1978 nba playoffs team defensive rating rankings

The Philadelphia 76ers had the best defensive rating by a team in the 1978 playoffs, with a 98.8 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	76ers	98.8	1977-78	10	242.5	114.4	51.6	26.1	8.4	7.5	43.8	93.2	47.0	26.8	34.2	78.4	52.8	14.8	36.8	20.1	2,425	1,144	516	261	84	75	201	272
2	Bullets	99.8	1977-78	21	243.6	107.6	49.4	23.9	8.5	4.5	43.4	95.6	45.4	20.7	29.7	69.7	49.5	17.2	32.2	16.5	5,115	2,259	1,038	502	178	95	347	551
3	Trail Blazers	101.5	1977-78	6	240.0	96.7	39.8	21.3	6.2	3.7	39.5	84.8	46.6	17.7	23.8	74.1	50.7	10.7	29.2	16.2	1,440	580	239	128	37	22	97	158
4	Suns	101.6	1977-78	2	240.0	96.5	39.0	26.5	10.0	3.0	40.5	94.5	42.9	15.5	19.0	81.6	46.9	13.5	25.5	16.0	480	193	78	53	20	6	32	42
5	Bucks	102.3	1977-78	9	240.0	112.4	43.6	31.3	9.7	7.1	46.2	91.8	50.4	20.0	27.9	71.7	54.0	13.1	30.4	18.8	2,160	1,012	392	282	87	64	169	218
6	SuperSonics	102.4	1977-78	22	241.1	102.9	47.8	18.7	6.7	5.6	39.7	89.2	44.5	23.5	32.2	72.8	49.8	17.0	30.7	16.3	5,305	2,264	1,051	412	147	124	359	551
7	Hawks	103.5	1977-78	2	252.5	98.5	39.5	15.5	9.5	5.0	41.0	88.5	46.3	16.5	25.0	66.0	49.5	12.5	27.0	16.5	505	197	79	31	19	10	33	61
8	Spurs	104.4	1977-78	6	240.0	107.8	45.3	23.0	7.7	9.3	45.7	93.7	48.8	16.5	22.5	73.3	52.1	13.3	32.0	16.0	1,440	647	272	138	46	56	96	151
9	Lakers	105.1	1977-78	3	240.0	99.0	48.7	23.7	8.7	6.0	42.3	93.7	45.2	14.3	21.0	68.3	48.1	20.3	28.3	18.7	720	297	146	71	26	18	56	80
10	Nuggets	107.3	1977-78	13	240.0	110.6	49.6	27.5	7.0	4.8	43.8	95.8	45.7	22.9	29.2	78.6	50.9	17.1	32.5	18.8	3,120	1,438	645	357	91	62	244	361
11	Knicks	109.4	1977-78	6	240.0	110.7	44.2	28.5	8.7	4.7	46.8	98.5	47.5	17.0	23.7	71.8	50.8	16.0	28.2	18.5	1,440	664	265	171	52	28	111	182
12	Cavaliers	116.5	1977-78	2	240.0	110.5	40.0	19.5	6.5	4.0	42.5	93.5	45.5	25.5	33.0	77.3	51.1	15.5	24.5	17.0	480	221	80	39	13	8	34	48

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Maxey

RPG

8.4

Drummond

APG

6.6

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

17th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

3P%

34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

76ers

0 - 4

Sun 10 May 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

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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