best defensive rating in the finals minimum 10 minutes played since 1976

Since 1975-76, Gerald Henderson has the lowest 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 since 1976
NAME DRTG MIN SERIES GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Gerald 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
2 Earl 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
3 M.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
4 Cedric 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
5 Bob 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
6 Mike 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
7 Quinn 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
8 Mitch 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
9 Bill 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
10 Kurt 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
11 Carlos 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
12 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
51.8
1,569
NBA Finals
45
34.9
21.8
7.7
2.9
0.9
2.2
8.9
17.3
51.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.7
69.6
55.0
2.3
5.5
2.7
981
348
132
41
101
121
165
13 Michael 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
14 Allen 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
15 Robert 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
16 Dennis 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
17 Magic 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
18 Larry 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
19 Robert 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
20 Scott 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
21 Kevin 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
22 Dickey 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
23 Scott 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
24 Glenn 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
25 Darko 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

120.6

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DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

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3P%

36.8

10th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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BOS Celtics

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
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CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
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134-127
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BOS BOS
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IND IND
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
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MIN MIN
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Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
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IND IND
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Mon
5/26
OKC OKC
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