best team defensive rating in an nba playoffs since 2025

Since 2024-25, the New York Knicks have the lowest defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 104.9 rating in 2025-26.

	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	104.9	2025-26	19	241.3	115.8	45.1	25.2	8.6	4.3	41.7	85.3	48.9	13.2	33.7	39.1	19.2	25.3	75.9	60.0	10.7	34.4	13.5	4,585	2,201	857	478	163	82	256	416
2	Spurs	106.7	2025-26	23	242.2	112.4	46.7	24.3	8.3	7.0	39.5	86.3	45.8	12.8	35.7	35.9	20.5	25.9	79.2	57.5	11.7	35.0	14.6	5,570	2,585	1,073	560	191	160	336	507
3	Thunder	107.0	2024-25	23	241.1	114.7	43.6	23.0	10.7	5.7	41.0	89.8	45.6	11.8	35.0	33.8	20.9	26.0	80.1	56.6	11.4	32.1	12.3	5,545	2,638	1,002	528	247	130	284	494
4	Magic	107.4	2025-26	7	240.0	97.7	41.6	19.9	10.3	6.0	33.1	83.4	39.7	11.1	34.0	32.8	20.3	28.4	71.4	50.9	11.3	30.3	14.3	1,680	684	291	139	72	42	100	167
5	Celtics	108.4	2024-25	11	242.3	105.7	43.1	20.0	6.7	5.4	36.7	83.0	44.2	14.2	39.4	36.0	18.1	22.6	79.9	56.9	10.8	32.3	13.2	2,665	1,163	474	220	74	59	145	215
6	Rockets	108.5	2025-26	6	244.2	98.7	41.5	20.8	11.5	5.3	35.2	86.0	40.9	10.0	33.2	30.2	18.3	24.5	74.8	51.0	13.5	28.0	13.8	1,465	592	249	125	69	32	83	131
7	Pistons	109.0	2025-26	14	241.8	104.9	43.9	22.4	8.7	7.3	37.4	83.5	44.8	10.7	29.9	35.9	19.4	25.3	76.6	55.4	12.9	31.1	16.0	3,385	1,469	615	313	122	102	224	328
8	Celtics	110.7	2025-26	7	240.0	106.6	46.9	23.7	5.4	4.7	38.1	87.9	43.4	15.6	46.1	33.7	14.7	20.0	73.6	55.1	12.1	34.7	11.9	1,680	746	328	166	38	33	83	136
9	Pistons	111.0	2024-25	6	240.0	106.7	43.8	20.0	7.2	6.3	37.2	82.7	45.0	10.2	31.3	32.4	22.2	27.8	79.6	56.2	11.0	32.8	16.5	1,440	640	263	120	43	38	99	137
10	Cavaliers	111.4	2024-25	9	240.0	119.4	44.7	22.9	8.9	3.6	40.9	87.8	46.6	14.9	41.0	36.3	22.8	27.9	81.7	59.7	12.3	32.3	12.1	2,160	1,075	402	206	80	32	109	167
11	Timberwolves	111.8	2024-25	15	240.0	109.1	42.2	24.2	7.3	4.7	39.5	85.5	46.2	13.3	37.1	35.8	16.9	21.9	77.1	57.4	11.7	30.5	15.7	3,600	1,636	633	363	109	71	235	312
12	Thunder	111.9	2025-26	15	243.3	115.5	41.7	25.9	10.2	4.6	41.5	88.3	47.0	13.4	36.7	36.5	19.1	22.5	84.9	58.8	11.2	30.5	13.0	3,650	1,733	626	388	153	69	195	322
13	Rockets	112.1	2024-25	7	240.0	104.0	46.9	19.6	7.9	5.1	36.7	82.3	44.6	10.6	28.3	37.4	20.0	28.6	70.0	54.8	13.4	33.4	13.6	1,680	728	328	137	55	36	95	124
14	Warriors	112.9	2024-25	12	240.0	103.1	40.3	23.3	8.9	3.9	36.8	85.5	43.1	13.7	38.8	35.3	15.8	20.5	76.8	54.5	12.1	28.3	14.4	2,880	1,237	484	279	107	47	173	254
15	Pacers	113.3	2024-25	23	242.2	114.1	40.6	26.4	8.0	5.7	40.8	84.3	48.4	13.2	33.7	39.0	19.3	24.7	78.5	59.9	8.1	32.5	14.3	5,570	2,624	934	608	185	130	330	535
16	Knicks	113.3	2024-25	18	242.8	109.6	42.6	19.8	7.9	4.7	39.4	86.5	45.5	11.1	31.7	34.9	19.7	25.9	76.0	55.9	11.8	30.8	13.8	4,370	1,972	767	357	142	84	248	377
17	Raptors	113.4	2025-26	7	243.6	110.1	40.3	26.3	9.1	5.7	40.3	86.7	46.5	10.6	29.7	35.6	19.0	26.1	72.7	56.1	11.4	28.9	15.6	1,705	771	282	184	64	40	109	161
18	Nuggets	113.7	2025-26	6	240.0	107.5	38.3	24.5	7.3	4.2	36.3	83.3	43.6	10.0	32.2	31.1	24.8	30.2	82.3	55.6	7.0	31.3	12.0	1,440	645	230	147	44	25	72	136
19	Timberwolves	114.1	2025-26	12	240.0	108.3	45.5	23.3	6.4	3.4	39.8	91.2	43.7	10.5	31.2	33.7	18.1	24.1	75.1	53.2	12.1	33.4	13.8	2,880	1,299	546	279	77	41	166	293
20	Lakers	114.2	2025-26	10	242.5	102.2	39.4	23.8	6.9	5.0	36.6	77.5	47.2	10.4	27.0	38.5	18.6	24.4	76.2	57.9	10.2	29.2	18.1	2,425	1,022	394	238	69	50	181	207
21	Cavaliers	114.7	2025-26	18	244.2	107.9	40.9	21.7	7.9	5.1	37.4	82.1	45.6	12.5	38.1	32.8	20.6	27.8	73.9	57.2	11.6	29.3	16.7	4,395	1,943	737	390	142	91	301	368
22	Clippers	115.0	2024-25	7	243.6	108.3	39.4	26.0	8.0	7.1	41.1	84.6	48.6	12.0	33.0	36.4	14.0	19.6	71.5	58.1	10.0	29.4	12.0	1,705	758	276	182	56	50	84	135
23	Nuggets	115.1	2024-25	14	243.6	107.0	46.4	22.6	7.6	4.2	38.6	86.5	44.6	11.9	34.2	34.7	18.0	23.6	76.4	55.2	12.3	34.1	15.8	3,410	1,498	650	317	106	59	221	279
24	Magic	117.1	2024-25	5	240.0	93.6	39.8	18.6	6.4	3.8	35.6	84.4	42.2	8.2	31.2	26.3	14.2	20.6	68.9	50.1	11.4	28.4	11.6	1,200	468	199	93	32	19	58	107
25	Trail Blazers	117.3	2025-26	5	240.0	100.0	40.6	21.4	7.6	4.8	35.8	88.8	40.3	11.6	38.4	30.2	16.8	22.0	76.4	50.8	12.0	28.6	12.8	1,200	500	203	107	38	24	64	112

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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