best defensive rating team in 2022 playoffs

The Milwaukee Bucks had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2022 playoffs, with a 102.8 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	Bucks	102.8	2021-22	12	240.0	102.8	50.4	20.8	6.3	4.5	38.5	88.0	43.8	10.6	32.3	32.7	15.2	20.8	73.1	52.9	9.8	40.7	13.8	2,880	1,233	605	250	76	54	165	230
2	Heat	106.6	2021-22	18	240.0	104.2	41.1	21.9	8.3	3.7	38.0	85.3	44.5	10.9	34.8	31.3	17.3	21.6	80.4	55.0	9.8	31.2	12.9	4,320	1,876	739	394	150	66	233	386
3	Celtics	107.0	2021-22	24	240.0	105.5	42.9	24.5	6.4	6.3	36.7	81.8	44.9	13.7	36.6	37.3	18.5	23.2	79.7	57.4	9.0	33.9	14.7	5,760	2,533	1,030	588	154	150	353	497
4	Grizzlies	107.8	2021-22	12	240.0	112.5	45.8	25.2	9.2	6.1	39.8	91.3	43.5	13.1	35.8	36.5	19.9	27.1	73.5	54.5	12.4	33.4	14.0	2,880	1,350	550	302	110	73	168	249
5	Bulls	109.4	2021-22	5	240.0	95.2	44.0	23.0	7.8	3.2	36.4	90.2	40.4	10.4	36.8	28.3	12.0	14.4	83.3	49.3	8.2	35.8	13.0	1,200	476	220	115	39	16	65	93
6	Warriors	110.0	2021-22	22	240.0	111.9	43.9	27.0	7.7	5.0	41.4	86.1	48.0	14.0	37.3	37.5	15.1	19.8	76.6	59.0	9.8	34.1	14.5	5,280	2,461	966	594	170	109	320	474
7	Timberwolves	111.8	2021-22	6	240.0	109.2	40.0	22.8	8.2	7.8	36.3	82.0	44.3	13.8	35.7	38.8	22.7	28.0	81.0	57.9	7.0	33.0	17.7	1,440	655	240	137	49	47	106	161
8	76ers	112.0	2021-22	12	242.1	104.5	39.0	21.8	6.1	4.3	36.4	78.3	46.5	12.4	33.3	37.3	19.3	22.7	84.9	59.2	7.7	31.3	14.8	2,905	1,254	468	261	73	52	177	247
9	Mavericks	114.1	2021-22	18	240.0	106.3	36.5	19.2	7.2	2.8	36.3	80.8	44.9	15.8	41.5	38.0	18.0	23.3	77.1	58.4	6.5	30.0	10.2	4,320	1,914	657	345	129	50	184	380
10	Hawks	114.9	2021-22	5	240.0	97.4	39.4	18.6	5.8	2.4	34.4	78.2	44.0	11.4	35.0	32.6	17.2	22.0	78.2	55.4	8.6	30.8	16.4	1,200	487	197	93	29	12	82	108
11	Jazz	115.0	2021-22	6	240.0	99.0	44.8	17.2	4.0	3.7	35.0	79.0	44.3	8.2	29.8	27.4	20.8	26.5	78.6	54.6	9.3	35.5	11.8	1,440	594	269	103	24	22	71	132
12	Suns	116.7	2021-22	13	240.0	107.6	40.2	25.7	6.6	3.8	41.2	82.8	49.7	9.8	27.2	36.3	15.5	18.9	81.7	59.1	9.5	30.7	13.3	3,120	1,399	522	334	86	49	173	292
13	Pelicans	119.2	2021-22	6	240.0	109.8	45.7	21.3	6.3	3.5	39.0	84.3	46.2	9.3	26.3	35.4	22.5	28.8	78.0	56.6	15.2	30.5	14.5	1,440	659	274	128	38	21	87	127
14	Raptors	120.2	2021-22	6	244.2	103.2	37.5	20.7	6.7	4.8	38.3	86.0	44.6	9.8	32.8	29.9	16.7	21.0	79.4	54.2	10.0	27.5	10.0	1,465	619	225	124	40	29	60	133
15	Nets	121.1	2021-22	4	240.0	109.0	34.0	22.3	8.0	6.5	39.3	78.0	50.3	11.5	27.3	42.2	19.0	25.8	73.8	61.0	8.5	25.5	15.3	960	436	136	89	32	26	61	99
16	Nuggets	121.8	2021-22	5	240.0	110.0	41.8	25.0	7.0	3.4	39.4	82.8	47.6	11.2	31.4	35.7	20.0	25.2	79.4	58.6	11.2	30.6	16.4	1,200	550	209	125	35	17	82	125

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

More Bucks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Antetokounmpo

RPG

9.7

Antetokounmpo

APG

5.9

Antetokounmpo

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.7

24th

DRTG

116.6

17th

NETRTG

-2.9

20th

3P%

39.7

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Bulls	15	17	.469	9.5
10	Hawks	15	19	.441	10.5
11	Bucks	14	19	.424	11.0
12	Hornets	11	21	.344	13.5
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/31	WAS	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Fri 1/2	CHA	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 1/4	MIL	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Wed 1/7	MIL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Fri 1/9	MIL	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

Bucks

14 - 19

123

Final

113

Hornets

11 - 21

Mon 29 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.8

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.2

Sarr

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.5

Ayton

70.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.8

122.4

121.7

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

106.6

111.5

112.5

112.7

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

14.0

8.7

7.2

6.9

6.4

Tank Leaderboard

6-27

7-24

8-26

8-25

10-20

11-21

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,672.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,537.4

Cunningham

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,678.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,612.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.2

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.56

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-10

21-13

18-12-1

19-14

17-13

18-14

Worst Record ATS

11-23

12-21

12-19

13-20

13-19

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	8	.758
2	Knicks	23	9	.719	1.5
3	Celtics	20	12	.625	4.5
4	Raptors	20	14	.588	5.5
5	76ers	17	14	.548	7.0
6	Magic	18	15	.545	7.0
7	Heat	18	15	.545	7.0
8	Cavaliers	18	16	.529	7.5
9	Bulls	15	17	.469	9.5
10	Hawks	15	19	.441	10.5
11	Bucks	14	19	.424	11.0
12	Hornets	11	21	.344	13.5
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.5
14	Wizards	7	24	.226	17.0
15	Pacers	6	27	.182	19.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	28	5	.848
2	Spurs	23	9	.719	4.5
3	Nuggets	22	10	.688	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.0
6	Timberwolves	21	12	.636	7.0
7	Suns	19	13	.594	8.5
8	Warriors	17	16	.515	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.0
10	Trail Blazers	14	19	.424	14.0
11	Jazz	12	20	.375	15.5
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	16.5
13	Clippers	11	21	.344	16.5
14	Kings	8	25	.242	20.0
15	Pelicans	8	26	.235	20.5