2004 nba playoffs team defensive rating rankings

The Detroit Pistons had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2004 playoffs, with a 92.0 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	Pistons	92.0	2003-04	23	244.3	87.1	44.8	19.4	8.0	7.1	31.4	76.3	41.2	4.2	13.9	30.4	20.1	27.3	73.4	49.3	12.9	32.0	14.9	5,620	2,003	1,031	447	184	164	342	518
2	Nets	93.7	2003-04	11	246.8	88.2	42.7	20.5	8.6	5.4	30.8	72.8	42.3	4.5	16.4	27.2	22.1	30.3	73.0	51.2	10.6	32.1	18.5	2,715	970	470	225	95	59	204	286
3	Pacers	93.7	2003-04	16	240.0	85.5	42.1	17.9	8.7	6.3	30.7	75.1	40.8	5.9	17.8	33.3	18.2	24.8	73.3	49.7	10.8	31.3	13.6	3,840	1,368	674	286	139	100	217	376
4	Hornets	95.9	2003-04	7	240.0	80.6	42.3	19.3	6.1	4.6	29.3	76.3	38.4	5.9	18.6	31.5	16.1	20.7	77.9	47.2	12.3	30.0	17.1	1,680	564	296	135	43	32	120	146
5	Heat	97.1	2003-04	13	240.0	84.1	41.8	16.3	7.5	4.1	30.5	74.8	40.8	3.7	13.4	27.6	19.3	25.6	75.4	48.9	11.4	30.5	14.2	3,120	1,093	544	212	98	53	184	317
6	Spurs	98.8	2003-04	10	240.0	89.3	42.3	19.4	7.7	4.2	33.5	76.2	44.0	6.9	18.9	36.5	15.4	23.9	64.4	51.5	12.6	29.7	15.5	2,400	893	423	194	77	42	155	228
7	Lakers	99.8	2003-04	22	242.3	88.1	40.2	22.6	7.3	4.2	33.0	74.5	44.4	5.0	15.5	32.1	17.1	27.9	61.2	50.8	10.2	30.0	12.6	5,330	1,939	885	498	161	93	278	503
8	Rockets	100.5	2003-04	5	245.0	84.6	44.4	17.2	5.2	3.6	31.8	74.4	42.7	4.6	15.2	30.3	16.4	22.8	71.9	50.1	9.6	34.8	16.8	1,225	423	222	86	26	18	84	114
9	Kings	100.9	2003-04	12	242.1	95.2	44.0	22.8	9.4	3.7	35.3	82.9	42.5	5.8	16.8	34.8	18.8	24.8	75.8	50.7	10.9	33.1	14.3	2,905	1,142	528	274	113	44	172	253
10	Timberwolves	101.9	2003-04	18	241.4	91.9	42.0	19.3	6.6	5.2	33.9	77.1	44.1	5.9	15.2	38.7	18.2	23.3	78.0	52.7	9.7	32.3	15.0	4,345	1,655	756	347	119	93	270	437
11	Mavericks	102.0	2003-04	5	240.0	99.6	52.2	20.6	9.2	6.6	38.2	96.4	39.6	5.0	17.4	28.7	18.2	23.6	77.1	46.6	20.4	31.8	13.6	1,200	498	261	103	46	33	68	108
12	Nuggets	103.6	2003-04	5	240.0	90.6	43.2	20.4	7.8	2.8	37.2	87.2	42.7	4.4	13.0	33.8	11.8	16.8	70.2	47.9	14.4	28.8	14.2	1,200	453	216	102	39	14	71	121
13	Knicks	104.1	2003-04	4	240.0	84.0	38.5	19.5	9.3	4.0	30.8	80.0	38.4	4.3	14.5	29.3	18.3	25.3	72.3	46.1	12.3	26.3	16.3	960	336	154	78	37	16	65	112
14	Bucks	109.3	2003-04	5	240.0	85.6	39.2	20.6	8.2	4.2	32.4	77.8	41.6	4.8	14.4	33.3	16.0	21.6	74.1	49.0	11.2	28.0	16.4	1,200	428	196	103	41	21	82	112
15	Celtics	110.4	2003-04	4	240.0	84.5	41.0	17.5	6.5	5.0	28.8	70.5	40.8	5.3	15.8	33.3	21.8	27.0	80.6	51.3	9.3	31.8	19.8	960	338	164	70	26	20	79	81
16	Grizzlies	113.4	2003-04	4	240.0	83.5	34.5	14.5	9.5	5.0	30.8	72.5	42.4	3.8	12.8	29.4	18.3	23.5	77.7	50.4	9.5	25.0	14.3	960	334	138	58	38	20	57	100

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.1

Cunningham

RPG

8.5

Duren

APG

7.5

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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Cavaliers

4 - 3

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Final

Pistons

3 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

124.1

117.3

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

104.8

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.0

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.5

13.8

3.0

1.7

0.8

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

598.7

Mobley

581.1

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

604.5

Mitchell

590.5

Mobley

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.68

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.66

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

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