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.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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

RPG

8.1

Williams

APG

5.9

Booker

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

15th

DRTG

114.2

11th

NETRTG

1.2

15th

3P%

36.3

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Timberwolves	44	28	.611	13.0
6	Rockets	43	28	.606	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	36	36	.500	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	36	37	.493	21.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/28	UTA	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 3/31	PHX	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Thu 4/2	PHX	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 4/5	PHX	@	CHI	3:30 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

45 - 28

125

Final

123

Suns

40 - 33

Tue 24 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

12.0

Towns

11.7

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.4

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.7

Duren

67.5

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.1

119.8

119.1

119.0

118.9

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.7

111.4

112.6

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

7.6

7.5

6.9

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

16-56

16-55

17-55

19-54

21-51

23-49

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,537.9

Jokić

3,476.9

Dončić

3,100.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,765

Jokić

3,681.5

Dončić

3,279.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

45-27

44-28-1

43-30

42-30

40-31

41-31

Worst Record ATS

29-44

30-42

30-41

31-41

31-40

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	52	19	.732
2	Celtics	47	24	.662	5.0
3	Knicks	48	25	.658	5.0
4	Cavaliers	45	27	.625	7.5
5	Raptors	40	31	.563	12.0
6	Hawks	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	39	33	.542	13.5
8	Magic	38	34	.528	14.5
9	Hornets	38	34	.528	14.5
10	Heat	38	34	.528	14.5
11	Bucks	29	42	.408	23.0
12	Bulls	29	42	.408	23.0
13	Nets - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Wizards - e	16	55	.225	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	56	.222	36.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	15	.792
2	Spurs - x	54	18	.750	3.0
3	Lakers	46	26	.639	11.0
4	Nuggets	45	28	.616	12.5
5	Timberwolves	44	28	.611	13.0
6	Rockets	43	28	.606	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	36	36	.500	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	36	37	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	34	38	.472	23.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	48	.342	32.5
12	Grizzlies	24	47	.338	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	49	.319	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	51	.292	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	54	.260	38.5