which team has the best defensive rating ever nba

The Boston Celtics have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 105.0 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		Celtics	105.0	4,253	241.7	105.5	43.9	24.3	8.1	4.9	40.3	85.9	46.9	6.4	17.8	35.7	19.2	24.9	77.4	54.4	12.2	31.7	15.8	1,027,820	448,538	186,652	103,364	34,358	20,648	67,401	94,820
2		Spurs	105.6	4,008	241.5	105.8	43.8	24.6	8.0	5.7	40.5	85.0	47.7	5.6	15.5	36.1	19.5	25.8	75.5	54.9	11.9	31.9	15.5	968,020	423,948	175,547	98,648	31,967	22,903	62,023	84,844
3		Bulls	105.8	4,249	241.9	102.2	44.0	24.0	8.0	4.8	39.3	84.9	46.2	5.4	15.2	35.5	18.9	25.0	75.9	53.3	12.8	31.2	16.0	1,027,710	434,332	186,758	101,858	33,834	20,514	67,952	93,491
4		Thunder	105.9	4,256	241.7	105.6	43.6	23.3	8.8	5.0	40.2	86.3	46.6	6.1	17.2	35.5	19.9	26.1	76.1	54.0	13.0	30.6	16.0	1,028,590	449,601	185,757	99,099	37,448	21,250	67,938	96,581
5		76ers	106.1	4,256	241.8	103.4	43.5	23.0	8.8	5.5	39.1	84.5	46.3	5.2	15.1	34.4	20.6	27.2	75.8	53.6	12.7	30.8	16.5	1,029,240	439,920	184,994	97,835	37,288	23,287	70,385	92,811
6		Heat	106.3	3,027	241.9	100.2	42.1	22.1	7.7	4.8	37.4	81.4	46.0	7.2	20.1	35.9	18.1	24.2	74.7	54.4	11.0	31.0	14.9	732,130	303,259	127,361	66,933	23,249	14,546	45,230	65,117
7		Pistons	106.3	4,247	241.6	102.5	43.3	22.8	7.9	4.9	39.3	85.3	46.0	5.5	15.7	34.8	19.1	25.5	74.8	53.1	13.0	30.3	15.7	1,026,105	435,307	184,011	96,676	33,350	20,899	66,470	95,134
8		Knicks	106.3	4,249	241.9	102.4	42.7	22.8	7.9	4.3	39.2	84.8	46.2	6.0	17.0	35.5	18.6	24.6	75.6	53.5	12.2	30.5	15.9	1,027,760	434,908	181,639	96,682	33,546	18,439	67,754	98,646
9		Lakers	106.4	4,253	241.7	107.2	44.2	25.0	8.3	5.5	41.2	86.3	47.7	5.9	16.9	34.7	19.7	26.3	74.8	54.7	12.5	31.7	15.8	1,027,820	455,870	188,019	106,291	35,205	23,289	67,314	91,502
10		Jazz	106.4	4,173	241.4	104.1	43.3	24.6	8.1	5.5	39.3	83.2	47.2	5.2	14.8	35.4	20.8	27.3	76.1	54.6	12.2	31.1	16.5	1,007,395	434,491	180,854	102,772	33,753	22,774	68,852	96,524
11		Rockets	106.5	4,254	241.6	104.9	43.9	23.5	8.1	5.1	39.7	85.5	46.4	7.0	20.1	35.0	19.3	25.5	75.6	54.2	12.7	31.2	16.3	1,027,935	446,196	186,840	99,930	34,438	21,839	69,487	93,063
12		Suns	106.5	4,257	241.5	107.3	43.2	25.3	8.4	4.9	41.1	86.5	47.5	6.2	17.2	36.0	19.6	25.6	76.6	54.9	12.1	31.2	16.4	1,027,955	456,986	184,098	107,520	35,806	20,719	69,898	95,207
13		Bucks	106.5	4,254	241.7	104.7	42.7	24.1	8.4	4.9	40.2	85.7	46.9	6.0	16.8	36.0	18.9	24.9	75.8	54.2	12.3	30.5	15.8	1,027,985	445,191	181,848	102,381	35,655	20,714	67,168	96,831
14		Trail Blazers	106.6	4,258	241.7	105.2	43.9	23.4	8.1	5.0	40.0	85.9	46.6	6.0	17.0	35.4	19.8	26.2	75.6	54.0	13.2	30.8	16.1	1,029,070	447,818	187,113	99,629	34,616	21,203	68,597	95,521
15		Cavaliers	106.7	4,249	241.7	101.9	42.8	23.3	7.7	4.8	39.0	84.7	46.1	5.9	16.3	36.0	18.7	24.8	75.2	53.3	12.5	30.4	15.3	1,026,810	433,056	181,901	98,983	32,730	20,585	65,202	91,933
16		Pacers	106.8	4,010	241.6	104.0	43.2	23.8	8.0	5.1	39.4	84.8	46.5	5.9	16.5	35.7	19.6	25.6	76.8	54.1	12.1	31.0	15.8	968,850	416,914	173,101	95,387	32,244	20,467	63,333	92,160
17		Hawks	107.0	4,252	241.7	103.2	43.3	22.9	8.3	5.0	39.1	85.0	46.0	5.9	16.7	35.1	19.8	26.0	76.2	53.5	13.0	30.3	15.9	1,027,605	438,936	184,081	97,549	35,491	21,440	67,751	95,058
18		Wizards	107.1	4,254	241.7	103.0	43.2	23.2	7.9	5.0	39.8	86.5	46.0	5.2	15.1	34.4	18.8	25.1	74.9	52.8	12.5	30.7	15.8	1,028,135	438,152	183,861	98,522	33,689	21,220	67,189	94,081
19		Nets	107.2	4,008	241.6	102.0	43.3	22.8	8.2	5.3	38.6	85.2	45.2	5.8	16.7	34.5	19.5	25.9	75.2	52.8	12.8	30.5	16.2	968,420	408,713	173,521	91,565	32,930	21,082	65,100	91,837
20		Magic	107.6	2,943	241.5	101.6	42.8	22.1	7.6	4.8	37.9	83.4	45.5	7.3	20.8	35.1	18.4	25.0	73.7	53.8	11.6	31.2	15.0	710,745	299,022	125,960	65,144	22,295	14,205	44,073	61,786
21		Warriors	107.7	4,248	241.5	107.6	44.4	24.5	8.8	5.0	41.2	88.4	46.6	6.7	18.4	36.2	19.3	25.6	75.5	54.0	13.3	31.1	16.4	1,025,945	456,975	188,605	104,024	37,416	21,447	69,798	98,122
22		Clippers	108.0	4,254	241.4	103.8	42.9	23.0	8.1	5.2	39.7	85.2	46.6	5.6	15.7	35.4	19.6	26.2	74.7	53.7	12.4	30.4	16.5	1,026,710	441,640	182,332	97,800	34,516	22,222	70,106	95,493
23		Kings	108.0	4,257	241.6	105.2	42.9	23.9	8.2	4.6	40.2	86.5	46.5	5.7	16.1	35.6	19.6	25.9	75.8	53.7	12.3	30.6	16.2	1,028,505	447,652	182,833	101,582	34,971	19,515	69,083	97,277
24		Nuggets	108.2	4,010	241.6	108.2	44.2	24.8	8.4	5.3	41.0	88.0	46.6	5.7	16.3	35.0	20.8	27.4	76.1	54.1	13.0	31.2	15.9	968,750	433,900	177,410	99,544	33,775	21,416	63,641	91,977
25		Grizzlies	108.2	2,450	241.8	100.1	42.1	22.4	8.2	5.1	37.6	83.0	45.2	7.1	20.2	35.0	17.9	23.8	75.1	53.5	11.5	30.6	14.9	592,350	245,221	103,187	54,808	20,037	12,597	36,472	51,530

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0

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Fri 2/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 3/1	PHI	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Mon 3/2	BOS	@	MIL	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	CHA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 3/6	DAL	@	BOS	7:00 PM

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31.8

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29.6

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12.5

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11.5

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10.4

Jokić

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9.8

Cunningham

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8.6

Dončić

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2.1

Maxey

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2.1

Wallace

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Leonard

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Wembanyama

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2.0

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1.9

Holmgren

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3.7

Dončić

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3.5

Knueppel

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3.5

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68.6

Jokić

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67.9

Antetokounmpo

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67.8

Gobert

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120.2

119.3

119.1

118.6

118.5

107.8

109.2

111.3

112.5

112.5

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

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7.9

7.3

6.7

5.8

5.5

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2,685.1

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2,673.6

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Johnson

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37.6

Dončić

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36.8

Brown

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33.7

Leonard

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38.4

Maxey

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Thompson

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36.6

Durant

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Jokić

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1.59

Dončić

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1.53

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33-25

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.0
7	Magic	31	27	.534	12.5
8	Heat	31	29	.517	13.5
9	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.0
10	Hornets	29	31	.483	15.5
11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	20.5
13	Wizards	16	42	.276	27.5
14	Nets	15	43	.259	28.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	29.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	1.5
3	Rockets	37	21	.638	7.0
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.0
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.0
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	29	31	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.0
11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	37	.362	23.0
13	Jazz	18	41	.305	26.5
14	Pelicans	18	42	.300	27.0
15	Kings	14	47	.230	31.5

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 1/25	IND	@	ATL	116-132
Sun 1/25	POR	@	BOS	94-102
Sun 1/25	LAL	@	CHI	129-118
Sun 1/25	MEM	@	HOU	99-108
Sun 1/25	GSW	@	MIN	83-108

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/27	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 2/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 2/27	NYK	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 2/27	MEM	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Fri 2/27	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM