best defensive rating on the celtics in the finals

M.L. Carr has the lowest career defensive rating for the Celtics in the NBA Finals, with a 6.6 rating.

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best defensive rating by a player on the celtics in the finals

	NAME	DRTG	SERIES	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	M.L. Carr	6.6	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	146	60	14	8	6	4	4	17
2	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	12.0	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	523	210	101	41	11	8	34	49
3	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	40.3	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	87	26	12	12	2	0	6	20
4	Carlos Clark C. Clark	42.2	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	18	8	2	3	1	1	0	4
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	63.1	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	1,326	716	361	187	63	24	91	80
6	Robert Parish R. Parish	65.2	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	1,020	477	260	40	32	54	65	108
7	Scott Wedman S. Wedman	66.3	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	180	93	41	20	5	0	10	25
8	Kevin McHale K. McHale	79.1	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	1,009	556	230	43	10	44	70	95
9	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	84.9	NBA Finals	25	40.1	17.9	4.4	7.1	1.4	0.4	6.8	16.1	41.9	0.2	1.0	16.0	4.2	4.9	85.4	48.9	1.5	2.9	2.6	1,003	447	110	178	36	11	65	68
10	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	97.8	NBA Finals	25	29.9	10.8	2.6	4.8	1.6	0.1	4.6	9.6	47.7	0.6	1.4	41.7	1.1	1.4	77.1	53.1	0.6	2.0	1.7	748	270	65	120	39	3	42	76
11	David Thirdkill D. Thirdkill	99.0	NBA Finals	5	3.0	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.2	1.0	20.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	25.5	0.2	0.2	0.4	15	3	2	1	2	0	2	2
12	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	99.9	NBA Finals	3	20.0	12.3	3.7	0.3	0.0	1.7	4.7	8.0	58.3	0.7	3.0	22.2	2.3	2.7	87.5	67.2	0.0	3.7	0.3	60	37	11	1	0	5	1	5	+33
13	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	101.0	NBA Finals	13	34.6	16.6	9.0	3.0	1.5	1.2	6.9	14.8	46.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.8	3.4	81.8	50.9	2.3	6.7	2.1	450	216	117	39	20	15	27	44	+8
14	James Posey J. Posey	102.0	NBA Finals	6	25.2	8.7	3.8	0.5	1.3	0.2	2.3	4.7	50.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	78.1	0.5	3.3	0.8	151	52	23	3	8	1	5	16	+43
15	Glen Davis G. Davis	102.0	NBA Finals	8	19.8	6.3	5.4	0.4	0.8	0.4	2.4	5.1	46.3	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.3	66.7	51.1	2.3	3.1	0.9	159	50	43	3	6	3	7	19	-7
16	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	102.1	NBA Finals	7	20.6	5.3	4.6	0.9	0.4	0.7	2.1	5.9	36.6	0.7	3.0	23.8	0.3	0.3	100.0	44.2	0.4	4.1	0.4	144	37	32	6	3	5	3	26	+2
17	Greg Kite G. Kite	102.5	NBA Finals	21	7.8	1.0	1.7	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.4	1.1	37.5	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.3	66.7	41.3	0.7	1.0	0.2	163	22	35	12	4	7	5	43
18	Shelden Williams S. Williams	103.8	NBA Finals	2	9.2	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	18	0	4	0	0	0	4	4	+3
19	Robert Williams III R. Williams III	104.6	NBA Finals	6	26.4	7.5	7.5	1.5	0.8	2.8	3.3	4.3	76.9	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.0	83.3	78.6	2.8	4.7	0.7	158	45	45	9	5	17	4	10	+30
20	Tony Allen T. Allen	104.8	NBA Finals	10	12.2	3.0	0.8	0.5	0.8	0.5	1.2	3.0	40.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.7	85.7	45.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	122	30	8	5	8	5	5	16	-9
21	P.J. Brown	105.0	NBA Finals	6	19.5	4.0	3.2	0.7	0.5	0.5	1.5	3.8	39.1	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.3	75.0	45.2	0.8	2.3	0.3	117	24	19	4	3	3	2	19	+9
22	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	105.5	NBA Finals	13	33.4	11.6	5.2	7.2	1.5	0.4	4.9	11.5	42.7	0.2	0.7	22.2	1.6	3.5	45.7	44.3	1.8	3.4	2.2	434	151	67	93	20	5	28	25	-23
23	Bill Walton B. Walton	105.8	NBA Finals	11	12.8	4.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	0.5	2.4	3.8	61.9	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.4	50.0	61.7	1.3	2.8	1.0	141	54	45	11	3	5	11	25
24	Eddie House E. House	106.1	NBA Finals	4	18.5	8.0	2.5	2.5	0.3	0.0	2.5	7.0	35.7	1.8	4.3	41.2	1.3	1.5	83.3	52.2	0.0	2.5	0.5	74	32	10	10	1	0	2	4	+35
25	Kendrick Perkins K. Perkins	106.3	NBA Finals	11	21.1	5.0	4.8	0.7	0.4	0.5	1.8	3.2	57.1	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.1	65.2	60.9	2.0	2.8	1.3	233	55	53	8	4	5	14	37	-5

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	48	19	.716
2	Celtics	45	23	.662	3.5
3	Knicks	44	25	.638	5.0
4	Cavaliers	41	27	.603	7.5
5	Magic	38	29	.567	10.0

Schedule

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Wed 3/18	GSW	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 3/20	BOS	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sun 3/22	MIN	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Wed 3/25	OKC	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 3/27	ATL	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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Final

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Celtics

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32.9

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31.6

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29.5

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RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

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11.6

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APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

10.1

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Mobley

3PM Leaders

3.9

Dončić

3.6

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3.5

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TS% Leaders

67.9

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Jokić

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ORtg Rankings

121.5

120.4

119.3

118.6

118.5

118.4

DRtg Rankings

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109.8

111.6

112.2

112.8

112.9

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7.5

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Jokić

3,209.8

Dončić

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Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,472.5

Jokić

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Dončić

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USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

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MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

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1.60

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1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

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1.70

Dončić

1.54

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40-29

39-29

Worst Record ATS

28-40

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29-38

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	48	19	.716
2	Celtics	45	23	.662	3.5
3	Knicks	44	25	.638	5.0
4	Cavaliers	41	27	.603	7.5
5	Magic	38	29	.567	10.0
6	Raptors	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Heat	38	30	.559	10.5
8	Hawks	37	31	.544	11.5
9	76ers	37	31	.544	11.5
10	Hornets	34	34	.500	14.5
11	Bucks	28	39	.418	20.0
12	Bulls	28	40	.412	20.5
13	Nets - e	17	51	.250	31.5
14	Wizards - e	16	51	.239	32.0
15	Pacers - e	15	53	.221	33.5

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1	Thunder	53	15	.779
2	Spurs	50	18	.735	3.0
3	Lakers	43	25	.632	10.0
4	Rockets	41	26	.612	11.5
5	Nuggets	41	27	.603	12.0
6	Timberwolves	41	27	.603	12.0
7	Suns - x	39	29	.574	14.0
8	Clippers	34	34	.500	19.0
9	Warriors	33	35	.485	20.0
10	Trail Blazers	33	36	.478	20.5
11	Grizzlies	23	44	.343	29.5
12	Pelicans	23	46	.333	30.5
13	Mavericks	23	46	.333	30.5
14	Jazz	20	48	.294	33.0
15	Kings - e	18	51	.261	35.5