highest defensive rating team from 1997-98 to 2015-16

Between the 1997-98 and 2015-16 seasons, the Toronto Raptors had the worst defensive rating by a team, with a 107.2 rating.

	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	Raptors	107.2	1,510	242.1	97.4	41.2	21.4	7.4	5.0	36.4	81.5	44.7	6.3	17.4	36.1	18.3	23.8	76.9	53.0	11.3	29.8	13.9	365,500	147,093	62,186	32,262	11,100	7,527	20,945	32,904
2	Warriors	107.1	1,510	241.6	101.4	43.8	22.5	8.2	5.2	38.2	85.3	44.7	7.1	19.4	36.3	18.1	24.3	74.3	52.8	12.7	31.1	15.0	364,750	153,180	66,066	34,016	12,392	7,855	22,714	33,652
3	Clippers	107.1	1,510	241.6	97.2	41.8	21.3	7.4	5.5	36.3	80.4	45.1	5.8	16.8	34.8	18.8	25.4	73.9	53.1	11.4	30.4	15.0	364,825	146,809	63,126	32,101	11,162	8,263	22,616	32,505
4	Timberwolves	107.0	1,510	241.7	98.0	42.4	22.8	7.3	4.8	37.4	82.8	45.2	4.9	14.3	34.6	18.2	23.7	77.0	52.6	11.8	30.6	14.4	364,975	147,969	64,095	34,365	11,053	7,199	21,767	32,161
5	Bucks	107.0	1,510	242.0	97.7	41.3	21.9	7.7	4.5	36.9	81.9	45.1	6.0	16.6	36.0	17.8	23.5	75.9	52.9	11.6	29.7	14.5	365,475	147,508	62,427	33,037	11,588	6,843	21,830	33,089
6	Wizards	106.9	1,510	241.7	97.0	41.9	20.7	7.8	4.7	36.5	81.9	44.6	5.4	15.6	34.9	18.5	24.9	74.4	52.2	12.0	29.9	14.7	365,025	146,409	63,228	31,309	11,749	7,099	22,227	32,719
7	Pelicans	106.8	1,132	241.8	95.8	41.6	20.9	7.4	4.6	36.2	81.0	44.7	6.1	17.0	35.7	17.2	22.5	76.6	52.7	11.4	30.2	13.8	273,705	108,432	47,100	23,674	8,367	5,157	15,649	23,391
8	Kings	106.8	1,510	242.0	101.3	42.7	22.0	8.1	4.4	37.9	83.6	45.3	6.2	17.4	35.3	19.3	25.6	75.6	53.4	11.7	31.0	15.1	365,375	152,898	64,439	33,151	12,254	6,617	22,774	31,718
9	Knicks	106.6	1,510	242.1	96.3	41.3	20.2	7.2	3.9	35.9	80.5	44.6	6.8	18.9	35.7	17.8	23.1	76.8	53.1	11.0	30.3	14.7	365,550	145,408	62,346	30,511	10,870	5,942	22,173	33,603
10	Nuggets	106.5	1,510	241.5	100.3	42.9	22.5	8.1	5.6	37.2	82.7	45.0	6.0	17.4	34.3	20.0	26.7	74.6	53.1	12.1	30.8	15.2	364,600	151,445	64,737	33,987	12,259	8,511	22,951	33,736
11	Thunder	106.5	1,510	241.8	100.6	42.5	21.3	7.9	5.1	37.4	81.7	45.8	6.6	18.4	36.0	19.1	24.8	77.2	54.3	11.8	30.6	14.8	365,075	151,886	64,164	32,161	11,858	7,666	22,421	32,572
12	Grizzlies	106.4	1,510	242.0	96.0	41.1	20.9	8.0	5.0	36.3	80.4	45.2	5.1	14.6	34.8	18.4	24.6	74.7	52.7	11.6	29.5	15.1	365,450	144,991	62,123	31,599	12,106	7,595	22,734	31,815
13	Hawks	106.0	1,510	241.9	96.3	41.6	21.2	7.6	4.9	36.1	80.3	45.0	6.0	16.9	35.4	18.1	23.8	75.8	53.0	11.3	30.3	15.0	365,275	145,421	62,864	32,045	11,526	7,456	22,647	31,307
14	Nets	105.9	1,510	241.8	95.4	41.2	21.5	7.7	4.4	35.5	80.5	44.1	5.9	17.1	34.6	18.6	24.6	75.6	52.3	11.4	29.7	14.4	365,100	144,117	62,141	32,465	11,597	6,624	21,737	32,674
15	Trail Blazers	105.9	1,510	242.0	96.8	42.0	21.5	7.2	4.9	36.4	80.4	45.3	6.3	17.7	35.6	17.8	23.3	76.2	53.4	11.8	30.1	14.4	365,375	146,210	63,402	32,400	10,803	7,339	21,809	31,092
16	Suns	105.9	1,510	241.6	102.2	42.2	23.2	7.8	5.0	38.7	83.5	46.4	7.2	19.6	36.8	17.6	23.1	76.1	54.6	11.2	31.0	14.9	364,875	154,346	63,783	34,961	11,715	7,523	22,562	32,001
17	Mavericks	105.8	1,510	241.9	101.0	42.2	21.6	7.5	5.1	37.8	82.7	45.8	6.9	19.0	36.5	18.4	23.2	79.2	54.4	11.0	31.2	13.3	365,225	152,454	63,717	32,582	11,373	7,757	20,008	31,387
18	Lakers	105.7	1,510	241.9	101.4	43.7	22.4	7.5	5.2	37.7	82.5	45.6	6.6	18.9	35.0	19.4	26.6	73.2	53.8	12.0	31.8	14.2	365,225	153,061	66,022	33,852	11,316	7,918	21,399	31,951
19	Jazz	105.7	1,510	241.8	97.6	41.6	23.4	7.8	5.4	36.3	78.5	46.2	4.6	13.2	35.1	20.4	27.1	75.3	54.0	12.0	29.7	15.4	365,050	147,361	62,884	35,265	11,817	8,079	23,197	35,058
20	Hornets	105.5	1,346	242.2	95.2	41.4	21.6	7.6	5.2	35.4	80.3	44.1	5.4	15.7	34.8	19.0	25.5	74.4	52.0	11.0	30.4	14.3	325,990	128,136	55,784	29,078	10,270	6,938	19,255	27,916
21	Cavaliers	105.5	1,510	241.8	96.4	42.5	21.5	7.5	4.9	36.0	80.7	44.6	5.9	16.5	35.6	18.6	25.0	74.3	52.6	11.9	30.6	14.9	365,100	145,639	64,240	32,439	11,388	7,340	22,458	32,477
22	Magic	105.0	1,510	241.6	97.5	42.3	20.6	7.5	4.7	36.5	80.8	45.1	6.6	18.5	36.0	18.0	24.6	72.9	53.2	11.4	30.9	15.0	364,875	147,279	63,831	31,033	11,279	7,139	22,605	32,144
23	Rockets	104.8	1,510	242.1	98.7	42.9	21.0	7.6	4.8	36.2	80.6	44.9	7.7	21.7	35.5	18.7	24.8	75.3	53.9	11.4	31.5	15.2	365,575	149,027	64,722	31,694	11,401	7,206	22,914	30,946
24	Pistons	104.7	1,510	241.9	95.7	41.9	20.8	7.4	5.0	35.8	80.4	44.6	5.7	16.4	35.1	18.3	24.8	73.6	52.4	12.1	29.8	13.9	365,275	144,518	63,290	31,449	11,186	7,584	20,955	31,389
25	76ers	104.7	1,510	241.8	95.3	42.1	21.0	8.6	4.8	36.0	81.1	44.4	4.8	14.4	33.3	18.5	24.9	74.1	51.7	11.9	30.1	15.1	365,050	143,893	63,533	31,716	12,979	7,320	22,792	31,656

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More Raptors Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Ingram

RPG

7.5

Barnes

APG

5.9

Quickley

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

15th

DRTG

113.0

5th

NETRTG

2.9

11th

3P%

35.4

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	TOR	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TOR	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Last Game

Raptors

3 - 4

102

Final

114

Cavaliers

4 - 3

Sun 3 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