best playoff average defensive rating for the championship team the since 1984

Since 1983-84, the New York Knicks have the lowest defensive rating by a team in the NBA Finals, with a 101.8 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SERIES	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	Knicks	101.8	NBA Finals	17	240.0	89.9	42.2	19.2	7.9	4.9	33.5	82.3	40.7	6.6	19.9	33.3	16.4	21.8	75.1	48.9	12.2	30.1	13.1	4,080	1,529	718	326	134	84	222	394
2	Spurs	102.2	NBA Finals	39	241.3	92.6	42.3	19.4	6.6	5.6	33.5	74.8	44.8	7.8	20.4	38.1	17.9	24.6	72.5	54.1	10.5	31.8	14.7	9,410	3,613	1,649	756	258	218	575	761
3	Bulls	104.7	NBA Finals	35	244.3	96.7	39.8	23.4	8.4	4.9	37.2	80.1	46.5	4.7	14.1	33.1	17.6	24.1	73.0	53.3	12.6	27.2	12.9	8,550	3,384	1,393	819	295	173	451	818
4	Jazz	105.0	NBA Finals	12	242.1	83.7	39.4	20.8	6.8	3.0	31.3	71.8	43.7	4.0	12.1	33.1	17.0	22.8	74.7	51.2	10.1	29.3	15.3	2,905	1,004	473	249	82	36	183	287
5	Pistons	105.1	NBA Finals	28	242.7	97.9	42.8	20.5	6.9	5.5	37.1	80.5	46.1	2.8	8.9	31.5	20.9	28.1	74.3	52.7	13.6	29.2	12.1	6,795	2,741	1,197	573	194	153	340	693
6	Nuggets	106.4	NBA Finals	5	240.0	104.6	46.4	25.4	6.2	5.0	39.4	79.4	49.6	8.6	25.8	33.3	17.2	22.6	76.1	58.5	8.8	37.6	12.2	1,200	523	232	127	31	25	61	78
7	Mavericks	106.6	NBA Finals	17	241.5	95.0	40.8	16.9	6.8	3.2	34.6	77.9	44.4	7.8	23.1	33.7	18.1	23.8	76.0	53.8	9.5	31.2	13.5	4,105	1,615	693	288	116	55	230	369
8	Nets	106.8	NBA Finals	10	240.0	87.9	41.1	18.6	8.5	5.6	33.7	84.7	39.8	4.1	14.2	28.9	16.4	22.2	73.9	46.5	14.6	26.5	13.0	2,400	879	411	186	85	56	130	250
9	Rockets	107.2	NBA Finals	17	241.5	98.3	42.7	24.4	8.5	5.6	37.4	83.7	44.7	4.6	13.5	34.3	18.8	25.3	74.4	51.8	13.5	29.2	14.4	4,105	1,671	726	414	144	96	245	365
10	Warriors	109.0	NBA Finals	34	242.2	107.0	41.9	25.4	7.7	5.3	38.5	84.8	45.4	13.3	35.6	37.2	16.8	21.6	77.6	56.7	9.9	32.1	13.7	8,235	3,639	1,425	864	261	180	467	771
11	Celtics	109.9	NBA Finals	49	241.0	104.8	42.7	25.0	7.7	5.1	38.9	84.8	45.9	5.9	15.9	37.1	21.2	27.0	78.3	54.2	12.2	30.5	14.4	11,810	5,136	2,091	1,224	375	251	706	1,082
12	Lakers	110.0	NBA Finals	79	242.5	102.4	40.8	22.8	7.3	4.9	38.3	81.2	47.1	4.8	13.9	34.7	21.1	29.1	72.4	54.5	11.6	29.2	13.4	19,160	8,091	3,221	1,804	574	390	1,059	1,908
13	76ers	110.0	NBA Finals	5	245.0	93.8	42.8	18.4	7.8	4.8	35.4	83.4	42.4	3.4	11.8	28.8	19.6	27.4	71.5	49.1	13.2	29.6	13.0	1,225	469	214	92	39	24	65	125
14	Raptors	110.1	NBA Finals	6	240.0	111.5	41.0	23.0	8.2	4.8	38.3	84.3	45.5	12.0	34.3	35.0	22.8	26.5	86.2	58.1	9.7	31.3	12.8	1,440	669	246	138	49	29	77	133
15	Trail Blazers	110.1	NBA Finals	11	244.5	99.1	41.2	20.7	7.5	3.6	36.3	80.8	44.9	1.9	9.0	21.2	24.6	32.2	76.6	52.2	12.6	28.5	16.7	2,690	1,090	453	228	83	40	184	304
16	Heat	111.8	NBA Finals	40	241.3	96.7	38.7	19.8	7.3	3.9	35.2	77.8	45.3	8.9	23.9	37.3	17.3	23.3	74.5	54.9	9.0	29.7	13.4	9,650	3,867	1,547	792	290	156	534	850
17	Thunder	111.8	NBA Finals	18	240.0	99.4	39.2	16.8	8.2	4.6	34.9	78.4	44.5	7.5	22.9	32.7	22.2	27.1	81.9	55.0	10.8	28.4	14.2	4,320	1,790	706	303	147	82	256	419
18	Pacers	112.7	NBA Finals	13	241.9	106.6	42.2	21.5	7.5	5.1	36.6	80.3	45.6	10.6	27.5	38.5	22.8	28.3	80.4	57.5	9.8	32.4	15.2	3,145	1,386	548	280	98	66	198	323
19	Cavaliers	112.8	NBA Finals	26	242.9	98.6	44.6	18.4	7.5	4.3	36.2	85.4	42.4	8.8	27.2	32.4	17.3	24.1	72.0	51.4	12.7	31.9	13.4	6,315	2,564	1,160	479	196	113	348	541
20	Magic	113.7	NBA Finals	9	248.3	98.2	41.7	22.4	5.7	5.6	36.0	80.7	44.6	8.8	25.9	33.9	17.4	25.3	68.9	53.5	9.6	32.1	15.3	2,235	884	375	202	51	50	138	207
21	Bucks	114.5	NBA Finals	6	240.0	111.7	46.3	23.0	8.0	3.5	41.8	89.5	46.7	11.0	31.2	35.3	17.0	23.3	72.9	56.0	13.2	33.2	11.3	1,440	670	278	138	48	21	68	105
22	Suns	115.0	NBA Finals	12	246.3	108.0	41.2	21.3	6.9	5.8	41.2	85.9	47.9	7.8	19.5	39.7	17.9	22.2	80.8	56.4	10.7	30.5	13.1	2,955	1,296	494	255	83	70	157	255

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More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Brunson

RPG

11.9

Towns

APG

6.8

Brunson

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)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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