which teams have the best defensive rating in the nba since december 1

Since December 1, 2025, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 108.3 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team game data complete from 1984-85

	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	Thunder	108.3	65	241.2	117.5	44.0	25.5	9.5	5.6	42.8	89.2	48.0	13.8	37.8	36.5	18.1	22.3	81.2	59.3	9.9	34.2	12.7	15,675	7,639	2,861	1,655	615	364	824	1,183
2	Pistons	109.0	66	241.5	116.9	45.6	28.2	10.4	6.6	43.1	89.4	48.3	11.1	31.2	35.7	19.5	25.4	76.7	58.1	13.0	32.5	15.0	15,940	7,714	3,009	1,861	687	437	991	1,429
3	Spurs	110.4	67	240.4	119.9	47.4	28.7	7.2	5.7	43.7	90.9	48.0	13.8	38.4	35.9	18.8	24.1	78.0	59.1	11.4	36.1	13.0	16,105	8,034	3,178	1,921	483	381	873	1,236
4	Celtics	111.7	66	241.1	115.1	46.8	25.0	6.9	4.8	42.1	89.7	46.9	15.5	41.9	37.1	15.4	19.0	81.3	58.7	12.3	34.5	12.8	15,915	7,599	3,090	1,648	456	318	843	1,198
5	Raptors	112.6	64	241.2	113.6	42.1	29.2	9.0	5.1	42.3	88.8	47.7	11.2	32.2	34.6	17.8	23.2	76.9	57.4	11.3	30.8	13.5	15,435	7,272	2,693	1,869	578	325	866	1,335
6	Hornets	112.6	66	240.4	115.3	46.7	26.3	7.1	4.5	40.8	88.9	45.9	16.9	44.2	38.3	16.7	20.5	81.6	58.9	13.1	33.5	15.5	15,865	7,612	3,079	1,734	469	294	1,025	1,261
7	Timberwolves	112.7	66	241.5	117.9	44.9	26.0	8.8	6.0	42.8	89.2	48.0	13.7	37.3	36.7	18.6	25.1	74.0	58.8	11.4	33.5	14.8	15,940	7,781	2,962	1,714	581	397	979	1,380
8	Knicks	112.8	67	241.1	114.6	45.5	27.4	8.0	3.8	42.2	88.6	47.6	13.8	37.3	37.1	16.4	20.9	78.5	58.6	12.4	33.1	13.8	16,155	7,677	3,048	1,836	537	257	926	1,328
9	Rockets	113.4	69	242.2	114.0	47.7	25.6	8.4	5.9	42.7	89.0	47.9	11.2	31.6	35.6	17.4	22.8	76.3	57.5	14.5	33.2	15.5	16,710	7,865	3,288	1,763	577	410	1,068	1,236
10	Hawks	113.5	65	240.4	118.5	43.9	29.9	9.5	4.3	43.7	93.0	46.9	14.9	40.4	36.9	16.2	21.1	77.1	57.9	11.5	32.5	13.8	15,625	7,701	2,855	1,945	617	282	898	1,270
11	Trail Blazers	113.5	65	240.8	115.3	46.0	25.5	8.1	5.5	41.0	89.2	45.9	14.8	42.2	35.1	18.5	24.6	75.2	57.6	13.7	32.4	17.3	15,650	7,492	2,993	1,656	527	357	1,124	1,254
12	Suns	114.3	64	240.8	111.1	42.9	24.4	9.1	4.2	40.6	90.1	45.1	14.6	41.0	35.5	15.3	19.8	77.2	56.2	12.9	30.0	13.9	15,410	7,110	2,743	1,562	584	271	891	1,270
13	Clippers	114.5	65	240.8	114.3	40.5	23.9	9.3	4.9	40.8	83.5	48.9	12.4	33.3	37.3	20.2	24.9	81.2	60.5	9.6	31.0	14.2	15,650	7,432	2,634	1,554	607	316	926	1,202
14	76ers	114.6	67	241.5	114.9	43.4	24.3	9.6	5.4	41.5	90.3	46.0	12.0	34.8	34.4	19.9	24.7	80.5	56.8	11.6	31.8	13.2	16,180	7,697	2,905	1,625	640	365	882	1,351
15	Magic	114.6	65	241.9	114.4	43.0	26.9	8.5	4.5	40.7	88.5	46.0	11.9	34.9	34.1	21.0	26.4	79.6	57.1	10.5	32.4	14.1	15,725	7,435	2,792	1,748	551	295	918	1,361
16	Cavaliers	115.4	64	241.2	119.8	44.8	28.6	8.4	5.0	43.7	89.5	48.8	13.8	38.0	36.2	18.6	23.9	78.1	59.9	11.5	33.3	14.0	15,435	7,664	2,866	1,828	536	321	897	1,231
17	Heat	115.6	66	240.0	119.3	46.0	28.3	8.5	4.3	43.1	93.2	46.3	13.8	38.8	35.5	19.3	24.6	78.7	57.4	12.1	33.9	13.4	15,840	7,876	3,037	1,871	559	283	886	1,229
18	Lakers	116.7	67	240.4	116.1	40.6	25.8	8.5	4.5	42.1	83.8	50.2	12.1	33.2	36.5	19.8	26.3	75.5	60.9	9.3	31.3	14.2	16,105	7,780	2,723	1,731	572	303	949	1,240
19	Warriors	116.8	65	241.5	114.8	42.1	29.2	9.7	4.1	41.4	89.2	46.4	15.6	43.8	35.6	16.5	20.5	80.2	58.4	11.7	30.4	15.6	15,700	7,462	2,734	1,896	630	267	1,013	1,259
20	Pelicans	117.9	64	241.6	117.4	44.4	25.7	8.9	5.7	42.8	90.7	47.2	11.0	31.7	34.6	20.8	26.2	79.5	57.4	11.9	32.5	14.0	15,460	7,512	2,839	1,643	568	367	894	1,278
21	Nets	118.0	67	241.5	105.7	39.7	25.1	8.4	4.4	37.6	84.8	44.3	13.0	37.9	34.4	17.5	22.4	78.0	55.8	10.3	29.4	16.0	16,180	7,084	2,658	1,684	566	295	1,071	1,444
22	Mavericks	118.0	65	241.5	115.3	44.6	25.8	7.4	5.0	42.8	90.2	47.5	10.9	31.1	35.2	18.7	24.8	75.4	57.0	10.6	34.0	14.2	15,700	7,494	2,898	1,677	481	328	926	1,153
23	Nuggets	118.0	66	243.8	120.9	43.5	28.6	6.9	4.0	43.0	87.8	49.0	14.2	36.2	39.3	20.6	25.9	79.7	61.0	9.5	34.1	12.6	16,090	7,978	2,874	1,889	456	264	833	1,260
24	Bulls	118.3	67	240.4	114.9	44.8	27.9	7.8	4.9	41.8	90.2	46.4	14.0	40.6	34.4	17.4	22.4	77.5	57.4	10.6	34.2	15.7	16,105	7,701	3,002	1,866	522	328	1,049	1,265
25	Pacers	119.2	66	240.4	113.5	41.0	29.0	7.5	4.4	41.6	88.4	47.1	13.8	37.8	36.6	16.5	21.3	77.4	58.0	9.1	32.0	14.6	15,865	7,490	2,707	1,915	493	288	961	1,332

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.3

Holmgren

APG

3.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.3

14th

DRTG

101.7

3rd

NETRTG

10.6

3rd

3P%

34.6

14th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Sat 10/31	OKC	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CLE	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	OKC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Last Game

Suns

1 - 2

114

Final

125

Thunder

4 - 0

Mon 26 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

14.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.3

Wembanyama

3.0

Holmgren

2.8

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

86.7

Carter

81.7

Reaves

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

126.7

121.1

119.4

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

107.2

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

16.4

10.6

9.8

9.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

0-4

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

223.9

Dončić

209.1

Wembanyama

198.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

241.8

Dončić

211

Sabonis

204

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

37.8

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.58

Dončić

1.53

Johnson

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Wembanyama

1.61

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	1	.750
2	76ers	3	1	.750
3	Hornets	3	1	.750
4	Celtics	3	1	.750
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0.5
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.0
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.0
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.0
10	Magic	1	2	.333	1.5
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.0
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.0
13	Knicks	1	3	.250	2.0
14	Heat	0	4	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Since December 1, 2025, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 108.3 rating.

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27.3

9.3

3.8

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

36.0

33.3

29.8

16.5

14.3

14.0

11.0

9.5

8.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

4.3

3.0

2.8

5.3

4.5

4.3

91.1

86.7

81.7

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

223.9

209.1

198.3

241.8

211

204

40.5

37.7

35.4

38.7

38.0

37.8

1.71

1.58

1.53

1.70

1.65

1.61

NBA 2026-27 Betting

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Scores

Schedule