best defensive rating by a team in the playoffs in 1985

The Houston Rockets had the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 1985 playoffs, with a 100.3 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	Rockets	100.3	1984-85	5	240.0	104.0	56.8	21.0	8.8	6.8	42.8	99.0	43.2	0.6	4.4	13.6	17.8	31.4	56.7	46.1	22.0	34.8	16.0	1,200	520	284	105	44	34	80	147
2	76ers	105.4	1984-85	13	240.0	107.1	44.3	21.8	10.3	6.2	41.3	84.6	48.8	0.8	2.3	36.7	23.6	30.8	76.6	54.5	15.2	29.1	18.7	3,120	1,392	576	283	134	81	243	296
3	Jazz	106.8	1984-85	10	242.5	111.0	45.5	24.3	8.3	7.0	40.0	87.3	45.8	1.4	4.8	29.2	29.6	37.6	78.7	53.4	13.1	32.4	18.5	2,425	1,110	455	243	83	70	185	255
4	Lakers	107.6	1984-85	19	240.0	126.3	46.1	33.7	9.4	6.3	50.2	92.4	54.3	1.5	4.1	37.2	24.4	32.3	75.5	59.2	13.2	32.9	17.2	4,560	2,400	876	641	178	120	327	501
5	Celtics	108.7	1984-85	21	240.0	113.1	43.8	27.2	8.3	5.3	43.3	89.4	48.4	1.3	4.5	28.7	25.3	30.8	82.1	54.9	13.9	30.0	16.1	5,040	2,376	920	572	174	112	338	503
6	Bullets	109.2	1984-85	4	240.0	101.8	38.0	22.5	9.0	5.0	40.3	84.5	47.6	1.5	7.3	20.7	19.8	28.0	70.5	52.5	15.0	23.0	17.3	960	407	152	90	36	20	69	99
7	Nuggets	109.9	1984-85	15	241.7	122.0	45.3	30.1	9.9	4.7	47.4	97.8	48.5	1.5	4.1	36.1	25.7	32.9	78.1	54.3	16.1	29.3	16.4	3,625	1,830	680	451	148	71	246	412
8	Cavaliers	110.5	1984-85	4	240.0	112.3	38.8	26.3	9.8	4.3	45.5	90.0	50.6	0.3	2.5	10.0	21.0	27.5	76.4	55.0	12.0	26.8	15.5	960	449	155	105	39	17	62	123
9	Bucks	111.8	1984-85	8	240.0	109.0	40.3	24.6	8.3	5.0	40.8	81.8	49.8	1.1	5.4	20.9	26.4	32.9	80.2	56.6	13.5	26.8	19.9	1,920	872	322	197	66	40	159	232
10	Pistons	113.4	1984-85	9	240.0	115.3	45.3	24.0	8.6	3.4	45.3	95.3	47.6	0.8	3.1	25.0	23.9	30.0	79.6	53.1	16.1	29.2	14.3	2,160	1,038	408	216	77	31	129	228
11	Bulls	113.9	1984-85	4	240.0	105.3	38.8	20.0	10.0	4.8	40.0	85.3	46.9	0.5	4.8	10.5	24.8	31.3	79.2	53.2	15.3	23.5	16.8	960	421	155	80	40	19	67	119
12	Nets	114.4	1984-85	3	240.0	110.3	43.3	25.7	8.0	6.3	45.0	90.7	49.6	0.3	1.3	25.0	20.0	27.3	73.2	53.7	11.3	32.0	16.3	720	331	130	77	24	19	49	87
13	Spurs	115.4	1984-85	5	240.0	110.2	41.0	24.6	7.2	5.6	41.2	78.0	52.8	0.6	5.0	12.0	27.2	38.0	71.6	58.2	11.0	30.0	22.6	1,200	551	205	123	36	28	113	156
14	Trail Blazers	116.5	1984-85	9	248.3	119.1	45.9	30.2	9.3	6.1	47.7	98.1	48.6	1.0	4.0	25.0	22.8	30.1	75.6	53.5	17.7	28.2	16.2	2,235	1,072	413	272	84	55	146	273
15	Mavericks	117.9	1984-85	4	258.8	120.5	42.3	24.5	7.3	2.5	42.8	90.8	47.1	2.3	6.0	37.5	32.8	39.3	83.4	55.8	15.5	26.8	15.3	1,035	482	169	98	29	10	61	94
16	Suns	124.4	1984-85	3	240.0	115.7	37.7	31.3	9.3	4.3	45.3	90.3	50.2	0.3	4.3	7.7	24.7	31.0	79.6	55.6	12.7	25.0	21.0	720	347	113	94	28	13	63	79

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.7

Durant

RPG

9.0

Sengun

APG

6.5

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.0

3rd

DRTG

113.4

6th

NETRTG

8.6

2nd

3P%

38.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 1/9	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sun 1/11	HOU	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Tue 1/13	CHI	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 1/15	OKC	@	HOU	7:30 PM

Last Game

Suns

21 - 15

Final

100

Rockets

22 - 11

Mon 5 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

69.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

15-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	17.0
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.0
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/4	LAC	@	MEM	98-107
Thu 12/4	PHI	@	MIL	116-101
Thu 12/4	PHX	@	HOU	98-117
Thu 12/4	DAL	@	OKC	111-132
Fri 12/5	NOP	@	BKN	101-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	ORL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	SAS	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM

The Houston Rockets had the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 1985 playoffs, with a 100.3 rating.

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25.7

9.0

6.5

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.7

31.6

31.0

12.2

11.5

11.1

11.0

9.7

9.0

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.3

2.2

2.1

4.8

3.9

3.8

71.3

70.2

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2,035.3

1,828.8

1,724.4

2,165.8

1,837.3

1,825.5

37.9

36.1

33.2

40.0

36.7

36.4

1.84

1.60

1.54

1.96

1.69

1.54

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