nba worst defensive rating team all-time

The New Orleans Pelicans have the worst defensive rating by a team, with a 109.5 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	Pelicans	109.5	1,915	241.8	102.6	43.0	22.9	7.7	4.7	38.5	84.3	45.7	8.1	22.9	35.6	17.5	22.8	76.5	54.4	11.2	31.8	14.1	462,975	196,474	82,282	43,889	14,674	9,004	26,926	38,604
2	Timberwolves	109.1	2,939	241.7	101.8	42.1	23.5	7.7	5.1	38.4	84.0	45.7	6.2	17.8	35.0	18.7	24.3	77.0	53.7	11.7	30.4	14.7	710,310	299,103	123,710	69,034	22,748	14,897	43,111	63,341
3	Hornets	108.9	2,859	241.8	101.2	41.9	23.5	7.8	4.8	37.8	83.7	45.2	6.9	19.4	35.5	18.7	24.7	75.8	53.5	11.3	30.7	14.4	691,385	289,363	119,932	67,300	22,172	13,608	41,274	58,738
4	Mavericks	108.9	3,688	241.7	104.3	42.7	22.7	7.4	4.7	39.3	85.2	46.1	6.6	18.6	35.6	19.1	24.7	77.2	54.3	11.9	30.7	14.1	891,245	384,664	157,294	83,777	27,159	17,336	52,089	78,697
5	Raptors	108.6	2,454	241.9	101.8	42.0	22.5	7.8	5.1	37.9	83.8	45.2	8.0	22.4	35.8	18.0	23.4	77.0	54.1	11.4	30.6	14.0	593,585	249,915	103,065	55,290	19,142	12,456	34,383	52,858
6	Grizzlies	108.2	2,454	241.8	100.1	42.1	22.4	8.2	5.1	37.6	83.0	45.2	7.1	20.2	35.0	17.9	23.8	75.1	53.5	11.5	30.6	14.9	593,310	245,694	103,341	54,923	20,083	12,623	36,530	51,621
7	Nuggets	108.2	4,015	241.6	108.2	44.2	24.8	8.4	5.3	41.0	88.0	46.6	5.7	16.4	35.0	20.8	27.4	76.1	54.1	13.0	31.2	15.9	969,975	434,480	177,615	99,674	33,800	21,430	63,721	92,068
8	Kings	108.0	4,260	241.6	105.2	43.0	23.9	8.2	4.6	40.2	86.5	46.5	5.7	16.2	35.6	19.6	25.9	75.8	53.7	12.3	30.6	16.2	1,029,225	447,982	182,967	101,666	34,991	19,528	69,124	97,326
9	Clippers	108.0	4,258	241.4	103.8	42.9	23.0	8.1	5.2	39.7	85.2	46.6	5.6	15.7	35.4	19.6	26.2	74.7	53.7	12.4	30.5	16.5	1,027,670	442,133	182,510	97,897	34,556	22,242	70,150	95,570
10	Warriors	107.7	4,251	241.5	107.6	44.4	24.5	8.8	5.0	41.2	88.4	46.6	6.7	18.4	36.2	19.3	25.6	75.5	54.0	13.3	31.1	16.4	1,026,690	457,292	188,732	104,111	37,439	21,458	69,842	98,181
11	Magic	107.6	2,946	241.5	101.6	42.8	22.1	7.6	4.8	37.9	83.4	45.5	7.3	20.8	35.1	18.4	25.0	73.7	53.8	11.6	31.2	15.0	711,465	299,355	126,086	65,228	22,316	14,217	44,113	61,846
12	Nets	107.2	4,012	241.6	102.0	43.3	22.9	8.2	5.3	38.6	85.2	45.2	5.8	16.7	34.5	19.5	25.9	75.2	52.8	12.8	30.5	16.2	969,380	409,134	173,665	91,675	32,962	21,095	65,168	91,928
13	Wizards	107.1	4,258	241.7	103.0	43.2	23.2	7.9	5.0	39.8	86.5	46.0	5.2	15.1	34.4	18.8	25.1	74.9	52.8	12.5	30.7	15.8	1,029,095	438,616	184,008	98,610	33,719	21,239	67,249	94,169
14	Hawks	107.0	4,254	241.7	103.2	43.3	22.9	8.3	5.0	39.1	85.0	46.0	5.9	16.7	35.1	19.8	26.0	76.2	53.5	13.0	30.3	15.9	1,028,085	439,202	184,175	97,618	35,510	21,452	67,777	95,100
15	Pacers	106.8	4,013	241.6	104.0	43.2	23.8	8.0	5.1	39.4	84.8	46.5	5.9	16.5	35.7	19.6	25.6	76.8	54.1	12.1	31.0	15.8	969,570	417,244	173,210	95,475	32,261	20,483	63,372	92,213
16	Cavaliers	106.7	4,252	241.7	101.9	42.8	23.3	7.7	4.8	39.0	84.7	46.1	5.9	16.3	36.0	18.7	24.8	75.2	53.3	12.4	30.4	15.3	1,027,555	433,394	182,018	99,067	32,756	20,605	65,247	91,998
17	Trail Blazers	106.6	4,262	241.7	105.2	43.9	23.4	8.1	5.0	40.0	85.9	46.6	6.0	17.1	35.4	19.8	26.2	75.6	54.0	13.2	30.8	16.1	1,030,030	448,233	187,286	99,723	34,656	21,229	68,664	95,597
18	Bucks	106.5	4,258	241.6	104.6	42.7	24.1	8.4	4.9	40.2	85.7	46.9	6.1	16.8	36.0	18.9	24.9	75.8	54.1	12.2	30.5	15.8	1,028,945	445,580	182,009	102,476	35,684	20,725	67,234	96,894
19	Suns	106.5	4,260	241.5	107.4	43.2	25.3	8.4	4.9	41.1	86.5	47.5	6.2	17.2	36.0	19.6	25.6	76.6	54.9	12.1	31.2	16.4	1,028,675	457,321	184,240	107,602	35,833	20,731	69,947	95,262
20	Rockets	106.5	4,258	241.6	104.9	43.9	23.5	8.1	5.1	39.7	85.5	46.4	7.0	20.2	35.0	19.3	25.5	75.6	54.2	12.7	31.2	16.3	1,028,920	446,643	187,039	100,026	34,474	21,857	69,559	93,140
21	Jazz	106.4	4,177	241.4	104.1	43.3	24.6	8.1	5.5	39.3	83.2	47.2	5.3	14.8	35.4	20.8	27.3	76.1	54.6	12.2	31.1	16.5	1,008,355	434,945	181,014	102,873	33,793	22,792	68,895	96,618
22	Lakers	106.4	4,258	241.7	107.2	44.2	25.0	8.3	5.5	41.2	86.3	47.7	5.9	16.9	34.7	19.7	26.3	74.8	54.8	12.5	31.7	15.8	1,029,020	456,478	188,226	106,438	35,250	23,318	67,379	91,585
23	Pistons	106.3	4,251	241.6	102.5	43.3	22.8	7.9	4.9	39.3	85.3	46.0	5.5	15.7	34.8	19.1	25.5	74.8	53.1	13.0	30.4	15.6	1,027,090	435,750	184,211	96,775	33,391	20,922	66,524	95,228
24	Heat	106.3	3,031	241.9	100.2	42.1	22.1	7.7	4.8	37.5	81.5	46.0	7.2	20.1	35.9	18.1	24.2	74.7	54.4	11.0	31.0	14.9	733,090	303,752	127,543	67,043	23,285	14,571	45,276	65,188
25	Knicks	106.3	4,254	241.9	102.4	42.8	22.8	7.9	4.3	39.2	84.8	46.2	6.0	17.0	35.5	18.6	24.6	75.6	53.5	12.2	30.5	15.9	1,028,960	435,502	181,878	96,841	33,592	18,459	67,822	98,750

