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Defensive rating leaders

Through Oct 26 · 2026-27 regular season

Early season: no team has played more than 4 games, so leaders swing a lot.

Defensive rating: points the team allows per 100 possessions (fewer is better). More in the glossary

Defensive rating by team
#TeamDRTGGP
1Toronto Raptors95.9 per 1003
2Philadelphia 76ers99.6 per 1004
3Detroit Pistons102.5 per 1003
T4Boston Celtics105.2 per 1003
T4New York Knicks105.2 per 1003
6Atlanta Hawks105.5 per 1004
7Cleveland Cavaliers108.1 per 1003
8Washington Wizards109.1 per 1004
9Orlando Magic109.3 per 1003
10Indiana Pacers109.4 per 1004
11Charlotte Hornets109.5 per 1004
12Milwaukee Bucks114.1 per 1004
13Miami Heat115.1 per 1004
14Brooklyn Nets115.7 per 1003
15Chicago Bulls116.7 per 1004

Every team that has played is ranked. Tied values share a rank (T). Ranks are within East.

Regular season only, this season only: NBA Cup group games count; the Cup final, preseason, play-in and playoffs do not. Followed players and teams are tinted (from this browser only). How a player does by situation lives in the Screener; records in the standings.