best team defensive rating in playoffs history

The Washington Wizards have the best defensive rating by a team in the playoffs, with a 104.2 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	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	Wizards	104.2	184	242.4	100.8	44.3	20.8	7.2	5.3	38.9	86.6	44.9	5.3	16.2	32.7	20.1	27.3	73.6	51.1	13.3	31.0	15.7	44,610	18,551	8,150	3,835	1,323	977	2,885	4,375
2	Pistons	104.4	308	241.8	96.3	42.0	20.7	6.9	5.0	36.1	80.5	44.9	4.4	13.2	33.7	19.9	26.5	75.2	52.2	12.7	29.3	13.9	74,470	29,652	12,922	6,375	2,133	1,540	4,289	7,307
3	Bulls	105.0	318	242.4	97.2	42.2	21.8	7.8	4.7	36.6	81.2	45.1	4.7	13.9	33.9	19.7	26.1	75.5	52.5	13.1	29.1	14.2	77,070	30,915	13,412	6,930	2,488	1,497	4,516	7,468
4	Spurs	105.2	414	241.6	100.2	42.8	21.7	7.2	5.5	37.7	81.3	46.3	5.8	16.0	36.5	19.4	26.3	73.8	54.0	11.5	31.3	14.1	100,035	41,496	17,715	9,002	2,993	2,286	5,857	9,218
5	Celtics	105.7	535	242.4	103.0	43.1	23.3	7.1	4.9	38.5	83.9	45.8	6.6	19.0	34.7	20.2	25.5	79.1	54.1	11.5	31.6	14.7	129,700	55,104	23,061	12,471	3,820	2,601	7,886	12,199
6	Heat	106.1	299	241.4	96.0	40.0	19.1	7.0	4.6	34.7	76.9	45.1	8.1	23.1	35.2	18.4	24.8	74.3	54.6	9.3	30.7	13.9	72,185	28,697	11,971	5,712	2,098	1,378	4,159	6,569
7	Kings	106.1	115	242.4	98.5	43.3	20.8	8.3	4.2	36.7	84.1	43.7	5.0	15.6	32.4	20.5	27.2	75.4	51.3	13.1	30.1	15.3	27,875	11,329	4,976	2,389	949	485	1,760	2,731
8	Knicks	106.2	281	241.7	96.1	41.1	20.4	7.5	4.2	35.9	79.9	44.9	5.8	16.5	34.8	19.0	25.4	75.0	52.8	12.2	29.0	15.1	67,915	27,018	11,558	5,724	2,107	1,188	4,251	6,791
9	Nets	106.3	171	242.5	97.5	41.6	21.4	7.6	4.5	35.9	81.4	44.1	6.1	18.2	33.2	19.7	26.4	74.7	52.4	11.6	30.0	14.7	41,465	16,674	7,115	3,663	1,303	772	2,514	4,123
10	Pacers	106.7	281	241.5	96.4	40.6	20.8	7.0	4.7	34.8	77.4	44.9	7.1	19.5	36.3	19.8	25.9	76.6	54.3	10.6	30.0	14.6	67,865	27,081	11,417	5,834	1,976	1,312	4,106	6,616
11	76ers	106.7	336	241.2	102.2	42.9	22.6	8.0	5.8	38.3	83.1	46.1	4.5	13.5	33.5	21.6	28.4	76.0	53.4	12.6	30.3	15.5	81,040	34,324	14,412	7,577	2,682	1,936	5,202	7,754
12	Warriors	106.9	256	241.5	109.2	44.1	24.8	8.6	5.5	40.9	87.7	46.6	10.8	29.4	36.8	18.3	23.9	76.4	55.6	11.9	32.2	15.1	61,815	27,943	11,299	6,357	2,207	1,411	3,869	6,075
13	Hornets	106.9	63	243.6	92.9	40.4	20.1	7.5	4.6	34.2	78.2	43.7	4.4	13.3	33.0	20.1	26.8	75.0	51.6	11.7	28.7	14.0	15,345	5,853	2,545	1,266	471	292	880	1,407
14	Cavaliers	107.1	268	241.5	99.6	41.7	20.8	7.0	4.8	36.4	80.2	45.4	8.0	22.6	35.3	19.4	25.8	75.2	54.4	11.2	30.5	13.8	64,720	26,686	11,167	5,569	1,879	1,297	3,711	5,639
15	Thunder	107.3	372	242.1	102.8	43.5	21.1	8.0	5.4	38.2	84.2	45.4	6.5	19.2	34.1	20.8	26.9	77.3	53.5	13.1	30.4	14.8	90,055	38,246	16,183	7,852	2,978	2,025	5,491	8,910
16	Lakers	107.5	527	241.3	104.6	42.9	24.0	7.7	5.7	39.6	83.0	47.7	5.0	14.8	34.0	20.7	28.1	73.6	54.8	12.4	30.5	14.7	127,180	55,118	22,623	12,623	4,041	3,011	7,743	12,174
17	Rockets	108.0	329	241.6	101.9	42.8	22.0	7.8	5.3	37.8	83.3	45.3	7.1	20.7	34.3	19.7	26.5	74.4	53.6	12.2	30.6	14.8	79,485	33,516	14,078	7,236	2,572	1,744	4,864	7,437
18	Bucks	108.1	276	242.4	104.0	43.1	23.2	7.5	5.0	39.5	84.7	46.6	6.2	18.4	34.0	19.4	25.9	75.1	54.1	11.9	31.2	15.0	66,915	28,694	11,902	6,407	2,071	1,368	4,131	6,617
19	Magic	108.1	152	241.5	95.9	40.3	19.2	6.7	4.7	34.4	77.3	44.5	8.2	24.0	34.3	18.9	26.8	70.5	53.8	10.8	29.4	14.0	36,705	14,572	6,123	2,917	1,024	716	2,130	3,419
20	Raptors	108.5	130	242.1	99.5	40.7	20.8	7.4	4.6	36.1	82.1	44.0	8.8	25.9	34.1	18.4	23.4	78.5	53.8	9.6	31.1	13.2	31,475	12,935	5,289	2,700	968	595	1,711	2,931
21	Jazz	108.6	292	241.4	99.1	41.8	22.6	7.1	5.1	36.2	79.5	45.6	5.1	14.2	35.8	21.5	28.3	76.0	53.9	11.7	30.1	14.3	70,480	28,928	12,213	6,594	2,082	1,476	4,166	7,089
22	Hawks	109.0	243	241.2	95.7	40.6	20.4	7.0	4.9	35.4	80.8	43.8	6.1	18.5	32.8	19.1	25.0	76.4	52.1	11.7	28.9	13.9	58,620	23,253	9,865	4,964	1,690	1,179	3,372	5,506
23	Suns	109.5	321	242.0	105.9	42.0	23.6	7.4	5.2	40.1	85.3	47.0	6.0	16.6	35.9	20.5	26.6	77.2	54.6	11.8	30.2	14.6	77,690	34,004	13,498	7,582	2,369	1,655	4,678	7,486
24	Trail Blazers	109.7	279	242.7	102.6	42.6	21.9	7.6	4.7	38.2	84.5	45.2	5.6	16.2	34.9	21.1	28.1	75.1	52.9	12.9	29.7	14.9	67,710	28,612	11,873	6,114	2,117	1,322	4,150	6,981
25	Pelicans	110.0	59	240.4	95.7	41.6	20.8	7.2	4.4	35.6	80.3	44.3	7.0	20.2	34.5	17.5	22.5	77.9	53.0	10.7	31.0	14.0	14,185	5,647	2,456	1,227	426	261	826	1,289

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More Wizards Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

16.3

Sarr

RPG

7.4

Sarr

APG

4.6

Carrington

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.0

28th

DRTG

122.7

30th

NETRTG

-11.8

30th

3P%

35.9

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Last Game

Wizards

17 - 65

117

Final

130

Cavaliers

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.3

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Allen

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

113.7

113.6

112.1

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

107.7

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

14.6

4.4

3.0

-0.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

599.6

Cunningham

517.1

Harden

502

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

651

Cunningham

537

Harden

500.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.2

Cunningham

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

55-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

40-55

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