best playoff defensive rating by team in 1997

The Miami Heat had the best defensive rating by a team in the 1997 playoffs, with a 99.4 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	Heat	99.4	1996-97	17	240.0	85.9	41.3	17.2	6.7	5.1	29.5	72.1	40.9	8.4	23.8	35.1	18.5	26.8	69.2	51.2	11.1	30.2	16.2	4,080	1,461	702	292	114	87	276	384
2	Bulls	101.7	1996-97	19	240.0	92.5	43.5	20.7	8.5	4.8	34.7	80.2	43.2	6.1	19.2	31.9	17.1	23.2	73.5	51.2	14.9	28.6	12.4	4,560	1,758	826	393	162	92	236	461
3	Knicks	101.8	1996-97	10	240.0	91.2	39.5	21.1	8.6	3.5	34.3	73.5	46.7	5.5	14.8	37.2	17.1	22.2	77.0	54.8	9.7	29.8	15.7	2,400	912	395	211	86	35	157	234
4	Pistons	106.3	1996-97	5	240.0	85.6	31.8	13.6	7.0	2.4	32.4	74.8	43.3	5.6	17.0	32.9	15.2	19.8	76.8	51.3	8.6	23.2	9.6	1,200	428	159	68	35	12	48	101
5	Jazz	106.7	1996-97	20	241.3	96.1	41.8	21.8	7.4	4.9	33.7	74.5	45.2	5.0	13.5	36.7	23.9	30.4	78.5	54.7	11.4	30.4	13.3	4,825	1,922	835	435	147	98	266	496
6	Lakers	107.6	1996-97	9	242.8	95.2	38.9	20.6	6.8	6.1	32.2	72.1	44.7	4.9	15.2	32.1	25.9	35.0	74.0	54.4	11.2	27.7	13.3	2,185	857	350	185	61	55	120	241
7	SuperSonics	108.4	1996-97	12	244.2	105.1	42.8	23.4	10.1	4.1	36.8	82.8	44.4	8.3	21.8	38.3	23.3	28.5	81.6	55.1	13.9	28.8	13.6	2,930	1,261	513	281	121	49	163	282
8	Magic	108.5	1996-97	5	240.0	84.2	37.6	13.2	6.4	5.2	29.8	73.0	40.8	5.8	18.0	32.2	18.8	25.2	74.6	50.1	9.6	28.0	12.4	1,200	421	188	66	32	26	62	95
9	Hawks	108.9	1996-97	10	240.0	89.0	40.0	15.4	4.5	4.3	30.9	70.8	43.6	6.9	21.9	31.5	20.3	26.1	77.8	54.1	11.0	29.0	16.1	2,400	890	400	154	45	43	161	199
10	Rockets	111.3	1996-97	16	241.6	101.3	41.5	23.1	7.7	4.4	35.3	77.1	45.8	8.9	24.5	36.2	21.8	28.4	76.7	56.6	12.3	29.3	15.2	3,865	1,621	664	370	123	70	243	350
11	Trail Blazers	112.4	1996-97	4	240.0	89.8	37.0	19.8	5.5	4.3	32.8	73.0	44.9	4.5	17.0	26.5	19.8	27.3	72.5	52.8	11.8	25.3	15.5	960	359	148	79	22	17	62	115
12	Bullets	114.9	1996-97	3	240.0	95.0	35.7	17.0	4.7	6.3	34.0	71.7	47.4	4.3	10.3	41.9	22.7	29.0	78.2	56.3	11.3	24.3	18.7	720	285	107	51	14	19	56	77
13	Suns	116.3	1996-97	5	245.0	100.2	40.4	22.8	8.2	5.2	34.4	82.6	41.6	10.2	29.0	35.2	21.2	27.8	76.3	52.8	10.0	30.4	16.2	1,225	501	202	114	41	26	81	110
14	Hornets	119.9	1996-97	3	240.0	95.7	37.0	18.3	6.7	3.0	36.3	80.3	45.2	6.3	17.0	37.3	16.7	20.7	80.6	53.5	12.7	24.3	13.3	720	287	111	55	20	9	40	63
15	Clippers	120.6	1996-97	3	240.0	92.3	33.3	16.3	6.3	4.3	32.7	75.0	43.6	6.0	18.0	33.3	21.0	28.7	73.3	52.7	10.3	23.0	12.0	720	277	100	49	19	13	36	87
16	Timberwolves	123.1	1996-97	3	240.0	99.7	38.7	24.0	7.7	4.0	40.0	88.7	45.1	6.3	16.7	38.0	13.3	18.0	74.1	51.6	14.0	24.7	9.3	720	299	116	72	23	12	28	70

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

More Heat Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.5

Powell

RPG

9.9

Adebayo

APG

6.9

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.1

15th

DRTG

112.4

4th

NETRTG

2.7

11th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	13.5
9	Hornets	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Thu 3/5	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Fri 3/6	MIA	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 3/8	DET	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Tue 3/10	WAS	@	MIA	7:30 PM

Last Game

Rockets

37 - 22

105

Final

115

Heat

32 - 29

Sat 28 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Jokić

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.8

119.5

118.9

118.6

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.2

111.3

112.4

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

7.8

6.7

5.9

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-47

15-45

15-44

16-42

18-42

18-41

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

Maxey

2,738

Jokić

2,685.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,920.3

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

2,839.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.6

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

34-25

35-26

33-25-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-37

24-34

25-35

24-33-1

25-34-1

26-35

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	38	22	.633	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.5
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	13.5
9	Hornets	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5
11	Bucks	26	32	.448	18.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	21.0
13	Wizards	16	42	.276	28.0
14	Nets	15	44	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	30.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.0
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.5
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	14.0
9	Trail Blazers	29	32	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Jazz	18	41	.305	27.0
14	Pelicans	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0