1981 nba team defensive rating rankings playoff

The Phoenix Suns had the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 1981 playoffs, with a 96.9 rating.

TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Suns
Suns
96.9
1980-81
7
240.0
91.7
45.3
19.0
7.1
3.7
36.0
80.1
44.9
0.9
2.3
37.5
18.9
27.4
68.8
49.7
14.1
31.1
16.4
1,680
642
317
133
50
26
115
167
2Celtics
Celtics
101.6
1980-81
17
240.0
103.4
44.4
22.8
7.5
6.6
41.2
85.7
48.0
0.6
2.6
22.2
20.4
27.1
75.4
52.9
14.5
29.9
16.3
4,080
1,757
755
388
127
112
277
420
3Kings
Kings
102.2
1980-81
15
243.3
91.7
39.5
23.5
8.8
4.3
36.9
79.3
46.6
0.9
3.2
27.1
16.9
23.6
71.8
51.1
11.9
27.7
16.8
3,650
1,375
593
353
132
64
252
349
4Knicks
Knicks
102.8
1980-81
2
252.5
97.0
41.5
18.5
10.0
2.0
37.5
85.5
43.9
0.5
5.0
10.0
21.5
31.5
68.3
48.8
15.5
26.0
21.0
505
194
83
37
20
4
42
57
5Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
104.3
1980-81
3
256.7
105.3
46.0
21.7
10.3
5.3
44.7
92.0
48.6
0.3
1.3
25.0
15.7
23.3
67.1
51.5
14.0
32.0
17.7
770
316
138
65
31
16
53
61
6Lakers
Lakers
104.6
1980-81
3
240.0
101.3
51.0
24.0
7.0
5.7
39.3
85.0
46.3
0.0
1.3
0.0
22.7
33.0
68.7
50.9
14.3
36.7
14.3
720
304
153
72
21
17
43
69
7Rockets
Rockets
105.5
1980-81
21
240.0
98.0
40.8
22.6
8.3
5.4
39.0
85.5
45.6
0.4
1.5
25.0
19.7
26.2
75.1
50.5
14.7
26.0
14.1
5,040
2,059
856
474
174
113
296
466
876ers
76ers
106.2
1980-81
16
240.0
104.3
40.9
24.3
8.2
8.6
39.8
81.8
48.7
0.1
1.0
6.3
24.6
31.9
77.3
54.4
12.8
28.1
18.3
3,840
1,669
654
389
131
137
293
420
9Pacers
Pacers
106.4
1980-81
2
240.0
96.5
46.5
23.0
11.0
2.5
37.5
91.0
41.2
1.0
3.0
33.3
20.5
28.5
71.9
46.6
18.5
28.0
19.5
480
193
93
46
22
5
39
51
10Bucks
Bucks
108.2
1980-81
7
240.0
107.0
43.3
27.0
10.1
5.3
41.7
87.3
47.8
0.4
1.6
27.3
23.1
30.3
76.4
53.2
17.7
25.6
17.0
1,680
749
303
189
71
37
119
195
11Bulls
Bulls
109.1
1980-81
6
244.2
103.5
44.5
20.8
7.8
5.0
41.3
88.2
46.9
0.5
3.8
13.0
20.3
26.7
76.3
51.8
16.5
28.0
16.5
1,465
621
267
125
47
30
99
150
12Spurs
Spurs
113.1
1980-81
7
240.0
107.7
42.3
25.7
5.9
6.7
42.6
86.9
49.0
0.3
1.7
16.7
22.3
29.9
74.6
53.9
14.3
28.0
15.3
1,680
754
296
180
41
47
107
173
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

More Suns Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.5

Booker

Devin Booker

RPG

8.1

Williams

Mark Williams

APG

5.9

Booker

Devin Booker
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

15th

DRTG

114.2

11th

NETRTG

1.2

15th

3P%

36.3

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
44
28
.611
13.0
6
43
28
.606
13.5
7
Suns Suns
40
33
.548
17.5
8
36
36
.500
21.0
9
36
37
.493
21.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/28
@
10:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/2
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

45 - 28

125

Final

123

PHX Suns

40 - 33

Tue 24 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
52
19
.732
2
47
24
.662
5.0
3
48
25
.658
5.0
4
45
27
.625
7.5
5
40
31
.563
12.0
6
40
32
.556
12.5
7
39
33
.542
13.5
8
38
34
.528
14.5
9
38
34
.528
14.5
10
38
34
.528
14.5
11
29
42
.408
23.0
12
29
42
.408
23.0
13
Nets Nets - e
17
55
.236
35.5
14
16
55
.225
36.0
15
16
56
.222
36.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
15
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
54
18
.750
3.0
3
46
26
.639
11.0
4
45
28
.616
12.5
5
44
28
.611
13.0
6
43
28
.606
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.5
8
36
36
.500
21.0
9
36
37
.493
21.5
10
34
38
.472
23.0
11
25
48
.342
32.5
12
24
47
.338
32.5
13
23
49
.319
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
51
.292
36.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
54
.260
38.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
2/25
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96-126
Wed
2/25
@
121-112
Wed
2/25
@
130-121
Wed
2/25
@
110-113
Wed
2/25
@
129-118

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/25
@
7:30 PM