top 5 league defensive rating 1987-88 to 1992-93

Between the 1987-88 and 1992-93 seasons, Hakeem Olajuwon had the lowest defensive rating, with a 95.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
top 5 league defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1987-88 to 1992-93
NAME 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 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
95.8
451
37.5
23.7
13.1
2.5
2.1
3.9
9.4
18.4
51.1
0.0
0.1
3.0
4.9
6.7
73.1
55.5
3.7
9.3
3.2
16,913
10,671
5,896
1,125
947
1,739
1,457
1,756
2 David Robinson
D. Robinson
96.9
314
37.8
24.2
12.2
2.7
1.8
3.8
8.6
16.2
53.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
6.9
9.4
73.4
59.4
3.6
8.6
3.0
11,872
7,588
3,831
854
550
1,208
950
981
3 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
100.2
488
36.6
24.4
10.5
2.1
1.1
3.1
9.7
18.2
53.3
0.0
0.1
9.4
5.0
6.8
74.1
57.7
2.7
7.8
3.3
17,864
11,898
5,115
1,046
541
1,517
1,596
1,818
4 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
100.4
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
5 Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
100.8
150
31.4
15.2
12.1
1.2
1.4
1.3
6.2
12.7
48.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.8
3.8
74.1
53.0
4.3
7.9
2.3
4,717
2,281
1,821
182
216
195
347
563
6 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
101.1
472
32.2
9.2
12.6
1.4
0.8
0.7
3.8
7.1
53.7
0.1
0.5
25.4
1.4
2.4
59.3
56.3
4.7
7.9
1.5
15,190
4,344
5,967
659
363
351
709
1,571
7 Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
101.3
471
28.9
4.9
7.6
0.6
0.4
2.7
2.0
4.1
48.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.6
64.4
51.8
2.2
5.4
1.2
13,633
2,326
3,583
285
207
1,292
550
1,528
8 Vlade Divac
V. Divac
101.4
282
26.3
10.9
7.6
1.6
1.3
1.5
4.2
8.2
51.2
0.1
0.4
27.4
2.4
3.4
70.7
56.2
2.4
5.2
2.0
7,425
3,077
2,154
459
368
416
558
912
9 Oliver Miller
O. Miller
101.6
56
19.1
5.6
4.9
2.1
0.7
1.8
2.2
4.6
47.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
1.8
71.0
52.3
1.3
3.7
1.9
1,069
313
275
118
38
100
108
145
10 Karl Malone
K. Malone
101.7
489
38.7
28.6
11.3
3.0
1.4
0.8
10.3
19.2
53.4
0.1
0.2
27.8
8.0
10.7
75.4
59.9
3.0
8.4
3.4
18,901
14,005
5,545
1,463
703
385
1,646
1,596
11 Greg Anthony
G. Anthony
102.2
152
21.1
6.0
2.0
4.7
1.1
0.1
2.2
5.6
39.2
0.1
0.6
14.1
1.5
2.1
70.7
45.6
0.5
1.5
1.3
3,209
906
306
712
172
21
202
311
12 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
102.6
486
31.0
11.5
8.2
2.0
0.6
0.8
4.7
9.6
48.9
0.4
1.1
34.4
1.7
1.9
86.0
54.6
1.8
6.5
1.3
15,047
5,571
3,995
991
309
412
622
1,500
13 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
102.6
485
39.1
32.5
6.6
6.2
2.8
1.0
12.4
23.5
52.5
0.5
1.7
32.1
7.3
8.6
84.4
59.5
1.6
5.0
2.9
18,966
15,779
3,191
3,024
1,346
469
1,398
1,376
14 Anthony Mason
A. Mason
102.6
187
25.7
7.8
6.7
1.5
0.5
0.2
2.9
5.7
49.9
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.1
66.3
54.8
2.5
4.2
1.3
4,809
1,451
1,252
283
92
41
249
495
15 John Salley
J. Salley
103.1
428
23.9
8.0
4.9
1.2
0.6
1.5
2.8
5.5
51.3
0.0
0.0
10.0
2.3
3.2
72.1
57.5
1.9
3.0
1.4
10,220
3,412
2,112
524
277
654
611
1,427
16 Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
103.1
328
25.0
13.1
4.9
1.7
1.0
1.2
5.2
11.4
45.4
0.1
0.5
25.2
2.6
4.0
64.8
49.6
1.6
3.3
1.8
8,204
4,289
1,615
542
314
399
589
1,050
17 Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
103.3
304
26.2
13.6
8.3
1.4
1.0
1.5
5.1
10.2
49.8
0.0
0.1
12.9
3.4
4.8
70.8
55.1
3.2
5.1
2.2
7,952
4,121
2,523
411
313
463
682
1,111
18 Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
103.5
465
32.0
10.5
10.7
2.2
1.0
0.2
4.0
7.9
50.9
0.0
0.1
21.7
2.4
3.2
75.3
56.3
3.8
6.9
2.4
14,894
4,888
4,982
1,044
450
105
1,116
1,597
19 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
103.5
153
37.5
15.1
12.7
2.0
0.6
3.2
5.4
10.8
50.1
0.0
0.0
4.3
6.5
66.1
55.3
4.3
8.4
3.1
5,745
2,308
1,940
303
86
497
468
557
20 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
103.5
479
34.5
16.1
6.5
5.1
2.0
1.0
6.6
13.4
49.1
0.2
0.9
24.7
2.7
3.9
68.8
53.2
2.0
4.6
2.8
16,512
7,715
3,136
2,459
962
473
1,339
1,504
21 Andrew Lang
A. Lang
103.6
353
18.5
4.9
4.8
0.5
0.4
1.8
1.9
3.7
50.8
0.0
0.0
14.3
1.2
1.6
72.3
55.8
1.6
3.2
0.8
6,515
1,736
1,703
179
150
650
290
1,018
22 John Stockton
J. Stockton
103.9
488
36.7
16.2
2.9
13.6
2.8
0.2
5.8
11.2
51.6
0.6
1.6
37.3
4.1
4.9
83.4
60.8
0.8
2.2
3.5
17,896
7,898
1,435
6,657
1,389
107
1,692
1,412
23 Chris Dudley
C. Dudley
104.0
394
18.5
4.7
6.3
0.5
0.4
1.4
1.9
4.6
40.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
2.1
45.0
42.4
2.8
3.5
0.9
7,273
1,844
2,487
194
157
549
372
1,020
24 Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
104.0
452
33.4
15.3
7.7
2.8
1.5
0.9
6.1
12.9
47.5
0.1
0.2
23.8
3.0
4.3
69.4
51.6
2.8
5.0
1.9
15,078
6,897
3,496
1,265
680
400
856
1,569
25 Larry Smith
L. Smith
104.0
366
19.8
3.4
6.9
1.0
0.7
0.4
1.6
3.2
50.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.6
33.2
49.6
2.8
4.0
1.1
7,252
1,262
2,519
361
256
138
392
1,033
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Fri
10/24
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Mon
10/27
BKN BKN
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

3 - 4

89

Final

103

GSW Warriors

4 - 3

Sun 4 May 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM