best defensive rating playoffs single season team

The San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 91.4 rating in 1999-00.

	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	Spurs	91.4	1999-00	4	240.0	81.8	46.3	15.0	8.8	7.5	28.3	76.0	37.2	3.0	11.0	27.3	22.3	30.5	73.0	45.7	12.3	34.0	16.3	960	327	185	60	35	30	65	83
2	Pistons	92.0	2003-04	23	244.3	87.1	44.8	19.4	8.0	7.1	31.4	76.3	41.2	4.2	13.9	30.4	20.1	27.3	73.4	49.3	12.9	32.0	14.9	5,620	2,003	1,031	447	184	164	342	518
3	Warriors	92.2	1974-75	17	240.0	100.2	49.4	21.7	11.3	6.6	41.1	90.8	45.2				18.1	25.9	70.0	49.1	15.5	33.9	19.4	4,080	1,704	840	369	192	112	330	480
4	Celtics	92.8	1973-74	18	244.2	102.4	48.5	25.5	6.8	2.8	42.3	94.3	44.8				17.9	22.1	80.9	49.2	13.6	34.9	18.1	4,395	1,844	873	459	122	50	326	423
5	Bullets	93.1	1975-76	7	243.6	91.7	46.0	15.0	5.9	7.1	35.9	80.0	44.8				20.0	29.3	68.3	49.4	11.0	35.0	19.0	1,705	642	322	105	41	50	133	171
6	Nets	93.7	2003-04	11	246.8	88.2	42.7	20.5	8.6	5.4	30.8	72.8	42.3	4.5	16.4	27.2	22.1	30.3	73.0	51.2	10.6	32.1	18.5	2,715	970	470	225	95	59	204	286
7	Pacers	93.7	2003-04	16	240.0	85.5	42.1	17.9	8.7	6.3	30.7	75.1	40.8	5.9	17.8	33.3	18.2	24.8	73.3	49.7	10.8	31.3	13.6	3,840	1,368	674	286	139	100	217	376
8	Cavaliers	94.0	1976-77	3	240.0	96.3	53.3	23.0	8.7	5.3	41.0	102.0	40.2				14.3	21.0	68.3	43.3	18.7	34.7	16.0	720	289	160	69	26	16	48	87
9	Spurs	94.2	1998-99	17	240.0	88.4	40.2	21.3	7.3	5.8	31.6	70.1	45.1	4.1	11.8	35.0	21.1	28.5	74.2	53.5	9.8	30.4	14.9	4,080	1,503	683	362	124	99	254	370
10	Bulls	94.4	1974-75	13	241.9	93.9	48.8	18.2	7.0	3.7	36.7	84.4	43.5				20.5	27.8	73.8	48.6	13.8	34.9	17.5	3,145	1,221	634	236	91	48	227	319
11	Heat	94.4	1999-00	10	242.5	83.2	43.4	19.1	7.2	5.1	30.9	73.7	41.9	4.7	14.9	31.5	16.7	24.2	69.0	49.3	10.5	32.9	13.9	2,425	832	434	191	72	51	139	260
12	Celtics	94.6	1975-76	18	244.2	100.7	50.1	22.6	6.2	2.3	39.3	90.2	43.5				22.1	27.6	80.2	49.2	15.1	35.0	19.8	4,395	1,812	902	407	112	41	357	481
13	Bucks	94.8	1973-74	16	244.7	101.0	48.1	26.1	6.3	4.8	43.7	87.8	49.8				13.6	17.9	76.2	52.8	13.0	35.1	19.6	3,915	1,616	770	418	100	77	314	375
14	Trail Blazers	95.2	1976-77	19	241.3	107.4	45.2	27.7	10.8	6.7	44.1	89.5	49.3				19.2	26.4	72.7	53.1	12.2	33.0	22.3	4,585	2,040	858	527	206	127	424	549
15	Bullets	95.4	1974-75	17	240.0	102.8	45.9	21.1	8.3	5.1	41.1	87.1	47.2				20.7	27.9	74.3	51.8	12.0	33.9	20.1	4,080	1,748	781	359	141	86	342	402
16	Cavaliers	95.7	1975-76	13	241.9	92.0	44.6	20.1	5.5	5.5	38.0	88.1	43.1				16.0	22.8	70.3	46.9	14.1	30.5	15.0	3,145	1,196	580	261	72	72	195	327
17	Hornets	95.9	2003-04	7	240.0	80.6	42.3	19.3	6.1	4.6	29.3	76.3	38.4	5.9	18.6	31.5	16.1	20.7	77.9	47.2	12.3	30.0	17.1	1,680	564	296	135	43	32	120	146
18	Braves	96.2	1973-74	6	240.0	104.0	49.7	23.3	5.5	4.7	43.8	98.3	44.6				16.3	22.2	73.7	48.1	13.2	36.5	18.7	1,440	624	298	140	33	28	112	124
19	Pistons	96.5	2001-02	10	240.0	83.0	37.7	18.7	7.3	5.6	29.4	73.6	39.9	8.0	22.6	35.4	16.2	22.4	72.3	49.7	9.6	28.1	14.6	2,400	830	377	187	73	56	146	210
20	Knicks	96.8	1998-99	20	240.0	85.0	39.3	15.0	7.6	3.9	31.9	74.3	42.9	3.2	11.4	28.1	18.1	23.9	75.7	50.1	10.2	29.1	13.4	4,800	1,700	785	299	151	78	268	509
21	Pacers	96.9	2001-02	5	250.0	91.6	42.2	21.2	8.2	4.0	34.8	76.0	45.8	4.8	11.8	40.7	17.2	22.6	76.1	53.3	8.4	33.8	18.2	1,250	458	211	106	41	20	91	125
22	Suns	96.9	1980-81	7	240.0	91.7	45.3	19.0	7.1	3.7	36.0	80.1	44.9	0.9	2.3	37.5	18.9	27.4	68.8	49.7	14.1	31.1	16.4	1,680	642	317	133	50	26	115	167
23	Bullets	97.0	1973-74	7	243.6	95.1	47.1	17.9	5.9	4.0	39.7	86.9	45.7				15.7	21.7	72.4	49.3	13.6	33.6	16.9	1,705	666	330	125	41	28	118	150
24	Hawks	97.1	2011-12	6	244.2	82.2	42.5	17.5	5.5	3.3	31.8	79.3	40.1	5.8	18.8	31.0	12.7	16.2	78.4	47.5	10.0	32.5	15.3	1,465	493	255	105	33	20	92	119
25	Heat	97.1	2003-04	13	240.0	84.1	41.8	16.3	7.5	4.1	30.5	74.8	40.8	3.7	13.4	27.6	19.3	25.6	75.4	48.9	11.4	30.5	14.2	3,120	1,093	544	212	98	53	184	317

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.3

Wembanyama

RPG

11.2

Wembanyama

APG

7.0

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.5

5th

DRTG

111.5

3rd

NETRTG

7.1

4th

3P%

35.8

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	53	15	.779
2	Spurs	49	18	.731	3.5
3	Lakers	42	25	.627	10.5
4	Rockets	41	25	.621	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	27	.603	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/16	SAS	@	LAC	10:00 PM
Tue 3/17	SAS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Thu 3/19	PHX	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sat 3/21	IND	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 3/23	SAS	@	MIA	7:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

34 - 34

102

Final

115

Spurs

49 - 18

Sat 14 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.7

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

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

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.9

Gobert

67.9

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.5

120.3

119.3

118.5

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.5

112.2

112.7

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.6

7.5

7.1

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-53

16-50

17-50

18-51

20-48

22-46

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,264.4

Jokić

3,158.6

Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,472.5

Jokić

3,354

Dončić

3,137.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-26-1

41-27

39-28

39-29

39-28

Worst Record ATS

28-40

29-40

28-38

29-39

29-38

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	48	19	.716
2	Celtics	44	23	.657	4.0
3	Knicks	44	25	.638	5.0
4	Cavaliers	41	27	.603	7.5
5	Magic	38	28	.576	9.5
6	Raptors	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Heat	38	30	.559	10.5
8	76ers	37	31	.544	11.5
9	Hawks	36	31	.537	12.0
10	Hornets	34	34	.500	14.5
11	Bucks	28	39	.418	20.0
12	Bulls	27	40	.403	21.0
13	Nets - e	17	50	.254	31.0
14	Wizards - e	16	50	.242	31.5
15	Pacers - e	15	53	.221	33.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	53	15	.779
2	Spurs	49	18	.731	3.5
3	Lakers	42	25	.627	10.5
4	Rockets	41	25	.621	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	27	.603	12.0
6	Timberwolves	41	27	.603	12.0
7	Suns	39	28	.582	13.5
8	Clippers	34	33	.507	18.5
9	Warriors	32	35	.478	20.5
10	Trail Blazers	32	36	.471	21.0
11	Grizzlies	23	43	.348	29.0
12	Mavericks	23	45	.338	30.0
13	Pelicans	22	46	.324	31.0
14	Jazz	20	48	.294	33.0
15	Kings - e	18	51	.261	35.5