cavs players best defensive rating this postseason

Keon Ellis has the lowest defensive rating for the Cavaliers in the 2026 playoffs, with a 109.9 rating.

	NAME	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	Keon Ellis K. Ellis	109.9	12	7.4	1.6	1.2	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.4	1.3	33.3	0.4	1.2	35.7	0.3	0.4	80.0	55.2	0.3	0.9	0.5	89	19	14	3	7	1	6	9	-31
2	Thomas Bryant T. Bryant	110.1	9	4.6	1.9	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.7	2.3	28.6	0.2	1.3	16.7	0.3	0.3	100.0	38.1	0.3	0.9	0.2	41	17	11	2	2	1	2	4	-16
3	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	112.1	18	29.4	12.7	7.2	1.1	1.0	1.7	4.8	7.6	63.5	0.0	0.0		3.1	5.3	57.9	64.0	3.2	4.0	0.9	529	229	129	19	18	31	17	36	-7
4	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	112.3	18	35.6	17.0	8.1	3.9	0.9	1.8	6.3	11.8	53.5	1.3	3.9	33.8	3.0	4.8	62.1	60.9	2.1	6.0	2.3	640	306	145	70	17	32	41	43	-74
5	James Harden J. Harden	113.6	18	37.3	19.2	5.1	5.5	1.7	0.7	5.7	13.8	41.0	2.1	7.1	29.9	5.7	6.9	83.1	56.8	0.7	4.4	4.7	672	345	92	99	31	12	84	46	+7
6	Max Strus M. Strus	115.4	18	26.7	9.6	4.8	2.1	0.8	0.2	3.1	7.7	40.6	2.1	5.9	35.8	1.2	1.3	91.7	57.9	1.6	3.3	1.3	481	172	87	38	15	4	24	59	-68
7	Nae'Qwan Tomlin N. Tomlin	115.8	7	2.7	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.9	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.1	0.3	50.0	65.4	0.6	0.1	0.1	19	9	5	2	1	0	1	3	-5
8	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	115.9	18	36.2	26.0	4.8	3.1	1.2	0.3	9.5	21.1	45.1	2.8	8.7	32.7	4.2	5.1	81.5	55.8	0.8	4.0	2.6	652	468	87	55	21	5	47	55	-52
9	Dean Wade D. Wade	116.2	18	22.6	4.4	3.9	0.8	0.7	0.1	1.7	3.6	46.2	1.0	2.7	37.5	0.1	0.2	33.3	59.6	1.3	2.6	0.6	407	79	70	14	13	1	10	21	+28
10	Jaylon Tyson J. Tyson	116.3	17	12.7	4.1	2.8	1.3	0.2	0.1	1.5	4.1	36.2	0.5	2.2	23.7	0.6	0.9	66.7	45.6	0.8	2.0	0.6	216	69	47	22	3	1	11	26	-24
11	Dennis Schröder D. Schröder	118.0	17	15.9	5.5	1.5	2.4	0.4	0.2	1.9	4.9	38.1	0.6	1.9	33.3	1.1	1.4	79.2	49.7	0.2	1.2	1.4	271	94	25	41	6	3	24	24	-23
12	Craig Porter Jr. C. Porter Jr.	118.9	7	3.0	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	33.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.4	0.6	21	2	3	4	0	0	4	1	-7
13	Sam Merrill S. Merrill	119.7	17	19.9	7.8	1.2	1.1	0.5	0.0	2.4	5.6	42.7	1.7	4.6	37.2	1.2	1.5	84.0	61.7	0.5	0.8	0.5	338	132	21	19	8	0	9	40	+5
14	Tyrese Proctor T. Proctor	121.1	4	3.3	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	34.7	0.0	0.3	0.5	13	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	-6
15	Larry Nance Jr. L. Nance Jr.	124.1	2	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.5

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

28.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.1

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.7

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

121.8

115.9

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.4

106.5

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.5

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.1

11.2

9.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

771.2

Wembanyama

691

Mobley

685.9

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

758

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

686.3

Mobley

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.60

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.58

Wembanyama

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

57-41

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

54-42

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