lowest defensive rating by an nba team from 2001-08

Between the 2000-01 and 2007-08 seasons, the San Antonio Spurs had the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 98.9 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	Spurs	98.9	656	241.4	95.7	42.5	21.0	7.2	6.0	35.7	77.6	46.0	6.0	16.2	37.2	18.4	25.3	72.4	53.9	10.9	31.6	14.1	158,390	62,799	27,876	13,753	4,747	3,943	9,247	13,021
2	Pistons	101.4	656	241.8	94.4	41.7	21.5	7.3	6.1	35.0	78.9	44.4	5.6	15.6	36.0	18.7	24.9	75.1	52.5	11.8	29.8	13.5	158,615	61,910	27,346	14,073	4,798	3,981	8,863	13,573
3	Rockets	102.7	656	242.3	94.0	42.8	19.7	7.0	4.9	34.8	78.8	44.2	6.5	18.4	35.2	17.9	23.7	75.8	52.7	11.3	31.5	14.7	158,940	61,661	28,064	12,954	4,610	3,194	9,624	13,486
4	Nets	102.8	656	241.5	94.1	41.2	22.9	7.7	4.3	34.8	79.1	44.0	5.3	15.5	34.4	19.1	25.5	74.9	52.1	11.0	30.2	14.5	158,415	61,707	27,037	15,032	5,019	2,842	9,542	14,822
5	Pacers	103.1	656	242.0	95.5	42.3	21.3	7.7	5.2	34.8	79.2	44.0	6.0	17.2	35.0	19.8	25.9	76.6	52.7	11.4	30.9	15.1	158,765	62,654	27,768	13,995	5,078	3,402	9,883	14,866
6	Heat	103.2	656	242.1	92.4	41.1	20.1	7.0	4.7	34.7	77.6	44.7	5.5	15.8	34.9	17.5	24.2	72.2	52.3	10.5	30.6	14.3	158,815	60,625	26,992	13,167	4,567	3,102	9,359	14,344
7	76ers	103.6	656	241.9	95.1	42.0	20.5	8.5	4.5	35.5	79.5	44.7	3.9	11.5	33.4	20.2	26.6	75.9	52.1	12.0	29.9	15.1	158,690	62,363	27,539	13,446	5,602	2,928	9,930	13,704
8	Celtics	103.7	656	241.7	96.8	40.7	20.8	8.5	4.4	35.1	78.8	44.5	6.9	19.4	35.6	19.8	26.1	75.7	53.6	10.6	30.1	15.4	158,565	63,509	26,682	13,677	5,582	2,868	10,130	15,191
9	Bulls	104.3	656	242.0	93.8	42.3	21.9	7.5	4.9	35.4	81.1	43.6	5.2	14.5	36.0	17.8	24.1	73.6	51.1	11.9	30.4	15.8	158,740	61,503	27,771	14,392	4,930	3,185	10,355	15,433
10	Kings	104.5	656	242.0	102.2	42.3	23.0	8.5	4.3	37.9	82.7	45.9	6.2	16.7	36.9	20.1	26.0	77.5	54.3	11.1	31.1	14.4	158,765	67,018	27,719	15,058	5,584	2,803	9,461	13,396
11	Suns	104.7	656	241.8	102.2	42.1	23.6	7.7	5.2	39.0	83.8	46.5	7.0	18.8	37.3	17.3	22.5	76.8	54.6	11.0	31.1	14.5	158,590	67,072	27,590	15,464	5,048	3,394	9,498	13,850
12	Mavericks	104.8	656	241.4	102.0	42.7	21.0	7.4	5.4	37.8	82.1	46.0	6.4	17.3	37.0	20.0	24.9	80.1	54.8	11.7	31.0	12.9	158,365	66,908	27,998	13,786	4,871	3,529	8,473	14,372
13	Nuggets	104.9	656	241.4	98.2	42.7	23.1	8.4	5.9	36.8	82.6	44.6	4.9	14.6	33.5	19.7	26.4	74.5	52.1	12.4	30.3	15.4	158,365	64,451	28,003	15,141	5,500	3,880	10,128	14,781
14	Hornets	105.1	492	242.2	93.9	42.0	20.5	7.5	4.1	35.3	80.8	43.7	5.6	15.9	35.0	17.7	23.4	75.8	51.5	12.4	29.6	14.1	119,155	46,194	20,646	10,088	3,684	2,029	6,913	10,304
15	Timberwolves	105.4	656	241.7	96.2	42.1	23.1	6.8	5.1	37.4	81.4	45.9	4.4	12.3	35.5	17.0	21.9	77.7	52.8	11.3	30.8	13.9	158,540	63,098	27,631	15,148	4,487	3,327	9,134	14,380
16	Cavaliers	105.4	656	242.1	94.9	43.4	21.2	7.4	5.5	35.7	80.9	44.1	4.6	13.2	34.4	18.9	25.5	74.1	51.5	12.8	30.5	15.0	158,790	62,240	28,465	13,878	4,860	3,597	9,863	14,339
17	Jazz	105.4	656	241.4	96.2	41.4	23.9	7.7	5.3	35.6	77.1	46.1	3.7	10.6	34.5	21.4	28.6	74.8	53.6	12.6	28.8	15.9	158,340	63,093	27,140	15,670	5,060	3,507	10,447	16,269
18	Lakers	105.5	656	242.2	101.3	43.4	22.7	7.5	5.1	37.5	82.0	45.8	6.5	18.4	35.4	19.8	27.1	73.0	54.0	12.1	31.2	14.2	158,915	66,464	28,463	14,886	4,900	3,370	9,296	14,569
19	Bobcats	105.7	492	242.5	95.2	41.6	21.9	8.3	5.0	35.6	81.3	43.9	4.9	13.9	35.4	19.0	26.0	72.9	51.3	12.1	29.5	14.5	119,305	46,815	20,481	10,754	4,087	2,476	7,120	11,116
20	Magic	105.9	656	241.8	98.0	41.6	20.1	7.4	4.6	36.3	80.3	45.2	5.9	16.1	36.5	19.5	26.5	73.6	53.3	11.6	30.0	14.9	158,590	64,303	27,263	13,176	4,832	3,025	9,791	14,840
21	Raptors	106.1	656	242.1	95.7	40.7	21.3	7.3	4.6	36.0	81.2	44.3	6.2	16.7	36.8	17.6	23.0	76.5	52.4	11.2	29.5	13.4	158,840	62,797	26,688	13,978	4,801	3,013	8,820	14,134
22	Clippers	106.3	656	242.0	94.9	42.3	20.8	6.8	5.6	35.3	78.9	44.7	4.1	12.1	33.8	20.3	26.5	76.4	52.4	11.7	30.6	15.3	158,765	62,245	27,743	13,660	4,454	3,685	10,036	14,293
23	Grizzlies	106.3	656	241.9	95.5	40.6	21.4	7.7	5.5	35.6	79.4	44.8	5.8	16.5	35.2	18.5	25.1	73.7	52.8	11.1	29.4	15.3	158,715	62,626	26,622	14,047	5,044	3,623	10,048	13,971
24	Trail Blazers	106.4	656	242.0	93.7	40.8	21.3	7.4	5.0	35.7	78.8	45.3	5.1	14.5	35.2	17.2	23.2	74.4	52.6	11.8	29.0	14.8	158,765	61,435	26,780	13,975	4,834	3,265	9,695	13,650
25	Knicks	106.8	656	242.6	94.4	41.4	19.7	6.9	3.5	35.2	79.1	44.5	5.5	15.4	35.6	18.6	24.4	76.0	52.6	11.4	29.9	15.3	159,140	61,952	27,128	12,930	4,538	2,284	10,064	15,240

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.3

Wembanyama

RPG

10.8

Wembanyama

APG

7.8

Fox

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.2

10th

DRTG

108.6

9th

NETRTG

6.7

9th

3P%

35.3

12th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	UTA	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	DAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 11/6	SAS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sat 11/7	SAS	@	POR	10:00 PM

Last Game

Kings

0 - 4

103

Final

130

Spurs

2 - 2

Tue 27 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

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.8

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.4

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

81.7

Reaves

78.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

126.7

121.1

119.4

118.0

117.8

DRtg Rankings

98.2

101.4

101.7

103.5

106.3

107.2

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

16.4

14.4

10.6

9.8

Tank Leaderboard

0-3

0-4

1-4

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

228.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

241.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

37.6

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.58

Dončić

1.57

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Wembanyama

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

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	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
13	Knicks	1	3	.250	2.5
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	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	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Between the 2000-01 and 2007-08 seasons, the San Antonio Spurs had the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 98.9 rating.

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10.8

7.8

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

36.0

33.3

29.8

16.5

14.3

14.0

10.4

9.5

8.8

3.7

3.4

3.3

4.3

3.0

2.8

5.3

4.5

4.3

91.1

81.7

78.8

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

247.7

240.6

228.7

259.5

246

241.8

40.5

37.7

35.5

38.7

38.0

37.6

1.71

1.58

1.57

1.70

1.65

1.64

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NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule