best 1st half nba teams this year in playoffs

The New York Knicks had the best record by a team in the 2026 playoffs in the first half, with a record of 32-6.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	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	32-6	2025-26	1.684	19	120.0	59.5	22.3	13.1	4.5	2.3	22.1	43.7	50.5	6.5	16.9	38.3	8.8	11.9	73.9	60.7	5.0	17.3	6.6	2,280	1,130	424	249	85	44	126	195
2	Thunder	22-8	2025-26	1.467	15	120.0	57.9	21.0	12.8	5.1	2.2	21.9	44.3	49.4	6.5	17.4	37.5	7.6	9.0	84.4	60.0	5.1	15.9	6.3	1,800	868	315	192	76	33	95	148
3	Spurs	26-20	2025-26	1.130	23	120.0	55.8	22.8	12.7	4.3	3.4	20.1	43.8	45.8	6.9	18.2	37.9	8.7	11.0	79.1	57.3	5.3	17.5	7.1	2,760	1,284	525	292	99	79	163	242
4	Pistons	14-14	2025-26	1.000	14	120.0	53.2	21.6	11.6	4.9	3.2	19.4	42.6	45.6	5.4	14.6	36.6	9.0	12.2	73.7	55.5	6.2	15.4	7.9	1,680	745	302	162	69	45	111	162
5	Timberwolves	12-12	2025-26	1.000	12	120.0	53.7	22.8	12.8	3.3	1.8	20.1	45.9	43.7	5.9	16.7	35.5	7.6	9.5	79.8	53.6	4.9	17.9	6.9	1,440	644	274	153	40	22	83	135
6	Cavaliers	16-20	2025-26	.889	18	120.0	52.4	19.8	10.6	4.1	2.4	18.1	39.1	46.2	6.8	19.4	35.0	9.6	12.7	75.1	58.7	4.4	15.4	9.6	2,160	944	356	190	74	44	173	157
7	Celtics	6-8	2025-26	.857	7	120.0	54.9	24.6	13.1	2.9	2.3	20.4	44.0	46.4	7.7	21.7	35.5	6.3	9.4	66.7	57.0	6.1	18.4	6.7	840	384	172	92	20	16	47	72
8	Magic	6-8	2025-26	.857	7	120.0	55.0	22.1	12.0	5.3	2.9	19.1	44.3	43.2	6.6	18.3	35.9	10.1	14.0	72.4	54.5	5.9	16.3	6.9	840	385	155	84	37	20	48	79
9	Raptors	6-8	2025-26	.857	7	120.0	54.0	19.3	14.1	6.1	2.4	20.7	43.7	47.4	6.6	16.0	41.1	6.0	9.3	64.6	56.5	5.0	14.3	8.1	840	378	135	99	43	17	57	75
10	Lakers	8-12	2025-26	.800	10	120.0	52.5	20.6	13.0	3.6	2.9	19.3	40.3	47.9	5.9	13.8	42.8	8.0	10.0	80.0	58.7	5.2	15.4	8.8	1,200	525	206	130	36	29	88	96
11	76ers	8-14	2025-26	.727	11	120.0	52.5	19.3	10.5	2.4	1.8	18.8	42.8	43.9	5.2	15.7	32.9	9.7	12.1	80.5	54.6	4.8	14.5	6.4	1,320	578	212	116	26	20	70	115
12	Hawks	4-8	2025-26	.667	6	120.0	49.2	15.8	10.2	4.2	2.5	17.5	40.7	43.0	6.3	17.8	35.5	7.8	10.0	78.3	54.5	3.2	12.7	8.5	720	295	95	61	25	15	51	64
13	Nuggets	4-8	2025-26	.667	6	120.0	54.8	19.5	14.0	3.3	2.2	20.0	42.8	46.7	6.2	16.5	37.4	8.7	10.8	80.0	57.6	3.5	16.0	6.5	720	329	117	84	20	13	39	57
14	Rockets	4-8	2025-26	.667	6	120.0	48.2	18.5	10.0	5.7	3.2	16.8	42.3	39.8	5.3	16.2	33.0	9.2	11.7	78.6	50.7	5.8	12.7	7.0	720	289	111	60	34	19	42	56
15	Trail Blazers	2-8	2025-26	.400	5	120.0	54.8	21.8	11.0	3.6	3.2	19.8	47.2	41.9	6.6	19.0	34.7	8.6	10.4	82.7	52.9	7.4	14.4	5.6	600	274	109	55	18	16	28	47
16	Suns	0-8	2025-26	.000	4	120.0	55.3	19.5	11.8	2.3	1.0	19.5	42.5	45.9	7.3	19.3	37.7	9.0	11.3	80.0	58.2	6.3	13.3	8.5	480	221	78	47	9	4	34	39

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More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Brunson

RPG

11.9

Towns

APG

6.8

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 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