which team had the worst drtg in a season before 2023

Before 2022-23, the Cleveland Cavaliers had the worst defensive rating by a team in a season, with a 117.6 rating in 2018-19.

	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	Cavaliers	117.6	2018-19	82	240.9	104.5	42.7	20.7	6.5	2.4	38.9	87.6	44.4	10.3	29.1	35.5	16.4	20.7	79.2	54.0	10.7	31.9	13.5	19,755	8,567	3,498	1,698	534	195	1,106	1,642
2	Kings	117.2	2020-21	72	240.3	113.7	41.4	25.5	7.5	5.0	42.6	88.6	48.1	12.1	33.3	36.4	16.4	22.0	74.5	57.8	9.4	32.0	13.4	17,305	8,189	2,981	1,836	543	358	963	1,400
3	Trail Blazers	116.9	2021-22	82	240.6	106.2	42.9	22.9	8.0	4.5	38.5	87.1	44.2	12.7	36.8	34.6	16.4	21.6	76.0	55.0	10.4	32.5	14.5	19,730	8,711	3,515	1,880	657	366	1,187	1,728
4	Rockets	116.7	2021-22	82	240.9	109.7	42.0	23.6	7.3	4.7	39.4	86.4	45.6	13.5	38.7	34.9	17.5	24.5	71.3	56.5	9.6	32.4	16.5	19,755	8,997	3,446	1,932	600	382	1,351	1,692
5	Pacers	116.1	2021-22	82	242.4	111.5	43.9	25.4	7.1	5.6	41.4	89.5	46.3	12.2	35.4	34.4	16.4	21.4	76.8	56.4	11.3	32.6	14.4	19,880	9,140	3,596	2,081	582	457	1,183	1,675
6	Trail Blazers	116.0	2020-21	72	240.3	116.1	44.5	21.3	6.9	5.0	41.3	91.1	45.3	15.7	40.8	38.5	17.8	21.6	82.3	57.7	10.6	33.9	11.1	17,305	8,360	3,207	1,531	496	363	799	1,362
7	Wizards	115.5	2019-20	72	241.0	114.4	42.0	25.0	8.0	4.3	41.5	90.9	45.7	12.0	32.6	36.8	19.4	24.6	78.8	56.2	10.2	31.9	14.2	17,355	8,238	3,027	1,801	574	309	1,020	1,634
8	Cavaliers	115.4	2019-20	65	241.9	106.9	44.2	23.1	6.9	3.2	40.3	87.9	45.8	11.2	31.8	35.1	15.1	19.9	75.8	55.3	10.8	33.4	16.5	15,725	6,948	2,876	1,500	447	211	1,073	1,188
9	Kings	115.3	2021-22	82	241.5	110.3	42.9	23.7	7.2	4.5	40.5	88.1	46.0	11.4	33.2	34.4	17.9	23.3	76.8	56.1	9.6	33.4	14.1	19,805	9,045	3,521	1,943	588	369	1,156	1,552
10	Suns	115.1	2018-19	82	242.4	107.5	40.4	23.9	9.0	5.1	40.1	87.4	45.9	9.6	29.3	32.9	17.6	22.7	77.9	55.2	9.1	31.3	15.6	19,880	8,815	3,311	1,957	735	418	1,279	1,932
11	Timberwolves	115.0	2020-21	72	241.7	112.1	43.5	25.6	8.8	5.5	40.7	90.9	44.8	13.1	37.6	34.9	17.6	23.1	76.1	55.5	10.5	33.0	14.3	17,405	8,073	3,133	1,846	632	398	1,027	1,507
12	Hawks	114.9	2021-22	82	240.3	113.9	44.0	24.6	7.2	4.2	41.5	88.3	47.0	12.9	34.4	37.4	18.1	22.3	81.2	58.1	10.0	33.9	11.9	19,705	9,343	3,606	2,017	587	348	972	1,534
13	Rockets	114.9	2020-21	72	240.3	108.8	42.6	23.6	7.6	5.0	39.3	88.5	44.4	13.8	40.6	33.9	16.5	22.3	74.0	55.3	9.3	33.3	14.7	17,305	7,833	3,067	1,699	546	361	1,060	1,407
14	Trail Blazers	114.8	2019-20	74	241.0	115.0	45.3	20.6	6.3	6.1	42.2	91.2	46.3	12.9	34.1	37.7	17.7	22.1	80.4	57.0	10.2	35.1	12.8	17,835	8,508	3,353	1,525	465	451	946	1,606
15	Hawks	114.8	2019-20	67	243.0	111.8	43.3	24.0	7.8	5.1	40.6	90.6	44.9	12.0	36.1	33.3	18.5	23.4	79.0	55.4	9.9	33.4	16.2	16,280	7,488	2,898	1,605	523	341	1,086	1,548
16	Mavericks	114.7	1992-93	82	240.6	99.3	42.7	20.5	7.9	4.3	38.6	88.7	43.5	3.5	10.2	33.8	18.7	26.5	70.5	49.5	15.0	27.6	17.8	19,730	8,141	3,499	1,683	649	355	1,459	2,302
17	Nuggets	114.7	1990-91	82	240.6	119.9	49.4	24.5	10.4	5.0	47.6	108.1	44.0	3.7	12.9	28.3	21.0	27.6	76.3	49.8	18.5	30.9	16.2	19,730	9,828	4,050	2,005	856	406	1,332	2,235
18	Kings	114.7	2008-09	82	242.7	100.6	39.1	19.7	6.9	4.3	36.5	81.5	44.7	7.1	19.4	36.8	20.5	25.7	79.8	54.2	10.2	28.9	15.4	19,905	8,248	3,206	1,619	569	349	1,266	1,910
19	Wizards	114.5	2021-22	82	241.8	108.6	43.1	25.0	6.4	5.0	40.6	86.0	47.2	10.5	30.6	34.2	17.0	21.7	78.3	56.8	9.0	34.1	13.1	19,830	8,907	3,535	2,052	522	406	1,077	1,545
20	Magic	114.5	2020-21	72	240.7	104.0	45.4	21.8	6.9	4.4	38.3	89.2	42.9	10.9	31.8	34.3	16.6	21.4	77.5	52.7	10.4	35.1	12.8	17,330	7,488	3,272	1,571	496	318	924	1,237
21	Cavaliers	114.4	2020-21	72	242.1	103.8	42.8	23.8	7.8	4.5	38.6	85.8	45.0	10.0	29.7	33.6	16.7	22.4	74.3	54.3	10.4	32.3	15.5	17,430	7,476	3,078	1,716	559	325	1,114	1,308
22	SuperSonics	114.4	2005-06	82	241.8	102.6	39.6	20.7	7.6	3.7	37.5	81.8	45.9	7.4	19.9	37.1	20.1	25.7	78.5	55.1	12.4	27.2	14.7	19,830	8,411	3,246	1,696	622	306	1,208	1,933
23	Magic	114.3	1989-90	82	241.5	110.9	46.0	24.3	7.5	3.6	42.2	91.8	45.9	1.4	4.8	29.5	25.1	33.2	75.6	52.1	15.9	30.1	17.2	19,805	9,090	3,769	1,993	617	294	1,407	1,975
24	Thunder	114.0	2020-21	72	241.0	105.0	45.6	22.1	7.0	4.4	38.8	88.0	44.1	11.9	35.1	33.9	15.5	21.3	72.5	53.9	9.9	35.7	16.1	17,355	7,560	3,283	1,588	504	316	1,162	1,305
25	Wizards	113.9	2018-19	82	243.0	114.0	42.4	26.3	8.3	4.6	42.1	90.1	46.8	11.3	33.3	34.1	18.4	23.9	76.8	56.7	9.7	32.7	14.1	19,930	9,350	3,473	2,154	683	379	1,154	1,701

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Mitchell

RPG

8.9

Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

10th

DRTG

114.7

13th

NETRTG

2.3

10th

3P%

35.1

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Magic	20	16	.556	6.5
7	Heat	20	16	.556	6.5
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.0
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	9.0
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 1/12	UTA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 1/14	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

26 - 9

114

Final

110

Cavaliers

20 - 17

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.9

111.4

112.2

113.1

113.3

113.5

NetRtg Rankings

14.6

8.8

7.4

6.2

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,795.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,803.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,782

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.55

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.55

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

24-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	26	9	.743
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	3.0
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.5
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.5
5	76ers	19	14	.576	6.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	6.5
7	Heat	20	16	.556	6.5
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.0
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	9.0
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	10.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.0
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	16.5
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	20.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	6	.833
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.5
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.5
4	Nuggets	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	7.0
7	Suns	21	14	.600	8.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.0
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.0
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.5