defensive rating leaders 1990-91 to 1996-97

Between the 1990-91 and 1996-97 seasons, Patrick Ewing had the lowest defensive rating, with a 97.0 rating.

Interpreted as:

defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders 1990-91 to 1996-97

	NAME	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	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	97.0	556	37.4	24.0	11.1	2.3	1.0	2.5	9.4	18.8	49.9	0.0	0.2	19.8	5.2	7.0	74.7	54.9	2.4	8.8	3.2	20,819	13,370	6,198	1,258	537	1,413	1,771	1,894	+315
2	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	97.2	142	24.6	14.0	8.0	1.9	0.9	1.1	5.1	9.7	52.3	0.6	1.7	37.3	3.2	4.2	76.7	60.5	1.8	6.2	2.1	3,497	1,986	1,135	276	127	162	305	414	+361
3	David Robinson D. Robinson	97.4	481	38.2	25.7	11.7	3.2	1.7	3.5	9.1	17.4	52.5	0.0	0.2	26.7	7.4	9.9	74.8	59.1	3.4	8.3	2.9	18,351	12,373	5,631	1,562	802	1,693	1,377	1,451	+21
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	97.7	510	38.7	25.0	11.6	3.2	1.7	3.5	10.0	19.4	51.7	0.0	0.2	24.4	5.0	6.6	75.5	56.2	2.9	8.7	3.3	19,719	12,772	5,913	1,614	889	1,786	1,659	1,819	+382
5	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	99.8	473	36.0	7.0	16.3	2.1	0.7	0.6	2.9	5.8	49.8	0.1	0.6	23.9	1.1	1.9	58.2	52.9	5.6	10.7	1.7	17,050	3,318	7,713	989	332	271	822	1,486	+573
6	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	100.3	544	32.1	17.7	10.4	2.0	1.3	1.6	6.4	12.2	52.3	0.0	0.1	29.3	4.9	6.7	73.0	58.4	3.7	6.7	3.1	17,489	9,623	5,632	1,070	728	889	1,688	2,175	+462
7	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	100.3	505	32.5	9.6	9.9	2.3	1.1	0.2	3.6	7.4	49.4	0.0	0.1	22.7	2.3	3.0	78.3	55.5	3.5	6.4	2.0	16,425	4,867	4,979	1,165	553	107	1,033	1,807	+105
8	Kurt Thomas K. Thomas	100.4	92	22.1	8.5	5.9	0.6	0.6	0.5	3.4	7.1	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.4	68.3	51.9	1.7	4.3	1.3	2,029	779	546	55	59	45	123	338	-15
9	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	100.6	471	36.9	13.0	12.2	1.6	0.6	3.7	4.7	8.9	52.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	5.5	65.9	57.2	3.8	8.4	2.6	17,384	6,120	5,740	761	272	1,750	1,202	1,610	+432
10	Erick Dampier E. Dampier	100.7	72	14.6	5.1	4.1	0.6	0.3	1.0	1.8	4.7	39.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.5	2.3	63.7	45.1	1.3	2.8	1.2	1,052	370	294	43	19	73	84	153	-75
11	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	100.7	555	37.8	20.0	7.5	6.0	2.3	0.9	7.9	16.3	48.6	1.0	2.8	34.0	3.3	4.7	70.0	54.7	2.2	5.3	3.0	20,994	11,122	4,141	3,321	1,251	508	1,655	1,607	+807
12	Greg Ostertag G. Ostertag	100.8	134	18.5	5.7	5.5	0.2	0.2	1.6	2.2	4.4	50.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.9	67.6	54.5	1.8	3.8	0.7	2,479	767	740	32	29	215	99	324	+562
13	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	101.1	468	23.7	5.6	3.7	4.8	2.0	0.4	2.2	5.0	43.7	0.5	1.5	35.2	0.7	1.1	64.6	51.0	0.9	2.8	1.6	11,079	2,619	1,722	2,259	940	181	732	1,366	+219
14	Ervin Johnson E. Johnson	101.1	272	19.5	4.9	6.4	0.5	0.5	1.6	2.0	4.1	49.4	0.0	0.0	16.7	0.9	1.4	63.7	52.4	1.9	4.6	1.1	5,305	1,344	1,753	142	132	445	294	741	-314
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	101.4	421	38.2	30.7	6.3	5.1	2.3	0.8	11.7	23.3	50.3	0.9	2.4	37.1	6.4	7.6	83.6	57.5	1.5	4.8	2.4	16,067	12,904	2,667	2,164	976	318	1,007	1,016	+818
16	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	101.5	351	35.9	21.4	10.1	1.5	0.7	3.0	7.4	14.3	51.9	0.1	0.2	26.9	6.5	8.9	72.7	58.6	3.0	7.2	3.3	12,594	7,502	3,559	536	229	1,062	1,164	1,285	+465
17	Theo Ratliff T. Ratliff	101.8	151	17.2	5.2	3.7	0.2	0.3	1.5	2.0	3.8	54.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.6	70.3	58.1	1.5	2.2	0.7	2,597	780	553	26	45	227	112	325	+128
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	101.8	573	38.4	27.0	10.9	3.7	1.4	0.9	9.9	18.8	53.0	0.1	0.3	26.0	7.0	9.5	74.5	58.9	2.5	8.3	2.9	22,021	15,476	6,219	2,145	826	530	1,634	1,754	+768
19	Travis Knight T. Knight	102.0	71	16.3	4.8	4.5	0.5	0.4	0.8	2.0	3.9	50.9	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.4	62.0	53.6	1.8	2.7	0.7	1,156	342	319	39	31	58	49	170	+120
20	Chris Dudley C. Dudley	102.0	463	23.7	5.0	8.3	0.5	0.5	1.6	2.0	4.9	40.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	49.4	43.1	3.4	5.0	1.0	10,955	2,321	3,864	228	221	760	455	1,489	-53
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	102.0	346	37.9	27.0	12.5	2.5	0.8	2.8	10.9	18.8	57.7	0.0	0.0	6.7	5.3	9.9	53.7	58.4	4.1	8.4	3.0	13,105	9,355	4,331	875	289	971	1,034	1,233	+268
22	Jim McIlvaine J. McIlvaine	102.2	217	14.8	2.7	3.1	0.2	0.3	1.8	1.0	2.3	45.9	0.0	0.0	14.3	0.6	1.2	54.9	49.1	1.1	2.0	0.5	3,206	592	665	44	70	390	117	513	+253
23	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	102.8	502	24.8	9.4	5.6	1.9	1.3	0.7	3.8	8.5	44.5	0.1	0.3	24.7	1.8	2.6	68.4	48.8	2.0	3.6	1.3	12,436	4,743	2,833	951	628	366	660	1,496	+156
24	Dean Garrett D. Garrett	102.9	68	24.5	8.0	7.3	0.6	0.6	1.4	3.3	5.7	57.3	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.0	69.6	60.3	2.2	5.1	0.5	1,665	542	495	38	40	95	34	158	+34
25	Charles Smith C. Smith	103.0	415	27.7	12.8	5.4	1.4	0.7	1.4	4.7	10.3	45.9	0.0	0.2	21.8	3.3	4.2	77.8	52.6	2.0	3.4	1.8	11,485	5,307	2,257	581	308	581	728	1,378	-40

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27.4

Brunson

RPG

10.0

Towns

APG

6.6

Towns

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

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

Last Game

Knicks

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Final

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.2

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Holmgren

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

116.5

114.1

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.0

107.4

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

13.1

3.6

3.0

0.8

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

510.3

Cunningham

447.2

Wembanyama

443

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

551.3

Cunningham

458

Towns

451.3

James

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.1

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.30

Sasser

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.20

Sasser

2.00

Lanier

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Best Record ATS

50-34

54-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

39-54

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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