best defensive rating in the finals minimum 10 minutes played

Gerald Henderson has the lowest career defensive rating in the NBA Finals when playing 10+ minutes, with a 0.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating by a player in the finals minimum 10 minutes played
NAMEDRTGMINSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
0.8
276
NBA Finals
15
18.4
8.7
1.9
2.5
0.9
0.1
3.8
7.7
49.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.1
1.6
70.8
51.8
1.0
0.9
1.2
131
28
38
14
2
18
28
2Earl Cureton
E. Cureton
5.2
43
NBA Finals
6
7.2
1.7
2.7
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.7
2.3
28.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
33.6
1.2
1.5
0.5
10
16
1
3
0
3
7
3M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
6.6
146
NBA Finals
13
11.2
4.6
1.1
0.6
0.5
0.3
1.8
4.3
42.9
0.1
0.2
33.3
0.8
1.1
78.6
48.3
0.6
0.5
0.3
60
14
8
6
4
4
17
4Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
12.0
523
NBA Finals
18
29.1
11.7
5.6
2.3
0.6
0.4
3.7
7.1
52.3
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.2
80.9
62.0
2.9
2.7
1.9
210
101
41
11
8
34
49
5Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
28.0
470
NBA Finals
20
23.5
12.2
4.8
0.8
0.7
1.4
5.0
10.7
46.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
2.1
3.1
67.7
50.8
1.2
3.6
2.2
244
95
15
13
27
44
75
6Mike McGee
M. McGee
35.7
93
NBA Finals
12
7.8
4.8
1.8
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.8
4.5
40.7
0.3
0.6
42.9
0.9
1.3
68.8
47.5
1.2
0.6
0.5
58
21
3
2
1
6
17
7Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
40.3
87
NBA Finals
11
7.9
2.4
1.1
1.1
0.2
0.0
1.1
2.6
41.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.4
50.0
42.3
0.6
0.5
0.5
26
12
12
2
0
6
20
8Mitch Kupchak
M. Kupchak
40.6
237
NBA Finals
16
14.8
7.1
3.8
0.8
0.1
0.3
2.8
5.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.6
2.3
67.6
56.9
1.6
2.2
0.8
113
60
13
1
4
13
40
9Bill Walton
B. Walton
40.7
367
NBA Finals
17
21.6
9.7
9.4
2.5
0.5
1.6
4.4
7.6
56.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
73.9
58.9
2.2
7.2
1.0
165
159
42
9
27
11
48
10Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
41.2
582
NBA Finals
34
17.1
5.6
5.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
2.3
4.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
57.6
54.9
1.7
3.4
1.1
190
176
22
19
14
36
92
11Carlos Clark
C. Clark
42.2
18
NBA Finals
5
3.6
1.6
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.6
1.4
42.9
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.4
100.0
50.8
0.4
0.0
0.0
8
2
3
1
1
0
4
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42.5
1,914
NBA Finals
52
36.8
23.3
8.3
3.3
0.9
2.2
9.6
18.5
51.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.9
69.6
55.0
2.4
5.9
2.7
1,209
433
170
45
116
121
184
13Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
54.9
1,406
NBA Finals
46
30.6
10.3
2.9
3.9
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.7
44.7
0.8
2.0
38.0
1.8
2.2
80.6
53.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
474
135
178
59
20
60
159
14Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
56.8
145
NBA Finals
11
13.2
5.4
1.1
3.2
0.6
0.3
2.1
6.1
34.3
0.4
0.7
50.0
0.8
1.1
75.0
40.8
0.4
0.7
0.7
59
12
35
7
3
8
13
15Robert Reid
R. Reid
56.9
485
NBA Finals
12
40.4
14.5
5.9
5.9
1.7
0.4
6.1
15.3
39.7
0.1
0.8
11.1
2.3
2.9
77.1
43.6
2.4
3.5
1.9
174
71
71
20
5
23
41
16Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
57.4
1,483
NBA Finals
37
40.1
18.3
4.7
6.2
1.3
1.1
6.8
16.3
42.0
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.5
5.5
81.0
48.8
1.8
2.9
2.7
676
175
228
48
39
100
106
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
58.0
2,044
NBA Finals
50
40.9
19.4
7.9
11.7
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
51.6
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
971
397
584
102
16
190
147
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
63.1
1,326
NBA Finals
31
42.8
23.1
11.6
6.0
2.0
0.8
8.4
18.3
45.8
0.6
1.5
42.2
5.7
6.5
87.2
54.5
2.5
9.1
2.9
716
361
187
63
24
91
80
19Robert Parish
R. Parish
65.2
1,020
NBA Finals
31
32.9
15.4
8.4
1.3
1.0
1.7
6.3
13.1
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.4
63.0
51.2
2.8
5.6
2.1
477
260
40
32
54
65
108
20Scott Wedman
S. Wedman
66.3
180
NBA Finals
11
16.4
8.5
3.7
1.8
0.5
0.0
3.5
6.7
52.7
0.9
1.5
58.8
0.5
0.8
55.6
59.6
1.5
2.2
0.9
93
41
20
5
0
10
25
21Kevin McHale
K. McHale
79.1
1,009
NBA Finals
31
32.5
17.9
7.4
1.4
0.3
1.4
6.8
12.5
54.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.4
5.7
76.8
59.9
2.7
4.7
2.3
556
230
43
10
44
70
95
22Dickey Simpkins
D. Simpkins
80.6
12
NBA Finals
2
6.0
1.0
1.5
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
34.7
0.5
1.0
0.5
2
3
1
0
1
1
1
+1
23Scott Burrell
S. Burrell
84.9
84
NBA Finals
6
14.0
3.5
2.5
0.0
1.2
0.2
1.5
3.7
40.9
0.2
0.7
25.0
0.3
0.5
66.7
45.0
0.0
2.5
0.5
21
15
0
7
1
3
7
+7
24Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
86.7
14
NBA Finals
3
4.7
0.7
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.3
1.7
20.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
0.0
1.0
0.3
2
3
0
0
3
1
0
+3
25Darko Milicic
D. Milicic
87.4
11
NBA Finals
6
1.8
0.3
0.7
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.8
20.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
17.0
0.2
0.5
0.2
2
4
0
1
0
1
0
-2
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ORTG

121.9

4th

DRTG

115.8

17th

NETRTG

6.1

6th

3P%

36.5

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
IND IND
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
BOS BOS
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

15 - 10

101

Final

116

MIL Bucks

11 - 15

Thu 11 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
MIA MIA
@
NYK NYK
132-140
Thu
11/13
PHI PHI
@
DET DET
105-114
Thu
11/13
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
110-124
Thu
11/13
CHA CHA
@
MIL MIL
134-147
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM