best playoff defensive rating team in history by year since 1976

Since 1975-76, the San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 91.4 rating in 1999-00.

	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	Spurs	91.4	1999-00	4	240.0	81.8	46.3	15.0	8.8	7.5	28.3	76.0	37.2	3.0	11.0	27.3	22.3	30.5	73.0	45.7	12.3	34.0	16.3	960	327	185	60	35	30	65	83
2	Pistons	92.0	2003-04	23	244.3	87.1	44.8	19.4	8.0	7.1	31.4	76.3	41.2	4.2	13.9	30.4	20.1	27.3	73.4	49.3	12.9	32.0	14.9	5,620	2,003	1,031	447	184	164	342	518
3	Bullets	93.1	1975-76	7	243.6	91.7	46.0	15.0	5.9	7.1	35.9	80.0	44.8				20.0	29.3	68.3	49.4	11.0	35.0	19.0	1,705	642	322	105	41	50	133	171
4	Nets	93.7	2003-04	11	246.8	88.2	42.7	20.5	8.6	5.4	30.8	72.8	42.3	4.5	16.4	27.2	22.1	30.3	73.0	51.2	10.6	32.1	18.5	2,715	970	470	225	95	59	204	286
5	Pacers	93.7	2003-04	16	240.0	85.5	42.1	17.9	8.7	6.3	30.7	75.1	40.8	5.9	17.8	33.3	18.2	24.8	73.3	49.7	10.8	31.3	13.6	3,840	1,368	674	286	139	100	217	376
6	Cavaliers	94.0	1976-77	3	240.0	96.3	53.3	23.0	8.7	5.3	41.0	102.0	40.2				14.3	21.0	68.3	43.3	18.7	34.7	16.0	720	289	160	69	26	16	48	87
7	Spurs	94.2	1998-99	17	240.0	88.4	40.2	21.3	7.3	5.8	31.6	70.1	45.1	4.1	11.8	35.0	21.1	28.5	74.2	53.5	9.8	30.4	14.9	4,080	1,503	683	362	124	99	254	370
8	Heat	94.4	1999-00	10	242.5	83.2	43.4	19.1	7.2	5.1	30.9	73.7	41.9	4.7	14.9	31.5	16.7	24.2	69.0	49.3	10.5	32.9	13.9	2,425	832	434	191	72	51	139	260
9	Celtics	94.6	1975-76	18	244.2	100.7	50.1	22.6	6.2	2.3	39.3	90.2	43.5				22.1	27.6	80.2	49.2	15.1	35.0	19.8	4,395	1,812	902	407	112	41	357	481
10	Trail Blazers	95.2	1976-77	19	241.3	107.4	45.2	27.7	10.8	6.7	44.1	89.5	49.3				19.2	26.4	72.7	53.1	12.2	33.0	22.3	4,585	2,040	858	527	206	127	424	549
11	Cavaliers	95.7	1975-76	13	241.9	92.0	44.6	20.1	5.5	5.5	38.0	88.1	43.1				16.0	22.8	70.3	46.9	14.1	30.5	15.0	3,145	1,196	580	261	72	72	195	327
12	Hornets	95.9	2003-04	7	240.0	80.6	42.3	19.3	6.1	4.6	29.3	76.3	38.4	5.9	18.6	31.5	16.1	20.7	77.9	47.2	12.3	30.0	17.1	1,680	564	296	135	43	32	120	146
13	Pistons	96.5	2001-02	10	240.0	83.0	37.7	18.7	7.3	5.6	29.4	73.6	39.9	8.0	22.6	35.4	16.2	22.4	72.3	49.7	9.6	28.1	14.6	2,400	830	377	187	73	56	146	210
14	Knicks	96.8	1998-99	20	240.0	85.0	39.3	15.0	7.6	3.9	31.9	74.3	42.9	3.2	11.4	28.1	18.1	23.9	75.7	50.1	10.2	29.1	13.4	4,800	1,700	785	299	151	78	268	509
15	Pacers	96.9	2001-02	5	250.0	91.6	42.2	21.2	8.2	4.0	34.8	76.0	45.8	4.8	11.8	40.7	17.2	22.6	76.1	53.3	8.4	33.8	18.2	1,250	458	211	106	41	20	91	125
16	Suns	96.9	1980-81	7	240.0	91.7	45.3	19.0	7.1	3.7	36.0	80.1	44.9	0.9	2.3	37.5	18.9	27.4	68.8	49.7	14.1	31.1	16.4	1,680	642	317	133	50	26	115	167
17	Hawks	97.1	2011-12	6	244.2	82.2	42.5	17.5	5.5	3.3	31.8	79.3	40.1	5.8	18.8	31.0	12.7	16.2	78.4	47.5	10.0	32.5	15.3	1,465	493	255	105	33	20	92	119
18	Heat	97.1	2003-04	13	240.0	84.1	41.8	16.3	7.5	4.1	30.5	74.8	40.8	3.7	13.4	27.6	19.3	25.6	75.4	48.9	11.4	30.5	14.2	3,120	1,093	544	212	98	53	184	317
19	Suns	97.3	2002-03	6	244.2	85.2	43.0	16.2	9.5	5.8	32.3	83.7	38.6	4.7	15.7	29.8	15.8	22.2	71.4	45.6	13.3	29.7	16.2	1,465	511	258	97	57	35	97	175
20	Suns	97.5	1978-79	15	240.0	103.1	42.6	24.4	8.9	6.2	40.3	85.9	46.9				22.5	31.1	72.4	51.7	12.9	29.7	19.7	3,600	1,546	639	366	133	93	296	389
21	Bulls	97.6	2011-12	6	240.0	84.3	46.8	22.5	5.2	6.7	34.0	80.7	42.1	4.3	12.7	34.2	12.0	18.5	64.9	47.5	11.5	35.3	14.3	1,440	506	281	135	31	40	86	123
22	Spurs	97.7	2002-03	24	241.0	94.8	45.5	20.7	7.8	6.9	33.8	76.8	44.1	5.3	15.2	35.1	21.8	30.6	71.2	52.5	12.1	33.4	15.2	5,785	2,275	1,093	497	186	165	365	514
23	Lakers	97.9	2000-01	16	241.6	103.4	48.2	22.8	9.2	5.8	38.3	81.8	46.8	6.1	15.9	38.6	20.8	30.7	67.6	54.2	14.3	33.9	14.0	3,865	1,654	771	365	147	92	224	363
24	76ers	98.3	2011-12	13	240.0	85.7	41.8	18.2	7.6	5.3	32.1	78.1	41.1	4.0	13.2	30.4	17.5	24.4	71.9	48.2	10.8	31.0	11.5	3,120	1,114	543	236	99	69	150	243
25	Knicks	98.3	2012-13	12	242.1	88.6	39.5	15.1	8.8	4.3	33.3	81.0	41.0	8.0	23.3	34.3	14.1	18.0	78.2	49.8	10.7	28.8	11.6	2,905	1,063	474	181	106	51	139	285

