which teams have the best defensive rating in the nba since december 26

Since December 26, 2025, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 108.5 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	108.5	56	241.3	116.8	44.0	25.4	9.3	5.7	42.4	89.1	47.6	13.6	37.8	35.9	18.4	22.7	81.2	59.0	10.0	34.0	12.8	13,515	6,541	2,462	1,424	519	320	717	1,007
2	Pistons	108.9	57	241.3	116.3	44.8	28.4	10.5	6.6	42.9	88.3	48.6	11.3	31.0	36.4	19.2	24.8	77.3	58.6	12.4	32.5	15.0	13,755	6,631	2,556	1,619	596	376	855	1,223
3	Spurs	110.2	57	240.9	119.3	47.4	29.1	7.4	5.9	43.6	91.0	47.9	13.6	38.4	35.4	18.5	23.6	78.5	58.8	11.2	36.2	12.9	13,730	6,800	2,701	1,660	420	337	737	1,057
4	Celtics	111.4	57	241.3	114.6	47.4	25.3	6.7	4.7	41.9	89.9	46.6	15.5	41.7	37.1	15.4	19.0	81.3	58.3	12.5	34.9	12.8	13,755	6,533	2,701	1,440	384	269	729	1,025
5	Hornets	112.0	57	240.0	115.0	47.1	25.9	6.9	4.3	40.7	88.5	46.0	17.0	44.5	38.1	16.7	20.3	82.2	59.0	13.5	33.6	15.6	13,680	6,555	2,684	1,474	396	247	889	1,086
6	Hawks	112.1	56	240.4	118.4	44.4	29.8	9.5	4.4	43.7	93.1	46.9	15.0	40.4	37.0	16.1	21.2	76.2	57.8	11.6	32.8	13.6	13,465	6,632	2,488	1,667	533	249	762	1,096
7	Knicks	112.2	57	241.3	113.9	45.6	27.7	8.0	3.8	42.0	88.9	47.2	13.8	37.6	36.6	16.2	20.5	79.0	58.2	12.4	33.2	13.8	13,755	6,490	2,597	1,577	457	215	789	1,129
8	Raptors	112.3	55	241.4	115.5	42.1	29.4	9.3	5.1	42.7	88.9	48.1	11.0	31.7	34.7	19.0	24.7	77.2	57.9	11.2	30.9	13.1	13,275	6,354	2,318	1,615	510	282	719	1,153
9	Rockets	112.4	59	241.3	113.4	47.6	25.5	8.5	5.9	42.4	88.8	47.7	11.4	32.2	35.3	17.3	22.7	76.2	57.4	14.2	33.4	15.1	14,235	6,691	2,808	1,503	504	351	891	1,035
10	Timberwolves	112.8	56	240.9	117.6	44.6	25.9	8.9	5.9	43.0	88.9	48.3	13.8	36.9	37.3	17.9	24.3	73.4	59.0	11.2	33.4	15.1	13,490	6,585	2,497	1,452	497	332	846	1,163
11	Trail Blazers	113.1	55	240.5	115.3	46.5	25.7	8.2	5.5	41.2	89.5	46.1	15.1	43.0	35.2	17.8	23.7	74.9	57.7	14.0	32.5	17.1	13,225	6,344	2,555	1,414	453	300	940	1,019
12	Suns	114.2	56	240.9	111.2	43.5	24.2	8.7	4.3	40.5	90.3	44.8	15.0	41.8	35.8	15.3	19.8	76.9	56.1	13.3	30.3	13.8	13,490	6,229	2,438	1,357	487	241	774	1,106
13	Clippers	114.2	57	240.9	114.5	40.4	23.8	9.5	5.1	40.9	83.5	49.0	12.3	32.9	37.4	20.5	25.2	81.5	60.6	9.5	30.9	14.1	13,730	6,529	2,305	1,358	541	288	805	1,058
14	Cavaliers	114.8	54	240.9	119.2	44.6	28.5	8.3	5.2	43.4	88.5	49.1	13.7	37.3	36.7	18.6	24.1	77.4	60.2	11.4	33.2	14.3	13,010	6,435	2,407	1,539	449	282	771	1,015
15	Magic	114.8	56	241.8	114.4	42.4	26.9	8.5	4.4	40.4	87.8	46.0	11.9	35.0	34.1	21.5	26.7	80.5	57.4	10.3	32.1	14.3	13,540	6,404	2,372	1,504	477	245	801	1,186
16	Lakers	114.9	58	240.4	116.6	40.6	26.3	9.0	4.5	42.3	83.6	50.6	12.1	32.9	36.9	19.9	26.3	75.6	61.3	9.1	31.6	14.3	13,945	6,765	2,356	1,527	523	262	829	1,060
17	76ers	115.1	59	241.7	115.1	42.8	24.5	9.6	5.5	41.9	90.0	46.5	11.7	34.4	34.2	19.6	24.4	80.3	57.1	11.1	31.7	13.3	14,260	6,792	2,526	1,443	564	323	784	1,208
18	Heat	115.5	57	240.0	121.0	46.4	29.1	8.6	4.2	43.7	93.8	46.6	14.0	39.5	35.5	19.6	24.9	79.0	57.8	12.4	34.1	13.5	13,680	6,899	2,646	1,659	489	239	768	1,079
19	Nuggets	117.4	56	243.6	119.3	43.9	28.3	6.8	4.1	42.3	87.3	48.4	13.9	36.1	38.5	20.9	26.1	79.8	60.4	9.6	34.3	12.8	13,640	6,679	2,461	1,584	382	229	718	1,078
20	Mavericks	117.6	55	240.9	114.4	44.8	25.6	7.5	4.9	42.1	90.1	46.7	11.3	32.2	35.0	18.9	25.1	75.4	56.5	10.8	34.0	14.3	13,250	6,290	2,465	1,407	412	268	786	972
21	Pelicans	117.7	55	240.9	115.6	44.2	25.1	8.9	6.0	42.0	90.1	46.6	11.2	32.4	34.5	20.4	26.0	78.3	56.9	12.0	32.2	14.1	13,250	6,357	2,432	1,380	492	332	778	1,102
22	Warriors	117.8	56	241.8	114.9	41.6	29.1	9.7	4.1	41.4	88.9	46.5	15.5	43.7	35.4	16.7	20.8	80.3	58.6	11.6	30.0	15.6	13,540	6,435	2,327	1,629	545	229	874	1,075
23	Bulls	118.2	58	240.4	114.4	44.9	27.6	7.5	5.1	41.5	90.2	46.0	14.1	41.0	34.4	17.4	22.4	77.4	57.2	10.5	34.4	15.7	13,945	6,635	2,606	1,603	437	298	909	1,113
24	Pacers	119.3	57	240.4	114.4	41.2	30.1	7.5	4.2	42.1	88.6	47.5	14.1	38.2	36.9	16.1	20.9	77.3	58.4	8.9	32.3	15.0	13,705	6,519	2,347	1,718	426	237	854	1,139
25	Nets	120.2	58	241.7	104.9	39.0	24.6	8.4	4.3	37.3	84.7	44.0	12.7	37.3	33.9	17.6	22.7	77.6	55.4	10.2	28.8	15.8	14,020	6,083	2,262	1,427	488	248	916	1,270

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.6

Hartenstein

APG

3.8

Caruso

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.9

21st

DRTG

106.2

4th

NETRTG

3.7

11th

3P%

30.9

24th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 1

Final

120

Mavericks

3 - 2

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

2.8

Williamson

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.3

Williams

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

123.3

118.0

117.6

117.5

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

107.5

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

14.2

12.1

9.8

9.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

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)
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM

Since December 26, 2025, the Oklahoma City Thunder have the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 108.5 rating.

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26.0

9.6

3.8

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

36.0

33.3

29.8

16.5

13.8

12.2

10.4

9.5

9.0

3.4

2.8

2.8

3.8

2.6

2.4

5.3

4.5

4.3

91.1

78.8

77.3

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

284.4

247.7

240.6

275.3

259.5

246

40.2

37.9

35.5

38.5

37.6

37.3

1.77

1.65

1.58

1.71

1.70

1.64

NBA 2026-27 Betting

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Scores

Schedule