2023 playoff best team defensive ratings

The New York Knicks had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2023 playoffs, with a 108.5 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	Knicks	108.5	2022-23	11	240.0	100.1	45.4	18.7	7.0	4.5	35.3	81.5	43.3	9.5	32.7	29.2	20.0	26.8	74.6	53.7	12.9	32.5	14.6	2,640	1,101	499	206	77	49	161	214
2	Cavaliers	109.3	2022-23	5	240.0	94.2	37.2	22.0	6.8	4.0	35.2	78.4	44.9	10.0	30.6	32.7	13.8	18.6	74.2	54.4	9.2	28.0	15.8	1,200	471	186	110	34	20	79	102
3	Nuggets	110.8	2022-23	20	241.3	113.5	44.8	25.8	6.9	4.2	42.3	86.0	49.2	11.3	30.0	37.5	17.7	22.1	80.1	59.3	10.1	34.7	11.6	4,825	2,269	895	515	137	84	232	385
4	Lakers	111.3	2022-23	16	241.6	112.3	44.6	24.9	6.8	6.4	41.1	87.1	47.1	10.1	30.3	33.5	20.1	24.8	80.9	57.3	9.1	35.6	11.9	3,865	1,797	714	399	109	102	191	279
5	Grizzlies	111.4	2022-23	6	244.2	104.7	46.5	23.3	6.7	3.5	38.3	95.3	40.2	12.0	38.5	31.2	16.0	19.2	83.5	50.4	13.2	33.3	13.0	1,465	628	279	140	40	21	78	123
6	Warriors	112.1	2022-23	13	240.0	113.1	47.1	28.2	7.2	4.6	41.9	93.6	44.8	14.5	42.5	34.0	14.8	19.7	75.0	55.3	12.5	34.5	14.4	3,120	1,470	612	366	94	60	187	298
7	Heat	112.5	2022-23	23	241.1	108.3	40.3	23.6	7.0	3.6	39.7	86.8	45.8	12.8	33.7	38.0	16.1	19.8	81.3	56.7	9.2	31.0	11.7	5,545	2,492	926	542	161	82	269	462
8	Kings	112.8	2022-23	7	240.0	113.7	47.7	22.0	7.7	4.3	41.0	95.6	42.9	12.1	39.7	30.6	19.6	25.7	76.1	53.2	14.0	33.7	14.1	1,680	796	334	154	54	30	99	158
9	76ers	112.8	2022-23	11	242.3	102.5	43.0	19.1	7.6	5.3	36.7	84.0	43.7	12.2	33.9	35.9	16.9	19.1	88.6	55.5	10.0	33.0	12.4	2,665	1,128	473	210	84	58	136	206
10	Celtics	113.7	2022-23	20	241.3	112.0	43.1	24.2	6.0	6.4	40.9	85.5	47.8	14.1	38.7	36.4	16.2	20.0	81.0	59.4	9.5	33.6	12.4	4,825	2,239	861	483	120	127	248	343
11	Nets	115.6	2022-23	4	240.0	92.5	35.0	22.3	5.3	3.8	34.0	77.3	44.0	11.3	34.5	32.6	13.3	18.3	72.6	54.2	5.8	29.3	12.3	960	370	140	89	21	15	49	62
12	Timberwolves	118.9	2022-23	5	245.0	105.4	39.2	22.6	6.6	4.8	37.8	82.6	45.8	11.2	32.2	34.8	18.6	24.2	76.9	56.5	8.4	30.8	12.8	1,225	527	196	113	33	24	64	108
13	Bucks	118.9	2022-23	5	245.0	118.8	44.4	26.8	6.6	3.6	44.0	92.6	47.5	15.6	41.2	37.9	15.2	21.4	71.0	58.2	10.2	34.2	14.4	1,225	594	222	134	33	18	72	94
14	Suns	119.4	2022-23	11	240.0	114.2	40.0	24.5	6.3	5.6	43.1	86.8	49.6	9.4	25.8	36.3	18.6	23.4	79.8	58.8	9.2	30.8	12.1	2,640	1,256	440	270	69	62	133	242
15	Hawks	120.3	2022-23	6	240.0	115.8	43.8	24.5	7.7	4.8	44.0	96.3	45.7	14.0	37.3	37.5	13.8	17.0	81.4	55.8	12.2	31.7	12.8	1,440	695	263	147	46	29	77	98
16	Clippers	123.6	2022-23	5	240.0	115.6	40.0	21.6	6.6	4.2	40.8	88.6	46.0	12.2	33.8	36.1	21.8	26.4	82.6	57.7	11.8	28.2	14.0	1,200	578	200	108	33	21	70	115

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

More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.6

Brunson

RPG

11.8

Towns

APG

5.9

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.0

3rd

DRTG

114.5

12th

NETRTG

5.5

5th

3P%

37.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	35	12	.745
2	Knicks	30	18	.625	5.5
3	Celtics	30	18	.625	5.5
4	Raptors	29	21	.580	7.5
5	Cavaliers	29	21	.580	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 2/1	LAL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 2/3	NYK	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Wed 2/4	DEN	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 2/6	NYK	@	DET	7:30 PM
Sun 2/8	NYK	@	BOS	12:30 PM

Last Game

Trail Blazers

23 - 26

Final

127

Knicks

30 - 18

Fri 30 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

11.8

Towns

11.3

Gobert

11.1

Wembanyama

APG Leaders

9.7

Cunningham

8.8

Dončić

8.1

Harden

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.6

Wembanyama

2.1

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Porter

3.8

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

71.6

Jokić

69.5

Williams

67.9

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

121.2

120.0

119.4

118.8

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.2

109.8

112.2

112.5

112.7

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

6.8

6.6

6.2

5.5

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

12-38

13-38

12-35

13-36

13-34

15-34

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,386.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,328.1

Maxey

2,274.8

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,411.5

Dončić

2,409

Johnson

2,396.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

37.7

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

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.41

Cunningham

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.47

Johnson

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

33-16

29-20

29-21

27-20-1

28-22

27-22

Worst Record ATS

19-31

19-28

19-27

20-27

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	35	12	.745
2	Knicks	30	18	.625	5.5
3	Celtics	30	18	.625	5.5
4	Raptors	29	21	.580	7.5
5	Cavaliers	29	21	.580	7.5
6	76ers	27	21	.563	8.5
7	Magic	25	22	.532	10.0
8	Heat	26	24	.520	10.5
9	Bulls	24	25	.490	12.0
10	Hawks	24	27	.471	13.0
11	Hornets	22	28	.440	14.5
12	Bucks	18	28	.391	16.5
13	Nets	13	34	.277	22.0
14	Pacers	13	36	.265	23.0
15	Wizards	12	35	.255	23.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	38	11	.776
2	Nuggets	33	16	.673	5.0
3	Spurs	32	16	.667	5.5
4	Rockets	30	17	.638	7.0
5	Timberwolves	31	19	.620	7.5
6	Lakers	29	18	.617	8.0
7	Suns	30	19	.612	8.0
8	Warriors	27	23	.540	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	23	26	.469	15.0
10	Clippers	22	25	.468	15.0
11	Mavericks	19	30	.388	19.0
12	Grizzlies	18	29	.383	19.0
13	Jazz	15	34	.306	23.0
14	Pelicans	13	38	.255	26.0
15	Kings	12	38	.240	26.5