best defensive rating for a team in a postseason ever

The San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 91.4 rating in 1999-00.

	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	91.4	1999-00	4	240.0	81.8	46.3	15.0	8.8	7.5	28.3	76.0	37.2	3.0	11.0	27.3	22.3	30.5	73.0	45.7	12.3	34.0	16.3	960	327	185	60	35	30	65	83
2	Pistons	92.0	2003-04	23	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
3	Warriors	92.2	1974-75	17	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
4	Celtics	92.8	1973-74	18	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
5	Bullets	93.1	1975-76	7	243.6	91.7	46.0	15.0	5.9	7.1	35.9	80.0	44.8				20.0	29.3	68.3	49.4	11.0	35.0	19.0	1,705	642	322	105	41	50	133	171
6	Nets	93.7	2003-04	11	246.8	88.2	42.7	20.5	8.6	5.4	30.8	72.8	42.3	4.5	16.4	27.2	22.1	30.3	73.0	51.2	10.6	32.1	18.5	2,715	970	470	225	95	59	204	286
7	Pacers	93.7	2003-04	16	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
8	Cavaliers	94.0	1976-77	3	240.0	96.3	53.3	23.0	8.7	5.3	41.0	102.0	40.2				14.3	21.0	68.3	43.3	18.7	34.7	16.0	720	289	160	69	26	16	48	87
9	Spurs	94.2	1998-99	17	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
10	Bulls	94.4	1974-75	13	241.9	93.9	48.8	18.2	7.0	3.7	36.7	84.4	43.5				20.5	27.8	73.8	48.6	13.8	34.9	17.5	3,145	1,221	634	236	91	48	227	319
11	Heat	94.4	1999-00	10	242.5	83.2	43.4	19.1	7.2	5.1	30.9	73.7	41.9	4.7	14.9	31.5	16.7	24.2	69.0	49.3	10.5	32.9	13.9	2,425	832	434	191	72	51	139	260
12	Celtics	94.6	1975-76	18	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
13	Bucks	94.8	1973-74	16	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
14	Trail Blazers	95.2	1976-77	19	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
15	Bullets	95.4	1974-75	17	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
16	Cavaliers	95.7	1975-76	13	241.9	92.0	44.6	20.1	5.5	5.5	38.0	88.1	43.1				16.0	22.8	70.3	46.9	14.1	30.5	15.0	3,145	1,196	580	261	72	72	195	327
17	Hornets	95.9	2003-04	7	240.0	80.6	42.3	19.3	6.1	4.6	29.3	76.3	38.4	5.9	18.6	31.5	16.1	20.7	77.9	47.2	12.3	30.0	17.1	1,680	564	296	135	43	32	120	146
18	Braves	96.2	1973-74	6	240.0	104.0	49.7	23.3	5.5	4.7	43.8	98.3	44.6				16.3	22.2	73.7	48.1	13.2	36.5	18.7	1,440	624	298	140	33	28	112	124
19	Pistons	96.5	2001-02	10	240.0	83.0	37.7	18.7	7.3	5.6	29.4	73.6	39.9	8.0	22.6	35.4	16.2	22.4	72.3	49.7	9.6	28.1	14.6	2,400	830	377	187	73	56	146	210
20	Knicks	96.8	1998-99	20	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
21	Pacers	96.9	2001-02	5	250.0	91.6	42.2	21.2	8.2	4.0	34.8	76.0	45.8	4.8	11.8	40.7	17.2	22.6	76.1	53.3	8.4	33.8	18.2	1,250	458	211	106	41	20	91	125
22	Suns	96.9	1980-81	7	240.0	91.7	45.3	19.0	7.1	3.7	36.0	80.1	44.9	0.9	2.3	37.5	18.9	27.4	68.8	49.7	14.1	31.1	16.4	1,680	642	317	133	50	26	115	167
23	Bullets	97.0	1973-74	7	243.6	95.1	47.1	17.9	5.9	4.0	39.7	86.9	45.7				15.7	21.7	72.4	49.3	13.6	33.6	16.9	1,705	666	330	125	41	28	118	150
24	Hawks	97.1	2011-12	6	244.2	82.2	42.5	17.5	5.5	3.3	31.8	79.3	40.1	5.8	18.8	31.0	12.7	16.2	78.4	47.5	10.0	32.5	15.3	1,465	493	255	105	33	20	92	119
25	Heat	97.1	2003-04	13	240.0	84.1	41.8	16.3	7.5	4.1	30.5	74.8	40.8	3.7	13.4	27.6	19.3	25.6	75.4	48.9	11.4	30.5	14.2	3,120	1,093	544	212	98	53	184	317

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

APG

7.0

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.7

6th

DRTG

113.3

6th

NETRTG

6.4

5th

3P%

36.2

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	27	5	.844
2	Spurs	23	8	.742	3.5
3	Nuggets	22	9	.710	4.5
4	Rockets	19	10	.655	6.5
5	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	CLE	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	NYK	@	SAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	SAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sat 1/3	POR	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	SAS	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Last Game

Jazz

12 - 19

127

Final

114

Spurs

23 - 8

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.1

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.2

Sarr

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.7

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.4

Jokić

71.3

Ayton

70.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.5

122.6

122.2

121.4

120.3

119.7

DRtg Rankings

106.2

111.7

112.3

112.7

113.2

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

14.1

8.8

8.2

6.9

6.4

6.3

Tank Leaderboard

6-26

7-23

8-25

8-23

10-21

10-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,998.3

Jokić

1,614.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,526.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,127

Jokić

1,619.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,612.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.7

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.56

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

21-10

20-13

17-12

17-12-1

18-13

Worst Record ATS

10-23

12-20

12-19

12-18

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	8	.750
2	Knicks	22	9	.710	1.5
3	Celtics	19	12	.613	4.5
4	Raptors	19	14	.576	5.5
5	Magic	18	14	.563	6.0
6	76ers	16	14	.533	7.0
7	Heat	17	15	.531	7.0
8	Cavaliers	17	16	.515	7.5
9	Bulls	15	16	.484	8.5
10	Hawks	15	18	.455	9.5
11	Bucks	13	19	.406	11.0
12	Hornets	11	20	.355	12.5
13	Nets	10	19	.345	12.5
14	Wizards	7	23	.233	16.0
15	Pacers	6	26	.188	18.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	27	5	.844
2	Spurs	23	8	.742	3.5
3	Nuggets	22	9	.710	4.5
4	Rockets	19	10	.655	6.5
5	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Timberwolves	20	12	.625	7.0
7	Suns	18	13	.581	8.5
8	Warriors	16	16	.500	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	17	.469	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	13	19	.406	14.0
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	14.5
12	Mavericks	12	21	.364	15.5
13	Clippers	10	21	.323	16.5
14	Kings	8	23	.258	18.5
15	Pelicans	8	25	.242	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 11/27	ORL	@	DET	112-109
Thu 11/27	CHI	@	CHA	116-123
Thu 11/27	WAS	@	IND	86-119
Thu 11/27	CLE	@	ATL	123-130
Thu 11/27	MIL	@	NYK	109-118

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	PHX	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	MIL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	DEN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Mon 12/29	GSW	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Mon 12/29	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

The San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 91.4 rating in 1999-00.

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11.5

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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1,998.3

1,614.1

1,526.7

2,127

1,619.5

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37.9

36.1

33.0

39.7

36.7

36.5

1.84

1.62

1.56

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