nba 2017-18 highest team defensive rating

The Phoenix Suns had the highest defensive rating by a team in 2017-18, with a 112.9 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Suns	112.9	2017-18	82	240.3	103.9	44.1	21.3	6.9	4.5	38.5	87.1	44.2	9.3	27.9	33.4	17.7	23.9	74.1	53.2	10.3	33.9	15.7	19,705	8,522	3,618	1,743	569	370	1,289	1,807
2	Cavaliers	111.9	2017-18	82	240.6	110.9	42.1	23.4	7.1	3.8	40.4	84.8	47.6	12.0	32.1	37.2	18.1	23.3	77.9	58.4	8.5	33.7	13.7	19,730	9,091	3,455	1,916	582	312	1,126	1,524
3	Kings	111.1	2017-18	82	240.9	98.8	40.9	21.6	7.8	4.1	38.8	86.1	45.0	9.0	24.0	37.5	12.3	16.7	73.5	52.9	9.5	31.4	13.7	19,755	8,104	3,354	1,768	643	340	1,125	1,639
4	Timberwolves	111.1	2017-18	82	241.5	109.5	42.0	22.7	8.4	4.2	41.0	86.1	47.6	8.0	22.5	35.7	19.4	24.1	80.4	56.6	10.3	31.6	12.5	19,805	8,980	3,441	1,861	689	345	1,021	1,495
5	Grizzlies	111.0	2017-18	82	240.3	99.3	40.5	21.5	7.5	4.8	36.7	82.8	44.4	9.2	26.2	35.2	16.6	21.1	78.6	53.9	9.5	31.0	15.0	19,705	8,145	3,323	1,767	613	396	1,227	1,900
6	Nuggets	111.0	2017-18	82	242.4	110.0	44.5	25.1	7.6	4.9	40.7	86.6	47.0	11.5	30.9	37.1	17.1	22.3	76.7	57.0	11.0	33.5	15.0	19,880	9,020	3,650	2,059	627	404	1,226	1,533
7	Bulls	110.9	2017-18	82	242.1	102.9	44.7	23.5	7.6	3.5	38.7	88.8	43.5	11.0	31.1	35.5	14.6	19.2	75.9	52.9	9.6	35.0	14.0	19,855	8,440	3,662	1,923	626	289	1,147	1,571
8	Knicks	110.7	2017-18	82	241.8	104.5	44.0	23.3	6.7	5.1	40.7	87.7	46.4	8.2	23.3	35.2	14.9	19.0	78.7	54.4	10.5	33.6	14.7	19,830	8,566	3,611	1,912	552	421	1,207	1,682
9	Nets	110.6	2017-18	82	242.1	106.6	44.4	23.7	6.2	4.8	38.2	86.8	44.1	12.7	35.7	35.6	17.4	22.6	77.2	55.1	9.7	34.8	15.2	19,855	8,741	3,644	1,941	512	390	1,245	1,688
10	Hawks	110.6	2017-18	82	240.3	103.4	41.9	23.7	7.8	4.2	38.2	85.5	44.6	11.2	31.0	36.0	15.8	20.2	78.5	54.7	9.1	32.8	15.5	19,705	8,475	3,436	1,946	638	348	1,275	1,606
11	Clippers	110.2	2017-18	82	240.3	109.0	43.9	22.3	7.7	4.5	40.3	85.4	47.1	9.5	26.8	35.4	19.0	25.5	74.3	56.4	10.1	33.7	14.7	19,705	8,937	3,598	1,832	628	372	1,204	1,638
12	Bucks	110.1	2017-18	82	241.8	106.5	39.8	23.2	8.8	5.4	39.7	83.0	47.8	8.8	24.7	35.5	18.3	23.4	78.3	57.1	8.4	31.5	13.8	19,830	8,731	3,267	1,905	722	443	1,134	1,752
13	Magic	110.1	2017-18	82	240.6	103.4	41.6	23.4	7.6	4.9	38.8	85.9	45.2	10.3	29.3	35.1	15.5	20.5	75.7	54.5	8.8	32.8	14.5	19,730	8,479	3,414	1,921	622	400	1,191	1,579
14	Mavericks	109.5	2017-18	82	241.5	102.3	41.3	22.7	7.0	3.8	38.1	85.9	44.4	11.8	32.8	36.0	14.2	18.7	76.3	54.4	8.1	33.1	12.3	19,805	8,390	3,383	1,858	578	310	1,007	1,578
15	Hornets	109.1	2017-18	82	241.2	108.2	45.5	21.6	6.8	4.5	39.0	86.7	45.0	10.0	27.2	36.9	20.2	27.0	74.7	54.9	10.1	35.4	12.7	19,780	8,874	3,728	1,770	559	373	1,041	1,409
16	Wizards	108.7	2017-18	82	242.1	106.6	43.1	25.2	7.9	4.3	39.9	85.6	46.7	9.9	26.5	37.5	16.8	21.8	77.2	56.0	10.0	33.1	14.6	19,855	8,742	3,536	2,065	645	353	1,196	1,746
17	Pelicans	108.3	2017-18	82	243.4	111.7	44.3	26.8	8.0	5.9	42.7	88.3	48.3	10.2	28.2	36.2	16.1	20.9	77.2	57.3	8.7	35.7	14.9	19,955	9,161	3,636	2,195	657	485	1,223	1,570
18	Pacers	108.1	2017-18	82	240.9	105.6	42.3	22.2	8.8	4.1	40.8	86.4	47.2	9.0	24.5	36.9	14.9	19.2	77.9	55.7	9.6	32.7	13.3	19,755	8,656	3,472	1,818	721	340	1,088	1,544
19	Lakers	108.0	2017-18	82	242.7	108.1	46.4	23.8	7.7	4.7	40.7	88.4	46.1	10.0	29.1	34.5	16.6	23.3	71.4	54.8	10.7	35.7	15.8	19,905	8,862	3,803	1,949	633	388	1,295	1,736
20	Warriors	107.7	2017-18	82	240.6	113.5	43.5	29.3	8.0	7.5	42.8	85.1	50.3	11.3	28.9	39.1	16.6	20.3	81.5	60.3	8.4	35.1	15.4	19,730	9,304	3,568	2,402	656	612	1,265	1,607
21	Pistons	107.3	2017-18	82	241.5	103.8	43.7	22.8	7.7	3.9	39.1	86.9	45.0	10.8	28.9	37.3	14.7	19.8	74.5	54.3	10.1	33.6	13.4	19,805	8,509	3,586	1,868	628	317	1,102	1,508
22	Thunder	107.2	2017-18	82	241.8	107.9	45.1	21.3	9.1	5.0	39.9	88.1	45.3	10.7	30.4	35.4	17.3	24.2	71.6	54.6	12.5	32.6	14.0	19,830	8,844	3,695	1,750	743	412	1,147	1,653
23	Trail Blazers	106.4	2017-18	82	240.9	105.6	45.5	19.5	7.0	5.2	39.3	87.0	45.2	10.3	28.1	36.6	16.7	20.9	80.0	54.9	10.2	35.3	13.5	19,755	8,661	3,728	1,599	573	423	1,109	1,599
24	Heat	106.3	2017-18	82	243.0	103.4	43.5	22.7	7.6	5.3	38.8	85.3	45.5	11.0	30.6	36.0	14.7	19.5	75.5	55.1	9.3	34.2	14.4	19,930	8,480	3,564	1,862	620	437	1,178	1,648
25	Rockets	106.1	2017-18	82	240.9	112.4	43.5	21.5	8.5	4.8	38.7	84.2	46.0	15.3	42.3	36.2	19.6	25.1	78.1	59.0	9.0	34.5	13.8	19,755	9,213	3,564	1,767	699	392	1,135	1,597

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.8

Booker

RPG

8.1

Williams

APG

6.0

Booker

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.7

18th

DRTG

113.7

11th

NETRTG

0.9

14th

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Nuggets	39	25	.609	10.0
6	Lakers	38	25	.603	10.5
7	Suns	36	27	.571	12.5
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0
9	Clippers	30	32	.484	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/8	CHA	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Tue 3/10	PHX	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Thu 3/12	PHX	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 3/13	PHX	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 3/16	PHX	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

20 - 45

116

Final

118

Suns

36 - 27

Fri 6 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Edwards

TS% Leaders

68.0

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.4

120.6

119.5

118.8

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.4

111.0

112.3

112.5

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.9

7.2

6.9

6.7

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

14-50

15-48

16-47

16-46

19-44

20-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,051.7

Maxey

2,970

Jokić

2,886.1

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,164

Jokić

3,076.3

Maxey

3,062.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-23

37-25-1

38-26

37-26

36-27

36-29

Worst Record ATS

24-40

26-36

27-37

26-35-1

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	17	.726
2	Celtics	42	21	.667	3.5
3	Knicks	41	23	.641	5.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	6.5
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.0
6	Magic	34	28	.548	11.0
7	Heat	35	29	.547	11.0
8	76ers	34	29	.540	11.5
9	Hawks	33	31	.516	13.0
10	Hornets	32	32	.500	14.0
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	18.5
12	Bulls	26	37	.413	19.5
13	Wizards	16	46	.258	29.0
14	Nets	16	47	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	48	.238	30.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	49	15	.766
2	Spurs - x	46	17	.730	2.5
3	Rockets	39	23	.629	9.0
4	Timberwolves	40	24	.625	9.0
5	Nuggets	39	25	.609	10.0
6	Lakers	38	25	.603	10.5
7	Suns	36	27	.571	12.5
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0
9	Clippers	30	32	.484	18.0
10	Trail Blazers	30	34	.469	19.0
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	42	.333	27.5
13	Pelicans	20	45	.308	29.5
14	Jazz	19	44	.302	29.5
15	Kings	14	50	.219	35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 2/2	NYK	@	WAS	132-101
Mon 2/2	ATL	@	MIA	127-115
Mon 2/2	LAL	@	BKN	125-109
Mon 2/2	CHI	@	MIL	115-131
Mon 2/2	ORL	@	OKC	92-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/8	BOS	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 3/8	NYK	@	LAL	3:30 PM
Sun 3/8	DAL	@	TOR	6:00 PM
Sun 3/8	DET	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Sun 3/8	WAS	@	NOP	7:00 PM

The Phoenix Suns had the highest defensive rating by a team in 2017-18, with a 112.9 rating.

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24.8

8.1

6.0

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

32.5

31.7

29.6

12.5

11.9

11.5

10.3

9.8

8.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

1.9

1.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

68.0

67.7

67.3

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

3,051.7

2,970

2,886.1

3,164

3,076.3

3,062.5

37.3

36.3

33.6

38.3

37.1

36.7

1.79

1.60

1.53

1.91

1.69

1.53

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