best guard defensive rating 2005

Manu Ginobili had the best defensive rating by a guard in 2004-05, with a 97.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
best guard defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2005
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
97.5
2004-05
SAS SAS
74
29.6
16.0
4.4
3.9
1.6
0.4
5.0
10.5
47.1
1.3
3.5
37.6
4.8
6.0
80.3
60.9
1.0
3.4
2.3
2,193
1,186
329
288
119
27
172
190
+675
2Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
100.6
2004-05
NJN NJN
66
36.9
14.4
7.4
8.3
1.9
0.1
5.2
13.0
39.8
2.0
5.4
36.0
2.2
2.9
74.0
50.6
1.4
6.0
2.5
2,435
951
488
545
123
9
167
110
+234
3Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
100.7
2004-05
CHI CHI
77
36.4
15.7
3.9
6.4
1.6
0.3
5.8
14.6
39.7
1.9
5.3
35.5
2.2
2.8
79.2
49.5
0.4
3.5
2.3
2,800
1,206
304
494
122
21
176
244
-21
4Tony Parker
T. Parker
101.1
2004-05
SAS SAS
80
34.2
16.6
3.7
6.1
1.2
0.1
6.7
14.0
48.2
0.5
2.0
27.6
2.6
4.0
65.0
52.8
0.6
3.1
2.7
2,735
1,331
298
491
98
4
215
167
+508
5Chris Duhon
C. Duhon
102.0
2004-05
CHI CHI
82
26.5
5.9
2.6
4.9
1.0
0.0
2.1
6.0
35.2
1.1
3.2
35.5
0.6
0.8
73.1
47.1
0.3
2.3
1.5
2,177
487
213
398
82
3
119
205
+113
6Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
102.5
2004-05
PHI PHI
82
32.8
9.0
5.7
3.0
1.7
0.6
3.3
6.7
49.3
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.6
74.3
58.0
1.1
4.6
1.7
2,686
741
464
246
138
48
139
204
-13
7Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
102.7
2004-05
MIA MIA
77
38.6
24.1
5.2
6.8
1.6
1.1
8.2
17.1
47.8
0.2
0.6
28.9
7.5
9.9
76.2
56.1
1.4
3.7
4.2
2,974
1,854
397
520
121
82
321
230
+397
8Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
103.3
2004-05
CHI CHI
82
24.4
15.1
2.6
2.0
0.6
0.1
5.3
12.9
41.1
1.6
4.0
40.5
2.8
3.3
86.3
52.6
0.7
2.0
2.3
2,002
1,235
215
164
53
10
186
224
+146
9Shane Battier
S. Battier
103.4
2004-05
MEM MEM
80
31.5
9.9
5.2
1.6
1.1
1.0
3.4
7.7
44.2
0.9
2.2
39.5
2.3
2.9
78.9
55.5
2.0
3.2
0.9
2,516
792
413
126
91
77
75
201
+329
10Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
103.6
2004-05
WAS WAS
61
38.7
22.0
6.3
4.7
2.9
0.3
7.7
17.8
43.0
1.0
3.4
28.2
5.8
7.4
77.7
52.3
1.2
5.0
2.5
2,358
1,345
382
285
176
18
153
168
+90
11Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
104.5
2004-05
DET DET
80
35.8
16.5
3.4
5.8
1.0
0.1
5.1
11.4
44.2
2.1
4.8
42.6
4.3
4.8
89.8
60.9
0.6
2.8
2.3
2,866
1,316
271
464
81
9
180
194
+352
12Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
104.7
2004-05
DET DET
76
38.5
18.7
3.9
4.9
1.0
0.2
6.7
15.3
44.0
0.5
1.6
30.5
4.8
5.6
85.8
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.9
2,926
1,424
295
372
77
13
217
232
+423
13Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
104.9
2004-05
PHI PHI
75
42.3
30.7
4.0
7.9
2.4
0.1
10.3
24.2
42.4
1.4
4.5
30.8
8.7
10.5
83.5
53.2
0.7
3.3
4.6
3,174
2,302
299
596
180
9
344
140
+12
14Andre Miller
A. Miller
106.1
2004-05
DEN DEN
82
34.8
13.6
4.1
6.9
1.5
0.1
5.2
10.9
47.7
0.1
0.5
15.4
3.1
3.7
83.8
54.1
1.2
2.9
2.7
2,852
1,113
338
569
121
8
220
204
+173
15David Wesley
D. Wesley
106.1
2004-05
TOT
80
34.7
11.9
2.9
3.3
1.2
0.1
4.2
10.5
39.8
1.5
3.9
37.5
2.0
2.4
85.7
51.3
0.5
2.4
1.4
2,774
948
228
265
96
9
113
215
-9
16Jason Terry
J. Terry
106.5
2004-05
DAL DAL
80
30.0
12.4
2.4
5.4
1.4
0.2
4.7
9.3
50.1
1.3
3.1
42.0
1.8
2.2
84.4
60.6
0.5
1.9
1.8
2,401
993
188
429
109
15
147
177
+466
17Fred Jones
F. Jones
106.6
2004-05
IND IND
77
29.5
10.6
3.1
2.5
0.8
0.4
3.6
8.4
42.5
1.1
3.0
38.0
2.3
2.7
85.0
55.1
0.4
2.7
1.5
2,268
813
242
196
61
31
114
171
-148
18Quentin Richardson
Q. Richardson
107.3
2004-05
PHX PHX
79
35.9
14.9
6.1
2.0
1.2
0.3
5.2
13.2
38.9
2.9
8.0
35.8
1.7
2.3
73.9
52.2
1.2
4.9
1.3
2,839
1,176
479
158
96
27
102
197
+515
19Damon Jones
D. Jones
107.3
2004-05
MIA MIA
82
31.4
11.6
2.8
4.3
0.5
0.1
4.0
8.9
45.6
