1989-90 to 1997-98 best team defensive rating

Between the 1989-90 and 1997-98 seasons, the New York Knicks had the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 102.9 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74

	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	Knicks	102.9	738	242.0	99.5	43.2	24.5	8.0	4.7	38.1	81.2	46.9	4.1	11.6	35.0	19.3	25.7	75.1	53.8	12.8	30.4	16.2	178,620	73,419	31,884	18,107	5,917	3,469	11,975	17,555
2	Bulls	104.0	738	241.4	104.3	43.4	25.7	9.2	4.7	41.1	85.0	48.4	3.8	10.5	36.5	18.2	24.6	74.3	54.5	14.4	28.9	14.5	178,170	77,009	31,998	18,995	6,785	3,452	10,687	15,981
3	Trail Blazers	104.3	738	242.0	105.8	45.7	23.7	8.4	5.2	40.0	86.3	46.3	4.3	12.3	34.8	21.4	29.4	72.9	53.3	15.0	30.7	15.9	178,620	78,044	33,700	17,525	6,227	3,801	11,747	17,395
4	Spurs	104.8	738	241.4	101.8	44.1	23.8	7.9	6.4	39.0	81.8	47.6	3.2	9.3	34.6	20.6	27.9	73.8	54.1	13.1	30.9	15.7	178,170	75,102	32,518	17,558	5,804	4,688	11,579	16,241
5	SuperSonics	105.4	738	241.7	105.6	41.5	24.2	10.6	4.7	40.1	83.4	48.1	4.4	12.3	36.1	21.0	27.9	75.3	55.2	13.8	27.7	15.9	178,395	77,968	30,614	17,842	7,841	3,486	11,704	17,523
6	Cavaliers	105.4	738	242.1	98.2	40.3	24.5	8.1	5.4	37.3	79.8	46.7	4.2	11.2	37.5	19.4	25.4	76.6	54.0	12.2	28.2	14.5	178,645	72,456	29,765	18,102	5,997	3,968	10,711	15,375
7	Jazz	105.4	738	241.5	104.5	41.6	26.6	8.6	5.1	39.2	79.5	49.4	2.8	8.0	35.6	23.1	30.0	77.0	56.4	11.8	29.8	15.5	178,245	77,090	30,701	19,637	6,362	3,738	11,462	17,559
8	Rockets	105.4	738	241.6	102.9	43.0	24.7	8.7	5.7	39.1	82.8	47.2	5.6	16.0	35.0	19.1	25.5	74.9	54.7	12.5	30.5	16.5	178,320	75,936	31,729	18,214	6,397	4,190	12,156	15,652
9	Pistons	106.6	738	241.5	98.1	41.9	21.8	7.1	4.2	37.6	81.5	46.1	4.1	11.7	35.2	18.9	25.3	74.6	52.9	13.1	28.8	14.6	178,245	72,394	30,905	16,061	5,248	3,099	10,786	16,719
10	Heat	106.8	738	241.6	100.2	42.6	21.9	8.1	4.7	37.9	82.6	45.9	4.6	12.9	35.5	19.8	26.8	74.0	53.1	13.7	28.9	16.7	178,295	73,939	31,466	16,178	5,965	3,477	12,304	18,116
11	Lakers	106.9	738	241.8	103.9	42.1	24.6	8.9	5.9	39.6	84.3	47.0	4.2	12.5	34.0	20.5	27.7	74.1	53.9	13.5	28.6	14.7	178,445	76,710	31,078	18,134	6,532	4,331	10,865	15,771
12	Suns	107.0	738	241.8	108.9	43.5	26.1	8.5	5.3	41.2	85.1	48.4	4.3	12.1	35.4	22.3	29.2	76.3	55.6	13.0	30.5	15.3	178,420	80,361	32,079	19,258	6,255	3,927	11,274	16,012
13	Hawks	107.1	738	241.5	102.1	43.1	22.3	9.2	4.6	38.7	84.1	46.1	4.5	13.3	34.1	20.2	26.7	75.6	53.3	14.6	28.5	15.2	178,245	75,361	31,808	16,439	6,823	3,423	11,238	15,622
14	Nets	107.4	738	241.7	100.3	45.9	21.7	8.5	6.4	38.3	86.9	44.0	3.2	9.9	32.4	20.6	27.5	74.9	50.7	16.5	29.4	16.1	178,370	74,052	33,894	16,013	6,272	4,712	11,871	16,831
15	Pacers	107.5	738	241.8	103.5	41.8	24.7	7.8	4.6	38.8	80.4	48.2	3.9	10.7	36.7	22.1	28.8	76.8	55.6	12.7	29.1	16.2	178,445	76,407	30,837	18,234	5,748	3,408	11,976	18,022
16	Clippers	108.2	738	241.7	101.1	41.6	23.4	9.3	5.6	39.4	84.9	46.4	3.4	10.5	32.9	18.9	26.3	71.7	52.4	13.4	28.2	16.8	178,345	74,584	30,721	17,233	6,833	4,167	12,389	17,415
17	Magic	108.3	738	241.7	103.2	43.0	23.5	7.8	4.9	39.1	84.0	46.6	4.5	12.7	35.1	20.6	28.6	72.1	53.5	13.9	29.0	16.1	178,370	76,190	31,716	17,360	5,765	3,588	11,909	16,261
18	Celtics	108.4	738	241.6	104.0	42.9	24.1	8.4	5.2	40.7	85.9	47.3	3.2	9.5	33.7	19.4	25.3	76.7	53.6	13.4	29.5	15.5	178,320	76,717	31,641	17,765	6,230	3,850	11,436	16,943
19	Wizards	108.6	738	241.7	101.5	41.5	23.9	8.0	5.0	40.0	85.4	46.8	3.0	9.2	32.7	18.5	25.2	73.5	52.6	13.1	28.5	15.7	178,370	74,888	30,645	17,624	5,877	3,685	11,613	16,802
20	Nuggets	108.8	738	241.7	102.8	44.1	22.3	8.3	6.1	39.4	87.5	45.1	3.7	11.0	33.2	20.3	27.0	75.3	51.8	14.3	29.9	16.4	178,370	75,890	32,574	16,454	6,121	4,509	12,067	17,897
21	Kings	108.8	738	241.2	99.9	41.4	23.6	7.9	5.3	38.3	83.5	45.8	3.7	10.2	36.0	19.7	26.9	73.3	52.4	13.1	28.2	16.3	178,020	73,720	30,519	17,392	5,818	3,901	12,062	17,692
22	Bucks	109.1	738	241.5	100.2	39.8	22.9	9.3	4.3	38.3	82.4	46.5	3.9	11.4	34.5	19.6	26.2	74.7	53.3	13.1	26.7	16.3	178,245	73,917	29,383	16,920	6,867	3,144	12,048	17,430
23	Hornets	109.1	738	241.5	103.1	40.7	25.3	8.4	4.2	39.5	83.8	47.2	4.1	10.9	37.8	19.9	26.0	76.7	54.2	12.2	28.5	15.3	178,220	76,113	30,032	18,699	6,212	3,079	11,295	16,150
24	76ers	109.5	738	241.8	100.4	41.7	21.7	8.3	5.8	37.7	82.5	45.7	3.8	11.2	33.7	21.2	28.1	75.5	52.9	13.2	28.6	16.2	178,445	74,059	30,800	15,995	6,090	4,297	11,969	15,223
25	Timberwolves	109.9	738	241.8	97.7	39.9	23.5	8.0	5.5	37.4	82.0	45.6	2.6	8.2	31.9	20.3	26.7	76.1	52.1	12.8	27.1	15.6	178,420	72,107	29,429	17,311	5,885	4,072	11,523	17,443

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25.5

Brunson

RPG

13.5

Towns

APG

6.3

Kolek

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.3

22nd

DRTG

110.0

11th

NETRTG

-0.7

18th

3P%

35.2

14th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

2 - 4

Final

76ers

5 - 1

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

Curry

RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

77.0

Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.5

119.9

119.7

118.9

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.8

104.9

105.4

105.9

108.5

NetRtg Rankings

15.1

12.6

11.3

11.0

10.5

9.1

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

0-6

1-5

1-4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

317.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

347

Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

325.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.5

Miller

34.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.69

Dončić

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6-0

6-1

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	2	.600	2.0
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	3.0
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	0	5	.000	5.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.5
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0