best defensive rating playoffs 2009 team

The Cleveland Cavaliers had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2009 playoffs, with a 102.7 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Cavaliers	102.7	2008-09	14	241.8	97.6	40.3	19.1	6.6	4.6	34.8	75.1	46.3	6.6	19.8	33.6	21.4	28.8	74.2	55.6	10.1	30.2	12.4	3,385	1,366	564	268	93	64	173	288
2	Lakers	103.5	2008-09	23	242.2	102.4	42.0	19.4	7.9	6.3	37.4	80.5	46.5	7.0	18.4	37.7	20.6	27.5	74.7	55.3	11.1	30.9	13.0	5,570	2,355	967	446	181	144	300	540
3	Magic	105.3	2008-09	24	243.1	97.0	38.4	18.9	6.8	4.8	34.5	75.4	45.7	8.4	23.3	36.0	19.6	27.1	72.2	55.5	8.3	30.0	13.2	5,835	2,327	921	453	162	116	316	513
4	Heat	105.6	2008-09	7	240.0	88.1	38.7	15.0	6.1	5.7	31.3	69.6	45.0	7.1	20.0	35.7	18.4	22.6	81.6	55.4	8.9	29.9	13.4	1,680	617	271	105	43	40	94	155
5	Celtics	106.3	2008-09	14	252.5	102.1	43.2	22.9	7.8	4.9	37.4	84.1	44.5	6.7	18.6	36.0	20.6	26.0	79.1	53.5	10.9	32.4	13.6	3,535	1,430	605	321	109	69	191	340
6	Rockets	106.4	2008-09	13	240.0	91.5	40.5	17.0	6.2	3.2	34.0	76.1	44.7	6.6	20.2	32.8	16.8	21.9	76.8	53.3	9.7	30.8	14.2	3,120	1,189	527	221	80	41	185	261
7	Nuggets	107.5	2008-09	16	240.0	107.9	40.3	22.6	9.2	5.2	37.3	78.4	47.5	8.1	21.1	38.3	25.4	33.4	75.9	57.9	10.7	29.6	12.1	3,840	1,727	644	362	147	83	194	413
8	76ers	109.2	2008-09	6	240.0	88.5	36.8	17.8	6.2	3.0	34.0	75.0	45.3	5.8	15.8	36.8	14.7	20.7	71.0	52.6	8.0	28.8	14.7	1,440	531	221	107	37	18	88	138
9	Bulls	110.1	2008-09	7	265.0	108.3	45.6	19.9	6.7	8.1	38.4	87.1	44.1	7.3	19.3	37.8	24.1	29.9	80.9	54.0	10.4	35.1	16.1	1,855	758	319	139	47	57	113	172
10	Trail Blazers	110.2	2008-09	6	240.0	87.2	36.3	14.7	6.0	7.5	33.3	74.5	44.7	5.5	14.2	38.8	15.0	19.7	76.3	52.4	9.8	26.5	11.3	1,440	523	218	88	36	45	68	130
11	Hawks	110.6	2008-09	11	240.0	84.0	34.9	16.9	6.9	3.4	30.1	73.6	40.9	6.1	17.5	34.7	17.7	23.8	74.4	49.9	10.7	24.2	12.1	2,640	924	384	186	76	37	133	235
12	Pistons	112.2	2008-09	4	240.0	78.0	33.5	16.5	4.3	3.0	31.5	77.0	40.9	3.0	12.3	24.5	12.0	14.5	82.8	46.8	7.5	26.0	11.3	960	312	134	66	17	12	45	95
13	Spurs	112.4	2008-09	5	240.0	90.4	37.6	16.0	5.6	3.0	35.0	76.6	45.7	5.8	17.6	33.0	14.6	20.6	70.9	52.8	8.8	28.8	11.0	1,200	452	188	80	28	15	55	110
14	Mavericks	114.0	2008-09	10	240.0	101.6	40.7	18.1	6.5	3.8	35.6	75.7	47.0	7.3	20.6	35.4	23.1	28.4	81.3	57.6	9.2	31.5	13.0	2,400	1,016	407	181	65	38	130	228
15	Jazz	114.1	2008-09	5	240.0	97.4	42.6	25.4	9.8	3.4	35.0	81.0	43.2	5.0	14.6	34.2	22.4	30.2	74.2	51.7	13.2	29.4	14.6	1,200	487	213	127	49	17	73	119
16	Hornets	120.7	2008-09	5	240.0	84.2	37.0	15.8	6.6	2.6	27.8	70.2	39.6	6.0	18.4	32.6	22.6	28.0	80.7	51.0	9.2	27.8	18.4	1,200	421	185	79	33	13	92	124

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

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.4

10th

DRTG

115.6

15th

NETRTG

1.8

11th

3P%

35.7

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	76ers	23	19	.548	8.5
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	23	21	.523	9.5
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/23	SAC	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 1/24	CLE	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 1/26	ORL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 1/28	LAL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 1/30	CLE	@	PHX	9:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

36 - 8

136

Final

104

Cavaliers

24 - 20

Mon 19 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.7

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.1

Williams

68.8

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

122.1

120.0

119.9

118.6

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.3

112.4

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

7.2

7.0

6.6

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

10-35

10-34

10-32

12-32

12-29

15-29

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,127.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,078.3

Maxey

2,035.3

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,133.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,122.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-13

24-17-1

25-18

24-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

15-29

17-27

17-25

19-25

18-23

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
4	Raptors	26	19	.578	7.0
5	76ers	23	19	.548	8.5
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	23	21	.523	9.5
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.0
10	Hawks	20	25	.444	13.0
11	Bucks	18	24	.429	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Nets	12	29	.293	19.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	21.5
15	Pacers	10	34	.227	22.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.0
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.0
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	8.5
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.0
6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.0
7	Timberwolves	27	17	.614	9.0
8	Warriors	25	20	.556	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.0
10	Clippers	19	24	.442	16.5
11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	15	29	.341	21.0
14	Kings	12	32	.273	24.0
15	Pelicans	10	35	.222	26.5