2.7
6.4
43.2
0.8
1.0
79.1
62.5
0.2
2.6
1.2
2,576
955
231
350
44
5
98
121
+447
20Corey Maggette
C. Maggette
107.3
2004-05
LAC LAC
66
36.9
22.2
6.0
3.4
1.1
0.1
6.4
14.9
43.1
0.8
2.5
30.4
8.5
10.0
85.7
57.4
1.1
4.9
3.0
2,436
1,464
394
225
70
8
195
191
-22
21Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
107.4
2004-05
GSW GSW
72
37.8
21.7
5.9
3.9
1.5
0.4
8.5
19.0
44.6
1.7
5.1
33.8
3.0
4.3
69.3
51.8
1.7
4.2
2.3
2,724
1,559
424
281
105
32
169
156
-138
22Earl Boykins
E. Boykins
107.9
2004-05
DEN DEN
82
26.4
12.4
1.7
4.5
1.0
0.1
4.1
10.0
41.3
0.7
2.0
33.7
3.4
3.7
92.1
53.0
0.5
1.3
1.5
2,162
1,015
143
372
78
12
121
122
+103
23Michael Finley
M. Finley
108.1
2004-05
DAL DAL
64
36.8
15.7
4.1
2.6
0.8
0.3
6.0
14.2
42.7
1.8
4.5
40.7
1.8
2.1
83.1
51.9
0.7
3.4
0.9
2,358
1,003
262
169
48
18
60
123
+376
24Steve Francis
S. Francis
108.1
2004-05
ORL ORL
78
38.2
21.3
5.8
7.0
1.4
0.4
7.2
17.1
42.3
0.5
1.6
29.9
6.4
7.8
82.3
52.1
1.6
4.2
4.1
2,978
1,663
450
547
112
28
317
273
-51
25Reggie Miller
R. Miller
108.7
2004-05
IND IND
66
31.9
14.8
2.4
2.2
0.8
0.1
4.8
10.9
43.7
1.5
4.5
32.2
3.8
4.1
93.3
58.2
0.3
2.1
1.2
2,105
974
156
146
50
5
77
109
+232
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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
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Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/30
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

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82

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103

SAS Spurs

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11.4

Wembanyama

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10.7

Tatum

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

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8.6

Barnes

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8.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

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2.5

Eason

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2.4

Smart

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

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1.9

Mobley

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3.6

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3.3

Hachimura

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

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113.6

Davison

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113.6

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124.1

Thunder

121.3

Spurs

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Celtics

113.7

Cavaliers

112.6

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111.7
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105.1

Knicks

105.4

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

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110.3
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10.9

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1.7

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649.6

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674.8

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40.1

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44.0

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
WAS WAS
@
POR POR
88-123
Sun
3/29
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
114-99
Sun
3/29
SAC SAC
@
BKN BKN
99-116
Sun
3/29
ORL ORL
@
TOR TOR
87-139
Sun
3/29
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
134-102

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
5/25
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/27
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Fri
5/29
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM