nba team defensive rating leaders 2018-2023

Between the 2017-18 and 2022-23 seasons, the Boston Celtics had the best defensive rating by a team, with a 108.2 rating.

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Regular season

	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	108.2	472	242.1	112.0	45.1	24.5	7.6	5.3	41.0	88.3	46.4	13.3	35.9	36.9	16.8	21.1	79.7	57.4	10.1	35.0	13.6	114,280	52,872	21,296	11,563	3,573	2,505	6,420	9,375
2	Bucks	108.9	473	241.3	115.8	47.4	25.0	7.6	5.1	42.5	89.4	47.6	13.2	36.2	36.4	17.5	23.0	76.3	58.2	9.8	37.6	14.1	114,120	54,788	22,402	11,839	3,592	2,421	6,667	9,010
3	Raptors	109.1	472	241.6	112.1	44.1	24.2	8.6	5.3	41.0	89.3	45.9	12.5	34.8	35.8	17.6	22.2	79.1	56.5	10.8	33.3	13.2	114,055	52,893	20,820	11,401	4,070	2,483	6,241	9,840
4	Jazz	109.2	472	241.0	112.3	45.8	23.8	7.1	5.1	40.5	86.4	46.9	13.4	36.6	36.7	17.9	23.1	77.3	58.1	10.2	35.6	14.8	113,755	53,012	21,617	11,255	3,371	2,397	6,965	9,365
5	76ers	109.3	473	241.6	112.4	44.8	25.4	8.0	5.3	40.8	86.3	47.3	11.5	31.0	37.0	19.3	24.6	78.5	57.9	9.9	34.9	14.4	114,295	53,178	21,193	12,026	3,797	2,512	6,801	9,806
6	Heat	109.5	473	242.0	108.0	43.4	24.7	7.7	4.3	39.3	85.3	46.1	12.3	34.1	36.2	17.1	21.9	77.7	56.9	9.5	33.9	14.3	114,445	51,107	20,505	11,685	3,624	2,011	6,787	9,419
7	Lakers	109.8	471	242.2	112.0	45.5	24.8	7.6	5.3	41.8	88.6	47.2	10.9	31.4	34.6	17.6	24.0	73.2	56.5	10.1	35.3	15.1	114,090	52,768	21,411	11,663	3,577	2,485	7,096	9,405
8	Grizzlies	110.2	473	241.3	110.1	45.1	25.2	8.5	5.5	41.2	89.3	46.1	10.8	30.8	35.0	17.0	22.4	75.9	55.5	11.0	34.1	14.0	114,120	52,081	21,347	11,899	4,008	2,612	6,642	9,859
9	Warriors	110.3	465	241.1	113.8	44.4	28.3	8.0	5.3	41.9	88.0	47.6	13.5	36.1	37.4	16.6	20.8	79.5	58.6	9.4	35.0	15.1	112,125	52,908	20,625	13,138	3,709	2,473	7,040	9,674
10	Thunder	110.6	472	241.8	109.9	45.2	22.5	8.2	4.7	40.5	89.7	45.2	11.5	33.3	34.5	17.4	23.2	75.2	55.0	10.9	34.3	14.1	114,130	51,880	21,328	10,641	3,861	2,227	6,654	9,406
11	Clippers	110.9	472	241.1	112.6	44.7	23.7	7.2	4.6	41.0	87.0	47.1	11.9	31.3	38.0	18.8	23.9	78.7	57.7	9.8	34.9	14.2	113,805	53,169	21,092	11,194	3,397	2,160	6,691	9,654
12	Magic	111.5	473	241.0	106.3	44.1	23.7	7.2	4.9	39.3	87.8	44.7	11.1	32.2	34.4	16.6	21.4	77.7	54.6	9.8	34.3	13.9	113,970	50,281	20,836	11,187	3,418	2,308	6,558	8,942
13	Nuggets	111.6	473	241.8	112.6	44.4	27.1	7.7	4.4	42.2	87.9	48.0	11.8	32.4	36.4	16.4	21.2	77.3	57.9	10.6	33.9	14.1	114,395	53,241	21,020	12,836	3,639	2,099	6,686	9,200
14	Pacers	111.6	473	241.4	110.9	42.7	25.6	8.0	5.3	41.8	88.6	47.1	11.1	30.7	36.3	16.2	20.9	77.7	56.7	9.7	33.0	13.9	114,170	52,479	20,200	12,101	3,801	2,515	6,560	9,452
15	Nets	111.7	472	242.0	112.5	44.6	24.9	6.7	5.1	40.9	87.9	46.5	12.8	35.2	36.3	17.9	23.1	77.7	57.4	9.8	34.9	14.5	114,205	53,083	21,073	11,749	3,166	2,385	6,835	9,732
16	Mavericks	111.8	475	241.6	110.3	43.0	23.3	6.5	4.1	39.8	86.6	46.0	13.6	37.8	35.9	17.2	22.6	76.4	57.2	9.1	33.9	12.7	114,750	52,413	20,448	11,070	3,087	1,964	6,023	9,395
17	Suns	111.9	473	241.4	111.3	43.4	25.6	7.8	4.6	41.4	88.5	46.8	11.2	31.3	35.7	17.3	21.8	79.3	56.7	9.9	33.5	14.2	114,170	52,666	20,540	12,105	3,667	2,181	6,717	10,094
18	Knicks	111.9	466	241.9	107.5	45.5	21.9	6.9	4.8	39.7	87.9	45.1	10.9	30.7	35.5	17.2	22.8	75.5	54.9	11.1	34.4	13.7	112,740	50,075	21,201	10,228	3,217	2,260	6,388	9,670
19	Pelicans	112.0	472	241.9	113.5	45.7	26.2	7.9	4.8	42.3	89.4	47.3	11.0	31.2	35.3	17.9	23.5	76.3	56.9	10.8	34.9	14.9	114,180	53,559	21,565	12,384	3,712	2,264	7,020	9,411
20	Bulls	112.0	465	241.8	108.4	43.2	23.9	7.7	4.1	40.8	87.9	46.4	10.9	30.4	35.9	15.9	20.2	78.7	56.0	9.2	34.0	14.1	112,450	50,387	20,081	11,120	3,592	1,916	6,550	9,104
21	Pistons	112.4	466	241.7	106.6	43.1	23.3	7.3	4.3	38.9	87.1	44.7	11.5	32.7	35.2	17.2	22.7	75.9	54.9	10.6	32.6	14.4	112,640	49,682	20,107	10,853	3,422	2,019	6,720	9,707
22	Spurs	112.5	471	241.8	110.9	44.4	25.3	7.1	4.9	41.9	89.8	46.7	10.2	28.4	36.0	16.7	21.4	78.1	55.9	10.2	34.3	12.9	113,890	52,224	20,921	11,912	3,350	2,327	6,082	8,678
23	Timberwolves	112.8	464	241.8	113.2	43.5	24.8	8.5	5.2	41.4	89.6	46.2	11.8	33.5	35.3	18.5	23.9	77.4	56.5	10.5	33.0	14.1	112,210	52,525	20,171	11,501	3,937	2,422	6,536	9,590
24	Hornets	112.8	465	241.8	109.8	44.2	24.8	7.5	4.8	40.2	88.8	45.3	12.0	33.8	35.6	17.4	23.0	75.7	55.5	10.6	33.7	13.6	112,425	51,078	20,559	11,521	3,484	2,217	6,311	8,769
25	Rockets	113.0	472	241.1	112.2	43.5	22.3	8.0	4.8	39.6	87.5	45.3	14.1	40.6	34.7	18.8	24.6	76.2	57.0	10.2	33.2	14.9	113,780	52,947	20,509	10,531	3,772	2,284	7,029	9,744

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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