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Wembanyama

RPG

8.8

Wembanyama

APG

6.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/4	MIN	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 5/6	MIN	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 5/8	SAS	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sun 5/10	SAS	@	MIN	7:30 PM
Tue 5/12	MIN	@	SAS	1:00 PM

Last Game

Trail Blazers

1 - 4

Final

114

Spurs

4 - 1

Tue 28 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

33.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

32.5

Cunningham

28.0

Embiid

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.3

Towns

10.8

Ayton

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

9.0

Barnes

8.3

James

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.7

Smart

2.5

Eason

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.3

Thompson

2.2

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Maxey

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

129.0

122.0

117.3

113.7

113.1

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.3

103.9

104.2

104.3

105.8

108.5

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.1

12.9

4.6

3.0

2.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

345.3

Jokić

321.8

Maxey

302.8

Barnes

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

368.3

Jokić

331.5

Maxey

313.8

Cunningham

Playoffs USG% Leaders

42.6

Smith

40.1

Williams

36.0

Cunningham

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.17

McLaughlin

2.00

Richardson

1.90

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.83

McLaughlin

1.81

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

51-36

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

49-39

Worst Record ATS

33-49

36-52

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 3/25	MIA	@	CLE	120-103
Wed 3/25	OKC	@	BOS	109-119
Wed 3/25	SAS	@	MEM	123-98
Wed 3/25	WAS	@	UTA	133-110
Wed 3/25	HOU	@	MIN	108-110

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/3	ORL	@	DET	3:30 PM
Sun 5/3	TOR	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 5/4	PHI	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Mon 5/4	MIN	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Tue 5/5	LAL	@	OKC	8:30 PM

Since 1975-76, the San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 91.4 rating in 1999-00.

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