2021 best team playoff defensive ratings

The Milwaukee Bucks had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2021 playoffs, with a 107.6 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	Bucks	107.6	2020-21	23	242.2	110.3	49.0	22.8	7.8	4.2	42.1	91.1	46.2	11.2	35.0	32.1	14.9	20.8	71.8	55.0	12.8	36.1	12.7	5,570	2,537	1,126	525	180	97	293	413
2	76ers	108.5	2020-21	12	240.0	116.3	44.7	24.9	8.0	6.2	42.5	85.8	49.6	11.2	28.4	39.3	20.1	29.3	68.5	58.9	9.0	35.7	12.8	2,880	1,395	536	299	96	74	154	276
3	Nets	109.6	2020-21	12	242.1	112.5	42.6	22.6	7.1	4.8	40.7	86.2	47.2	13.6	35.6	38.2	17.6	20.3	86.8	59.2	8.3	34.3	11.6	2,905	1,350	511	271	85	58	139	254
4	Suns	110.0	2020-21	22	240.0	109.0	42.7	23.2	6.5	4.2	40.9	85.0	48.1	11.2	29.7	37.6	16.0	18.6	86.1	58.5	8.0	34.7	11.9	5,280	2,398	939	511	142	92	262	434
5	Lakers	110.9	2020-21	6	240.0	97.5	43.2	19.3	6.7	4.0	34.3	83.0	41.4	9.8	32.8	29.9	19.0	24.5	77.6	52.0	10.5	32.7	13.8	1,440	585	259	116	40	24	83	123
6	Knicks	111.0	2020-21	5	240.0	97.0	46.4	18.6	5.8	2.8	34.4	86.4	39.8	10.4	30.4	34.2	17.8	21.8	81.7	50.5	11.8	34.6	12.2	1,200	485	232	93	29	14	61	99
7	Hawks	111.3	2020-21	18	240.0	106.3	42.4	20.2	6.7	4.4	38.9	86.8	44.9	11.7	34.2	34.3	16.7	20.9	79.8	55.4	9.1	33.3	12.4	4,320	1,913	763	364	121	79	224	382
8	Clippers	115.9	2020-21	19	240.0	111.6	41.2	20.8	6.8	4.3	39.1	81.9	47.7	13.8	36.4	38.1	19.5	23.7	82.3	60.4	8.8	32.4	10.7	4,560	2,120	782	395	129	81	203	370
9	Heat	116.8	2020-21	4	246.3	98.0	42.3	21.5	7.3	3.5	35.3	89.3	39.5	12.0	35.8	33.6	15.5	20.3	76.5	49.9	9.0	33.3	14.0	985	392	169	86	29	14	56	82
10	Mavericks	121.1	2020-21	7	240.0	106.0	40.6	20.7	5.6	2.1	39.1	86.0	45.5	13.6	35.0	38.8	14.1	20.0	70.7	55.9	10.3	30.3	11.0	1,680	742	284	145	39	15	77	142
11	Wizards	121.3	2020-21	5	240.0	110.0	43.4	22.4	4.8	4.8	40.6	88.6	45.8	7.0	24.2	28.9	21.8	29.0	75.2	54.3	10.6	32.8	13.4	1,200	550	217	112	24	24	67	120
12	Jazz	122.3	2020-21	11	240.0	116.9	42.4	19.6	5.2	4.1	39.7	84.2	47.2	18.0	43.6	41.3	19.5	24.3	80.1	61.6	9.4	33.0	13.5	2,640	1,286	466	216	57	45	148	237
13	Nuggets	122.4	2020-21	10	245.0	114.8	43.6	24.9	6.1	4.3	42.1	92.2	45.7	14.7	38.5	38.2	15.9	20.9	76.1	56.6	11.7	31.9	11.2	2,450	1,148	436	249	61	43	112	204
14	Trail Blazers	122.9	2020-21	6	248.3	119.5	41.7	22.8	5.2	5.5	42.0	88.3	47.5	16.2	39.2	41.3	19.3	22.7	85.3	60.8	9.3	32.3	11.8	1,490	717	250	137	31	33	71	139
15	Grizzlies	124.0	2020-21	5	240.0	115.0	41.2	22.0	8.0	4.0	44.2	94.4	46.8	10.4	31.6	32.9	16.2	20.4	79.4	55.6	11.2	30.0	10.4	1,200	575	206	110	40	20	52	103
16	Celtics	128.7	2020-21	5	240.0	112.2	41.4	21.0	6.4	7.0	38.4	88.2	43.5	12.8	36.6	35.0	22.6	27.4	82.5	56.0	12.6	28.8	13.0	1,200	561	207	105	32	35	65	105

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

More Bucks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Antetokounmpo

RPG

10.0

Antetokounmpo

APG

5.6

Antetokounmpo

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.8

24th

DRTG

117.4

22nd

NETRTG

-4.6

24th

3P%

38.8

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Hawks	24	27	.471	13.5
11	Hornets	23	28	.451	14.5
12	Bucks	18	29	.383	17.5
13	Nets	13	35	.271	23.0
14	Wizards	13	35	.271	23.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/3	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 2/4	NOP	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 2/6	IND	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 2/9	MIL	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Wed 2/11	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Bucks

18 - 29

Final

107

Celtics

31 - 18

Sun 1 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

11.8

Towns

11.3

Gobert

11.1

Clingan

APG Leaders

9.8

Cunningham

8.8

Dončić

8.1

Harden

SPG Leaders

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.1

Sarr

2.1

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Porter

3.7

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

71.7

Jokić

69.2

Williams

68.1

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

121.3

120.1

119.5

118.8

117.8

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.1

111.9

112.5

112.7

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

7.6

7.3

6.2

5.6

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

12-39

13-39

13-36

13-35

15-35

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,451.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,328.1

Maxey

2,325.3

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,474.8

Dončić

2,462.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,407.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.6

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.8

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.43

Cunningham

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.48

Cunningham

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

33-17

30-21

29-21

27-20-1

29-22

27-22

Worst Record ATS

19-32

20-31

19-29

19-28

21-27

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	36	12	.750
2	Knicks	31	18	.633	5.5
3	Celtics	31	18	.633	5.5
4	Raptors	30	21	.588	7.5
5	Cavaliers	30	21	.588	7.5
6	76ers	27	21	.563	9.0
7	Heat	27	24	.529	10.5
8	Magic	25	23	.521	11.0
9	Bulls	24	26	.480	13.0
10	Hawks	24	27	.471	13.5
11	Hornets	23	28	.451	14.5
12	Bucks	18	29	.383	17.5
13	Nets	13	35	.271	23.0
14	Wizards	13	35	.271	23.0
15	Pacers	13	36	.265	23.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	39	11	.780
2	Spurs	33	16	.673	5.5
3	Nuggets	33	17	.660	6.0
4	Rockets	30	17	.638	7.5
5	Timberwolves	31	19	.620	8.0
6	Lakers	29	19	.604	9.0
7	Suns	30	20	.600	9.0
8	Warriors	27	23	.540	12.0
9	Clippers	23	25	.479	15.0
10	Trail Blazers	23	27	.460	16.0
11	Mavericks	19	30	.388	19.5
12	Grizzlies	18	29	.383	19.5
13	Jazz	15	35	.300	24.0
14	Pelicans	13	39	.250	27.0
15	Kings	12	39	.235	27.5