team highest defence rating since 1997-98 to 2007-08

Between the 1997-98 and 2007-08 seasons, the Milwaukee Bucks had the highest defensive rating by a team, with a 107.8 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	Bucks	107.8	870	242.0	97.9	40.9	21.8	7.5	4.1	36.9	80.9	45.6	5.5	15.1	36.6	18.6	24.5	76.0	53.4	11.7	29.2	14.4	210,550	85,206	35,575	18,937	6,547	3,585	12,545	19,549
2	SuperSonics	107.4	870	241.6	98.0	40.9	21.7	7.9	4.3	36.8	81.3	45.3	6.6	17.9	36.6	17.8	23.7	75.0	53.4	12.0	28.9	14.5	210,175	85,278	35,581	18,852	6,886	3,722	12,610	18,954
3	Clippers	107.3	870	241.8	94.5	41.8	20.1	7.0	5.6	35.2	79.6	44.3	4.4	13.0	34.0	19.6	25.9	75.7	51.9	11.9	29.9	15.5	210,375	82,175	36,349	17,492	6,081	4,871	13,480	19,164
4	Grizzlies	107.2	870	242.0	95.1	40.6	21.5	7.7	5.2	35.5	79.2	44.8	5.3	15.0	35.2	18.8	25.4	73.9	52.6	11.5	29.1	15.7	210,575	82,694	35,354	18,671	6,686	4,517	13,682	18,784
5	Warriors	107.0	870	241.6	97.9	44.5	21.6	8.1	5.1	36.9	85.2	43.3	5.6	16.7	33.4	18.5	25.6	72.3	50.7	14.3	30.2	15.3	210,150	85,141	38,703	18,771	7,068	4,473	13,283	19,842
6	Hawks	106.9	870	242.0	93.9	42.3	19.6	7.4	5.1	35.2	79.6	44.2	4.4	12.9	34.0	19.2	25.4	75.7	51.7	12.6	29.7	15.8	210,575	81,716	36,816	17,057	6,463	4,462	13,717	19,256
7	Wizards	106.8	870	241.5	96.5	41.7	20.2	7.9	4.5	35.9	81.0	44.3	4.9	14.1	34.7	19.9	26.7	74.5	52.0	12.7	29.0	14.6	210,075	83,971	36,289	17,599	6,870	3,940	12,735	19,262
8	Raptors	106.3	870	242.1	95.5	41.1	21.5	7.7	5.2	35.9	81.5	44.0	5.8	16.0	36.5	17.9	23.6	76.0	52.0	11.9	29.2	13.9	210,600	83,103	35,730	18,707	6,675	4,541	12,127	19,113
9	Nuggets	106.0	870	241.4	97.2	42.4	22.5	8.2	5.9	36.3	82.2	44.2	4.9	14.7	33.4	19.7	26.3	74.7	51.8	12.5	29.9	15.5	209,975	84,540	36,902	19,568	7,094	5,166	13,460	19,825
10	Mavericks	105.3	870	241.5	100.3	42.3	20.7	7.4	5.4	37.5	82.4	45.5	6.1	16.6	37.0	19.2	24.2	79.3	53.9	11.8	30.5	13.2	210,075	87,299	36,784	18,052	6,461	4,703	11,472	18,850
11	Knicks	105.1	870	242.4	93.5	41.3	19.8	7.0	3.6	35.0	78.6	44.6	5.2	14.7	35.6	18.2	24.0	76.2	52.5	11.3	30.0	15.3	210,900	81,336	35,924	17,268	6,082	3,173	13,316	20,310
12	Timberwolves	105.1	870	241.8	96.7	42.2	23.7	7.1	5.1	37.6	82.2	45.8	4.1	11.6	35.1	17.3	22.4	77.1	52.5	11.8	30.4	13.9	210,400	84,114	36,756	20,639	6,174	4,470	12,052	19,360
13	Hornets	105.1	492	242.2	93.9	42.0	20.5	7.5	4.1	35.3	80.8	43.7	5.6	15.9	35.0	17.7	23.4	75.8	51.5	12.4	29.6	14.1	119,155	46,194	20,646	10,088	3,684	2,029	6,913	10,304
14	Trail Blazers	105.0	870	242.0	94.1	41.5	21.5	7.4	5.1	35.7	78.7	45.3	5.0	14.2	35.0	17.8	23.9	74.5	52.8	12.0	29.5	15.0	210,550	81,902	36,130	18,739	6,463	4,415	13,092	18,500
15	Bobcats	104.9	706	242.2	95.5	41.5	22.4	8.4	5.0	35.6	80.1	44.4	4.8	13.4	35.6	19.6	26.6	73.7	52.0	11.8	29.7	14.7	171,015	67,454	29,299	15,828	5,953	3,515	10,369	15,644
16	Magic	104.8	870	241.6	97.0	41.9	20.3	7.7	4.8	36.2	80.6	44.9	5.4	15.0	35.9	19.3	26.3	73.3	52.6	12.2	29.7	15.3	210,225	84,369	36,462	17,646	6,720	4,146	13,311	19,359
17	Jazz	104.7	870	241.4	96.5	41.3	24.1	7.7	5.3	35.6	76.7	46.4	3.6	10.2	35.2	21.7	28.8	75.4	54.0	12.3	29.0	15.8	210,050	83,952	35,932	20,985	6,735	4,641	13,740	21,376
18	Lakers	104.5	870	242.1	101.5	43.6	22.9	7.6	5.5	37.6	81.7	46.1	6.1	17.5	35.2	20.1	28.0	71.8	54.0	12.4	31.2	14.3	210,600	88,333	37,969	19,911	6,636	4,747	12,449	19,500
19	Cavaliers	104.4	870	242.0	94.4	42.6	21.6	7.9	5.3	35.4	80.0	44.2	4.4	12.6	34.9	19.2	25.9	74.4	51.7	12.5	30.1	15.5	210,525	82,097	37,048	18,806	6,841	4,582	13,496	19,705
20	Kings	104.4	870	242.0	101.5	42.6	23.0	8.5	4.4	38.0	83.4	45.6	5.9	16.5	35.9	19.6	25.8	76.0	53.6	11.7	31.0	14.8	210,500	88,271	37,087	19,976	7,411	3,836	12,899	17,951
21	Celtics	103.9	870	241.6	96.7	40.9	21.0	9.0	4.3	35.5	80.1	44.3	6.5	18.4	35.3	19.3	25.7	75.0	52.9	11.4	29.5	15.5	210,175	84,169	35,588	18,307	7,817	3,775	13,526	20,810
22	Suns	103.8	870	241.8	101.3	42.1	24.1	8.0	5.1	38.6	83.3	46.4	6.6	17.8	37.1	17.4	22.8	76.5	54.3	11.3	30.8	14.7	210,400	88,128	36,629	20,935	6,992	4,456	12,783	18,610
23	Bulls	103.8	870	241.9	92.5	42.3	21.8	7.7	4.7	34.9	80.5	43.4	4.9	13.9	35.1	17.8	24.3	73.2	50.7	12.3	30.0	15.9	210,475	80,481	36,774	19,006	6,708	4,090	13,864	20,144
24	Rockets	103.6	870	242.2	95.0	42.6	20.2	7.2	4.8	35.1	78.9	44.5	6.6	18.7	35.3	18.2	24.1	75.5	53.0	11.4	31.2	15.1	210,675	82,627	37,071	17,585	6,295	4,186	13,159	17,762
25	Nets	103.6	870	241.6	94.8	41.4	22.2	8.1	4.4	35.1	80.3	43.8	5.2	15.2	34.3	19.3	25.7	75.3	51.7	11.9	29.6	14.5	210,175	82,482	36,025	19,328	7,007	3,822	12,591	19,786

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More Bucks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

17.3

Rollins

RPG

6.4

Portis

APG

5.6

Rollins

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.9

24th

DRTG

119.3

27th

NETRTG

-6.3

25th

3P%

38.7

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	IND	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bucks

32 - 50

106

Final

126

76ers

45 - 37

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