2022 best team defensive rating in first 40 games

The Connecticut Sun had the best defensive rating by a team in their first 40 games in 2022, with a 97.6 rating.

TEAMDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Sun
Sun
97.6
40
227.3
85.0
37.3
21.0
8.8
2.7
31.7
69.2
45.8
6.2
17.7
34.8
15.5
19.7
78.9
54.6
10.4
26.9
15.2
9,090
3,401
1,490
841
350
109
608
664
2Mystics
Mystics
98.5
38
218.8
80.4
34.4
20.3
7.6
3.7
29.4
66.7
44.0
7.8
22.6
34.4
13.9
17.7
78.5
54.0
7.9
26.5
13.6
8,315
3,055
1,309
770
287
141
517
600
3Storm
Storm
99.7
40
220.6
82.6
33.6
22.5
8.0
4.2
30.5
68.7
44.4
9.2
25.2
36.3
12.4
14.9
82.7
54.8
7.6
26.0
13.0
8,825
3,302
1,343
901
321
167
519
619
4Sky
Sky
100.8
40
219.9
86.7
35.4
24.4
7.4
4.3
33.0
68.7
48.0
7.2
21.5
33.4
13.7
16.6
82.2
57.1
7.5
27.9
14.3
8,795
3,469
1,415
974
295
171
573
642
5Dream
Dream
100.8
36
201.4
78.5
35.5
17.6
7.8
3.1
28.8
68.4
42.0
7.5
21.4
35.1
13.5
17.3
77.7
51.6
8.6
26.8
16.1
7,250
2,826
1,277
632
280
112
581
702
6Aces
Aces
102.4
40
208.6
90.5
35.5
20.8
7.6
4.1
32.4
70.0
46.3
9.8
26.5
36.8
16.0
19.3
82.7
57.6
6.8
28.7
11.8
8,345
3,618
1,418
831
303
164
471
628
7Liberty
Liberty
104.4
39
224.5
79.4
34.0
20.7
6.1
4.0
28.8
66.8
43.1
9.5
27.2
34.8
12.4
14.9
82.8
54.1
6.8
27.2
15.4
8,755
3,098
1,327
806
238
156
601
699
8Lynx
Lynx
105.8
36
224.7
82.4
36.9
20.6
6.1
2.8
30.2
67.1
45.0
6.8
19.6
34.8
15.2
19.4
78.4
54.5
9.0
28.0
15.5
8,090
2,968
1,330
743
220
102
559
610
9Wings
Wings
106.0
39
223.2
82.1
33.6
18.7
7.0
3.8
29.5
67.9
43.4
7.7
22.5
34.1
15.4
20.3
76.1
53.4
9.5
24.1
13.7
8,705
3,201
1,311
729
273
149
534
729
10Mercury
Mercury
106.5
38
219.9
80.6
31.3
19.1
7.2
4.4
28.6
66.9
42.7
8.6
26.4
32.5
14.9
18.5
80.8
53.7
7.0
24.3
14.1
8,355
3,063
1,191
725
275
166
537
744
11Sparks
Sparks
107.6
36
208.5
79.4
30.4
18.9
8.6
3.9
29.8
66.9
44.6
5.4
16.9
32.0
14.4
18.3
78.6
53.0
6.9
23.4
14.7
7,505
2,860
1,094
680
308
142
529
657
12Fever
Fever
109.2
36
208.1
78.0
33.3
18.0
7.2
3.6
28.4
69.4
40.9
6.8
20.1
33.8
14.4
19.4
74.6
50.0
9.8
23.5
16.5
7,490
2,807
1,197
649
258
129
593
719
StatMuse has team, game-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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TEAMWLPCTGB
3
24
16
.600
2.0
4
24
16
.600
2.0
5
15
25
.375
11.0
6
11
29
.275
15.0
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10
30
.250
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
9/17
@
7:30 PM
Sun
9/20
@
1:00 PM
Tue
9/22
@
7:30 PM
Thu
9/24
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CON Sun

10 - 30

71

Final

97

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WNBA 2026 Standings

TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
31
9
.775
2
29
11
.725
2.0
3
Aces Aces - x
27
13
.675
4.0
4
Dream Dream - x
26
14
.650
5.0
5
Fever Fever - x
26
14
.650
5.0
6
24
16
.600
7.0
7
24
16
.600
7.0
8
Wings Wings - x
24
16
.600
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
16
24
.400
15.0
10
Sky Sky - e
15
25
.375
16.0
11
15
25
.375
16.0
12
14
26
.350
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
29
.275
20.0
14
Sun Sun - e
10
30
.250
21.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
32
.200
23.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
6/14
@
102-77
Mon
6/15
@
66-96
Mon
6/15
@
74-107
Mon
6/15
@
58-78
Tue
6/16
@
91-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
9/17
@
7:30 PM
Thu
9/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
9/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
9/17
@
10:00 PM
Thu
9/17
@
10:00 PM