best defensive ratings 2021 playoffs nba team

The Milwaukee Bucks had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2021 playoffs, with a 107.6 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	107.6	2020-21	23	242.2	110.3	49.0	22.8	7.8	4.2	42.1	91.1	46.2	11.2	35.0	32.1	14.9	20.8	71.8	55.0	12.8	36.1	12.7	5,570	2,537	1,126	525	180	97	293	413
2	76ers	108.5	2020-21	12	240.0	116.3	44.7	24.9	8.0	6.2	42.5	85.8	49.6	11.2	28.4	39.3	20.1	29.3	68.5	58.9	9.0	35.7	12.8	2,880	1,395	536	299	96	74	154	276
3	Nets	109.6	2020-21	12	242.1	112.5	42.6	22.6	7.1	4.8	40.7	86.2	47.2	13.6	35.6	38.2	17.6	20.3	86.8	59.2	8.3	34.3	11.6	2,905	1,350	511	271	85	58	139	254
4	Suns	110.0	2020-21	22	240.0	109.0	42.7	23.2	6.5	4.2	40.9	85.0	48.1	11.2	29.7	37.6	16.0	18.6	86.1	58.5	8.0	34.7	11.9	5,280	2,398	939	511	142	92	262	434
5	Lakers	110.9	2020-21	6	240.0	97.5	43.2	19.3	6.7	4.0	34.3	83.0	41.4	9.8	32.8	29.9	19.0	24.5	77.6	52.0	10.5	32.7	13.8	1,440	585	259	116	40	24	83	123
6	Knicks	111.0	2020-21	5	240.0	97.0	46.4	18.6	5.8	2.8	34.4	86.4	39.8	10.4	30.4	34.2	17.8	21.8	81.7	50.5	11.8	34.6	12.2	1,200	485	232	93	29	14	61	99
7	Hawks	111.3	2020-21	18	240.0	106.3	42.4	20.2	6.7	4.4	38.9	86.8	44.9	11.7	34.2	34.3	16.7	20.9	79.8	55.4	9.1	33.3	12.4	4,320	1,913	763	364	121	79	224	382
8	Clippers	115.9	2020-21	19	240.0	111.6	41.2	20.8	6.8	4.3	39.1	81.9	47.7	13.8	36.4	38.1	19.5	23.7	82.3	60.4	8.8	32.4	10.7	4,560	2,120	782	395	129	81	203	370
9	Heat	116.8	2020-21	4	246.3	98.0	42.3	21.5	7.3	3.5	35.3	89.3	39.5	12.0	35.8	33.6	15.5	20.3	76.5	49.9	9.0	33.3	14.0	985	392	169	86	29	14	56	82
10	Mavericks	121.1	2020-21	7	240.0	106.0	40.6	20.7	5.6	2.1	39.1	86.0	45.5	13.6	35.0	38.8	14.1	20.0	70.7	55.9	10.3	30.3	11.0	1,680	742	284	145	39	15	77	142
11	Wizards	121.3	2020-21	5	240.0	110.0	43.4	22.4	4.8	4.8	40.6	88.6	45.8	7.0	24.2	28.9	21.8	29.0	75.2	54.3	10.6	32.8	13.4	1,200	550	217	112	24	24	67	120
12	Jazz	122.3	2020-21	11	240.0	116.9	42.4	19.6	5.2	4.1	39.7	84.2	47.2	18.0	43.6	41.3	19.5	24.3	80.1	61.6	9.4	33.0	13.5	2,640	1,286	466	216	57	45	148	237
13	Nuggets	122.4	2020-21	10	245.0	114.8	43.6	24.9	6.1	4.3	42.1	92.2	45.7	14.7	38.5	38.2	15.9	20.9	76.1	56.6	11.7	31.9	11.2	2,450	1,148	436	249	61	43	112	204
14	Trail Blazers	122.9	2020-21	6	248.3	119.5	41.7	22.8	5.2	5.5	42.0	88.3	47.5	16.2	39.2	41.3	19.3	22.7	85.3	60.8	9.3	32.3	11.8	1,490	717	250	137	31	33	71	139
15	Grizzlies	124.0	2020-21	5	240.0	115.0	41.2	22.0	8.0	4.0	44.2	94.4	46.8	10.4	31.6	32.9	16.2	20.4	79.4	55.6	11.2	30.0	10.4	1,200	575	206	110	40	20	52	103
16	Celtics	128.7	2020-21	5	240.0	112.2	41.4	21.0	6.4	7.0	38.4	88.2	43.5	12.8	36.6	35.0	22.6	27.4	82.5	56.0	12.6	28.8	13.0	1,200	561	207	105	32	35	65	105

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

More Bucks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.9

Antetokounmpo

RPG

10.0

Antetokounmpo

APG

5.8

Antetokounmpo

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.2

25th

DRTG

116.5

18th

NETRTG

-3.3

21st

3P%

39.5

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Bulls	15	16	.484	9.0
10	Hawks	15	18	.455	10.0
11	Bucks	13	19	.406	11.5
12	Hornets	11	20	.355	13.0
13	Nets	10	19	.345	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	MIL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
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

Last Game

Bucks

13 - 19

112

Final

103

Bulls

15 - 16

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.8

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.1

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.7

Murphy

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.0

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.4

Jokić

71.3

Ayton

70.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.5

122.6

122.2

121.9

120.0

119.7

DRtg Rankings

106.2

111.3

112.2

112.3

113.1

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.8

8.8

8.2

6.9

6.7

6.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-26

6-23

8-25

8-23

9-21

10-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,998.3

Jokić

1,572.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,526.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,127

Jokić

1,612.8

Johnson

1,579

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

21-10

20-13

17-11-1

17-12

18-13

Worst Record ATS

10-23

11-19

12-20

11-18

12-19

13-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	7	.774
2	Knicks	22	9	.710	2.0
3	Celtics	19	11	.633	4.5
4	Magic	18	14	.563	6.5
5	Raptors	18	14	.563	6.5
6	76ers	16	13	.552	7.0
7	Heat	17	15	.531	7.5
8	Cavaliers	17	16	.515	8.0
9	Bulls	15	16	.484	9.0
10	Hawks	15	18	.455	10.0
11	Bucks	13	19	.406	11.5
12	Hornets	11	20	.355	13.0
13	Nets	10	19	.345	13.0
14	Wizards	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Pacers	6	26	.188	18.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	5	.839
2	Spurs	23	8	.742	3.0
3	Nuggets	22	9	.710	4.0
4	Rockets	19	10	.655	6.0
5	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.0
6	Timberwolves	20	12	.625	6.5
7	Suns	18	13	.581	8.0
8	Warriors	16	15	.516	10.0
9	Grizzlies	15	16	.484	11.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	19	.387	14.0
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	14.0
12	Mavericks	12	21	.364	15.0
13	Clippers	9	21	.300	16.5
14	Kings	8	23	.258	18.0
15	Pelicans	8	25	.242	19.0