best defensive rating on a center with over 30 mpg 2023 playoffs

Evan Mobley had the best defensive rating by a center in the 2023 playoffs with more than 30.0 minutes per game, with a 107.1 rating.

	NAME	DRTG	MPG	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	107.1	37.6	2022-23	CLE	5	9.8	10.0	2.0	0.6	1.2	4.4	9.6	45.8	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.6	62.5	47.6	3.0	7.0	2.4	188	49	50	10	3	6	12	13	-4
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	107.7	39.5	2022-23	DEN	20	30.0	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	11.4	20.7	54.8	1.8	3.8	46.1	5.6	7.0	79.9	63.1	3.5	10.0	3.5	789	600	269	190	21	20	70	69	+169
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	108.6	37.3	2022-23	PHI	9	23.7	9.8	2.7	0.7	2.8	7.3	17.0	43.1	0.6	3.1	17.9	8.4	9.3	90.5	56.1	1.8	8.0	3.9	336	213	88	24	6	25	35	27	-6
4	Al Horford A. Horford	109.3	30.9	2022-23	BOS	20	6.7	7.2	3.0	1.1	1.7	2.6	6.6	38.6	1.4	4.7	29.8	0.2	0.2	75.0	49.7	1.5	5.7	0.6	617	133	143	59	22	34	11	47	+59
5	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	109.7	36.7	2022-23	MEM	6	18.0	7.8	1.5	1.0	2.0	5.8	13.8	42.2	1.2	4.2	28.0	5.2	6.0	86.1	54.6	3.3	4.5	3.0	220	108	47	9	6	12	18	24	-37
6	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	110.2	38.0	2022-23	CLE	5	9.4	7.4	2.4	0.8	1.0	4.4	7.2	61.1	0.0	0.0		0.6	1.2	50.0	60.8	3.0	4.4	0.6	190	47	37	12	4	5	3	10	-28
7	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	111.6	37.0	2022-23	MIA	23	17.9	9.9	3.7	0.8	0.7	7.3	15.1	48.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.4	4.1	82.1	53.0	2.7	7.1	2.7	850	412	227	85	19	15	62	71	+42
8	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	115.9	36.4	2022-23	MIL	5	19.0	6.4	1.2	1.4	1.8	7.8	13.4	58.2	1.4	3.4	41.2	2.0	2.6	76.9	65.3	2.8	3.6	2.2	182	95	32	6	7	9	11	10	-29
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	116.3	36.0	2022-23	MIN	5	18.2	10.2	2.0	0.6	0.8	6.4	14.0	45.7	1.2	4.8	25.0	4.2	5.6	75.0	55.3	1.2	9.0	3.6	180	91	51	10	3	4	18	21	-46
10	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	116.7	35.4	2022-23	MIN	5	15.0	12.2	2.0	0.4	1.0	5.8	9.2	63.0	0.0	0.0		3.4	5.4	63.0	64.8	3.6	8.6	1.6	177	75	61	10	2	5	8	24	-18
11	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	117.9	31.9	2022-23	PHX	10	13.4	9.7	1.0	0.6	0.7	6.1	11.1	55.0	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.3	52.2	55.3	2.9	6.8	1.7	319	134	97	10	6	7	17	35	-20

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

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

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

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

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

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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