best defensive rating by a team in a postseason after 2020

Since 2020-21, the Orlando Magic have the lowest defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 101.3 rating in 2023-24.

	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	Bucks	102.8	2021-22	12	240.0	102.8	50.4	20.8	6.3	4.5	38.5	88.0	43.8	10.6	32.3	32.7	15.2	20.8	73.1	52.9	9.8	40.7	13.8	2,880	1,233	605	250	76	54	165	230
3	Knicks	104.9	2025-26	19	241.3	115.8	45.1	25.2	8.6	4.3	41.7	85.3	48.9	13.2	33.7	39.1	19.2	25.3	75.9	60.0	10.7	34.4	13.5	4,585	2,201	857	478	163	82	256	416
4	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
5	Heat	106.6	2021-22	18	240.0	104.2	41.1	21.9	8.3	3.7	38.0	85.3	44.5	10.9	34.8	31.3	17.3	21.6	80.4	55.0	9.8	31.2	12.9	4,320	1,876	739	394	150	66	233	386
6	Spurs	106.7	2025-26	23	242.2	112.4	46.7	24.3	8.3	7.0	39.5	86.3	45.8	12.8	35.7	35.9	20.5	25.9	79.2	57.5	11.7	35.0	14.6	5,570	2,585	1,073	560	191	160	336	507
7	Celtics	107.0	2021-22	24	240.0	105.5	42.9	24.5	6.4	6.3	36.7	81.8	44.9	13.7	36.6	37.3	18.5	23.2	79.7	57.4	9.0	33.9	14.7	5,760	2,533	1,030	588	154	150	353	497
8	Thunder	107.0	2024-25	23	241.1	114.7	43.6	23.0	10.7	5.7	41.0	89.8	45.6	11.8	35.0	33.8	20.9	26.0	80.1	56.6	11.4	32.1	12.3	5,545	2,638	1,002	528	247	130	284	494
9	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
10	Bucks	107.6	2020-21	23	242.2	110.3	49.0	22.8	7.8	4.2	42.1	91.1	46.2	11.2	35.0	32.1	14.9	20.8	71.8	55.0	12.8	36.1	12.7	5,570	2,537	1,126	525	180	97	293	413
11	Grizzlies	107.8	2021-22	12	240.0	112.5	45.8	25.2	9.2	6.1	39.8	91.3	43.5	13.1	35.8	36.5	19.9	27.1	73.5	54.5	12.4	33.4	14.0	2,880	1,350	550	302	110	73	168	249
12	Celtics	108.4	2024-25	11	242.3	105.7	43.1	20.0	6.7	5.4	36.7	83.0	44.2	14.2	39.4	36.0	18.1	22.6	79.9	56.9	10.8	32.3	13.2	2,665	1,163	474	220	74	59	145	215
13	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
14	76ers	108.5	2020-21	12	240.0	116.3	44.7	24.9	8.0	6.2	42.5	85.8	49.6	11.2	28.4	39.3	20.1	29.3	68.5	58.9	9.0	35.7	12.8	2,880	1,395	536	299	96	74	154	276
15	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
16	Pistons	109.0	2025-26	14	241.8	104.9	43.9	22.4	8.7	7.3	37.4	83.5	44.8	10.7	29.9	35.9	19.4	25.3	76.6	55.4	12.9	31.1	16.0	3,385	1,469	615	313	122	102	224	328
17	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
18	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
19	Bulls	109.4	2021-22	5	240.0	95.2	44.0	23.0	7.8	3.2	36.4	90.2	40.4	10.4	36.8	28.3	12.0	14.4	83.3	49.3	8.2	35.8	13.0	1,200	476	220	115	39	16	65	93
20	Nets	109.6	2020-21	12	242.1	112.5	42.6	22.6	7.1	4.8	40.7	86.2	47.2	13.6	35.6	38.2	17.6	20.3	86.8	59.2	8.3	34.3	11.6	2,905	1,350	511	271	85	58	139	254
21	Warriors	110.0	2021-22	22	240.0	111.9	43.9	27.0	7.7	5.0	41.4	86.1	48.0	14.0	37.3	37.5	15.1	19.8	76.6	59.0	9.8	34.1	14.5	5,280	2,461	966	594	170	109	320	474
22	Suns	110.0	2020-21	22	240.0	109.0	42.7	23.2	6.5	4.2	40.9	85.0	48.1	11.2	29.7	37.6	16.0	18.6	86.1	58.5	8.0	34.7	11.9	5,280	2,398	939	511	142	92	262	434
23	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
24	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
25	Lakers	110.9	2020-21	6	240.0	97.5	43.2	19.3	6.7	4.0	34.3	83.0	41.4	9.8	32.8	29.9	19.0	24.5	77.6	52.0	10.5	32.7	13.8	1,440	585	259	116	40	24	83	123

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More Magic Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.2

Banchero

RPG

8.4

Banchero

APG

5.5

Suggs

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.9

19th

DRTG

114.3

11th

NETRTG

0.6

17th

3P%

34.3

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Last Game

Magic

3 - 4

Final

116

Pistons

4 - 3

Sun 3 May 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