best playoff defensive rating minimum 4 games

LeBron James has the most games in the playoffs with a defensive rating of 4.0 or above, with 292 games.

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best playoff defensive rating minimum 4 games by a player

	NAME	GP	DRTG	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	LeBron James L. James	292	104.4	41.3	28.4	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.2	20.5	49.6	1.6	4.9	33.3	6.4	8.6	74.1	58.4	1.5	7.5	3.6	12,062	8,289	2,628	2,095	493	284	1,047	663	+1270
2	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	259	108.2	26.5	8.3	2.2	2.3	1.1	0.1	2.8	6.7	42.2	1.1	2.8	39.9	1.5	1.9	80.5	54.9	0.3	1.9	0.9	6,858	2,146	578	598	272	16	237	645	+725
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	251	99.7	37.3	20.6	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	7.0	68.9	54.8	3.1	8.3	2.5	9,370	5,172	2,859	764	168	568	633	701	+1090
4	Robert Horry R. Horry	244	104.8	28.0	7.9	5.6	2.4	1.1	0.9	2.7	6.4	42.6	1.1	3.0	35.9	1.4	2.0	72.2	54.6	1.7	3.9	1.2	6,823	1,939	1,361	575	276	225	282	717	+590
5	Tony Parker T. Parker	226	108.9	34.3	17.9	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.1	15.5	46.1	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.1	4.2	73.1	51.6	0.5	2.5	2.6	7,759	4,045	666	1,143	198	19	594	429	+581
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	220	107.2	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	5,640	1,119	1,040	310	144	647	660	+555
7	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	218	104.0	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.4	10.1	43.3	1.5	4.2	35.8	3.8	4.6	81.7	57.6	0.7	3.3	2.2	6,077	3,054	874	827	292	61	481	588	+951
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	216	103.4	37.5	24.3	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,099	5,250	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
9	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	208	103.1	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	3,642	1,583	1,048	395	185	602	686	+232
10	Al Horford A. Horford	197	107.4	33.7	11.9	7.9	3.2	0.8	1.2	4.8	9.7	49.3	1.0	2.6	39.1	1.4	1.8	77.5	57.0	1.8	6.1	1.3	6,641	2,353	1,561	625	159	243	260	483	+50
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	193	103.5	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	4,761	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
12	John Stockton J. Stockton	182	107.6	35.2	13.4	3.3	10.1	1.9	0.3	4.7	9.9	47.3	0.6	1.9	32.6	3.4	4.2	81.0	56.8	0.9	2.5	2.8	6,399	2,436	608	1,839	338	50	517	539	+105
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	179	104.8	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	5,987	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
14	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	177	107.7	29.8	9.4	4.4	3.5	1.2	0.5	3.4	7.5	45.8	1.0	2.9	35.5	1.5	2.6	58.3	54.5	1.0	3.4	1.3	5,267	1,661	776	618	217	88	237	351	+185
15	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	177	104.5	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	8.2	17.3	47.4	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.4	6.9	78.0	54.9	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,697	3,954	928	870	273	175	583	467	+432
16	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	177	102.2	33.0	13.5	6.2	1.5	0.8	1.3	5.2	11.7	44.4	1.1	3.1	35.2	2.0	2.8	71.7	52.1	1.3	4.9	1.3	5,838	2,384	1,099	264	145	225	228	645	+325
17	James Harden J. Harden	173	110.5	36.2	22.5	5.5	6.5	1.6	0.6	6.8	16.0	42.5	2.5	7.4	34.0	6.4	7.4	86.9	58.6	0.7	4.8	3.4	6,266	3,895	948	1,125	282	98	590	512	+246
18	Ray Allen R. Allen	171	109.0	35.5	16.1	3.8	2.6	1.0	0.2	5.4	12.3	44.3	2.3	5.6	40.1	3.0	3.4	88.3	58.5	0.8	3.0	1.6	6,066	2,749	648	449	164	41	274	402	+586
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	170	109.1	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.8	47.7	2.2	6.1	35.6	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.2	6,892	4,985	1,327	709	172	204	550	427	+643
20	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	170	103.7	36.6	18.7	5.8	3.4	1.2	0.6	6.0	14.2	42.3	1.6	4.6	35.5	5.1	6.1	83.0	55.4	0.7	5.1	2.8	6,229	3,180	985	579	204	105	476	547	+160
21	Horace Grant H. Grant	170	106.7	36.3	11.2	8.6	2.1	1.0	1.0	4.6	8.7	53.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	2.0	2.8	71.4	56.5	3.2	5.3	1.1	6,172	1,907	1,457	360	171	173	184	515	+61
22	Draymond Green D. Green	169	104.1	34.5	11.4	8.6	6.0	1.5	1.3	4.1	9.2	44.5	1.0	3.4	30.0	2.2	3.0	72.6	54.2	1.6	7.0	2.6	5,834	1,934	1,457	1,020	257	225	447	637	+970
23	Danny Green D. Green	169	106.4	25.3	7.9	3.2	1.2	1.0	0.7	2.8	7.0	40.4	1.9	4.8	38.8	0.4	0.6	74.5	54.9	0.7	2.5	0.8	4,270	1,338	541	200	176	125	143	347	+602
24	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	169	101.9	28.3	6.4	9.9	1.2	0.6	0.6	2.6	5.3	49.0	0.0	0.3	14.9	1.1	2.1	54.0	51.1	3.7	6.2	1.5	4,789	1,081	1,676	205	106	97	258	630	+127
25	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	167	110.4	28.7	11.1	5.6	1.5	0.7	0.8	3.9	8.9	44.4	0.9	2.5	36.3	2.4	3.0	78.5	54.7	1.5	4.1	1.2	4,785	1,861	936	246	118	126	207	441	+14

