2008 eastern conference nba player defensive rating leaders

Kevin Garnett had the best defensive rating in the Eastern Conference in 2007-08, with a 93.8 rating.

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2008 eastern conference NBA player defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	93.8	2007-08	BOS	71	32.8	18.8	9.2	3.4	1.4	1.3	7.5	13.9	53.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	3.8	4.7	80.1	58.8	1.9	7.3	1.9	2,328	1,337	655	244	100	89	138	163	+736
2	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	98.1	2007-08	DET	77	30.5	12.7	6.6	1.8	1.2	1.7	4.9	11.3	43.2	1.5	4.1	35.6	1.5	1.9	76.7	52.3	1.1	5.5	1.1	2,346	979	511	137	91	129	86	213	+449
3	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	98.4	2007-08	BOS	77	29.9	10.6	4.2	5.1	1.7	0.2	4.6	9.3	49.2	0.1	0.2	26.3	1.4	2.3	61.1	51.5	1.0	3.2	1.9	2,306	814	322	393	129	13	147	187	+612
4	Dwight Howard D. Howard	98.7	2007-08	ORL	82	37.7	20.7	14.2	1.3	0.9	2.1	7.1	11.9	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	10.9	59.0	61.9	3.4	10.8	3.2	3,088	1,695	1,161	110	74	176	263	274	+484
5	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	99.7	2007-08	BOS	80	35.9	19.6	5.1	4.5	1.3	0.5	6.4	13.7	46.4	1.8	4.6	39.2	5.1	6.1	84.3	59.9	0.7	4.5	2.8	2,874	1,570	411	363	101	36	221	200	+785
6	Antonio McDyess A. McDyess	100.5	2007-08	DET	78	29.3	8.8	8.5	1.1	0.8	0.7	3.8	7.7	48.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.0	62.2	51.1	2.6	5.9	1.0	2,285	683	666	89	61	53	75	246	+308
7	Jamario Moon J. Moon	102.4	2007-08	TOR	78	27.8	8.5	6.2	1.2	1.0	1.4	3.6	7.4	48.5	0.5	1.6	32.8	0.8	1.1	74.1	54.0	1.2	5.0	0.7	2,166	661	484	90	80	108	51	152	+271
8	Josh Smith J. Smith	102.6	2007-08	ATL	81	35.5	17.2	8.2	3.4	1.5	2.8	6.4	14.0	45.7	0.3	1.2	25.3	4.1	5.8	71.0	52.0	2.0	6.2	3.0	2,873	1,394	667	272	123	227	245	269	-39
9	Samuel Dalembert S. Dalembert	103.0	2007-08	PHI	82	33.2	10.5	10.4	0.5	0.5	2.3	4.1	8.1	51.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.2	70.7	55.6	3.7	6.6	1.9	2,724	864	849	45	40	192	155	269	+10
10	Ray Allen R. Allen	103.1	2007-08	BOS	73	35.9	17.4	3.7	3.1	0.9	0.2	6.0	13.5	44.5	2.5	6.2	39.8	2.9	3.2	90.7	58.4	1.0	2.6	1.7	2,624	1,273	268	225	65	16	127	147	+619
11	LeBron James L. James	103.6	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	30.0	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
12	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	104.0	2007-08	CLE	73	30.4	14.1	9.3	1.4	0.5	1.6	5.7	12.0	47.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	3.3	80.2	52.2	3.6	5.7	1.8	2,222	1,029	682	104	34	120	135	247	+59
13	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	104.9	2007-08	PHI	82	39.5	19.9	5.4	4.8	2.1	0.6	7.1	15.6	45.6	1.2	3.7	32.9	4.5	6.2	72.1	54.3	1.0	4.4	2.6	3,242	1,630	446	391	171	49	214	187	+9
14	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	105.0	2007-08	DET	78	32.3	17.0	2.7	6.8	1.3	0.2	5.0	11.2	44.8	1.8	4.4	40.1	5.1	5.6	91.8	61.9	0.5	2.2	2.1	2,522	1,324	212	529	101	17	160	130	+519
15	Emeka Okafor E. Okafor	105.0	2007-08	CHA	82	33.1	13.8	10.7	0.9	0.8	1.7	5.6	10.5	53.5	0.0	0.0		2.6	4.6	57.0	55.3	3.1	7.6	2.0	2,718	1,133	876	70	62	138	164	241	-251
16	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	105.5	2007-08	TOR	67	36.2	22.3	8.7	2.6	0.9	1.0	7.6	15.3	49.4	0.1	0.4	40.0	7.0	8.3	84.4	58.8	2.6	6.1	2.3	2,425	1,496	583	171	63	67	153	157	+358
17	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	106.1	2007-08	ORL	81	38.0	18.2	5.4	2.4	1.2	0.5	6.4	14.0	45.5	2.8	6.8	40.9	2.7	3.2	83.8	59.1	1.2	4.2	1.7	3,076	1,476	437	196	99	38	140	214	+418
18	Tayshaun Prince T. Prince	106.1	2007-08	DET	82	32.9	13.2	4.9	3.3	0.5	0.4	5.1	11.5	44.8	0.6	1.8	36.3	2.3	2.9	76.8	51.6	1.3	3.5	1.1	2,694	1,080	398	268	42	33	91	90	+506
19	Al Horford A. Horford	106.2	2007-08	ATL	81	31.4	10.1	9.7	1.5	0.7	0.9	4.1	8.2	49.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.9	2.6	73.1	53.9	3.1	6.6	1.7	2,540	821	785	124	60	76	137	267	-111
20	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	106.2	2007-08	CHA	62	38.3	19.4	6.0	3.5	2.1	0.9	6.6	14.6	44.9	1.1	3.6	32.1	5.0	6.9	73.1	54.7	0.9	5.1	2.9	2,376	1,200	373	216	131	58	180	189	-112
21	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	106.3	2007-08	DET	72	33.7	17.3	3.3	4.2	1.0	0.1	6.9	14.3	48.4	0.9	2.0	44.0	2.6	3.1	83.3	55.2	1.0	2.2	1.8	2,424	1,244	235	299	73	10	132	171	+382
22	Troy Murphy T. Murphy	106.3	2007-08	IND	75	28.1	12.2	7.2	2.2	0.7	0.4	4.2	9.2	45.5	1.3	3.1	39.8	2.6	3.2	79.7	57.3	1.4	5.8	1.3	2,106	916	543	165	49	32	96	217	-61
23	Hedo Turkoglu H. Turkoglu	106.6	2007-08	ORL	82	36.9	19.5	5.7	5.0	0.9	0.3	6.8	14.9	45.6	2.0	5.1	40.0	4.0	4.8	82.9	57.6	1.0	4.7	3.0	3,026	1,602	471	409	74	25	246	244	+456
24	Danny Granger D. Granger	106.8	2007-08	IND	80	36.0	19.6	6.1	2.1	1.2	1.1	6.7	15.1	44.6	2.1	5.3	40.4	4.0	4.7	85.2	57.1	1.2	4.9	2.1	2,876	1,567	486	166	95	84	171	290	-151
25	Keith Bogans K. Bogans	107.4	2007-08	ORL	82	26.8	8.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	0.1	2.9	7.2	41.0	1.8	5.0	36.2	1.0	1.3	73.6	55.9	0.5	2.7	0.6	2,198	711	266	104	59	10	53	164	+303

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RPG

10.7

Tatum

APG

6.8

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112.7

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36.7

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	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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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

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Thompson

1.8

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

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Brooks

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

119.3

116.5

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.4

106.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.1

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7.4

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1.7

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Wembanyama

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Gilgeous-Alexander

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Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

852.3

Wembanyama

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Mitchell

700.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

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Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

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Richardson

1.66

Beringer

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Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

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	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