best defense rating teams nba playoffs 2026

The San Antonio Spurs have the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 2026 playoffs, with a 103.6 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	Spurs	103.6	2025-26	11	240.0	116.9	47.5	25.3	8.4	8.2	42.1	85.8	49.0	12.5	32.5	38.4	20.3	26.0	78.0	60.1	11.2	36.4	14.6	2,640	1,286	523	278	92	90	161	251
2	Knicks	105.7	2025-26	10	240.0	120.4	44.7	26.2	8.5	4.5	43.3	83.7	51.7	13.1	32.1	40.8	20.7	27.1	76.4	63.0	10.8	33.9	13.3	2,400	1,204	447	262	85	45	133	218
3	Magic	107.4	2025-26	7	240.0	97.7	41.6	19.9	10.3	6.0	33.1	83.4	39.7	11.1	34.0	32.8	20.3	28.4	71.4	50.9	11.3	30.3	14.3	1,680	684	291	139	72	42	100	167
4	Pistons	107.7	2025-26	13	241.9	105.8	44.2	22.5	8.8	7.5	38.0	83.4	45.6	10.6	29.2	36.4	19.2	25.0	76.6	56.0	13.1	31.1	16.1	3,145	1,375	574	292	115	97	209	297
5	Rockets	108.5	2025-26	6	244.2	98.7	41.5	20.8	11.5	5.3	35.2	86.0	40.9	10.0	33.2	30.2	18.3	24.5	74.8	51.0	13.5	28.0	13.8	1,465	592	249	125	69	32	83	131
6	Thunder	110.2	2025-26	8	240.0	121.3	41.1	25.9	10.3	4.8	44.5	87.3	51.0	14.0	36.5	38.4	18.3	21.4	85.4	62.7	11.0	30.1	11.9	1,920	970	329	207	82	38	95	166
7	Celtics	110.7	2025-26	7	240.0	106.6	46.9	23.7	5.4	4.7	38.1	87.9	43.4	15.6	46.1	33.7	14.7	20.0	73.6	55.1	12.1	34.7	11.9	1,680	746	328	166	38	33	83	136
8	Raptors	113.4	2025-26	7	243.6	110.1	40.3	26.3	9.1	5.7	40.3	86.7	46.5	10.6	29.7	35.6	19.0	26.1	72.7	56.1	11.4	28.9	15.6	1,705	771	282	184	64	40	109	161
9	Nuggets	113.7	2025-26	6	240.0	107.5	38.3	24.5	7.3	4.2	36.3	83.3	43.6	10.0	32.2	31.1	24.8	30.2	82.3	55.6	7.0	31.3	12.0	1,440	645	230	147	44	25	72	136
10	Timberwolves	114.1	2025-26	12	240.0	108.3	45.5	23.3	6.4	3.4	39.8	91.2	43.7	10.5	31.2	33.7	18.1	24.1	75.1	53.2	12.1	33.4	13.8	2,880	1,299	546	279	77	41	166	293
11	Lakers	114.2	2025-26	10	242.5	102.2	39.4	23.8	6.9	5.0	36.6	77.5	47.2	10.4	27.0	38.5	18.6	24.4	76.2	57.9	10.2	29.2	18.1	2,425	1,022	394	238	69	50	181	207
12	Cavaliers	114.4	2025-26	13	243.8	109.2	41.5	21.4	7.8	5.5	37.7	81.6	46.2	12.8	37.4	34.2	21.1	27.8	75.9	58.2	12.0	29.5	16.8	3,170	1,420	540	278	101	71	219	257
13	Trail Blazers	117.3	2025-26	5	240.0	100.0	40.6	21.4	7.6	4.8	35.8	88.8	40.3	11.6	38.4	30.2	16.8	22.0	76.4	50.8	12.0	28.6	12.8	1,200	500	203	107	38	24	64	112
14	76ers	120.5	2025-26	11	240.0	103.1	38.0	21.3	5.4	3.9	37.2	83.1	44.7	11.1	32.8	33.8	17.6	22.3	79.2	55.5	8.5	29.5	12.1	2,640	1,134	418	234	59	43	133	227
15	Hawks	122.0	2025-26	6	240.0	100.3	36.8	22.2	7.3	4.8	36.5	83.7	43.6	11.3	36.3	31.2	16.0	22.2	72.2	53.7	9.2	27.7	14.7	1,440	602	221	133	44	29	88	133
16	Suns	129.0	2025-26	4	240.0	105.5	40.3	22.0	5.5	2.8	38.5	86.3	44.6	12.8	37.5	34.0	15.8	19.8	79.7	55.6	12.0	28.3	16.0	960	422	161	88	22	11	64	93

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.3

Wembanyama

RPG

10.7

Wembanyama

APG

6.1

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Wed 5/20	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Fri 5/22	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Sun 5/24	OKC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 5/26	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

4 - 2

139

Final

109

Timberwolves

2 - 4

Fri 15 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.3

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Allen

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

113.7

113.6

112.1

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

107.7

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

14.6

4.4

3.0

-0.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

599.6

Cunningham

517.1

Harden

502

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

651

Cunningham

537

Harden

500.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.2

Cunningham

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

55-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

40-55

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 3/28	SAS	@	MIL	127-95
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	109-87
Sat 3/28	PHI	@	CHA	118-114
Sat 3/28	SAC	@	ATL	113-123
Sat 3/28	CHI	@	MEM	124-125

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	8:00 PM
Mon 5/18	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Wed 5/20	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Fri 5/22	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Sun 5/24	OKC	@	SAS	8:00 PM

The San Antonio Spurs have the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 2026 playoffs, with a 103.6 rating.

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20.3

10.7

6.1

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

29.3

29.1

27.4

13.2

10.7

10.7

9.5

8.6

7.7

2.8

2.5

2.4

4.1

1.9

1.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

150.0

113.6

113.6

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

599.6

517.1

502

651

537

500.3

40.4

40.1

34.9

44.0

42.0

41.2

2.00

1.67

1.66

2.33

1.64

1.61

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