2023 nba individual defensive rating rankings playoffs conference finals

Jimmy Butler III had the best defensive rating in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, with a 109.9 rating.

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	SERIES	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	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	109.9	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	7	39.6	24.7	7.6	6.1	2.6	0.4	8.6	20.4	42.0	1.1	3.3	34.8	6.4	7.7	83.3	51.9	2.4	5.1	2.1	277	173	53	43	18	3	15	12	+9
2	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	110.2	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	1	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1
3	Caleb Martin C. Martin	112.9	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	7	35.6	19.3	6.4	1.7	0.9	0.6	7.6	12.6	60.2	3.1	6.4	48.9	1.0	1.1	87.5	73.8	1.1	5.3	1.0	249	135	45	12	6	4	7	15	+31
4	Nikola Jović N. Jović	113.0	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	4	2.4	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.8	33.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.3	0.8	0.0	10	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	+3
5	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	113.1	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	7	36.6	14.9	9.1	4.4	0.9	0.6	5.7	11.9	48.2	0.0	0.0		3.4	4.4	77.4	53.8	2.1	7.0	3.0	256	104	64	31	6	4	21	20	+54
6	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	113.3	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	7	24.8	6.7	4.0	3.9	1.0	0.4	2.7	6.9	39.6	1.0	2.9	35.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	48.1	0.6	3.4	2.1	173	47	28	27	7	3	15	18	+1
7	Jamal Murray J. Murray	113.5	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	4	41.1	32.5	6.3	5.3	2.8	0.5	12.0	22.8	52.7	3.8	9.3	40.5	4.8	5.0	95.0	65.1	0.8	5.5	1.8	165	130	25	21	11	2	7	11	+40
8	Kevin Love K. Love	113.8	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	5	12.3	5.0	4.6	0.4	0.6	0.0	2.0	4.6	43.5	1.0	1.8	55.6	0.0	0.0		54.3	0.8	3.8	0.8	61	25	23	2	3	0	4	6	-12
9	Cody Zeller C. Zeller	114.7	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	6	9.3	2.7	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	2.2	46.2	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.2	57.1	49.8	1.0	2.0	0.5	56	16	18	0	0	3	3	5	-21
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	114.8	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	4	42.0	27.8	14.5	11.8	1.3	1.3	10.3	20.3	50.6	2.0	4.3	47.1	5.3	6.8	77.8	59.8	3.5	11.0	3.8	168	111	58	47	5	5	15	16	+39
11	Ömer Yurtseven Ö. Yurtseven	115.2	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	4	2.4	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.5	33.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	10	4	3	0	0	1	0	2	+3
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	115.7	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	7	40.8	25.3	10.3	5.4	1.0	0.7	8.6	18.3	46.9	1.6	6.7	23.4	6.6	7.3	90.2	58.8	1.3	9.0	3.7	285	177	72	38	7	5	26	19	+3
13	Al Horford A. Horford	116.0	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	7	28.6	6.7	6.3	2.6	0.7	0.9	2.7	6.7	40.4	1.1	4.1	27.6	0.1	0.3	50.0	49.1	1.4	4.9	0.4	200	47	44	18	5	6	3	20	-22
14	Gabe Vincent G. Vincent	116.3	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	6	34.5	15.8	2.2	2.2	0.7	0.5	5.3	11.0	48.5	2.7	5.2	51.6	2.5	2.7	93.8	65.0	0.5	1.7	1.2	207	95	13	13	4	3	7	18	+30
15	Robert Williams III R. Williams III	116.6	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	7	18.9	9.4	5.1	0.4	0.1	1.1	4.1	5.3	78.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.1	1.9	61.5	77.2	2.1	3.0	0.7	132	66	36	3	1	8	5	15	-24
16	Anthony Davis A. Davis	116.8	2022-23	Conference Finals	LAL	4	41.2	26.8	14.0	2.3	1.3	2.8	8.8	17.8	49.3	0.5	1.0	50.0	8.8	10.0	87.5	60.4	2.3	11.8	1.5	165	107	56	9	5	11	6	14	-36
17	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	116.8	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	7	18.5	11.4	1.4	2.6	0.4	0.1	4.3	7.7	55.6	2.1	4.4	48.4	0.7	0.7	100.0	71.2	0.1	1.3	1.0	130	80	10	18	3	1	7	14	+29
18	Derrick White D. White	117.4	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	7	30.4	14.3	2.6	2.0	1.1	1.3	4.7	9.1	51.6	3.3	6.7	48.9	1.6	1.9	84.6	71.7	0.9	1.7	0.9	213	100	18	14	8	9	6	15	+12
19	Bruce Brown B. Brown	118.1	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	4	27.7	12.3	4.0	2.5	0.5	0.3	4.8	9.0	52.8	1.0	2.8	36.4	1.8	1.8	100.0	62.7	1.0	3.0	0.3	111	49	16	10	2	1	1	13	+8
20	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	118.4	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	4	36.2	15.0	9.3	3.0	0.3	0.8	5.0	12.3	40.8	3.5	8.3	42.4	1.5	1.5	100.0	58.1	1.5	7.8	1.3	145	60	37	12	1	3	5	10	+35
21	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	118.7	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	7	37.2	19.0	6.1	3.4	1.1	0.3	8.0	19.1	41.8	1.0	6.1	16.3	2.0	3.0	66.7	46.4	1.9	4.3	3.6	261	133	43	24	8	2	25	23	-34
22	Marcus Smart M. Smart	119.1	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	7	34.3	13.1	3.7	5.0	1.4	0.1	4.1	9.7	42.6	2.1	6.0	35.7	2.7	3.6	76.0	58.2	0.7	3.0	2.3	240	92	26	35	10	1	16	12	-9
23	Grant Williams G. Williams	120.0	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	6	24.8	7.5	3.2	1.3	0.3	0.5	2.5	5.2	48.4	1.5	3.5	42.9	1.0	1.3	75.0	65.2	1.2	2.0	0.3	149	45	19	8	2	3	2	14	-30
24	Max Strus M. Strus	120.3	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	7	28.4	9.4	2.9	0.9	0.1	0.0	3.3	7.9	41.8	1.9	5.4	34.2	1.0	1.3	77.8	56.0	0.4	2.4	0.0	199	66	20	6	1	0	0	11	+9
25	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope K. Caldwell-Pope	120.4	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	4	33.8	14.8	3.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	5.5	11.3	48.9	3.0	6.8	44.4	0.8	1.0	75.0	63.1	0.8	2.3	1.0	135	59	12	6	4	2	4	12	+5

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.7

Powell

RPG

10.0

Adebayo

APG

6.5

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.7

13th

DRTG

114.5

13th

NETRTG

2.2

13th

3P%

36.1

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIA	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Heat

0 - 1

126

Final

127

Hornets

1 - 0

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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