best defense rating teams nba playoffs 2024

The Orlando Magic had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2024 playoffs, with a 101.3 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	Magic	101.3	2023-24	7	240.0	100.3	45.0	19.3	8.0	5.1	35.3	84.0	42.0	10.3	33.3	30.9	19.4	25.1	77.3	52.7	12.0	33.0	14.4	1,680	702	315	135	56	36	101	151
2	Thunder	105.4	2023-24	10	240.0	105.7	41.5	23.1	7.8	6.2	39.4	85.8	45.9	12.1	34.0	35.6	14.8	18.5	80.0	56.3	8.7	32.8	11.2	2,400	1,057	415	231	78	62	112	177
3	Celtics	109.0	2023-24	19	241.3	108.8	43.1	23.8	6.3	5.4	39.3	83.8	46.9	14.5	40.2	36.0	15.7	19.3	81.2	58.9	9.7	33.4	11.5	4,585	2,067	818	452	119	102	219	298
4	Pelicans	111.7	2023-24	4	240.0	89.5	45.5	19.5	8.8	4.5	33.5	84.5	39.6	8.8	32.8	26.7	13.8	16.0	85.9	48.9	12.3	33.3	18.0	960	358	182	78	35	18	72	80
5	Cavaliers	111.8	2023-24	12	240.0	98.1	38.8	21.3	6.7	4.6	37.4	83.4	44.9	10.3	32.8	31.5	12.9	17.0	76.0	54.0	7.7	31.1	12.2	2,880	1,177	465	255	80	55	146	237
6	Mavericks	111.9	2023-24	22	240.0	106.0	43.1	21.1	6.3	5.3	38.9	83.0	46.8	11.9	33.1	36.0	16.3	22.7	71.9	56.9	10.9	32.2	12.5	5,280	2,331	948	465	138	116	276	417
7	Timberwolves	112.5	2023-24	16	240.0	107.5	42.4	23.9	7.3	4.6	38.8	82.9	46.8	11.7	32.6	35.9	18.3	23.6	77.5	57.6	10.6	31.8	12.2	3,840	1,720	679	383	116	73	195	333
8	Nuggets	112.8	2023-24	12	240.0	102.2	42.5	24.9	6.4	4.3	38.9	85.2	45.7	10.5	31.6	33.2	13.8	16.7	83.0	55.2	9.9	32.6	12.0	2,880	1,226	510	299	77	51	144	216
9	Lakers	114.0	2023-24	5	240.0	106.4	40.6	24.4	6.0	4.0	41.6	84.6	49.2	8.8	29.4	29.9	14.4	18.8	76.6	57.3	7.4	33.2	11.0	1,200	532	203	122	30	20	55	83
10	76ers	117.1	2023-24	6	244.2	108.2	41.2	23.0	5.5	6.3	37.0	83.3	44.4	13.5	35.7	37.9	20.7	24.7	83.8	57.4	10.7	30.5	11.8	1,465	649	247	138	33	38	71	129
11	Clippers	117.7	2023-24	6	240.0	100.3	42.0	20.2	6.2	3.2	35.7	82.2	43.4	11.8	31.7	37.4	17.2	21.7	79.2	54.7	11.2	30.8	13.5	1,440	602	252	121	37	19	81	137
12	Heat	118.8	2023-24	5	240.0	92.2	36.2	21.2	4.6	1.4	35.6	81.2	43.8	11.2	34.0	32.9	9.8	12.0	81.7	53.3	5.6	30.6	11.6	1,200	461	181	106	23	7	58	84
13	Pacers	119.0	2023-24	17	242.9	113.9	41.4	29.9	5.5	4.8	44.8	88.4	50.7	12.2	32.9	37.2	12.1	16.2	74.6	59.6	10.3	31.1	12.0	4,130	1,936	703	508	93	82	204	348
14	Bucks	119.0	2023-24	6	244.2	110.2	42.7	22.2	5.3	3.2	40.8	86.3	47.3	11.2	31.5	35.4	17.3	21.2	81.9	57.6	9.5	33.2	10.7	1,465	661	256	133	32	19	64	112
15	Knicks	120.9	2023-24	13	241.9	109.9	42.8	22.5	5.7	5.4	39.8	87.8	45.3	11.9	31.8	37.5	18.5	24.4	75.7	55.8	13.5	29.4	11.2	3,145	1,429	557	293	74	70	146	232
16	Suns	126.4	2023-24	4	240.0	103.3	32.5	19.8	7.5	4.3	35.3	75.8	46.5	9.5	26.0	36.5	23.3	28.0	83.0	58.6	7.3	25.3	14.3	960	413	130	79	30	17	57	93

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

More Magic Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.3

Banchero

RPG

8.6

Banchero

APG

5.3

Suggs

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.2

16th

DRTG

113.6

9th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

34.6

25th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Knicks	44	25	.638	5.0
4	Cavaliers	41	27	.603	7.5
5	Magic	38	28	.576	9.5
6	Raptors	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Heat	38	30	.559	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/16	ORL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/17	OKC	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Thu 3/19	ORL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 3/21	LAL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 3/23	IND	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Magic

38 - 28

121

Final

117

Heat

38 - 30

Sat 14 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

10.1

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Mobley

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.9

Gobert

67.9

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.5

120.3

119.3

118.5

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.5

112.2

112.7

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.6

7.5

7.1

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-53

16-50

17-50

18-51

20-48

22-46

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,264.4

Jokić

3,158.6

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,472.5

Jokić

3,354

Dončić

3,137.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-26-1

41-27

39-28

39-29

39-28

Worst Record ATS

28-40

29-40

28-38

29-39

29-38

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	48	19	.716
2	Celtics	44	23	.657	4.0
3	Knicks	44	25	.638	5.0
4	Cavaliers	41	27	.603	7.5
5	Magic	38	28	.576	9.5
6	Raptors	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Heat	38	30	.559	10.5
8	76ers	37	31	.544	11.5
9	Hawks	36	31	.537	12.0
10	Hornets	34	34	.500	14.5
11	Bucks	28	39	.418	20.0
12	Bulls	27	40	.403	21.0
13	Nets - e	17	50	.254	31.0
14	Wizards - e	16	50	.242	31.5
15	Pacers - e	15	53	.221	33.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	53	15	.779
2	Spurs	49	18	.731	3.5
3	Lakers	42	25	.627	10.5
4	Rockets	41	25	.621	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	27	.603	12.0
6	Timberwolves	41	27	.603	12.0
7	Suns	39	28	.582	13.5
8	Clippers	34	33	.507	18.5
9	Warriors	32	35	.478	20.5
10	Trail Blazers	32	36	.471	21.0
11	Grizzlies	23	43	.348	29.0
12	Mavericks	23	45	.338	30.0
13	Pelicans	22	46	.324	31.0
14	Jazz	20	48	.294	33.0
15	Kings - e	18	51	.261	35.5