team fewest games with -20 pts diff 1997-98 to 2015-16

Between the 1997-98 and 2015-16 seasons, the New Orleans Pelicans had the fewest games by a team with a point differential of -20 or above, with 1,075 games.

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	TEAM	GP	DIFF	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	1,075	102	241.9	96.5	41.9	21.1	7.4	4.6	36.5	81.0	45.0	6.2	17.1	36.1	17.3	22.6	76.8	53.0	11.5	30.4	13.8	260,025	103,707	44,989	22,636	7,980	4,952	14,799	22,276
2	Hornets	1,238	123	242.4	96.4	41.8	21.9	7.7	5.2	35.8	80.4	44.6	5.5	15.7	35.3	19.2	25.7	74.6	52.6	11.0	30.7	14.2	300,070	119,311	51,730	27,157	9,583	6,491	17,577	25,814
3	Clippers	1,379	497	241.8	98.3	42.3	21.6	7.5	5.5	36.6	80.5	45.5	5.9	16.9	35.2	19.0	25.7	74.1	53.5	11.5	30.8	14.9	333,385	135,508	58,271	29,742	10,304	7,648	20,559	29,898
4	Warriors	1,383	1,443	241.7	102.6	44.0	22.9	8.3	5.2	38.6	85.3	45.3	7.3	19.7	36.9	18.1	24.3	74.5	53.5	12.6	31.4	14.9	334,270	141,883	60,833	31,648	11,414	7,254	20,660	30,998
5	Nets	1,386	554	241.9	96.5	41.5	21.8	7.8	4.4	35.9	80.6	44.5	6.0	17.2	35.2	18.7	24.7	75.8	52.7	11.5	30.0	14.3	335,340	133,791	57,475	30,262	10,763	6,156	19,815	30,078
6	Wizards	1,388	-289	241.9	98.1	42.1	21.1	7.9	4.7	36.9	81.9	45.1	5.5	15.6	35.6	18.7	25.0	74.6	52.8	12.0	30.1	14.6	335,745	136,173	58,423	29,295	10,897	6,576	20,265	30,255
7	Knicks	1,396	606	242.3	97.3	41.5	20.4	7.2	4.0	36.2	80.5	45.0	6.9	19.0	36.3	17.9	23.3	77.1	53.6	11.0	30.5	14.6	338,190	135,859	58,001	28,479	10,116	5,544	20,328	31,165
8	Bulls	1,396	1,704	242.3	96.0	43.7	22.3	7.3	5.2	36.2	81.6	44.3	5.6	15.6	36.0	18.0	24.0	75.1	52.1	12.2	31.5	15.1	338,265	133,973	60,958	31,068	10,260	7,214	21,025	30,018
9	Nuggets	1,400	1,724	241.6	101.5	43.2	22.9	8.1	5.7	37.6	82.8	45.4	6.1	17.6	34.7	20.1	26.9	74.8	53.6	12.1	31.1	15.1	338,200	142,098	60,526	32,046	11,401	8,047	21,084	31,232
10	Hawks	1,402	1,108	242.1	97.4	41.9	21.5	7.7	5.0	36.5	80.3	45.5	6.2	17.2	35.9	18.1	23.9	75.9	53.6	11.3	30.6	14.8	339,355	136,524	58,755	30,160	10,759	6,998	20,808	29,015
11	76ers	1,404	347	241.9	96.0	42.4	21.2	8.7	4.9	36.3	81.0	44.7	4.8	14.2	33.7	18.7	25.2	74.4	52.1	12.0	30.4	15.0	339,610	134,844	59,473	29,741	12,169	6,897	21,033	29,545
12	Kings	1,406	1,510	242.1	102.2	43.0	22.2	8.2	4.4	38.2	83.6	45.7	6.2	17.5	35.7	19.5	25.7	75.7	53.8	11.7	31.3	15.0	340,415	143,624	60,395	31,267	11,478	6,232	21,038	29,592
13	Timberwolves	1,406	239	241.8	98.7	42.7	23.1	7.4	4.8	37.7	82.9	45.5	5.0	14.2	34.9	18.3	23.7	77.2	52.9	11.9	30.9	14.3	340,015	138,802	60,093	32,417	10,339	6,811	20,066	29,959
14	Cavaliers	1,413	1,725	241.9	97.4	42.8	21.7	7.6	4.9	36.3	80.8	44.9	6.0	16.6	36.0	18.8	25.2	74.5	53.0	11.9	30.9	14.7	341,820	137,569	60,465	30,684	10,743	6,946	20,796	30,439
15	Grizzlies	1,415	-220	242.2	96.7	41.3	21.1	8.1	5.1	36.6	80.4	45.5	5.2	14.7	35.2	18.4	24.6	75.0	53.0	11.6	29.7	14.9	342,650	136,901	58,495	29,891	11,408	7,218	21,128	29,936
16	Bucks	1,418	396	242.2	98.6	41.6	22.1	7.7	4.6	37.2	82.0	45.4	6.1	16.7	36.4	18.0	23.7	76.1	53.3	11.6	29.9	14.4	343,395	139,772	58,942	31,353	10,968	6,508	20,367	31,185
17	Raptors	1,419	566	242.2	98.1	41.4	21.6	7.4	5.0	36.6	81.5	45.0	6.4	17.6	36.5	18.4	23.9	77.1	53.3	11.3	30.1	13.8	343,660	139,220	58,778	30,592	10,442	7,078	19,513	30,979
18	Jazz	1,426	4,336	241.9	98.4	41.9	23.5	7.9	5.4	36.5	78.5	46.6	4.7	13.3	35.5	20.5	27.2	75.6	54.4	11.9	29.9	15.3	344,890	140,248	59,697	33,569	11,202	7,717	21,749	33,099
19	Magic	1,429	2,226	241.7	98.3	42.5	20.8	7.5	4.8	36.7	80.9	45.4	6.8	18.6	36.4	18.1	24.7	73.1	53.6	11.4	31.1	14.9	345,435	140,495	60,751	29,661	10,741	6,817	21,250	30,461
20	Suns	1,430	4,562	241.7	102.9	42.4	23.4	7.8	5.0	39.0	83.4	46.7	7.3	19.6	37.2	17.7	23.2	76.2	55.0	11.2	31.2	14.9	345,675	147,202	60,648	33,474	11,171	7,189	21,241	30,332
21	Thunder	1,431	4,500	241.9	101.4	42.7	21.5	7.9	5.1	37.7	81.7	46.2	6.7	18.5	36.4	19.3	24.9	77.4	54.7	11.8	30.8	14.8	346,115	145,168	61,056	30,793	11,294	7,325	21,144	30,948
22	Pistons	1,432	3,344	242.0	96.4	42.1	21.1	7.5	5.1	36.1	80.5	44.9	5.8	16.4	35.4	18.4	24.9	73.7	52.7	12.1	30.0	13.7	346,555	138,037	60,263	30,144	10,697	7,298	19,672	29,864
23	Mavericks	1,439	5,963	242.0	101.6	42.4	21.8	7.6	5.2	38.1	82.7	46.1	7.0	19.1	36.8	18.5	23.3	79.3	54.7	11.0	31.4	13.2	348,185	146,271	61,035	31,350	10,877	7,466	18,963	29,933
24	Lakers	1,445	4,989	242.0	101.9	43.9	22.6	7.5	5.3	37.9	82.4	45.9	6.6	18.8	35.3	19.6	26.7	73.3	54.1	12.0	31.9	14.1	349,625	147,305	63,419	32,591	10,878	7,667	20,423	30,627
25	Rockets	1,445	4,198	242.2	99.4	43.1	21.2	7.6	4.8	36.4	80.7	45.2	7.8	21.8	35.9	18.7	24.8	75.4	54.3	11.4	31.7	15.1	349,975	143,623	62,244	30,624	10,957	6,973	21,820	29,719

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Murphy

RPG

7.1

Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

21st

DRTG

118.9

25th

NETRTG

-4.5

21st

3P%

34.7

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

26 - 56

126

Final

132

Timberwolves

49 - 33

Sun 12 Apr 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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Between the 1997-98 and 2015-16 seasons, the New Orleans Pelicans had the fewest games by a team with a point differential of -20 or above, with 1,075 games.

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3.8

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

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