which team is 3rd in lowest defensive rating this year

The Miami Heat have the 3rd best defensive rating by a team this season, with a 112.5 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	Thunder	106.0	2025-26	34	242.9	122.1	44.4	25.9	10.4	5.5	44.3	89.8	49.4	13.6	37.2	36.7	19.9	23.9	83.2	60.9	9.3	35.2	12.7	8,260	4,153	1,511	882	355	186	431	701
2	Pistons	111.5	2025-26	33	241.5	119.1	46.6	26.8	10.1	6.2	43.6	90.3	48.2	11.0	31.5	35.0	21.0	28.2	74.3	58.0	14.0	32.6	15.7	7,970	3,931	1,537	883	332	203	518	766
3	Heat	112.5	2025-26	33	240.8	121.0	45.8	28.8	9.1	4.5	44.1	93.1	47.4	13.0	35.1	37.0	19.7	24.9	79.1	58.1	11.0	34.8	13.9	7,945	3,992	1,510	952	301	148	459	626
4	Warriors	113.0	2025-26	34	241.5	115.6	43.6	28.1	9.6	4.5	40.3	88.2	45.6	15.9	43.9	36.3	19.1	23.3	82.3	58.7	11.5	32.1	16.2	8,210	3,930	1,483	954	326	153	551	710
5	Raptors	113.1	2025-26	35	241.4	113.8	43.2	29.3	8.6	4.4	42.4	89.7	47.2	11.8	33.8	35.0	17.3	22.3	77.4	57.2	11.4	31.9	14.3	8,450	3,984	1,513	1,026	301	154	502	756
6	Timberwolves	113.4	2025-26	34	242.2	118.8	44.2	26.5	8.5	5.4	42.2	88.6	47.6	14.0	38.0	36.8	20.4	26.9	75.9	59.2	11.2	33.0	14.3	8,235	4,038	1,502	902	288	182	485	742
7	Spurs	113.6	2025-26	33	240.8	119.9	46.2	26.0	8.1	4.7	42.8	88.8	48.3	13.3	37.0	35.8	21.0	26.4	79.4	59.7	11.8	34.5	14.3	7,945	3,958	1,526	859	266	155	473	646
8	Magic	114.0	2025-26	34	241.5	116.6	44.9	26.0	8.2	5.2	41.5	89.0	46.6	11.0	32.7	33.7	22.7	28.7	78.9	57.4	12.0	33.0	14.0	8,210	3,965	1,528	884	279	176	475	734
9	Grizzlies	114.0	2025-26	33	241.5	115.9	46.2	29.0	7.9	5.1	41.5	90.8	45.7	13.3	37.9	35.0	19.6	24.5	80.0	57.0	11.5	34.7	15.2	7,970	3,824	1,523	958	261	169	503	666
10	Rockets	114.1	2025-26	30	245.0	120.5	48.8	25.6	8.8	5.6	44.4	90.4	49.2	12.0	30.1	39.9	19.7	25.2	77.9	59.4	16.1	32.7	16.3	7,350	3,616	1,464	769	264	167	490	597
11	Mavericks	114.1	2025-26	34	243.7	113.7	44.5	25.3	7.8	6.1	41.9	89.2	46.9	10.9	32.2	33.7	19.2	25.3	75.7	56.7	10.1	34.4	15.4	8,285	3,867	1,514	859	264	207	525	680
12	Suns	114.6	2025-26	33	240.8	115.1	43.2	25.5	10.7	4.2	42.0	90.5	46.4	14.2	38.9	36.5	16.9	21.2	79.7	57.6	13.2	30.0	15.7	7,945	3,797	1,426	840	352	137	519	732
13	Cavaliers	114.8	2025-26	35	241.4	119.6	44.8	27.7	8.9	5.0	43.1	92.9	46.4	15.1	43.2	34.9	18.4	23.5	78.4	57.9	12.4	32.4	14.0	8,450	4,187	1,567	970	312	176	489	737
14	76ers	115.0	2025-26	31	244.0	116.4	44.8	24.9	8.4	5.9	40.9	91.5	44.7	13.5	37.6	35.8	21.2	25.9	81.7	56.6	12.7	32.1	14.2	7,565	3,609	1,389	773	261	183	441	646
15	Celtics	115.3	2025-26	32	240.0	116.9	43.8	23.9	8.3	5.4	42.9	90.7	47.3	15.5	42.9	36.2	15.6	19.8	78.8	58.8	12.5	31.3	12.2	7,680	3,741	1,403	764	266	173	390	699
16	Knicks	116.0	2025-26	33	240.0	121.2	46.1	27.3	8.2	4.2	43.5	91.2	47.8	15.5	40.1	38.6	18.6	23.2	79.9	59.8	13.5	32.5	13.4	7,920	3,998	1,521	901	269	139	443	696
17	Bucks	116.6	2025-26	34	241.5	113.0	40.4	26.1	8.0	4.2	41.5	85.6	48.5	14.9	37.4	39.7	15.2	20.8	73.1	59.7	8.5	31.9	15.0	8,210	3,843	1,374	888	273	142	511	722
18	Nets	116.7	2025-26	30	240.0	109.7	40.3	25.8	7.4	4.2	38.1	84.8	45.0	14.3	41.3	34.7	19.1	24.2	78.9	57.4	10.8	29.6	16.0	7,200	3,290	1,210	773	223	125	479	617
19	Hawks	116.7	2025-26	35	241.4	119.3	41.6	31.3	9.1	4.9	43.8	90.8	48.3	14.4	38.7	37.3	17.2	22.0	78.2	59.4	10.0	31.6	15.2	8,450	4,174	1,455	1,094	318	170	531	709
20	Trail Blazers	117.3	2025-26	34	241.5	116.2	45.4	24.6	8.1	4.9	40.5	90.8	44.6	13.8	41.0	33.7	21.4	27.5	77.6	56.5	14.2	31.2	17.5	8,210	3,950	1,544	836	275	166	594	761
21	Clippers	117.7	2025-26	32	241.6	112.1	40.5	23.7	8.7	4.7	39.2	82.9	47.3	13.2	36.0	36.6	20.5	24.4	84.1	59.9	9.5	31.0	15.4	7,730	3,588	1,296	757	278	150	494	637
22	Pacers	117.9	2025-26	34	241.5	110.1	42.9	23.8	7.2	5.2	39.1	89.7	43.5	12.1	36.7	33.1	19.8	25.6	77.2	54.5	11.5	31.5	14.1	8,210	3,742	1,460	809	245	176	478	778
23	Nuggets	117.9	2025-26	33	242.3	125.1	44.1	29.3	7.1	3.9	45.1	88.2	51.1	13.9	34.6	40.2	21.1	25.5	82.7	62.9	10.3	33.8	13.3	7,995	4,129	1,455	968	233	128	440	640
24	Bulls	118.3	2025-26	33	241.5	118.8	45.7	29.4	7.6	4.8	43.1	91.0	47.4	14.1	38.7	36.3	18.5	23.6	78.1	58.6	10.6	35.0	14.9	7,970	3,919	1,507	971	251	158	491	644
25	Lakers	118.5	2025-26	31	240.0	116.8	40.9	24.8	8.3	4.0	41.6	83.4	49.9	11.7	34.0	34.6	21.9	28.0	78.0	61.0	10.1	30.8	15.5	7,440	3,622	1,269	768	256	125	481	621

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.8

Powell

RPG

10.6

Ware

APG

7.4

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.8

15th

DRTG

112.5

3rd

NETRTG

3.3

9th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Magic	19	15	.559	6.5
6	76ers	17	14	.548	7.0
7	Heat	18	15	.545	7.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	7.0
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/1	MIA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sat 1/3	MIN	@	MIA	5:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	MIA	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

22 - 10

123

Final

147

Heat

18 - 15

Mon 29 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.8

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.3

Huff

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.5

Ayton

69.7

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.0

122.8

122.6

121.7

120.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

106.0

111.5

112.5

113.0

113.1

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

8.7

7.1

6.6

6.4

Tank Leaderboard

6-28

8-27

8-25

8-24

11-22

10-20

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,725.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,587.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,728.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,675.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.2

Dončić

35.9

Brown

32.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-11

21-14

18-12-1

19-14

17-13

Worst Record ATS

12-23

12-21

13-21

13-19

14-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	8	.758
2	Knicks	23	10	.697	2.0
3	Celtics	20	12	.625	4.5
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	6.0
5	Magic	19	15	.559	6.5
6	76ers	17	14	.548	7.0
7	Heat	18	15	.545	7.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	7.0
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	9.0
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	10.0
11	Bucks	14	20	.412	11.5
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	14.0
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.5
14	Wizards	8	24	.250	16.5
15	Pacers	6	28	.176	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	7.0
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0
7	Suns	19	14	.576	9.5
8	Warriors	18	16	.529	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	20	.412	15.0
11	Jazz	12	20	.375	16.0
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	17.0
13	Clippers	11	21	.344	17.0
14	Kings	8	25	.242	20.5
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5