The Detroit Pistons have the best defensive rating by a team in a game with a defensive rating of 30.0 or above this season, with a 71.0 rating against the Pacers on January 17.
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team drtg rankings 2025-26 first 30 or higher games| TEAM | DRTG | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Pistons | 71.0 | 1/17/2026 | vs | W 121-78 | 240 | 121 | 51 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 46 | 93 | 49.5 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 59.7 | 7 | 44 | 19 | 26 | ||
| 2 |  | Knicks | 72.1 | 1/21/2026 | vs | W 120-66 | 240 | 120 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 80 | 57.5 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 68.6 | 8 | 48 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 3 | | Pistons | 78.1 | 2/1/2026 | vs | W 130-77 | 240 | 130 | 43 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 48 | 85 | 56.5 | 12 | 32 | 37.5 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 66.5 | 5 | 38 | 8 | 21 | ||
| 4 |  | Timberwolves | 79.0 | 1/26/2026 | vs | W 108-83 | 240 | 108 | 56 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 81 | 45.7 | 14 | 35 | 40.0 | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 58.4 | 9 | 47 | 22 | 15 | ||
| 5 | | Pistons | 80.7 | 12/20/2025 | vs | W 112-86 | 240 | 112 | 61 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 41 | 93 | 44.1 | 6 | 28 | 21.4 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 52.3 | 17 | 44 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 6 |  | Warriors | 81.7 | 1/25/2026 | @ | W 111-85 | 240 | 111 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 40 | 95 | 42.1 | 16 | 51 | 31.4 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 54.4 | 6 | 39 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 7 |  | Raptors | 82.1 | 3/29/2026 | vs | W 139-87 | 240 | 139 | 44 | 41 | 20 | 3 | 54 | 94 | 57.4 | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 67.0 | 7 | 37 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 8 | | Warriors | 82.2 | 11/9/2025 | vs | W 114-83 | 240 | 114 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 88 | 43.2 | 12 | 44 | 27.3 | 26 | 37 | 70.3 | 54.7 | 11 | 39 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 9 |  | Trail Blazers | 82.7 | 2/22/2026 | @ | W 92-77 | 240 | 92 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 81 | 46.9 | 10 | 37 | 27.0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 53.6 | 13 | 34 | 21 | 11 | ||
| 10 |  | Hornets | 82.9 | 12/5/2025 | @ | W 111-86 | 240 | 111 | 47 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 37 | 74 | 50.0 | 13 | 36 | 36.1 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 62.7 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 20 | ||
| 11 |  | Lakers | 83.0 | 4/10/2026 | vs | W 101-73 | 240 | 101 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 35 | 69 | 50.7 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 23 | 30 | 76.7 | 61.4 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 12 | | Lakers | 83.3 | 5/1/2026 | @ | W 98-78 | 240 | 98 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 89 | 40.4 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 49.2 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 19 | ||
| 13 |  | Nets | 83.4 | 12/14/2025 | vs | W 127-82 | 240 | 127 | 43 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 45 | 85 | 52.9 | 19 | 43 | 44.2 | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 68.0 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 14 |  | Jazz | 84.2 | 4/10/2026 | vs | W 147-101 | 240 | 147 | 64 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 62 | 110 | 56.4 | 15 | 35 | 42.9 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 62.6 | 12 | 52 | 16 | 9 | ||
| 15 | | Pistons | 84.2 | 4/22/2026 | vs | W 98-83 | 240 | 98 | 57 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 85 | 45.9 | 6 | 26 | 23.1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 51.3 | 17 | 40 | 23 | 23 | ||
| 16 | | Nets | 85.1 | 12/21/2025 | vs | W 96-81 | 240 | 96 | 48 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 75 | 46.7 | 14 | 35 | 40.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 58.5 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 17 | ||
| 17 |  | Cavaliers | 85.2 | 2/19/2026 | vs | W 112-84 | 240 | 112 | 56 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 86 | 51.2 | 12 | 35 | 34.3 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 59.1 | 8 | 48 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 18 |  | Spurs | 85.6 | 3/3/2026 | @ | W 131-91 | 240 | 131 | 56 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 89 | 55.1 | 18 | 45 | 40.0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 67.6 | 6 | 50 | 17 | 20 | ||
| 19 |  | Pacers | 86.5 | 11/28/2025 | vs | W 119-86 | 240 | 119 | 50 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 92 | 52.2 | 13 | 34 | 38.2 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 60.9 | 10 | 40 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 20 | | Timberwolves | 86.5 | 1/6/2026 | vs | W 122-94 | 240 | 122 | 63 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 98 | 45.9 | 14 | 39 | 35.9 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 56.4 | 11 | 52 | 12 | 23 | ||
| 21 |  | Thunder | 87.0 | 12/10/2025 | vs | W 138-89 | 240 | 138 | 43 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 88 | 59.1 | 22 | 40 | 55.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 73.6 | 6 | 37 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 22 | | Pistons | 87.3 | 2/6/2026 | vs | W 118-80 | 240 | 118 | 44 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 83 | 53.0 | 17 | 40 | 42.5 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 65.8 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 21 | ||
| 23 | | Trail Blazers | 87.4 | 3/29/2026 | vs | W 123-88 | 240 | 123 | 49 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 86 | 51.2 | 12 | 36 | 33.3 | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 61.5 | 11 | 38 | 14 | 24 | ||
| 24 |  | Clippers | 87.7 | 1/25/2026 | vs | W 126-89 | 240 | 126 | 51 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 78 | 56.4 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 69.4 | 7 | 44 | 19 | 15 | ||
| 25 | | Knicks | 87.8 | 2/11/2026 | @ | W 138-89 | 240 | 138 | 51 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 91 | 52.7 | 20 | 44 | 45.5 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 67.1 | 12 | 39 | 15 | 16 | ||
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| 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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |