2023 playoffs defense efficiency leaders

Josh Minott had the best defensive rating in the 2023 playoffs, with a 78.2 rating in his rookie season.

	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	Josh Minott J. Minott	78.2	2022-23	MIN	1	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	6	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	-4
2	Ricky Rubio R. Rubio	100.4	2022-23	CLE	3	5.7	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.7	1.3	1.7	17	0	6	3	1	0	5	5	-7
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	101.9	2022-23	LAL	16	38.0	22.6	14.1	2.6	1.4	3.1	8.3	15.9	52.0	0.3	0.9	33.3	5.8	6.8	85.2	59.9	2.4	11.7	2.1	608	361	225	41	22	50	34	46	+54
4	Lamar Stevens L. Stevens	103.5	2022-23	CLE	2	4.5	2.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	86.8	0.0	1.5	0.0	9	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	+7
5	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	104.3	2022-23	NYK	11	20.0	3.1	4.6	1.3	0.8	1.4	1.0	2.1	47.8	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.5	75.0	56.6	2.1	2.5	0.5	220	34	51	14	9	15	5	29	-2
6	Mo Bamba M. Bamba	105.4	2022-23	LAL	3	3.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	10	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	+8
7	Zeke Nnaji Z. Nnaji	105.4	2022-23	DEN	5	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.8	50.0	0.2	0.6	33.3	0.0	0.0		62.5	0.0	0.4	0.2	12	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	-6
8	Obi Toppin O. Toppin	105.8	2022-23	NYK	11	15.9	7.0	3.5	0.6	0.7	0.3	2.7	6.4	42.9	1.2	3.9	30.2	0.4	0.5	80.0	53.3	0.9	2.6	0.7	175	77	39	7	8	3	8	12	-3
9	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	105.9	2022-23	NYK	11	27.1	6.5	9.3	0.8	0.7	1.5	2.6	4.4	60.4	0.0	0.0		1.2	3.0	39.4	56.8	5.0	4.3	0.9	298	71	102	9	8	16	10	29	-1
10	Danny Green D. Green	106.1	2022-23	CLE	4	10.0	0.8	1.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.3	20.0	0.3	1.0	25.0	0.0	0.0		30.0	0.5	1.3	0.5	40	3	7	1	2	1	2	7	-13
11	Dean Wade D. Wade	106.4	2022-23	CLE	2	5.5	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	53.2	0.0	1.5	0.0	11	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-8
12	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	106.6	2022-23	DEN	4	3.5	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.8	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.5	50.0	64.4	0.0	1.0	0.5	14	5	4	1	0	1	2	2	+7
13	Shake Milton S. Milton	106.7	2022-23	PHI	6	3.5	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.8	60.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	68.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	21	8	3	2	2	0	1	3	-4
14	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	107.1	2022-23	CLE	5	37.6	9.8	10.0	2.0	0.6	1.2	4.4	9.6	45.8	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.6	62.5	47.6	3.0	7.0	2.4	188	49	50	10	3	6	12	13	-4
15	Kevon Looney K. Looney	107.4	2022-23	GSW	13	25.0	6.5	13.1	3.3	0.6	0.4	2.8	4.9	57.8	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.4	55.6	58.4	4.7	8.4	1.0	325	84	170	43	8	5	13	36	+50
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	107.7	2022-23	DEN	20	39.5	30.0	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	11.4	20.7	54.8	1.8	3.8	46.1	5.6	7.0	79.9	63.1	3.5	10.0	3.5	789	600	269	190	21	20	70	69	+169
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	108.0	2022-23	CLE	5	41.4	23.2	5.0	7.2	2.0	0.6	9.0	20.8	43.3	2.6	9.0	28.9	2.6	3.6	72.2	51.8	0.6	4.4	3.8	207	116	25	36	10	3	19	14	-9
18	Josh Hart J. Hart	108.2	2022-23	NYK	11	32.1	10.4	7.4	2.2	0.8	0.3	4.1	8.5	47.9	0.9	2.9	31.3	1.3	2.0	63.6	55.0	1.6	5.7	1.9	353	114	81	24	9	3	21	38	-19
19	Peyton Watson P. Watson	108.4	2022-23	DEN	5	2.8	1.0	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.4	1.0	40.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.2	0.6	0.2	14	5	4	1	0	1	1	2	-6
20	Tyus Jones T. Jones	108.5	2022-23	MEM	6	20.0	4.5	3.0	3.7	1.3	0.0	1.8	6.0	30.6	0.5	3.2	15.8	0.3	0.5	66.7	36.2	0.5	2.5	1.3	120	27	18	22	8	0	8	5	-19
21	Kevin Love K. Love	108.6	2022-23	MIA	20	18.0	6.9	5.6	1.2	0.5	0.4	2.3	6.0	37.8	1.7	4.4	37.5	0.7	0.8	87.5	54.3	0.7	4.9	0.5	359	137	111	24	9	7	10	35	-26
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	108.6	2022-23	PHI	9	37.3	23.7	9.8	2.7	0.7	2.8	7.3	17.0	43.1	0.6	3.1	17.9	8.4	9.3	90.5	56.1	1.8	8.0	3.9	336	213	88	24	6	25	35	27	-6
23	Draymond Green D. Green	108.7	2022-23	GSW	12	30.6	9.4	6.9	6.8	1.5	1.0	3.5	7.6	46.2	0.4	1.7	25.0	2.0	2.8	72.7	53.5	1.6	5.3	2.3	367	113	83	82	18	12	27	48	-12
24	Julius Randle J. Randle	108.8	2022-23	NYK	10	33.0	16.6	8.3	3.6	0.5	0.3	5.5	14.7	37.4	1.7	6.6	25.8	3.9	5.5	70.9	48.5	1.7	6.6	3.5	330	166	83	36	5	3	35	24	+15
25	Cedi Osman C. Osman	108.9	2022-23	CLE	5	18.6	6.0	3.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	1.8	5.0	36.0	1.2	4.0	30.0	1.2	1.8	66.7	51.8	0.2	2.8	1.0	93	30	15	5	2	1	5	12	-26

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PPG

29.6

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RPG

11.4

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APG

5.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

9th

DRTG

113.2

8th

NETRTG

4.4

8th

3P%

37.5

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Rockets	37	21	.638	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.5
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/1	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Tue 3/3	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 3/5	TOR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 3/7	ORL	@	MIN	3:00 PM
Tue 3/10	MIN	@	LAL	11:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

37 - 23

Final

Clippers

27 - 31

Thu 26 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Jokić

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.8

119.5

118.9

118.6

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.2

111.3

112.5

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

6.7

5.9

5.8

Tank Leaderboard

14-47

15-45

15-44

16-42

18-42

18-41

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,738

Jokić

2,685.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,920.3

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

2,839.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.6

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

38-22

36-23-1

34-25

33-25-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-37

24-34

25-35

24-33-1

25-34-1

26-35

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	38	22	.633	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.5
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	31	29	.517	14.0
9	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hornets	29	31	.483	16.0
11	Bucks	26	32	.448	18.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	21.0
13	Wizards	16	42	.276	28.0
14	Nets	15	44	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	30.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	21	.638	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.5
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	14.0
9	Trail Blazers	29	31	.483	16.5
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Jazz	18	41	.305	27.0
14	Pelicans	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/26	POR	@	WAS	111-115
Mon 1/26	SAC	@	NYK	87-103
Mon 1/26	NOP	@	OKC	95-104
Mon 1/26	MIL	@	PHI	122-139
Mon 1/26	DET	@	DEN	109-107

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 2/28	HOU	@	MIA	3:30 PM
Sat 2/28	TOR	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sat 2/28	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sun 3/1	SAS	@	NYK	1:00 PM

Josh Minott had the best defensive rating in the 2023 playoffs, with a 78.2 rating in his rookie season.

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