average defensive rating nba teams 1988-89 to 1997-98

The Boston Celtics had a defensive rating of 108.5 between the 1988-89 and 1997-98 seasons.

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	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	Celtics	108.5	820	241.6	104.5	43.0	24.3	8.4	5.2	40.9	86.0	47.5	3.0	8.9	33.4	19.7	25.7	76.9	53.7	13.5	29.5	15.6	198,100	85,675	35,262	19,954	6,869	4,268	12,772	18,819
2	Knicks	103.4	820	242.0	101.2	43.3	24.6	8.3	4.8	38.8	82.3	47.1	4.1	11.8	34.9	19.5	26.0	75.1	54.0	13.1	30.1	16.5	198,425	82,986	35,471	20,190	6,817	3,915	13,547	19,608
3	Warriors	109.7	820	241.9	108.1	43.1	24.0	8.9	5.4	41.0	87.0	47.2	3.9	11.6	33.8	22.1	29.5	74.9	54.1	14.1	29.0	17.2	198,375	88,655	35,334	19,649	7,328	4,446	14,118	19,342
4	Pistons	106.4	820	241.6	98.9	42.2	22.1	7.0	4.3	37.9	81.8	46.4	3.9	11.0	34.9	19.2	25.7	74.9	53.2	13.2	29.0	14.8	198,075	81,134	34,605	18,088	5,770	3,505	12,122	18,658
5	Lakers	106.9	820	241.8	105.0	42.4	24.9	8.8	5.8	40.0	84.5	47.3	4.1	12.1	34.0	20.9	28.0	74.8	54.2	13.5	28.9	14.9	198,250	86,116	34,784	20,416	7,256	4,752	12,209	17,443
6	Kings	108.9	820	241.2	100.5	41.6	23.6	7.9	5.3	38.5	84.1	45.8	3.7	10.2	36.1	19.7	26.8	73.6	52.4	13.2	28.4	16.4	197,800	82,371	34,114	19,362	6,442	4,310	13,432	19,569
7	76ers	109.7	820	241.7	101.5	41.8	22.1	8.3	5.7	38.2	83.0	46.0	3.6	10.9	33.5	21.5	28.3	75.8	53.2	13.3	28.6	16.1	198,225	83,233	34,299	18,105	6,779	4,651	13,183	16,944
8	Hawks	107.1	820	241.5	103.0	43.3	22.5	9.3	4.8	39.0	84.5	46.2	4.2	12.5	33.8	20.8	27.3	76.1	53.4	14.8	28.5	15.3	198,050	84,463	35,496	18,429	7,640	3,897	12,548	17,502
9	Wizards	108.6	820	241.7	102.2	41.8	24.0	8.0	4.9	40.3	86.1	46.8	2.8	8.5	32.3	18.8	25.5	73.9	52.5	13.3	28.5	15.7	198,225	83,767	34,253	19,672	6,571	4,010	12,904	18,856
10	Bulls	104.4	820	241.4	104.6	43.3	25.9	9.2	4.7	41.2	85.0	48.5	3.7	10.1	36.3	18.4	24.7	74.8	54.5	14.2	29.0	14.7	197,950	85,735	35,469	21,208	7,507	3,828	12,014	17,836
11	Spurs	105.2	820	241.4	102.1	43.9	23.9	8.3	6.2	39.3	82.7	47.6	3.0	8.7	34.0	20.5	28.0	73.4	53.8	13.4	30.5	16.2	197,925	83,754	35,994	19,595	6,765	5,111	13,291	18,394
12	Nuggets	108.6	820	241.8	104.3	44.3	22.8	8.5	6.0	40.1	88.6	45.3	3.6	10.7	33.3	20.5	27.1	75.6	51.9	14.3	29.9	16.2	198,250	85,565	36,293	18,736	6,932	4,945	13,292	19,985
13	Pacers	107.9	820	241.8	103.9	42.0	24.7	7.7	4.7	39.0	80.8	48.2	3.8	10.3	36.4	22.1	28.7	77.0	55.6	12.7	29.2	16.5	198,300	85,174	34,399	20,246	6,311	3,826	13,523	20,127
14	Nets	107.6	820	241.7	100.7	45.8	21.7	8.6	6.3	38.5	87.1	44.2	3.1	9.6	32.5	20.5	27.5	74.7	50.8	16.3	29.4	16.2	198,175	82,558	37,517	17,806	7,045	5,143	13,320	18,797
15	Rockets	105.4	820	241.7	103.5	43.3	24.7	8.8	5.7	39.4	83.3	47.2	5.3	15.1	34.9	19.5	26.0	74.9	54.6	12.7	30.6	16.7	198,175	84,833	35,494	20,230	7,186	4,691	13,725	17,678
16	SuperSonics	105.7	820	241.7	106.3	41.8	24.3	10.6	4.9	40.4	84.2	48.0	4.4	12.1	36.2	21.1	28.0	75.2	55.1	14.1	27.7	16.0	198,175	87,164	34,249	19,925	8,705	3,980	13,107	19,550
17	Bucks	108.8	820	241.5	101.0	40.0	23.2	9.4	4.2	38.6	82.9	46.6	3.8	10.9	34.3	20.0	26.5	75.5	53.4	13.2	26.8	16.3	198,000	82,849	32,788	18,991	7,688	3,467	13,353	19,383
18	Suns	106.8	820	241.7	109.9	43.7	26.3	8.5	5.3	41.6	85.8	48.5	4.0	11.5	35.3	22.5	29.4	76.6	55.6	13.0	30.6	15.3	198,175	90,088	35,793	21,538	6,948	4,343	12,553	17,945
19	Clippers	108.5	820	241.7	101.6	41.8	23.7	9.3	5.7	39.7	85.4	46.5	3.2	9.7	32.6	19.0	26.4	71.8	52.3	13.5	28.3	17.1	198,200	83,296	34,261	19,441	7,648	4,697	14,055	19,352
20	Cavaliers	105.1	820	242.0	99.2	40.6	24.8	8.3	5.6	37.8	80.3	47.0	4.0	10.7	37.4	19.7	25.8	76.4	54.2	12.2	28.4	14.7	198,400	81,379	33,273	20,362	6,788	4,554	12,034	16,967
21	Trail Blazers	104.7	820	242.0	106.6	45.7	24.1	8.6	5.1	40.5	87.2	46.4	4.1	11.9	34.8	21.5	29.4	73.0	53.2	15.1	30.5	16.1	198,450	87,439	37,465	19,737	7,055	4,189	13,182	19,421
22	Jazz	105.0	820	241.4	104.5	41.9	26.5	8.6	5.3	39.2	79.6	49.3	2.7	7.7	35.3	23.4	30.4	77.0	56.2	11.9	30.0	15.8	197,975	85,678	34,358	21,745	7,082	4,321	12,994	19,453
23	Mavericks	109.9	820	241.7	98.5	42.8	21.3	7.7	4.6	38.0	85.4	44.4	4.1	12.1	33.6	18.6	25.0	74.5	51.1	14.3	28.5	15.6	198,225	80,808	35,127	17,458	6,297	3,781	12,823	18,576
24	Heat	107.0	820	241.6	99.9	42.7	22.1	8.2	4.7	38.0	83.0	45.8	4.2	12.0	35.4	19.7	26.7	73.7	52.7	13.9	28.7	17.1	198,150	81,955	34,986	18,136	6,709	3,885	14,032	20,240
25	Hornets	109.4	820	241.5	103.3	40.7	25.6	8.4	4.1	39.8	84.5	47.1	3.9	10.4	37.4	19.9	25.9	76.7	53.9	12.3	28.4	15.4	198,000	84,679	33,370	21,022	6,917	3,343	12,613	18,218

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0