which team had the best defensive rating in 1982

The Milwaukee Bucks had the best defensive rating by a team in 1981-82, with a 102.3 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	Bucks	102.3	1981-82	82	241.5	108.4	43.7	27.2	9.3	5.5	43.2	85.5	50.5	0.6	2.0	29.9	21.4	28.4	75.3	55.3	14.2	29.5	19.4	19,805	8,890	3,582	2,233	763	455	1,589	2,281
2	Nets	102.3	1981-82	82	241.2	106.7	42.9	25.6	11.2	5.9	42.7	88.1	48.4	0.4	1.8	20.5	20.9	28.7	72.8	52.9	14.6	28.3	20.1	19,780	8,746	3,514	2,096	918	481	1,650	2,295
3	SuperSonics	102.3	1981-82	82	241.8	107.3	44.5	25.6	8.4	5.6	42.7	87.5	48.8	0.5	1.9	24.8	21.3	28.8	74.0	53.5	13.5	31.0	16.5	19,830	8,795	3,647	2,103	691	460	1,351	2,057
4	Suns	102.4	1981-82	82	241.8	106.2	44.4	27.1	9.2	5.2	42.8	87.1	49.1	0.7	2.1	31.0	19.9	26.3	75.8	53.8	13.7	30.7	18.6	19,830	8,705	3,640	2,223	753	429	1,528	2,029
5	Bullets	102.5	1981-82	82	241.8	103.5	44.3	24.2	7.8	4.8	41.5	87.4	47.4	0.7	2.9	25.0	19.8	25.7	77.2	52.4	12.8	31.5	17.0	19,830	8,485	3,630	1,983	643	397	1,390	2,072
6	Celtics	103.5	1981-82	82	241.2	112.0	45.6	25.9	8.0	6.9	44.6	89.4	49.9	0.6	2.2	26.6	22.2	30.0	74.0	54.5	15.3	30.4	17.7	19,780	9,180	3,742	2,126	652	568	1,452	2,014
7	76ers	103.9	1981-82	82	242.1	111.2	41.7	27.6	10.4	7.6	44.1	85.0	51.8	0.5	1.7	29.5	22.5	30.1	74.7	56.6	12.6	29.1	18.0	19,855	9,119	3,420	2,264	856	622	1,474	2,183
8	Hawks	104.6	1981-82	82	242.4	101.0	42.7	22.1	7.4	5.9	39.1	82.6	47.4	0.3	1.6	21.9	22.4	29.1	76.8	52.9	13.8	28.9	16.4	19,880	8,281	3,503	1,815	608	485	1,343	2,268
9	Pacers	104.6	1981-82	82	241.8	102.2	42.8	23.1	9.2	6.0	40.6	87.4	46.5	1.3	3.9	32.6	19.7	26.5	74.1	51.6	13.9	28.9	17.0	19,830	8,379	3,513	1,897	753	494	1,393	2,041
10	Lakers	105.5	1981-82	82	242.1	114.6	45.9	28.7	10.3	6.3	47.8	92.5	51.7	0.2	1.1	13.8	18.9	26.4	71.7	55.1	15.3	30.5	17.9	19,855	9,400	3,763	2,356	848	517	1,468	1,999
11	Pistons	106.6	1981-82	82	241.8	111.1	44.4	24.7	9.0	6.9	43.4	90.1	48.2	0.6	2.6	24.4	23.6	31.5	75.1	53.4	15.8	28.6	19.9	19,830	9,112	3,643	2,027	741	564	1,629	2,160
12	Kings	107.2	1981-82	82	242.4	107.1	41.0	25.1	9.1	4.9	44.0	88.8	49.5	0.3	1.6	20.0	18.9	26.3	71.9	53.3	13.2	27.8	18.4	19,880	8,785	3,362	2,056	743	402	1,507	2,359
13	Spurs	107.6	1981-82	82	240.9	113.1	46.2	27.5	7.3	6.8	45.1	92.8	48.6	0.8	3.1	25.4	22.1	28.5	77.6	53.7	15.3	30.9	15.8	19,755	9,272	3,790	2,257	600	555	1,293	2,217
14	Warriors	107.7	1981-82	82	241.2	110.9	45.5	22.2	8.4	4.8	44.5	89.6	49.6	1.1	4.0	28.0	20.8	29.0	71.7	54.1	15.6	29.9	17.4	19,780	9,092	3,734	1,820	685	390	1,424	2,225
15	Trail Blazers	108.2	1981-82	82	241.2	109.8	42.6	25.0	8.6	4.5	44.3	87.6	50.5	0.4	1.7	20.7	21.0	29.1	72.0	54.7	13.9	28.7	17.0	19,780	9,006	3,497	2,054	706	367	1,390	2,012
16	Rockets	108.3	1981-82	82	241.2	105.9	45.0	24.1	7.9	5.2	42.7	89.8	47.6	0.6	2.1	28.4	19.8	27.1	72.9	52.0	17.1	27.9	16.1	19,780	8,680	3,687	1,977	648	430	1,321	1,871
17	Bulls	108.6	1981-82	82	242.4	106.6	44.5	24.9	7.1	5.9	41.1	82.0	50.1	0.7	2.6	25.4	23.8	31.0	76.7	55.7	13.7	30.8	20.0	19,880	8,743	3,650	2,043	580	483	1,636	2,008
18	Knicks	108.6	1981-82	82	241.8	106.2	42.0	25.3	8.8	4.1	43.0	87.5	49.1	0.7	2.6	27.1	19.5	26.5	73.8	53.5	14.2	27.7	18.1	19,830	8,707	3,441	2,075	719	337	1,486	2,195
