which team had the best defensive rating after december 31

Since January 1, 2026, the Detroit Pistons have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 107.6 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	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	Pistons	107.6	32	240.8	115.3	45.0	26.9	11.0	6.7	42.5	89.4	47.5	10.9	31.5	34.7	19.4	24.9	77.9	57.4	12.4	32.6	14.3	7,705	3,689	1,439	862	351	214	459	684
2	Thunder	109.4	33	241.5	114.9	43.0	24.9	8.8	5.6	41.2	87.8	46.9	13.6	38.6	35.2	18.9	23.4	80.9	58.5	9.3	33.7	12.4	7,970	3,791	1,420	822	290	185	410	586
3	Spurs	109.6	33	240.0	117.8	46.5	28.7	7.2	6.2	42.8	89.7	47.8	13.9	38.8	35.8	18.3	23.9	76.3	58.8	10.5	36.1	12.9	7,920	3,889	1,535	948	238	203	427	620
4	Knicks	110.3	34	242.2	113.4	46.2	27.8	8.0	3.9	42.0	89.3	47.0	13.9	38.4	36.1	15.5	20.0	77.2	57.8	12.1	34.0	14.1	8,235	3,854	1,570	945	273	131	478	674
5	Celtics	110.4	34	241.5	111.8	48.4	25.0	6.2	5.2	41.5	90.9	45.6	15.3	42.2	36.3	13.6	16.7	81.0	56.9	12.9	35.6	12.1	8,210	3,802	1,647	851	211	178	412	565
6	Hornets	111.0	34	240.0	115.6	47.9	26.5	7.0	4.3	40.7	88.3	46.1	17.1	43.7	39.2	17.2	20.7	83.0	59.4	13.6	34.3	15.5	8,160	3,932	1,628	901	239	146	527	636
7	Hawks	111.7	31	240.0	115.9	45.3	29.3	9.8	4.6	42.6	92.7	45.9	14.4	39.6	36.3	16.4	21.4	76.4	56.7	11.4	33.9	13.2	7,440	3,592	1,405	909	303	143	410	588
8	Heat	111.8	34	240.0	120.0	48.7	28.5	9.1	4.2	43.0	94.4	45.5	13.9	39.3	35.3	20.1	25.5	78.9	56.8	13.4	35.3	14.1	8,160	4,079	1,657	970	309	142	478	637
9	Rockets	112.5	35	241.4	108.9	47.6	23.9	8.7	6.1	41.0	88.9	46.1	10.5	31.2	33.5	16.5	22.3	73.9	55.1	14.4	33.2	15.1	8,450	3,810	1,667	836	303	212	529	611
10	Raptors	112.8	30	241.7	112.9	41.4	28.3	8.8	5.3	41.6	88.2	47.2	10.9	32.5	33.6	18.8	23.8	79.1	57.2	10.9	30.5	13.0	7,250	3,388	1,243	848	263	159	391	592
11	Suns	113.0	33	241.5	109.9	43.3	24.0	9.0	3.9	39.9	89.7	44.5	15.5	43.1	36.0	14.6	18.8	77.9	56.1	12.9	30.4	13.7	7,970	3,628	1,430	792	298	128	453	643
12	Magic	113.3	31	243.2	114.5	42.5	27.3	9.1	5.0	40.7	88.0	46.3	12.5	35.2	35.6	20.5	25.4	80.7	57.7	10.0	32.5	13.3	7,540	3,549	1,316	846	283	155	411	620
13	Cavaliers	113.7	31	240.8	117.8	43.7	28.8	8.5	5.4	42.9	87.9	48.9	13.9	37.4	37.1	18.1	23.5	77.0	60.0	11.5	32.1	14.4	7,465	3,653	1,354	893	265	168	445	569
14	Timberwolves	114.6	32	240.0	118.3	44.5	25.9	9.0	5.8	43.3	87.9	49.3	13.8	36.8	37.3	18.0	24.6	73.4	60.0	10.9	33.6	15.1	7,680	3,787	1,424	828	288	187	483	668
15	Clippers	114.8	33	240.8	114.7	41.1	23.5	9.0	4.6	40.8	82.9	49.3	11.5	31.7	36.4	21.5	26.1	82.4	60.8	9.5	31.6	13.9	7,945	3,784	1,356	777	298	153	460	593
16	Trail Blazers	115.2	32	240.0	114.0	46.1	24.8	8.2	5.6	41.0	89.9	45.6	14.8	43.6	33.9	17.2	23.1	74.6	56.9	14.0	32.1	16.9	7,680	3,648	1,474	795	261	178	542	568
17	Lakers	115.4	35	240.0	115.9	41.1	26.3	8.2	4.3	42.3	84.9	49.9	12.5	33.7	37.0	18.7	24.7	75.8	60.5	9.1	31.9	13.6	8,400	4,056	1,437	921	286	150	476	612
18	Warriors	115.5	31	241.6	114.8	42.5	30.5	10.2	4.3	42.2	91.3	46.2	16.8	47.3	35.4	13.7	17.7	77.1	57.9	11.4	31.1	14.6	7,490	3,558	1,317	947	315	134	452	574
19	Mavericks	116.2	32	240.0	112.3	45.3	24.5	6.8	4.4	41.6	89.0	46.8	10.4	30.2	34.4	18.7	25.6	73.0	56.0	10.4	34.9	14.2	7,680	3,595	1,451	784	219	142	455	520
20	Pelicans	116.3	32	240.8	115.6	44.6	25.7	8.7	6.2	42.2	89.8	46.9	11.7	33.3	35.0	19.6	25.0	78.6	57.3	12.0	32.6	14.4	7,705	3,699	1,427	823	279	197	460	623
21	76ers	117.0	35	242.1	115.3	41.4	24.1	10.0	5.4	41.8	88.5	47.2	11.7	33.9	34.4	20.1	25.0	80.3	57.9	11.1	30.3	13.5	8,475	4,036	1,448	844	350	188	473	700
22	Bulls	117.0	33	240.8	113.0	44.4	28.3	7.3	5.2	41.2	89.0	46.3	15.2	41.5	36.5	15.3	19.7	77.8	57.8	9.9	34.5	15.3	7,945	3,728	1,466	935	240	173	506	588
23	Nuggets	117.2	34	242.9	116.3	42.5	26.9	6.7	4.1	40.6	85.6	47.5	13.5	35.6	38.0	21.5	27.2	79.1	59.6	9.1	33.4	12.6	8,260	3,953	1,445	916	229	138	428	627
24	Pacers	118.5	32	240.8	112.7	41.4	29.3	7.7	4.1	41.4	88.9	46.5	13.6	38.0	35.8	16.3	21.3	76.6	57.3	8.9	32.5	14.8	7,705	3,605	1,324	938	245	132	475	637
25	Grizzlies	119.2	32	240.0	115.7	41.2	28.3	9.5	5.2	42.2	90.6	46.5	14.0	38.8	36.1	17.4	22.2	78.3	57.6	11.8	29.4	15.1	7,680	3,703	1,319	906	303	165	483	653

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More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.8

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

10.0

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

11th

DRTG

109.6

2nd

NETRTG

7.6

2nd

3P%

34.8

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	47	18	.723
2	Celtics	43	23	.652	4.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/13	MEM	@	DET	7:30 PM
Sun 3/15	DET	@	TOR	3:30 PM
Tue 3/17	DET	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 3/19	DET	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 3/20	GSW	@	DET	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

35 - 31

109

Final

131

Pistons

47 - 18

Thu 12 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.9

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

10.0

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.0

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.4

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.4

119.5

118.6

118.5

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.6

111.6

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.6

7.0

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-51

16-51

16-49

17-49

20-46

22-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,186.2

Jokić

3,089.9

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,392

Jokić

3,279.3

Dončić

3,080

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-25-1

41-26

39-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

27-39

27-38

28-38

28-37

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	47	18	.723
2	Celtics	43	23	.652	4.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	12.5
9	76ers	35	31	.530	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.0
11	Bucks	27	38	.415	20.0
12	Bulls	27	39	.409	20.5
13	Nets - e	17	49	.258	30.5
14	Wizards - e	16	49	.246	31.0
15	Pacers - e	15	51	.227	32.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	52	15	.776
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.5
3	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Rockets	40	25	.615	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.5
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	18.0
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	19.0
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.5
11	Grizzlies	23	42	.354	28.0
12	Mavericks	22	44	.333	29.5
13	Pelicans	22	45	.328	30.0
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.5
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	36.0