best defensive rating in mavericks vs. timberwolves playoff series

Dirk Nowitzki has the lowest career defensive rating for the Mavericks in the playoffs against the Timberwolves, with a 95.3 rating.

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best defensive rating by a player in mavericks vs. timberwolves playoff series

	NAME	DRTG	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	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	95.3	3	43.3	33.3	15.7	0.7	3.0	1.3	10.0	19.0	52.6	2.7	3.7	72.7	10.7	12.0	88.9	68.6	1.7	14.0	2.0	130	100	47	2	9	4	6	14	+16
2	Evan Eschmeyer E. Eschmeyer	98.9	2	3.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	7	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	-5
3	Adrian Griffin A. Griffin	99.6	1	10.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	2.0	1.0	10	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	-10
4	Michael Finley M. Finley	106.4	3	46.3	24.7	6.7	2.3	2.0	0.7	9.0	18.0	50.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	4.7	5.0	93.3	61.1	1.3	5.3	2.7	139	74	20	7	6	2	8	11	+28
5	Raef LaFrentz R. LaFrentz	107.0	3	28.7	10.0	5.7	0.7	0.3	2.3	4.3	8.0	54.2	1.0	2.7	37.5	0.3	1.0	33.3	59.2	1.7	4.0	0.0	86	30	17	2	1	7	0	15	+46
6	Wang Zhizhi W. Zhizhi	107.9	3	6.0	0.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	2.0	16.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		16.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	18	2	4	2	0	1	0	3	+4
7	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	108.1	2	7.7	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	15	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	-2
8	Dwight Powell D. Powell	108.8	3	4.6	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.7	0.7	100.0	51.5	0.0	1.0	0.7	14	4	3	0	1	0	2	4	-9
9	Eduardo Najera E. Najera	108.9	3	25.7	7.7	2.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	3.7	5.7	64.7	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.7	50.0	64.3	0.3	1.7	0.3	77	23	6	1	3	0	1	12	+12
10	Shawn Bradley S. Bradley	109.9	2	5.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		33.3	0.5	0.5	0.0	10	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	-14
11	Daniel Gafford D. Gafford	110.1	5	24.5	10.8	6.8	0.4	0.2	2.6	4.8	6.4	75.0	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.8	66.7	75.1	1.8	5.0	1.4	123	54	34	2	1	13	7	16	+17
12	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	110.2	3	31.3	12.7	2.3	4.7	0.7	0.0	4.7	12.7	36.8	2.0	5.7	35.3	1.3	2.0	66.7	46.8	0.0	2.3	1.0	94	38	7	14	2	0	3	10	+33
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	110.5	5	40.1	32.4	9.6	8.2	2.2	0.4	10.6	22.4	47.3	4.6	10.6	43.4	6.6	7.8	84.6	62.7	0.8	8.8	3.6	201	162	48	41	11	2	18	10	+12
14	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	111.1	4	21.9	9.5	7.8	2.5	0.0	1.5	4.0	4.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.3	66.7	95.2	2.5	5.3	0.5	88	38	31	10	0	6	2	9	+21
15	Steve Nash S. Nash	112.4	3	40.3	21.0	4.3	9.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	16.3	38.8	2.7	6.0	44.4	5.7	5.7	100.0	55.8	1.0	3.3	2.7	121	63	13	27	0	0	8	8	+46
16	Maxi Kleber M. Kleber	112.6	2	11.4	2.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.5	2.0	25.0	0.0	0.0		41.7	0.0	1.0	0.5	23	5	2	1	1	0	1	4	+10
17	Danté Exum D. Exum	114.0	5	4.7	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.4	1.0	40.0	0.2	0.6	33.3	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	23	5	3	2	1	0	0	1	-6
18	Josh Green J. Green	115.9	5	18.9	3.6	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.2	1.2	3.0	40.0	0.8	1.8	44.4	0.4	0.4	100.0	56.7	0.8	1.2	0.8	95	18	10	5	5	1	4	5	+23
19	P.J. Washington	116.5	5	39.2	12.2	6.4	1.2	0.6	1.0	4.0	10.6	37.7	1.6	6.4	25.0	2.6	2.6	100.0	51.9	1.4	5.0	1.4	196	61	32	6	3	5	7	13	+21
20	Jaden Hardy J. Hardy	116.7	5	10.4	7.4	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.0	2.8	5.2	53.8	1.2	2.0	60.0	0.6	0.8	75.0	66.6	0.0	1.0	0.8	52	37	5	5	2	0	4	6	+3
21	Greg Buckner G. Buckner	116.8	2	14.0	2.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.0	25.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	41.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	28	4	4	1	0	0	0	4	+4
22	A.J. Lawson	119.4	1	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	26.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4
23	Derrick Jones Jr. D. Jones Jr.	119.9	5	33.0	7.4	3.4	2.2	0.6	0.2	2.6	6.0	43.3	1.2	2.6	46.2	1.0	1.2	83.3	56.7	1.4	2.0	1.0	165	37	17	11	3	1	5	13	+21
24	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	120.1	5	40.6	27.0	3.6	4.6	0.6	0.2	10.2	20.8	49.0	2.4	6.4	37.5	4.2	5.2	80.8	58.5	1.2	2.4	2.4	203	135	18	23	3	1	12	12	+38

StatMuse has game-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1984 playoffs.

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RPG

7.0

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APG

4.9

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Team Rankings

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110.7

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DRTG

116.2

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NETRTG

-5.5

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3P%

34.1

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pelicans	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings	21	59	.263	43.0
15	Jazz	21	59	.263	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/10	DAL	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sun 4/12	CHI	@	DAL	8:30 PM

Last Game

Mavericks

25 - 55

107

Final

112

Suns

44 - 36

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

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

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.7

Duren

67.4

Ayton

67.0

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.7

119.9

119.6

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.2

109.7

110.9

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

12.1

8.4

8.1

8.0

6.6

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

17-62

18-61

20-59

21-59

25-55

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,002.6

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,447.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,261.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,654.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

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

50-30

47-32

46-33-1

46-34

45-35

44-35

Worst Record ATS

33-47

33-46

34-46

34-45

35-45

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	58	22	.725
2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
5	Hawks	45	35	.563	13.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.5
7	Magic	44	36	.550	14.0
8	76ers	43	36	.544	14.5
9	Hornets	43	37	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	38	.519	16.5
11	Bucks - e	31	49	.388	27.0
12	Bulls - e	30	49	.380	27.5
13	Nets - e	20	59	.253	37.5
14	Pacers - e	18	61	.228	39.5
15	Wizards - e	17	62	.215	40.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	16	.800
2	Spurs - x	61	19	.763	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	52	28	.650	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.5
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.5
6	Timberwolves - x	47	33	.588	17.0
7	Suns	44	36	.550	20.0
8	Clippers	41	39	.513	23.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	40	.500	24.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.5
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	43.0
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	43.0