best defensive rating by team in nba in playoff history year post 2000

The San Antonio Spurs had the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 2000 playoffs, with an 86.5 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	86.5	1999-00	12	29.9	12.6	9.9	1.1	0.8	2.3	4.4	11.0	40.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.8	5.3	71.4	47.3	2.9	7.0	1.9	359	151	119	13	10	27	23	40	-6
2	Heat	93.7	1999-00	40	24.8	9.7	6.3	0.7	0.4	1.1	3.7	8.2	45.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	3.5	64.3	50.1	2.0	4.3	1.4	990	388	252	29	14	42	54	134	+32
3	Suns	98.7	1999-00	34	18.4	6.3	4.6	0.8	0.6	0.6	2.5	6.1	41.3	0.2	1.1	20.5	1.1	1.6	66.1	46.6	1.6	2.9	1.2	624	215	155	26	20	22	40	111	-29
4	Pistons	99.1	1999-00	16	18.0	4.9	3.9	0.8	0.5	0.1	1.8	3.8	45.9	0.4	0.6	66.7	1.0	1.6	61.5	53.8	1.1	2.8	0.8	288	78	62	12	8	1	13	46	-63
5	Knicks	99.5	1999-00	67	25.8	8.0	5.8	0.7	0.5	0.8	3.0	7.0	42.9	0.2	0.5	38.2	1.7	2.5	70.5	49.1	1.5	4.3	1.1	1,730	534	387	45	36	52	77	201	-40
6	Raptors	100.1	1999-00	10	29.2	10.8	7.4	1.5	0.9	0.5	4.0	8.6	46.5	0.2	0.7	28.6	2.6	3.5	74.3	53.3	1.5	5.9	1.1	292	108	74	15	9	5	11	34	-15
7	Bucks	100.7	1999-00	14	19.1	6.1	5.9	0.4	0.6	0.9	2.4	4.5	54.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	1.9	69.2	57.8	1.7	4.1	0.7	267	86	82	5	8	12	10	38	+1
8	Trail Blazers	101.2	1999-00	56	26.0	10.1	5.5	1.2	0.6	0.8	3.8	8.1	46.6	0.3	0.6	41.2	2.4	3.1	76.7	53.7	1.6	3.9	1.2	1,456	566	309	68	35	42	66	173	+158
9	Pacers	104.6	1999-00	101	21.1	7.6	5.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	2.8	6.2	45.5	0.4	1.0	36.5	1.6	2.1	77.3	53.6	1.6	3.8	0.8	2,129	769	539	67	34	75	79	273	+85
10	Jazz	104.7	1999-00	38	25.0	10.4	6.0	1.1	0.4	0.9	4.1	8.3	49.5	0.1	0.1	100.0	2.2	3.2	68.3	53.8	1.8	4.2	1.6	950	396	229	42	16	36	59	102	-107
11	Timberwolves	105.0	1999-00	16	24.6	7.6	4.4	2.6	0.7	0.8	3.1	7.6	41.0	0.1	0.3	50.0	1.2	1.6	73.1	45.3	1.6	2.8	1.2	394	121	70	42	11	12	19	49	-6
12	Lakers	105.7	1999-00	101	21.5	10.0	6.0	1.4	0.5	0.9	3.9	7.6	51.4	0.2	0.6	28.8	2.0	3.9	51.0	53.5	2.1	3.9	1.0	2,173	1,007	601	146	49	86	105	231	+123
13	Hornets	105.9	1999-00	12	31.8	14.0	8.0	1.8	0.4	1.6	4.8	10.1	47.9	0.4	1.4	29.4	3.9	4.8	82.5	57.5	2.3	5.8	2.5	381	168	96	21	5	19	30	38	-20
14	SuperSonics	105.9	1999-00	18	25.3	6.4	4.8	1.3	0.7	0.4	2.8	7.0	39.7	0.1	0.3	33.3	0.8	1.4	53.8	42.2	1.4	3.4	1.2	456	116	86	23	13	8	22	51	-17
15	76ers	106.3	1999-00	47	24.3	9.1	5.6	0.8	0.7	0.8	3.4	7.4	45.1	0.2	0.8	29.7	2.1	3.0	71.2	51.8	1.9	3.6	1.0	1,143	426	262	37	34	36	49	124	-18
16	Kings	109.4	1999-00	19	24.2	10.9	5.8	2.2	0.9	0.8	4.2	10.1	41.9	0.1	0.4	14.3	2.5	3.5	70.1	47.2	1.7	4.1	1.1	460	208	111	42	18	15	20	54	-90

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.4

Wembanyama

RPG

11.2

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)
Fri 5/15	SAS	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sun 5/17	MIN	@	SAS	1:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

2 - 3

Final

126

Spurs

3 - 2

Tue 12 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.2

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Holmgren

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

116.5

114.1

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.0

107.4

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

13.1

3.6

3.0

0.8

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

510.3

Cunningham

447.2

Wembanyama

443

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

551.3

Cunningham

458

Towns

451.3

James

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.1

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.30

Sasser

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.20

Sasser

2.00

Lanier

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

54-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

39-54

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
Fri 3/27	DAL	@	POR	100-93
Fri 3/27	WAS	@	GSW	126-131
Fri 3/27	BKN	@	LAL	99-116
Sat 3/28	SAS	@	MIL	127-95
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	109-87

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	8:00 PM
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 5/15	SAS	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sun 5/17	MIN	@	SAS	1:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

The San Antonio Spurs had the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 2000 playoffs, with an 86.5 rating.

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20.4

11.2

6.1

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

29.2

29.1

27.4

13.2

11.2

10.7

9.5

8.6

7.5

2.8

2.5

2.4

4.2

2.0

1.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

150.0

113.6

113.6

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

510.3

447.2

443

551.3

458

451.3

44.1

40.4

40.1

44.0

42.0

41.0

2.30

2.00

2.00

2.33

2.20

2.00

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule