best defensive rating guards in nba history

Phil Chenier has the best career defensive rating by a guard, with a 97.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played guards in NBA history
NAME DRTG MIN GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
97.3
13,859
426
32.5
17.7
3.5
2.9
1.6
0.6
7.3
16.3
44.7
0.1
0.3
40.0
3.1
3.8
81.8
49.2
0.9
2.7
1.4
7,537
1,507
1,236
682
238
157
792
2 Slick Watts
S. Watts
97.4
11,513
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
2.2
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
3 Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
97.6
14,655
424
34.6
11.0
4.3
6.5
1.8
0.2
4.1
10.1
40.2
2.9
3.7
77.3
46.8
1.3
3.0
2.1
4,666
1,809
2,776
767
71
249
1,481
4 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
98.1
13,626
359
38.0
18.7
5.4
5.6
1.9
0.2
7.6
15.9
47.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.5
4.2
81.9
52.6
1.1
4.2
2.1
6,731
1,926
2,028
681
63
139
922
5 Jim Price
J. Price
99.2
11,987
451
26.6
10.4
3.2
4.0
1.6
0.3
4.4
9.8
44.4
1.7
2.1
81.5
48.5
0.9
2.4
1.7
4,712
1,451
1,789
724
126
275
1,250
6 Charlie Ward
C. Ward
99.9
14,080
630
22.3
6.3
2.6
4.0
1.2
0.2
2.2
5.4
40.8
1.0
2.8
36.4
0.8
1.0
77.1
53.1
0.4
2.2
1.6
3,947
1,648
2,539
776
128
1,038
1,276
+757
7 Lucius Allen
L. Allen
100.3
12,171
400
30.4
14.7
3.3
4.8
1.5
0.3
6.0
13.2
45.6
2.6
3.3
77.6
49.9
1.0
2.3
2.3
5,863
1,309
1,912
604
124
247
1,088
8 Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
100.4
26,859
1,057
25.4
13.3
3.5
3.8
1.3
0.3
4.3
9.7
44.7
1.4
3.8
36.9
3.2
3.9
82.7
58.2
0.6
2.8
2.0
14,043
3,697
4,001
1,392
319
2,116
2,212
+5468
9 Dave Bing
D. Bing
100.4
13,063
386
33.8
15.8
3.0
5.8
1.3
0.2
6.1
13.8
44.2
3.7
4.5
80.4
50.2
1.1
1.9
2.7
6,111
1,159
2,232
483
89
216
1,097
10 Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
100.9
19,315
541
35.7
16.0
3.6
4.9
1.3
0.2
6.8
15.3
44.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.3
2.8
85.0
48.4
0.9
2.7
2.4
8,632
1,940
2,675
686
112
504
1,257
11 Dick Snyder
D. Snyder
101.0
10,415
434
24.0
11.0
2.3
2.4
0.7
0.4
4.7
9.7
48.2
1.7
2.0
85.0
52.3
0.6
1.7
0.7
4,780
988
1,045
300
157
84
1,001
12 Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
101.1
16,245
719
22.6
8.2
2.7
4.3
1.9
0.1
3.5
7.7
46.1
0.0
0.1
18.4
1.2
1.8
65.7
48.7
0.8
1.9
2.2
5,929
1,969
3,114
1,337
80
1,382
2,097
13 Fred Carter
F. Carter
101.2
10,194
298
34.2
18.1
3.8
4.3
1.2
0.2
7.7
17.9
43.0
2.7
3.7
71.6
46.3
1.1
2.7
5,387
1,127
1,276
371
65
944
14 Bonzi Wells
B. Wells
101.5
12,513
481
26.0
12.4
4.7
2.1
1.4
0.3
4.8
10.7
45.2
0.4
1.3
32.7
2.3
3.2
71.3
51.0
1.4
3.3
2.0
5,949
2,241
1,007
650
158
983
1,256
+495
15 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
101.5
11,237
288
39.0
25.0
6.7
4.2
1.6
0.7
8.1
19.2
42.4
1.9
5.5
35.0
6.8
8.4
80.7
54.5
1.0
5.7
3.4
7,201
1,943
1,214
472
213
984
820
+373
16 Foots Walker
F. Walker
101.5
15,036
658
22.9
6.4
2.6
4.7
1.5
0.1
2.3
5.4
43.5
0.0
0.1
22.7
1.7
2.2
76.2
50.2
0.7
1.9
1.8
4,199
1,686
3,111
992
83
792
1,414
17 Fred Brown
F. Brown
101.6
21,743
851
25.5
15.1
2.7
3.1
1.4
0.2
6.4
13.3
48.2
0.3
0.8
37.3
2.1
2.4
86.2
52.3
0.8
1.9
1.6
12,815
2,282
2,662
1,149
166
840
1,667
18 Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
101.6
20,465
763
26.8
16.5
2.0
4.6
1.3
0.3
6.5
12.9
50.5
0.2
0.7
27.5
3.3
4.0
82.1
56.0
0.5
1.5
2.6
12,564
1,513
3,522
1,022
262
1,117
1,617
19 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
101.9
50,111
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
20 Tony Allen
T. Allen
102.0
16,406
757
21.7
8.1
3.4
1.3
1.4
0.4
3.1
6.6
47.3
0.2
0.5
27.7
1.7
2.4
71.5
52.9
1.2
2.2
1.4
6,115
2,604
991
1,029
307
1,032
1,781
+700
21 Aaron McKie
A. McKie
102.1
11,469
478
24.0
7.6
3.2
2.7
1.1
0.2
2.9
6.7
43.9
0.4
1.3
33.0
1.3
1.7
76.6
51.3
0.6
2.6
1.5
3,634
1,548
1,297
536
97
695
945
+530
22 Doug Collins
D. Collins
102.2
13,945
415
33.6
17.9
3.2
3.3
1.2
0.3
7.1
14.1
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
4.5
83.3
55.7
1.1
2.1
2.8
7,427
1,339
1,368
518
114
485
1,245
23 Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
102.2
15,999
432
37.0
24.8
4.3
5.3
1.4
0.3
9.7
22.1
44.0
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.4
6.5
83.0
49.8
1.0
3.3
3.7
10,730
1,847
2,269
587
108
530
1,175
24 Chris Ford
C. Ford
102.4
20,506
720
28.5
9.5
3.0
3.5
1.6
0.3
4.1
8.9
45.8
0.5
1.5
37.5
1.1
1.5
73.8
49.4
1.1
1.8
1.8
6,838
2,128
2,525
1,152
192
726
1,684
25 Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
102.5
10,192
600
17.0
5.2
1.8
1.9
1.6
0.3
2.0
4.6
44.0
0.2
0.6
29.2
1.0
1.3
73.0
50.0
0.5
1.3
1.1
3,131
1,098
1,147
940
182
682
1,220
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
17
1
.944
2
Celtics Celtics
14
3
.824
2.5
3
Magic Magic
11
7
.611
6.0
4
Knicks Knicks
9
7
.563
7.0
5
Heat Heat
7
7
.500
8.0
6
Bucks Bucks
8
9
.471
8.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Warriors Warriors
12
4
.750
2
Thunder Thunder
12
4
.750
3
Rockets Rockets
12
6
.667
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
10
6
.625
2.0
5
Clippers Clippers
11
7
.611
2.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
9
6
.600
2.5

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
11/23
BKN BKN
@
SAC SAC
108-103
Sat
11/23
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
108-122
Sat
11/23
DAL DAL
@
MIA MIA
118-123
Sat
11/23
LAC LAC
@
PHI PHI
125-99
Sat
11/23
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
103-115

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
11/29
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
2:30 PM
Fri
11/29
NYK NYK
@
CHA CHA
12:00 PM
Wed
11/27
OKC OKC
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Wed
11/27
BKN BKN
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Wed
11/27
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM