best defensive rating point guards 2026 playoffs

Jose Alvarado had the best defensive rating by a point guard in the 2026 playoffs, with a 103.0 rating.

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Jose Alvarado J. Alvarado	103.0	2025-26	NYK	18	9.4	4.2	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.1	1.6	3.7	43.3	0.7	1.9	35.3	0.3	0.3	83.3	53.8	0.1	1.3	0.6	170	75	25	21	10	2	10	21	+85
2	Anthony Black A. Black	104.9	2025-26	ORL	7	28.0	8.6	3.1	1.4	2.1	0.7	2.9	7.7	37.0	1.0	3.1	31.8	1.9	3.0	61.9	47.4	0.3	2.9	0.7	196	60	22	10	15	5	5	19	-61
3	JD Davison	106.6	2025-26	HOU	2	2.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	113.6	0.0	1.0	1.0	5	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	+1
4	Jordan McLaughlin J. McLaughlin	108.1	2025-26	SAS	10	4.6	1.9	0.8	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.7	1.1	63.6	0.3	0.5	60.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	80.0	0.2	0.6	0.2	46	19	8	10	2	0	2	3	-3
5	Jalen Suggs J. Suggs	108.4	2025-26	ORL	7	35.4	11.1	4.0	4.1	1.9	0.6	3.7	12.4	29.9	1.9	7.7	24.1	1.9	2.0	92.9	41.9	0.7	3.3	3.0	248	78	28	29	13	4	21	27	-34
6	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	108.9	2025-26	NYK	19	36.9	28.4	3.2	6.1	1.2	0.0	10.1	21.7	46.5	2.4	6.5	36.3	5.8	6.8	84.6	57.3	0.6	2.6	2.7	702	539	60	115	23	0	51	40	+234
7	Nikola Topić N. Topić	109.0	2025-26	OKC	9	2.4	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.7	33.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.2	0.2	22	4	2	3	2	0	2	1	-9
8	Reed Sheppard R. Sheppard	109.0	2025-26	HOU	6	32.0	12.2	1.0	4.7	2.2	0.8	4.5	14.7	30.7	2.7	9.0	29.6	0.5	0.7	75.0	40.7	0.2	0.8	2.0	192	73	6	28	13	5	12	14	-8
9	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	109.1	2025-26	SAS	21	33.5	15.6	3.8	6.0	1.3	0.4	6.0	14.4	41.4	1.4	4.9	29.4	2.2	3.0	75.8	49.7	0.6	3.2	2.0	704	327	79	125	27	9	43	55	+119
10	Bruce Brown B. Brown	109.6	2025-26	DEN	6	19.3	6.3	2.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	2.5	5.7	44.1	0.5	1.8	27.3	0.8	1.5	55.6	50.1	0.5	2.2	1.5	116	38	16	10	10	0	9	16	-26
11	Miles McBride M. McBride	109.8	2025-26	NYK	19	17.6	5.6	1.2	1.2	0.4	0.2	1.8	5.5	33.3	1.6	4.2	37.5	0.4	0.4	87.5	49.3	0.5	0.7	0.5	334	107	23	23	8	4	10	34	+141
12	Stephon Castle S. Castle	109.9	2025-26	SAS	23	33.0	18.2	5.0	6.1	0.9	0.3	5.9	12.9	45.9	1.5	4.3	35.0	4.8	5.9	81.6	58.7	1.4	3.6	3.5	760	418	116	141	21	8	80	89	+75
13	Jevon Carter J. Carter	110.2	2025-26	ORL	3	5.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	25.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		25.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	17	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	+9
14	Tyler Kolek T. Kolek	110.7	2025-26	NYK	8	6.6	3.5	0.8	1.5	0.0	0.1	1.4	3.1	44.0	0.5	1.1	44.4	0.3	0.3	100.0	54.1	0.1	0.6	0.4	53	28	6	12	0	1	3	3	-6
15	Marcus Smart M. Smart	111.2	2025-26	LAL	10	34.5	12.9	3.5	5.1	2.4	1.0	3.9	9.9	39.4	1.7	5.0	34.0	3.4	4.3	79.1	54.7	1.0	2.5	3.5	345	129	35	51	24	10	35	31	-26
16	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	112.3	2025-26	DET	14	40.9	28.1	5.1	7.5	1.1	0.6	9.1	21.0	43.2	2.9	7.3	40.2	7.1	8.2	86.1	57.2	0.9	4.2	5.6	572	394	72	105	15	8	79	43	+34
17	Marcus Sasser M. Sasser	113.1	2025-26	DET	6	10.2	4.5	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.8	3.8	47.8	0.8	2.3	35.7	0.0	0.0		58.7	0.5	0.3	0.3	61	27	5	3	3	0	2	4	+28
18	James Harden J. Harden	113.6	2025-26	CLE	18	37.3	19.2	5.1	5.5	1.7	0.7	5.7	13.8	41.0	2.1	7.1	29.9	5.7	6.9	83.1	56.8	0.7	4.4	4.7	672	345	92	99	31	12	84	46	+7
19	Aaron Holiday A. Holiday	113.9	2025-26	HOU	6	11.2	2.7	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.2	1.0	3.7	27.3	0.7	2.5	26.7	0.0	0.0		36.4	0.0	0.3	0.5	67	16	2	3	2	1	3	6	+1
20	Daniss Jenkins D. Jenkins	114.1	2025-26	DET	14	22.7	9.1	2.6	3.0	0.4	0.4	3.1	8.7	36.1	1.1	4.2	27.1	1.7	2.2	77.4	47.2	0.9	1.7	0.7	318	128	37	42	6	5	10	23	-23
21	Mike Conley M. Conley	114.7	2025-26	MIN	12	14.0	4.4	1.3	2.7	0.7	0.0	1.6	3.2	50.0	1.1	2.2	50.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	68.2	0.1	1.2	0.4	168	53	15	32	8	0	5	15	-8
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	114.9	2025-26	OKC	15	36.3	27.6	2.9	7.9	1.3	0.9	8.8	19.0	46.3	1.2	3.9	30.5	8.8	9.9	89.2	59.1	0.4	2.5	3.1	544	414	44	119	19	13	46	34	+39
23	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	115.3	2025-26	BOS	7	33.0	14.6	3.7	5.1	0.4	0.0	5.6	13.1	42.4	2.4	7.9	30.9	1.0	1.1	87.5	53.4	1.3	2.4	0.7	231	102	26	36	3	0	5	5	+44
24	Tyus Jones T. Jones	115.4	2025-26	DEN	3	10.0	3.0	0.0	1.7	0.7	0.0	1.3	2.7	50.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.7	50.0	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	30	9	0	5	2	0	0	3	-2
25	Bones Hyland B. Hyland	115.5	2025-26	MIN	10	11.6	4.6	1.3	1.5	0.4	0.1	1.5	5.0	30.0	0.9	3.4	26.5	0.7	0.8	87.5	43.0	0.3	1.0	0.8	116	46	13	15	4	1	8	11	-17

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PPG

26.0

Brunson

RPG

11.9

Towns

APG

6.8

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119.8

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DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

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3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

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4 - 1

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1 - 4

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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

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TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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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

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22-60

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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

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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

Jose Alvarado had the best defensive rating by a point guard in the 2026 playoffs, with a 103.0 rating.

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