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PPG

29.2

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RPG

8.6

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APG

6.9

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.8

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DRTG

115.3

14th

NETRTG

2.6

10th

3P%

35.9

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Raptors	25	18	.581	6.0
5	Magic	23	18	.561	7.0
6	Cavaliers	24	19	.558	7.0
7	76ers	22	18	.550	7.5
8	Heat	21	20	.512	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 1/19	OKC	@	CLE	2:30 PM
Wed 1/21	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	SAC	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 1/24	CLE	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 1/26	ORL	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

24 - 19

117

Final

115

76ers

22 - 18

Fri 16 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.3

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.6

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.9

Williams

68.4

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

122.2

120.7

120.1

119.6

118.5

DRtg Rankings

106.4

110.3

112.1

112.8

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

6.8

6.6

6.5

5.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

10-34

10-32

10-30

12-30

12-27

14-27

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

2,033.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,964.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,040.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,031

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

29-12

25-16

23-16-1

24-17

23-18

Worst Record ATS

15-28

15-25

17-25

17-24

17-23

18-24

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	29	10	.744
2	Celtics	25	15	.625	4.5
3	Knicks	25	16	.610	5.0
4	Raptors	25	18	.581	6.0
5	Magic	23	18	.561	7.0
6	Cavaliers	24	19	.558	7.0
7	76ers	22	18	.550	7.5
8	Heat	21	20	.512	9.0
9	Hawks	20	23	.465	11.0
10	Bulls	19	22	.463	11.0
11	Bucks	17	24	.415	13.0
12	Hornets	15	26	.366	15.0
13	Nets	12	27	.308	17.0
14	Wizards	10	30	.250	19.5
15	Pacers	10	32	.238	20.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	35	7	.833
2	Spurs	28	13	.683	6.5
3	Nuggets	28	13	.683	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	15	.643	8.0
5	Rockets	24	15	.615	9.5
6	Lakers	24	15	.615	9.5
7	Suns	24	17	.585	10.5
8	Warriors	23	19	.548	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	20	22	.476	15.0
10	Clippers	18	23	.439	16.5
11	Grizzlies	17	23	.425	17.0
12	Mavericks	16	26	.381	19.0
13	Jazz	14	27	.341	20.5
14	Kings	12	30	.286	23.0
15	Pelicans	10	34	.227	26.0