best player defensive rating this playoffs minimum 10 games played

Ariel Hukporti had the lowest defensive rating in the 2026 playoffs when playing 10+ games, with a 98.1 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ariel Hukporti
A. Hukporti
98.1
10
7.6
1.7
3.2
0.3
0.2
0.7
0.5
1.1
45.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.7
1.5
46.7
48.3
1.4
1.8
0.5
76
17
32
3
2
7
5
18
+14
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
99.2
19
30.4
15.9
10.6
4.9
1.3
1.3
5.4
9.8
55.1
1.4
3.0
45.6
3.7
4.1
90.9
68.4
2.5
8.1
2.6
578
302
201
94
24
24
50
77
+258
3Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
99.9
22
34.1
23.8
10.9
2.7
1.0
3.5
8.0
16.5
48.5
1.8
5.2
34.2
6.0
7.1
84.7
60.6
2.5
8.4
2.7
750
524
239
59
21
78
59
55
+196
4Josh Hart
J. Hart
101.1
19
32.3
10.4
8.9
4.6
1.7
0.2
3.9
9.2
43.1
1.5
4.5
32.6
1.1
1.7
60.6
52.5
1.2
7.8
1.9
614
198
170
87
32
4
36
51
+201
5Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
102.4
18
13.9
4.8
5.5
0.4
0.4
0.6
1.9
2.9
67.3
0.0
0.0
0.9
3.2
29.3
56.1
2.6
2.9
0.4
251
87
99
7
7
11
8
27
+31
6OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
102.9
17
34.5
20.1
6.3
1.6
1.5
1.1
6.5
11.6
56.1
2.6
5.3
48.9
4.5
5.2
85.4
72.1
0.9
5.4
0.6
586
342
107
28
26
19
10
45
+163
7Jose Alvarado
J. Alvarado
103.0
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
8Luke Kornet
L. Kornet
103.1
23
12.9
3.7
3.9
0.7
0.6
0.7
1.4
2.5
56.9
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.7
1.0
77.3
62.1
1.7
2.2
0.5
296
84
90
16
14
16
12
42
-35
9Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
103.4
14
30.5
8.2
7.9
3.1
2.0
1.8
3.5
6.9
50.5
0.1
0.5
14.3
1.1
2.2
51.6
52.0
3.2
4.6
1.6
427
115
110
44
28
25
23
41
+4
10Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
106.3
23
30.7
11.2
5.7
1.6
1.3
0.5
3.8
8.5
44.4
2.7
6.7
39.6
1.0
1.3
76.7
61.7
0.9
4.8
0.6
705
258
131
36
30
12
13
51
+127
11Tobias Harris
T. Harris
107.1
14
34.6
18.1
7.2
1.6
1.5
0.8
6.5
15.3
42.5
1.4
4.6
29.2
3.7
4.5
82.5
52.3
1.1
6.1
1.1
485
253
101
23
21
11
15
36
+10
12Dylan Harper
D. Harper
107.3
23
26.7
14.1
5.6
2.7
1.0
0.2
5.2
10.1
51.5
1.0
3.0
33.3
2.7
3.3
82.7
61.1
1.3
4.3
1.5
615
325
128
62
22
5
35
53
+141
13Javonte Green
J. Green
107.4
11
12.0
2.7
1.8
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.8
2.7
30.0
0.6
2.5
25.9
0.5
0.5
83.3
46.0
0.2
1.6
0.3
132
30
20
3
6
5
3
14
+5
14Devin Vassell
D. Vassell
107.8
23
34.8
13.0
5.3
2.7
1.3
0.7
4.6
10.6
43.2
2.4
6.4
37.8
1.4
1.7
82.1
57.3
0.8
4.5
1.0
801
298
122
62
29
17
22
46
+141
15Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
107.9
19
32.0
13.5
3.2
2.7
1.0
0.3
5.5
9.9
55.9
1.2
3.3
36.5
1.2
1.3
92.0
64.3
0.4
2.8
0.9
608
256
61
52
19
6
17
36
+195
16Jordan McLaughlin
J. McLaughlin
108.1
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
17Carter Bryant
C. Bryant
108.1
22
8.5
2.6
1.7
0.7
0.1
0.3
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.5
1.3
41.4
0.1
0.3
33.3
62.2
0.4
1.3
0.6
187
58
38
15
3
6
14
40
+25
18Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
108.2
15
24.9
8.6
3.8
2.4
2.1
0.5
3.1
6.4
47.9
2.0
4.1
48.4
0.5
0.5
87.5
64.8
1.3
2.5
0.7
374
129
57
36
32
7
11
30
+51
19Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
108.5
15
30.6
14.9
8.2
1.1
1.1
1.5
5.5
9.7
56.8
1.0
2.8
35.7
2.9
3.5
82.7
66.3
2.0
6.2
1.3
459
224
123
17
16
22
20
34
+68
20Jalen Duren
J. Duren
108.6
14
30.1
10.2
8.5
2.1
0.6
1.2
4.0
7.8
51.4
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.3
67.4
55.3
3.3
5.2
2.3
422
143
119
30
9
17
32
48
-6
21Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
108.9
23
17.9
7.7
3.3
0.9
0.7
0.1
2.9
7.0
40.7
0.9
2.5
36.2
1.1
1.9
58.1
49.2
1.3
2.0
1.0
411
178
76
20
15
3
24
52
+33
22Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
108.9
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
23Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
109.1
15
23.3
9.1
8.3
2.6
0.8
0.7
3.8
6.0
63.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.5
2.0
76.7
66.4
3.3
5.0
1.7
350
137
125
39
12
10
26
48
+53
24De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
109.1
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
25Isaiah Stewart
I. Stewart
109.2
14
11.8
4.0
2.4
0.2
0.1
1.0
1.4
2.4
58.8
0.3
0.6
50.0
0.9
1.2
70.6
67.5
0.9
1.5
0.6
165
56
34
3
1
14
9
36
+6
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

More NBA News

More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

RPG

11.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

APG

6.8

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
@
7:00 PM
Fri
10/23
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/25
@
12:00 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 1

94

Final

90

SAS Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
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
44
38
.537
16.0
10
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
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
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
Mon
3/30
@
131-105
Mon
3/30
@
114-129
Mon
3/30
@
124-94
Mon
3/30
@
122-113
Mon
3/30
@
110-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
@
3:00 PM
Tue
10/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
10/20
@
9:30 PM
Wed
10/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
10/21
@
10:00 PM