Alonzo Mourning had the best defensive rating in 1996-97, with a 95.3 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1996-97

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	95.3	1996-97	MIA	66	35.2	19.8	9.9	1.6	0.8	2.9	7.2	13.4	53.4	0.0	0.1	11.1	5.5	8.6	64.2	57.8	2.9	7.1	3.4	2,320	1,310	656	104	56	189	226	272	+465
2	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	95.5	1996-97	NYK	78	37.0	22.4	10.7	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.4	17.2	48.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.6	7.5	75.4	54.8	2.2	8.4	3.4	2,887	1,751	834	156	69	189	269	250	+315
3	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	96.7	1996-97	ATL	80	37.2	13.3	11.6	1.4	0.6	3.3	4.8	9.0	52.7	0.0	0.0		3.8	5.4	70.5	58.4	3.4	8.3	2.3	2,973	1,066	929	110	49	264	186	249	+432
4	P.J. Brown	98.0	1996-97	MIA	80	32.4	9.5	8.4	1.2	1.1	1.2	3.8	8.2	45.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.8	73.2	50.5	3.0	5.4	1.4	2,592	761	670	92	85	98	113	283	+346
5	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	98.5	1996-97	NYK	80	35.9	10.8	9.8	2.8	1.4	0.3	4.2	8.7	48.8	0.1	0.2	26.3	2.3	2.8	80.8	54.5	3.1	6.7	2.1	2,873	864	781	221	111	21	171	305	+105
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	99.0	1996-97	HOU	78	36.6	23.2	9.2	3.0	1.5	2.2	9.3	18.3	51.0	0.1	0.2	31.3	4.5	5.7	78.7	55.8	2.2	7.0	3.6	2,852	1,810	716	236	117	173	281	249	+382
7	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	99.0	1996-97	SEA	81	34.0	18.7	10.0	1.9	1.5	1.0	6.5	12.7	51.0	0.1	0.4	36.4	5.6	7.5	74.2	58.3	3.4	6.6	3.5	2,750	1,516	807	156	125	81	280	320	+462
8	Grant Hill G. Hill	99.7	1996-97	DET	80	39.3	21.4	9.0	7.3	1.8	0.6	7.8	15.7	49.6	0.1	0.4	30.3	5.6	7.9	71.1	55.6	1.5	7.5	3.2	3,147	1,710	721	583	144	48	259	186	+413
9	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	100.0	1996-97	HOU	53	37.9	19.2	13.5	4.7	1.3	0.5	6.3	13.1	48.4	1.1	3.9	28.3	5.4	7.8	69.4	58.1	4.0	9.5	2.8	2,009	1,016	716	248	69	25	151	153	+312
10	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	100.1	1996-97	ATL	78	39.2	17.4	5.3	5.9	2.7	0.3	6.4	14.9	43.2	2.8	7.7	36.6	1.7	2.2	75.3	54.8	1.5	3.8	2.4	3,056	1,354	413	463	212	20	185	141	+585
11	Tyrone Hill T. Hill	100.5	1996-97	CLE	74	34.9	12.9	9.9	1.2	0.9	0.4	4.8	8.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.1	63.3	62.6	3.5	6.4	2.0	2,582	955	736	92	63	30	147	268	+243
12	Chris Webber C. Webber	100.5	1996-97	WAS	72	39.0	20.1	10.3	4.6	1.7	1.9	8.4	16.2	51.8	0.8	2.1	39.7	2.5	4.3	56.5	55.4	3.3	7.0	3.2	2,806	1,445	743	331	122	137	230	258	+158
13	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	100.9	1996-97	ATL	82	38.3	18.1	8.8	2.7	1.2	0.8	6.7	13.8	48.6	0.4	1.1	35.2	4.4	5.4	81.6	56.2	2.6	6.2	2.7	3,140	1,486	720	223	102	64	218	277	+582
14	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	101.2	1996-97	CHI	82	37.7	20.2	6.5	5.7	1.9	0.5	7.9	16.7	47.4	1.9	5.2	36.8	2.5	3.5	70.1	55.4	2.0	4.5	2.6	3,095	1,656	531	467	154	45	214	213	+807
15	Karl Malone K. Malone	101.2	1996-97	UTA	82	36.6	27.4	9.9	4.5	1.4	0.6	10.5	19.2	55.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	6.4	8.4	75.5	60.0	2.4	7.5	2.8	2,998	2,249	809	368	113	48	233	217	+768
16	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	101.8	1996-97	CLE	78	36.8	19.5	3.9	6.3	1.8	0.4	7.4	16.8	43.8	1.3	3.5	37.3	3.4	3.8	90.2	52.6	0.6	3.2	2.3	2,868	1,519	301	490	138	30	178	177	+128
17	John Starks J. Starks	101.8	1996-97	NYK	77	26.5	13.8	2.7	2.8	1.2	0.1	4.8	11.1	43.1	1.9	5.3	36.9	2.2	2.9	76.9	55.5	0.5	2.2	2.1	2,042	1,061	205	217	90	11	158	196	+209
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	101.8	1996-97	CHI	82	37.9	29.6	5.9	4.3	1.7	0.5	11.2	23.1	48.6	1.4	3.6	37.4	5.9	7.0	83.3	56.7	1.4	4.5	2.0	3,106	2,431	482	352	140	44	166	156	+818
19	Bob Sura B. Sura	101.9	1996-97	CLE	82	27.7	9.2	3.8	4.8	1.1	0.4	3.1	7.2	43.1	0.6	2.0	32.3	2.4	3.9	61.4	51.9	0.9	2.8	2.2	2,269	755	308	390	90	33	181	218	+11
20	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	102.0	1996-97	MIA	81	38.7	20.3	3.4	8.6	1.9	0.1	7.1	17.1	41.5	2.5	7.3	34.4	3.6	4.5	79.9	53.2	0.6	2.8	2.8	3,136	1,644	277	695	151	9	230	165	+535
21	Bobby Phills B. Phills	102.4	1996-97	CLE	69	34.4	12.6	3.6	3.4	1.6	0.3	4.8	11.1	42.8	1.2	3.1	39.4	1.8	2.5	71.8	51.4	0.9	2.6	2.0	2,375	866	245	233	113	21	135	174	+111
22	Dale Davis D. Davis	102.5	1996-97	IND	80	32.4	10.4	9.7	0.7	0.8	1.0	4.6	8.6	53.8	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.7	42.8	53.2	3.8	5.9	1.4	2,589	832	772	59	60	77	108	233	+12
23	Chris Childs C. Childs	102.6	1996-97	NYK	65	31.9	9.3	2.9	6.1	1.2	0.2	3.2	7.8	41.4	1.1	2.8	38.7	1.7	2.3	75.8	52.6	0.3	2.6	2.8	2,076	605	191	398	78	11	180	213	+163
24	Chris Mills C. Mills	102.9	1996-97	CLE	80	39.6	13.4	6.2	2.5	1.1	0.5	5.1	11.2	45.3	1.1	2.8	39.1	2.2	2.6	84.2	54.4	1.5	4.7	1.5	3,167	1,072	497	198	86	41	120	222	+219
25	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	103.0	1996-97	HOU	62	36.6	18.0	6.0	5.7	1.9	0.6	6.4	14.5	44.2	1.9	5.4	35.5	3.2	4.3	75.0	54.8	1.9	4.1	2.5	2,271	1,114	373	354	119	36	156	151	+365

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RPG

9.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

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DRTG

113.1

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NETRTG

2.8

11th

3P%

35.8

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	34	.534	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/27	MIA	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 3/29	MIA	@	IND	5:00 PM
Mon 3/30	PHI	@	MIA	7:00 PM
Wed 4/1	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Sat 4/4	WAS	@	MIA	3:00 PM

Last Game

Heat

39 - 34

120

Final

103

Cavaliers

45 - 28

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

118.7

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-57

17-56

17-55

19-55

21-52

23-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

3,149.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

3,744

Dončić

3,334.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-27

44-28-1

43-30

43-31

41-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

30-42

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	34	.534	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.5
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	37.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	38.5