Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the Charlotte Hornets had the highest defensive rating by a team, with a 112.1 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	Hornets	112.1	82	241.2	104.5	40.7	28.3	8.6	3.2	41.8	90.6	46.1	1.6	5.2	31.2	19.3	25.1	76.7	51.4	13.9	26.8	16.1	19,780	8,566	3,338	2,323	705	264	1,318	2,068
2	Clippers	110.5	820	241.1	106.7	42.6	24.0	8.5	5.1	42.4	89.1	47.6	1.0	3.7	27.6	20.9	28.4	73.7	52.5	14.9	27.7	18.7	197,725	87,505	34,896	19,698	6,966	4,152	15,319	20,251
3	Warriors	109.6	820	241.7	110.2	44.1	23.8	9.3	4.5	43.6	91.4	47.8	1.1	3.7	28.8	21.9	29.0	75.7	52.9	15.6	28.5	17.9	198,225	90,375	36,122	19,549	7,602	3,694	14,684	21,118
4	Mavericks	109.6	738	241.6	109.4	43.0	25.2	7.2	4.5	42.4	88.0	48.2	1.5	4.7	31.0	23.1	30.0	77.0	54.1	14.2	28.8	15.7	178,270	80,772	31,706	18,620	5,350	3,285	11,575	17,049
5	Nuggets	109.1	820	241.7	119.0	44.8	27.4	9.4	4.8	46.4	96.3	48.1	1.1	3.8	29.8	25.1	31.8	78.9	53.9	15.1	29.7	16.6	198,175	97,555	36,724	22,504	7,747	3,959	13,632	21,096
6	Heat	109.0	82	242.1	97.8	42.9	23.9	9.1	5.0	39.3	86.8	45.3	1.2	3.6	32.6	18.0	25.6	70.2	49.8	16.0	27.0	21.1	19,855	8,016	3,520	1,958	744	408	1,728	2,124
7	Spurs	108.9	820	241.5	113.3	44.7	27.4	9.1	5.5	44.8	90.8	49.4	0.9	3.2	27.4	22.8	30.2	75.5	54.4	14.8	29.9	18.4	198,025	92,886	36,639	22,430	7,459	4,540	15,068	21,044
8	Kings	108.1	820	241.4	109.4	43.4	26.5	8.3	4.8	43.3	89.3	48.5	1.0	3.4	29.8	21.7	28.6	75.8	53.7	14.2	29.1	18.2	197,925	89,703	35,562	21,751	6,787	3,922	14,945	21,300
9	Bulls	108.0	820	242.2	107.2	43.8	25.4	8.2	5.4	41.7	85.6	48.8	0.8	3.1	25.6	22.9	29.9	76.8	54.3	14.2	29.6	18.4	198,575	87,905	35,913	20,804	6,708	4,400	15,059	20,463
10	Cavaliers	107.5	820	241.4	105.6	43.2	24.5	8.2	5.2	42.0	88.5	47.5	1.0	3.3	29.7	20.6	27.7	74.4	52.4	14.3	28.9	17.2	197,975	86,629	35,415	20,056	6,722	4,265	14,134	20,285
11	Pacers	107.1	820	241.5	106.4	44.0	25.3	8.8	5.0	42.5	88.8	47.8	1.0	3.6	28.1	20.5	27.1	75.5	52.8	14.4	29.6	18.0	198,050	87,246	36,087	20,718	7,238	4,138	14,739	20,779
12	Rockets	106.9	820	241.3	108.5	44.7	25.7	8.5	5.9	43.4	90.4	48.0	0.9	3.3	26.4	20.8	27.9	74.4	52.8	15.5	29.3	18.0	197,900	88,952	36,685	21,096	6,985	4,836	14,769	20,035
13	Trail Blazers	106.9	820	241.6	112.3	43.8	26.3	9.4	5.0	44.1	89.5	49.3	0.8	3.1	27.4	23.1	30.9	74.9	54.5	15.0	28.8	18.0	198,075	92,058	35,905	21,591	7,747	4,094	14,780	20,457
14	Pistons	106.5	820	241.7	110.7	45.3	25.4	8.5	5.6	43.7	90.7	48.2	0.7	2.5	26.1	22.6	29.7	75.9	53.3	15.5	29.8	18.0	198,200	90,746	37,177	20,840	6,966	4,580	14,782	20,804
15	Knicks	106.4	820	241.6	106.5	41.2	24.8	9.5	4.5	42.1	87.5	48.2	1.3	4.2	30.6	20.9	28.3	73.8	53.3	14.2	27.0	18.4	198,125	87,312	33,789	20,303	7,826	3,708	15,062	21,794
16	Jazz	106.1	820	240.9	107.7	43.3	26.0	8.8	6.7	42.2	86.9	48.6	1.0	3.2	29.7	22.3	29.4	75.9	53.9	13.1	30.2	18.4	197,575	88,294	35,491	21,351	7,201	5,505	15,103	20,226
17	SuperSonics	106.0	820	241.6	108.2	43.9	25.8	8.7	5.1	42.4	88.5	47.9	1.2	3.9	31.6	22.1	29.2	75.8	53.4	14.8	29.2	17.7	198,150	88,703	36,032	21,177	7,120	4,143	14,480	20,534
18	Lakers	105.9	820	241.4	115.2	44.6	29.5	9.2	5.8	46.5	89.2	52.1	1.1	3.5	30.2	21.2	27.8	76.5	56.8	13.8	30.9	18.1	197,975	94,492	36,600	24,171	7,512	4,778	14,850	18,925
19	Nets	105.9	820	241.3	106.9	43.6	24.9	9.7	5.6	42.3	88.2	47.9	1.0	3.5	27.6	21.4	28.9	73.8	52.9	14.5	29.1	19.5	197,900	87,642	35,733	20,419	7,926	4,584	15,996	21,590
20	Hawks	105.7	820	241.7	105.8	43.8	23.8	8.4	6.4	40.9	85.7	47.7	0.7	2.5	26.6	23.3	30.5	76.4	53.4	15.0	28.8	17.0	198,200	86,733	35,902	19,509	6,891	5,213	13,968	21,249
21	Suns	105.3	820	241.2	110.2	43.3	27.8	9.2	4.8	43.7	88.1	49.6	0.9	3.2	28.1	21.9	28.9	75.9	54.6	13.4	29.9	18.8	197,800	90,335	35,488	22,798	7,550	3,966	15,421	20,406
22	76ers	105.3	820	242.2	109.9	44.3	25.5	9.7	6.7	42.3	85.5	49.5	0.8	3.0	28.1	24.5	32.0	76.5	55.2	14.6	29.7	18.9	198,625	90,135	36,343	20,873	7,932	5,478	15,475	19,315
23	Bullets	104.9	820	241.9	104.6	43.9	24.5	8.0	5.6	41.8	89.2	46.8	0.8	3.2	26.0	20.3	26.9	75.2	51.8	14.1	29.8	16.9	198,350	85,796	35,977	20,082	6,585	4,573	13,832	19,223
24	Celtics	104.8	820	241.6	112.4	44.6	27.6	8.2	5.7	44.4	88.2	50.3	1.4	4.3	33.1	22.2	28.5	77.9	55.8	13.8	30.8	17.3	198,150	92,157	36,569	22,596	6,712	4,705	14,161	18,916
25	Bucks	103.8	820	241.5	109.5	43.3	26.5	9.2	5.6	43.0	88.1	48.8	1.1	3.8	30.4	22.3	29.1	76.6	54.2	14.3	29.0	17.2	198,025	89,758	35,500	21,689	7,538	4,558	14,119	21,285

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Hornets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.1

Bridges

RPG

7.3

Diabaté

APG

8.6

Ball

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.9

21st

DRTG

117.9

23rd

NETRTG

-4.0

23rd

3P%

35.2

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	11.0
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	14.0
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	CHA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 12/26	CHA	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	MIL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 12/31	GSW	@	CHA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

9 - 19

Final

112

Pistons

22 - 6

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.5

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.0

112.7

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.2

Tank Leaderboard

5-21

6-22

7-22

7-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,321.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.9

Reaves

36.7

Thompson

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-10

15-10

16-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

9-19

9-17

11-17

12-17

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.5
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Raptors	17	12	.586	5.5
6	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	7.0
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.5
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	11.0
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	14.0
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	5	21	.192	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Kings	6	22	.214	19.0