.4
10.9
33.5
13.3
8,880
4,356
1,644
1,115
350
170
491
708
12Magic
Magic
113.9
37
242.7
113.7
42.7
27.0
8.9
4.9
40.5
88.2
46.0
12.0
34.3
34.9
20.7
25.7
80.4
57.1
10.4
32.4
13.1
8,980
4,206
1,580
1,000
329
181
486
759
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
116.2
39
240.0
115.2
40.4
26.0
8.3
4.3
42.2
84.6
49.8
12.4
33.8
36.8
18.4
24.5
75.3
60.4
9.2
31.1
14.0
9,360
4,491
1,574
1,015
324
166
546
694
19Mavericks
Mavericks
116.6
37
240.0
113.1
45.3
24.9
6.9
4.6
42.3
89.5
47.3
10.3
29.7
34.7
18.1
24.9
72.9
56.3
10.4
34.9
14.2
8,880
4,184
1,677
921
254
169
527
597
20Pelicans
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
2176ers
76ers
117.4
39
242.6
115.1
41.4
24.0
9.9
5.3
41.5
88.9
46.6
11.7
34.3
34.2
20.4
25.2
80.8
57.5
11.3
30.2
13.6
9,460
4,487
1,616
935
388
207
531
791
22Bulls
Bulls
117.5
39
240.6
114.2
44.8
28.9
6.9
5.2
41.6
89.4
46.5
15.1
41.3
36.5
15.9
20.6
77.0
58.0
10.1
34.8
15.1
9,385
4,453
1,749
1,128
269
203
587
698
23Bucks
Bucks
118.2
37
240.7
109.1
42.4
25.3
6.9
3.8
40.5
86.0
47.1
14.2
38.1
37.2
13.9
18.7
74.2
57.9
9.1
33.3
14.4
8,905
4,036
1,568
937
257
141
531
677
24Nuggets
Nuggets
118.2
40
243.1
117.9
42.7
27.4
6.7
4.1
41.2
86.1
47.9
13.9
35.9
38.6
21.6
27.0
80.1
60.2
9.2
33.5
12.7
9,725
4,715
1,707
1,096
266
163
508
740
25Grizzlies
Grizzlies
118.4
37
240.7
116.6
41.7
28.5
9.4
5.5
42.4
90.5
46.8
14.0
38.4
36.4
17.8
22.8
78.4
58.0
11.4
30.2
15.4
8,905
4,316
1,542
1,056
349
205
571
744
StatMuse has team, game-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1984-85 season.

More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.8

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

Jalen Duren

APG

10.0

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

11th

DRTG

109.6

2nd

NETRTG

7.6

2nd

3P%

34.8

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
47
18
.723
2
43
23
.652
4.5
3
42
25
.627
6.0
4
40
26
.606
7.5
5
37
28
.569
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Sun
3/15
@
3:30 PM
Tue
3/17
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/20
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
PHI 76ers

35 - 31

109

Final

131

DET Pistons

47 - 18

Thu 12 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
47
18
.723
2
43
23
.652
4.5
3
42
25
.627
6.0
4
40
26
.606
7.5
5
37
28
.569
10.0
6
38
29
.567
10.0
7
36
29
.554
11.0
8
35
31
.530
12.5
9
35
31
.530
12.5
10
34
33
.507
14.0
11
27
38
.415
20.0
12
27
39
.409
20.5
13
Nets Nets - e
17
49
.258
30.5
14
16
49
.246
31.0
15
15
51
.227
32.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
52
15
.776
2
48
18
.727
3.5
3
41
25
.621
10.5
4
40
25
.615
11.0
5
41
26
.612
11.0
6
40
26
.606
11.5
7
39
27
.591
12.5
8
33
32
.508
18.0
9
32
33
.492
19.0
10
31
35
.470
20.5
11
23
42
.354
28.0
12
22
44
.333
29.5
13
22
45
.328
30.0
14
20
46
.303
31.5
15
Kings Kings - e
16
51
.239
36.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
2/8
@
99-118
Sun
2/8
@
115-111
Sun
2/8
@
115-123
Sun
2/8
@
94-120
Sun
2/8
@
116-138

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/13
@
8:00 PM