19	Mavericks	110.4	1981-82	82	240.6	104.6	42.0	25.8	6.9	3.8	41.3	88.1	46.9	0.7	2.3	28.9	21.2	28.9	73.5	51.9	14.8	27.2	16.1	19,730	8,575	3,441	2,117	566	313	1,317	2,193
20	Jazz	111.7	1981-82	82	241.2	110.9	42.8	23.1	8.5	4.4	44.9	90.8	49.4	0.3	1.2	22.7	20.9	27.8	75.1	53.8	14.0	28.8	17.5	19,780	9,094	3,509	1,895	700	357	1,435	2,196
21	Cavaliers	111.8	1981-82	82	241.5	103.2	41.0	22.8	7.7	4.4	41.5	89.4	46.4	0.3	1.7	18.2	19.9	26.6	74.7	51.0	14.5	26.5	16.1	19,805	8,463	3,360	1,871	634	357	1,319	2,193
22	Clippers	113.8	1981-82	82	240.9	108.5	40.6	22.9	7.8	3.6	43.3	86.6	50.0	1.2	4.1	29.3	20.6	28.5	72.3	54.7	13.8	26.8	19.1	19,755	8,896	3,327	1,878	636	299	1,570	2,353
23	Nuggets	113.9	1981-82	82	241.8	126.5	43.8	27.7	8.1	4.5	48.5	93.4	52.0	0.5	1.8	26.8	28.9	36.3	79.6	57.8	14.0	29.8	17.9	19,830	10,371	3,592	2,272	664	368	1,470	2,131

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Bucks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Antetokounmpo

RPG

10.1

Antetokounmpo

APG

7.4

Porter

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.3

25th

DRTG

117.6

24th

NETRTG

-4.3

24th

3P%

38.9

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Hornets	31	31	.500	15.0
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/4	ATL	@	MIL	9:30 PM
Sat 3/7	UTA	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 3/8	ORL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Tue 3/10	PHX	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Thu 3/12	MIL	@	MIA	7:30 PM

Last Game

Celtics

41 - 20

108

Final

Bucks

26 - 34

Mon 2 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.4

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

67.1

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.6

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.1

110.9

112.2

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.7

6.8

6.4

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-49

15-46

16-45

18-43

19-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,956.4

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,752.1

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,983.3

Maxey

2,927

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-22

37-23-1

36-25

36-26

35-26

33-27-1

Worst Record ATS

24-39

26-36

25-34-1

26-35

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	33	28	.541	12.5
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	31	31	.500	15.0
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	30.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	48	15	.762
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.5
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.5
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.0
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.0
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	37	.383	23.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.0
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	29.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.0