best defensive rating point guards in nba 80s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Ed Sherod had the lowest defensive rating by a point guard, with a 99.9 rating.

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best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games point guards in NBA 80s

	NAME	DRTG	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	Ed Sherod E. Sherod	99.9	64	25.4	6.2	2.3	4.9	1.5	0.2	2.7	6.6	40.6	0.0	0.2	7.7	0.8	1.3	65.0	43.3	0.7	1.7	1.6	1,624	395	149	311	96	14	104	112
2	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	101.5	477	21.6	8.2	2.6	3.8	1.7	0.0	3.5	7.6	46.5	0.0	0.1	18.4	1.1	1.6	68.7	49.4	0.8	1.8	2.0	10,321	3,908	1,248	1,818	801	23	946	1,295
3	Darwin Cook D. Cook	102.0	325	26.3	10.2	2.2	4.7	2.0	0.4	4.3	9.5	45.1	0.1	0.5	22.0	1.5	2.0	75.4	49.1	0.7	1.5	2.1	8,550	3,322	728	1,513	660	130	687	765
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	102.2	410	27.6	10.6	2.2	9.6	2.3	0.2	3.8	7.3	52.7	0.1	0.5	25.9	2.8	3.4	82.3	60.4	0.6	1.7	2.6	11,296	4,340	920	3,941	948	65	1,052	1,142
5	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	102.3	265	19.0	6.9	1.7	4.0	1.7	0.1	2.8	6.6	41.7	0.1	0.4	22.4	1.3	1.8	74.8	46.8	0.4	1.3	2.1	5,034	1,838	454	1,053	439	37	547	590
6	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	102.8	315	26.8	10.6	4.2	5.1	1.5	0.6	4.0	8.1	49.0	0.1	0.3	18.8	2.6	3.6	73.4	55.0	1.4	2.8	2.4	8,446	3,335	1,337	1,605	465	202	757	895
7	Ron Lee R. Lee	103.1	224	19.9	4.1	2.2	4.1	1.7	0.3	1.4	3.9	35.9	0.2	0.6	32.1	1.1	1.5	69.9	44.4	0.6	1.6	1.8	4,463	911	498	915	381	66	397	653
8	T.R. Dunn	103.3	82	22.5	6.9	4.0	1.8	1.2	0.4	2.9	6.7	43.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.4	75.7	47.0	1.6	2.3	1.1	1,841	564	324	147	102	31	91	145
9	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	104.1	275	35.8	16.9	5.7	7.3	2.8	0.4	7.1	15.6	45.5	0.2	1.1	20.4	2.5	3.5	73.0	49.5	1.9	3.8	3.4	9,851	4,661	1,567	2,013	763	98	934	997
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	104.2	716	36.9	19.5	7.4	11.2	2.0	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.0	0.2	0.7	23.9	5.2	6.2	83.4	60.6	1.9	5.6	3.9	26,417	13,943	5,303	8,025	1,464	310	2,800	1,685
11	Foots Walker F. Walker	104.5	307	23.5	6.0	2.3	5.2	1.4	0.1	2.1	4.7	43.4	0.0	0.1	22.7	1.8	2.4	77.9	51.8	0.6	1.7	1.6	7,221	1,838	706	1,603	425	25	484	657
12	Gus Williams G. Williams	104.8	478	34.9	19.7	2.7	7.0	2.1	0.4	8.0	17.4	46.2	0.2	0.9	23.6	3.4	4.5	74.9	50.8	1.0	1.7	2.5	16,668	9,402	1,289	3,325	1,017	171	1,213	863
13	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	105.1	441	29.9	12.6	3.5	7.4	2.0	0.5	4.4	9.5	46.0	0.2	0.5	30.2	3.7	4.8	77.2	54.4	1.0	2.5	2.4	13,189	5,562	1,547	3,262	902	207	1,076	1,543
14	Darrell Walker D. Walker	105.1	324	25.9	10.2	3.6	4.7	1.8	0.3	3.9	9.1	42.7	0.0	0.2	7.8	2.4	3.3	73.1	48.3	1.3	2.3	2.4	8,401	3,299	1,172	1,525	595	95	774	877
15	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	105.2	65	35.2	17.3	5.9	6.0	3.0	0.6	7.2	14.8	48.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.8	3.9	72.3	52.3	2.4	3.5	3.6	2,287	1,122	384	393	197	36	231	259
16	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	105.5	771	33.9	12.6	3.0	7.5	2.3	0.3	5.1	9.6	52.9	0.1	0.2	25.0	2.5	3.1	79.4	57.8	0.7	2.3	2.3	26,174	9,744	2,284	5,781	1,768	260	1,777	1,736
17	Fat Lever F. Lever	105.5	404	30.3	12.6	5.0	6.6	2.2	0.3	5.2	11.7	44.7	0.1	0.5	26.1	2.1	2.8	75.5	49.0	1.7	3.3	2.1	12,259	5,104	2,003	2,649	869	125	842	1,006
18	Mike Gale M. Gale	105.7	219	20.0	5.6	2.0	3.4	1.5	0.2	2.3	4.8	48.4	0.0	0.1	16.0	0.9	1.2	80.2	52.7	0.4	1.6	1.5	4,379	1,233	440	742	338	48	318	424
19	Fred Brown F. Brown	105.8	80	17.9	10.2	1.2	3.0	0.7	0.2	4.6	8.9	52.0	0.2	0.4	43.8	0.7	0.9	80.6	54.6	0.4	0.8	1.4	1,432	814	97	242	59	13	110	98
20	Willie Smith W. Smith	105.9	62	17.0	4.8	2.0	4.2	1.2	0.0	2.0	5.1	38.4	0.3	1.1	23.9	0.6	0.8	76.9	44.2	0.9	1.0	1.5	1,051	299	121	259	75	1	95	110
21	Dave Twardzik D. Twardzik	106.0	67	23.8	8.5	2.3	4.1	1.1	0.0	2.7	5.9	46.4	0.1	0.1	57.1	2.9	3.8	78.2	56.2	0.8	1.6	2.0	1,594	567	156	273	77	1	131	149
22	Ray Williams R. Williams	106.0	263	28.2	15.6	3.6	5.3	1.8	0.3	6.1	13.1	46.4	0.2	0.7	24.0	3.2	3.9	81.0	52.3	1.3	2.3	2.8	7,410	4,094	951	1,406	481	79	728	856
23	Don Buse D. Buse	106.0	345	23.0	6.4	2.0	3.9	1.3	0.1	2.5	5.8	43.6	0.4	1.3	33.4	0.9	1.2	76.7	50.6	0.5	1.5	1.0	7,937	2,216	687	1,348	464	41	343	484
24	Johnny Moore J. Moore	106.2	467	27.7	10.2	3.2	8.1	2.1	0.2	4.2	9.0	46.3	0.2	0.7	25.3	1.7	2.3	71.5	50.8	0.8	2.4	2.4	12,914	4,772	1,496	3,784	985	113	1,124	1,270
25	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	106.4	635	36.7	20.3	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	7.7	16.7	46.3	0.3	1.2	27.8	4.4	5.8	76.1	52.5	1.0	2.7	3.8	23,276	12,862	2,372	6,220	1,338	181	2,437	2,105

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PPG

28.4

Brunson

RPG

10.3

Towns

APG

6.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/29	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

0 - 1

104

Final

115

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

12.3

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

125.0

124.1

117.5

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.8

105.4

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.0

12.1

3.0

1.7

0.8

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

626.1

Wembanyama

598.7

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

618.5

Wembanyama

604.5

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.65

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

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Best Record ATS

50-34

56-39

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

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