best team defense rating nba playoffs 2023

The New York Knicks had the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 2023 playoffs, with a 108.5 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	Knicks	108.5	2022-23	11	240.0	100.1	45.4	18.7	7.0	4.5	35.3	81.5	43.3	9.5	32.7	29.2	20.0	26.8	74.6	53.7	12.9	32.5	14.6	2,640	1,101	499	206	77	49	161	214
2	Cavaliers	109.3	2022-23	5	240.0	94.2	37.2	22.0	6.8	4.0	35.2	78.4	44.9	10.0	30.6	32.7	13.8	18.6	74.2	54.4	9.2	28.0	15.8	1,200	471	186	110	34	20	79	102
3	Nuggets	110.8	2022-23	20	241.3	113.5	44.8	25.8	6.9	4.2	42.3	86.0	49.2	11.3	30.0	37.5	17.7	22.1	80.1	59.3	10.1	34.7	11.6	4,825	2,269	895	515	137	84	232	385
4	Lakers	111.3	2022-23	16	241.6	112.3	44.6	24.9	6.8	6.4	41.1	87.1	47.1	10.1	30.3	33.5	20.1	24.8	80.9	57.3	9.1	35.6	11.9	3,865	1,797	714	399	109	102	191	279
5	Grizzlies	111.4	2022-23	6	244.2	104.7	46.5	23.3	6.7	3.5	38.3	95.3	40.2	12.0	38.5	31.2	16.0	19.2	83.5	50.4	13.2	33.3	13.0	1,465	628	279	140	40	21	78	123
6	Warriors	112.1	2022-23	13	240.0	113.1	47.1	28.2	7.2	4.6	41.9	93.6	44.8	14.5	42.5	34.0	14.8	19.7	75.0	55.3	12.5	34.5	14.4	3,120	1,470	612	366	94	60	187	298
7	Heat	112.5	2022-23	23	241.1	108.3	40.3	23.6	7.0	3.6	39.7	86.8	45.8	12.8	33.7	38.0	16.1	19.8	81.3	56.7	9.2	31.0	11.7	5,545	2,492	926	542	161	82	269	462
8	Kings	112.8	2022-23	7	240.0	113.7	47.7	22.0	7.7	4.3	41.0	95.6	42.9	12.1	39.7	30.6	19.6	25.7	76.1	53.2	14.0	33.7	14.1	1,680	796	334	154	54	30	99	158
9	76ers	112.8	2022-23	11	242.3	102.5	43.0	19.1	7.6	5.3	36.7	84.0	43.7	12.2	33.9	35.9	16.9	19.1	88.6	55.5	10.0	33.0	12.4	2,665	1,128	473	210	84	58	136	206
10	Celtics	113.7	2022-23	20	241.3	112.0	43.1	24.2	6.0	6.4	40.9	85.5	47.8	14.1	38.7	36.4	16.2	20.0	81.0	59.4	9.5	33.6	12.4	4,825	2,239	861	483	120	127	248	343
11	Nets	115.6	2022-23	4	240.0	92.5	35.0	22.3	5.3	3.8	34.0	77.3	44.0	11.3	34.5	32.6	13.3	18.3	72.6	54.2	5.8	29.3	12.3	960	370	140	89	21	15	49	62
12	Timberwolves	118.9	2022-23	5	245.0	105.4	39.2	22.6	6.6	4.8	37.8	82.6	45.8	11.2	32.2	34.8	18.6	24.2	76.9	56.5	8.4	30.8	12.8	1,225	527	196	113	33	24	64	108
13	Bucks	118.9	2022-23	5	245.0	118.8	44.4	26.8	6.6	3.6	44.0	92.6	47.5	15.6	41.2	37.9	15.2	21.4	71.0	58.2	10.2	34.2	14.4	1,225	594	222	134	33	18	72	94
14	Suns	119.4	2022-23	11	240.0	114.2	40.0	24.5	6.3	5.6	43.1	86.8	49.6	9.4	25.8	36.3	18.6	23.4	79.8	58.8	9.2	30.8	12.1	2,640	1,256	440	270	69	62	133	242
15	Hawks	120.3	2022-23	6	240.0	115.8	43.8	24.5	7.7	4.8	44.0	96.3	45.7	14.0	37.3	37.5	13.8	17.0	81.4	55.8	12.2	31.7	12.8	1,440	695	263	147	46	29	77	98
16	Clippers	123.6	2022-23	5	240.0	115.6	40.0	21.6	6.6	4.2	40.8	88.6	46.0	12.2	33.8	36.1	21.8	26.4	82.6	57.7	11.8	28.2	14.0	1,200	578	200	108	33	21	70	115

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

More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.5

Brunson

RPG

11.8

Towns

APG

6.3

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.1

3rd

DRTG

112.9

7th

NETRTG

6.2

5th

3P%

37.4

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.5
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	NYK	@	LAL	3:30 PM
Mon 3/9	NYK	@	LAC	10:00 PM
Wed 3/11	NYK	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Fri 3/13	NYK	@	IND	7:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

49 - 15

103

Final

100

Knicks

40 - 23

Wed 4 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.4

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

67.1

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.5

119.1

118.7

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.1

110.9

112.2

112.7

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.7

6.8

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-49

15-47

15-46

16-45

18-44

19-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,003.8

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,757.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

3,028.3

Maxey

2,927

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.4

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-22

37-23-1

36-26

35-26

34-28

Worst Record ATS

24-39

26-36

25-34-1

26-35

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.5
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	12.0
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	32	31	.508	14.5
10	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.5
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.5
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
15	Pacers	15	47	.242	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.5
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	9.0
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	9.0
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	10.0
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.5
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.5
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.5
9	Clippers	30	31	.492	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	30	33	.476	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.5
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.5
14	Jazz	18	44	.290	30.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.5