2008 playoffs best defensive rating teams

The Cleveland Cavaliers had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2008 playoffs, with a 102.1 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	Cavaliers	102.1	2007-08	13	240.0	89.9	40.9	20.2	6.0	4.8	31.1	74.1	42.0	6.7	19.4	34.5	21.1	29.2	72.1	51.7	11.8	29.2	13.8	3,120	1,169	532	262	78	63	180	287
2	Celtics	103.3	2007-08	26	240.0	94.0	40.0	21.5	7.6	4.3	33.6	75.1	44.7	6.0	16.8	35.9	20.8	26.6	78.3	54.1	11.1	28.9	12.8	6,240	2,444	1,040	559	198	112	333	631
3	Spurs	104.8	2007-08	17	242.9	94.1	41.8	20.4	5.3	4.1	35.5	79.7	44.6	7.5	20.1	37.5	15.5	20.8	74.5	52.9	9.0	32.8	12.8	4,130	1,599	710	346	90	70	217	383
4	Pistons	105.2	2007-08	17	240.0	91.4	36.2	20.5	7.4	5.8	33.9	74.5	45.5	4.5	13.3	34.1	19.1	23.8	80.2	53.8	10.6	25.6	12.9	4,080	1,554	616	349	125	99	220	396
5	Suns	106.1	2007-08	5	250.0	100.4	41.6	18.8	5.2	7.0	38.0	82.4	46.1	5.0	14.8	33.8	19.4	30.4	63.8	52.4	9.4	32.2	12.4	1,250	502	208	94	26	35	62	113
6	Rockets	106.7	2007-08	6	240.0	88.0	42.0	15.5	6.8	5.5	32.2	78.7	40.9	5.8	20.0	29.2	17.8	26.2	68.2	48.8	13.0	29.0	10.8	1,440	528	252	93	41	33	65	127
7	Hornets	107.3	2007-08	12	240.0	96.6	42.1	19.3	7.3	5.1	37.6	81.0	46.4	5.8	14.0	41.1	15.7	20.3	77.4	53.7	10.3	31.8	8.8	2,880	1,159	505	231	87	61	106	248
8	Lakers	107.6	2007-08	21	241.2	102.4	39.6	20.8	7.2	5.3	36.8	78.6	46.8	7.0	19.0	36.7	22.0	29.1	75.3	56.0	8.8	30.8	13.3	5,065	2,151	831	436	151	111	279	489
9	76ers	107.9	2007-08	6	240.0	85.8	38.2	15.8	8.8	3.7	31.2	74.7	41.7	1.8	7.8	23.4	21.7	30.0	72.2	48.8	13.5	24.7	14.8	1,440	515	229	95	53	22	89	115
10	Wizards	108.7	2007-08	6	240.0	92.2	37.3	15.7	7.2	4.8	32.0	75.2	42.6	6.0	19.7	30.5	22.2	29.0	76.4	52.4	9.7	27.7	12.3	1,440	553	224	94	43	29	74	137
11	Magic	109.2	2007-08	10	240.0	97.1	42.9	17.4	4.8	4.9	35.4	75.4	46.9	9.0	25.3	35.6	17.3	24.3	71.2	56.4	11.7	31.2	14.5	2,400	971	429	174	48	49	145	205
12	Jazz	110.4	2007-08	12	242.1	98.9	44.3	21.4	6.5	5.8	36.4	81.8	44.5	5.8	16.7	35.0	20.3	27.0	75.0	52.8	14.5	29.8	12.9	2,905	1,187	532	257	78	69	155	306
13	Raptors	115.2	2007-08	5	240.0	99.4	39.2	24.0	7.2	2.4	37.2	85.6	43.5	8.4	24.0	35.0	16.6	19.2	86.5	52.8	9.8	29.4	10.0	1,200	497	196	120	36	12	50	114
14	Hawks	115.6	2007-08	7	240.0	87.1	38.3	17.4	4.3	5.7	29.3	71.3	41.1	4.0	12.4	32.2	24.6	31.4	78.2	51.2	11.6	26.7	15.9	1,680	610	268	122	30	40	111	141
15	Nuggets	117.9	2007-08	4	240.0	101.5	48.8	18.5	6.3	4.8	37.8	88.5	42.7	4.5	18.0	25.0	21.5	29.0	74.1	50.1	16.5	32.3	14.5	960	406	195	74	25	19	58	102
16	Mavericks	118.2	2007-08	5	240.0	94.0	45.2	19.4	4.0	4.0	31.6	78.8	40.1	7.2	20.8	34.6	23.6	30.0	78.7	51.1	14.4	30.8	11.6	1,200	470	226	97	20	20	58	103

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

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.7

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

10th

DRTG

114.8

13th

NETRTG

2.4

10th

3P%

34.9

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	76ers	17	14	.548	7.0
7	Heat	18	15	.545	7.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	7.0
9	Bulls	15	17	.469	9.5
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CLE	2:00 PM
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Suns

19 - 14

113

Final

129

Cavaliers

19 - 16

Wed 31 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.8

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.3

Huff

2.2

Sarr

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.5

Ayton

69.7

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.8

122.4

121.7

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

106.6

111.5

112.5

113.0

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

14.0

8.7

7.2

6.9

6.4

Tank Leaderboard

6-28

7-24

8-26

8-25

11-22

10-20

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,672.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,587.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,678.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,675.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.2

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.56

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-11

21-13

18-12-1

19-14

17-13

18-14

Worst Record ATS

12-23

12-21

13-21

12-19

13-19

14-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	8	.758
2	Knicks	23	9	.719	1.5
3	Celtics	20	12	.625	4.5
4	Raptors	20	14	.588	5.5
5	Magic	19	15	.559	6.5
6	76ers	17	14	.548	7.0
7	Heat	18	15	.545	7.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	7.0
9	Bulls	15	17	.469	9.5
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	10.0
11	Bucks	14	19	.424	11.0
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	14.0
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.5
14	Wizards	7	24	.226	17.0
15	Pacers	6	28	.176	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	28	5	.848
2	Spurs	23	9	.719	4.5
3	Nuggets	22	10	.688	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.0
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	7.5
7	Suns	19	14	.576	9.0
8	Warriors	18	16	.529	10.5
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.0
10	Trail Blazers	14	19	.424	14.0
11	Jazz	12	20	.375	15.5
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	16.5
13	Clippers	11	21	.344	16.5
14	Kings	8	25	.242	20.0
15	Pelicans	8	26	.235	20.5