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.9

Murphy

RPG

7.1

Queen

APG

3.9

Queen

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.0

21st

DRTG

119.0

26th

NETRTG

-5.0

25th

3P%

34.4

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/8	WAS	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Wed 3/11	TOR	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 3/13	NOP	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 3/16	DAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 3/18	LAC	@	NOP	8:00 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

29.5

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

Ball

TS% Leaders

68.0

Jokić

67.5

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

7.3

6.9

6.7

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

14-50

15-48

15-47

16-46

19-44

20-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,003.8

Maxey

2,970

Jokić

2,886.1

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,164

Jokić

3,062.5

Dončić

3,028.3

Maxey

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

25-35-1

26-36

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	16	.738
2	Celtics	42	21	.667	4.0
3	Knicks	41	23	.641	5.5
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	11.5
7	Heat	35	29	.547	11.5
8	Magic	33	28	.541	12.0
9	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.0
10	Hornets	32	32	.500	14.5
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.0
12	Bulls	26	37	.413	20.0
13	Wizards	16	46	.258	29.5
14	Nets	15	47	.242	30.5
15	Pacers	15	48	.238	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	49	15	.766
2	Spurs - x	46	17	.730	2.5
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	39	23	.629	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
Sun 2/1	PHI	@	LAC	128-113
Mon 2/2	UTA	@	IND	131-122
Mon 2/2	DEN	@	DET	121-124
Mon 2/2	NYK	@	WAS	132-101
Mon 2/2	ATL	@	MIA	127-115

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/7	ORL	@	MIN	3:00 PM
Sat 3/7	BKN	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sat 3/7	PHI	@	ATL	6:00 PM
Sat 3/7	UTA	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 3/7	LAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

The New Orleans Pelicans have the worst defensive rating by a team, with a 109.5 rating.

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21.9

7.1

3.9

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

32.5

31.7

29.5

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

67.5

67.3

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

3,003.8

2,970

2,886.1

3,164

3,062.5

3,028.3

37.3

36.3

33.6

38.3

37.1

36.7

1.79

1.60

1.53

1.91

1.69

1.53

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule