best defensive rating by a team in nba history in a single playoffs minimum 15 games

The Detroit Pistons have the lowest defensive rating by a team with 15+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with a 92.0 rating in 2003-04.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74 · postseason

	TEAM	DRTG	GP	SEASON	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	Pistons	92.0	23	2003-04	244.3	87.1	44.8	19.4	8.0	7.1	31.4	76.3	41.2	4.2	13.9	30.4	20.1	27.3	73.4	49.3	12.9	32.0	14.9	5,620	2,003	1,031	447	184	164	342	518
2	Warriors	92.2	17	1974-75	240.0	100.2	49.4	21.7	11.3	6.6	41.1	90.8	45.2				18.1	25.9	70.0	49.1	15.5	33.9	19.4	4,080	1,704	840	369	192	112	330	480
3	Celtics	92.8	18	1973-74	244.2	102.4	48.5	25.5	6.8	2.8	42.3	94.3	44.8				17.9	22.1	80.9	49.2	13.6	34.9	18.1	4,395	1,844	873	459	122	50	326	423
4	Pacers	93.7	16	2003-04	240.0	85.5	42.1	17.9	8.7	6.3	30.7	75.1	40.8	5.9	17.8	33.3	18.2	24.8	73.3	49.7	10.8	31.3	13.6	3,840	1,368	674	286	139	100	217	376
5	Spurs	94.2	17	1998-99	240.0	88.4	40.2	21.3	7.3	5.8	31.6	70.1	45.1	4.1	11.8	35.0	21.1	28.5	74.2	53.5	9.8	30.4	14.9	4,080	1,503	683	362	124	99	254	370
6	Celtics	94.6	18	1975-76	244.2	100.7	50.1	22.6	6.2	2.3	39.3	90.2	43.5				22.1	27.6	80.2	49.2	15.1	35.0	19.8	4,395	1,812	902	407	112	41	357	481
7	Bucks	94.8	16	1973-74	244.7	101.0	48.1	26.1	6.3	4.8	43.7	87.8	49.8				13.6	17.9	76.2	52.8	13.0	35.1	19.6	3,915	1,616	770	418	100	77	314	375
8	Trail Blazers	95.2	19	1976-77	241.3	107.4	45.2	27.7	10.8	6.7	44.1	89.5	49.3				19.2	26.4	72.7	53.1	12.2	33.0	22.3	4,585	2,040	858	527	206	127	424	549
9	Bullets	95.4	17	1974-75	240.0	102.8	45.9	21.1	8.3	5.1	41.1	87.1	47.2				20.7	27.9	74.3	51.8	12.0	33.9	20.1	4,080	1,748	781	359	141	86	342	402
10	Knicks	96.8	20	1998-99	240.0	85.0	39.3	15.0	7.6	3.9	31.9	74.3	42.9	3.2	11.4	28.1	18.1	23.9	75.7	50.1	10.2	29.1	13.4	4,800	1,700	785	299	151	78	268	509
11	Suns	97.5	15	1978-79	240.0	103.1	42.6	24.4	8.9	6.2	40.3	85.9	46.9				22.5	31.1	72.4	51.7	12.9	29.7	19.7	3,600	1,546	639	366	133	93	296	389
12	Spurs	97.7	24	2002-03	241.0	94.8	45.5	20.7	7.8	6.9	33.8	76.8	44.1	5.3	15.2	35.1	21.8	30.6	71.2	52.5	12.1	33.4	15.2	5,785	2,275	1,093	497	186	165	365	514
13	Lakers	97.9	16	2000-01	241.6	103.4	48.2	22.8	9.2	5.8	38.3	81.8	46.8	6.1	15.9	38.6	20.8	30.7	67.6	54.2	14.3	33.9	14.0	3,865	1,654	771	365	147	92	224	363
14	Celtics	98.4	16	2001-02	240.0	91.3	43.3	18.8	8.9	4.8	32.8	78.4	41.8	7.9	22.9	34.3	17.8	22.9	77.4	51.5	10.6	32.7	14.1	3,840	1,460	692	300	142	76	226	366
15	Nets	98.9	20	2002-03	243.8	93.7	45.1	21.3	7.5	4.3	34.2	80.6	42.5	4.7	13.3	35.0	20.6	27.1	76.2	50.6	13.6	31.5	15.2	4,875	1,873	901	426	149	85	304	502
16	Celtics	99.2	20	2011-12	243.8	89.5	39.9	19.8	8.2	4.9	33.8	77.2	43.8	4.7	16.3	28.5	17.3	21.6	79.9	51.6	8.0	31.9	13.0	4,875	1,790	797	396	164	98	260	433
17	Suns	99.4	19	1975-76	246.6	105.5	43.6	24.7	8.6	5.5	41.5	89.5	46.4				22.5	29.7	75.6	51.4	13.5	30.1	20.8	4,685	2,005	828	470	163	105	395	505
18	Heat	99.4	17	1996-97	240.0	85.9	41.3	17.2	6.7	5.1	29.5	72.1	40.9	8.4	23.8	35.1	18.5	26.8	69.2	51.2	11.1	30.2	16.2	4,080	1,461	702	292	114	87	276	384
19	Bulls	99.4	18	1995-96	241.4	97.4	43.6	22.7	9.5	3.9	35.3	79.7	44.3	6.2	20.2	30.6	20.7	28.0	73.8	52.9	16.3	27.3	14.4	4,345	1,753	784	408	171	70	259	447
20	Pistons	99.5	25	2004-05	242.0	90.3	42.3	20.5	7.3	6.1	34.5	79.0	43.7	4.5	13.9	32.6	16.8	22.6	74.2	50.8	12.4	29.9	12.2	6,050	2,258	1,057	512	183	153	305	526
21	Pacers	99.5	16	1993-94	240.0	90.3	40.5	21.7	9.2	4.2	33.3	74.7	44.5	3.7	9.7	38.1	20.1	27.7	72.5	51.9	13.4	27.1	17.8	3,840	1,444	648	347	147	67	285	396
22	Lakers	99.8	22	2003-04	242.3	88.1	40.2	22.6	7.3	4.2	33.0	74.5	44.4	5.0	15.5	32.1	17.1	27.9	61.2	50.8	10.2	30.0	12.6	5,330	1,939	885	498	161	93	278	503
23	Bullets	99.8	21	1977-78	243.6	107.6	49.4	23.9	8.5	4.5	43.4	95.6	45.4				20.7	29.7	69.7	49.5	17.2	32.2	16.5	5,115	2,259	1,038	502	178	95	347	551
24	Knicks	100.0	25	1993-94	241.0	88.8	41.6	20.3	8.1	5.4	32.4	75.8	42.8	4.4	13.3	33.1	19.5	26.6	73.1	50.7	14.1	27.4	16.5	6,025	2,219	1,039	507	203	135	412	637
25	Cavaliers	100.0	20	2006-07	242.5	88.8	43.3	17.5	7.2	3.5	32.1	76.3	42.1	5.4	16.6	32.6	19.2	26.1	73.7	50.6	11.9	31.4	13.0	4,850	1,776	866	350	144	69	260	414

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.2

Cunningham

RPG

7.4

Thompson

APG

7.2

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.0

18th

DRTG

103.8

3rd

NETRTG

8.2

7th

3P%

36.3

9th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	DET	@	CHA	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DET	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

5 - 1

110

Final

Nets

0 - 5

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.2

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.6

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

77.0

Banchero

75.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

121.8

119.7

118.9

118.6

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.1

10.5

9.1

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

282.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

302.5

Dončić

280.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

Barnes

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.69

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

1-4

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.0
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	2.5
11	Suns	1	3	.250	3.5
12	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0