highest defense rating by a team in the playoffs in 2004

The Memphis Grizzlies had the highest defensive rating by a team in the 2004 playoffs, with a 113.4 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	Grizzlies	113.4	2003-04	4	240.0	83.5	34.5	14.5	9.5	5.0	30.8	72.5	42.4	3.8	12.8	29.4	18.3	23.5	77.7	50.4	9.5	25.0	14.3	960	334	138	58	38	20	57	100
2	Celtics	110.4	2003-04	4	240.0	84.5	41.0	17.5	6.5	5.0	28.8	70.5	40.8	5.3	15.8	33.3	21.8	27.0	80.6	51.3	9.3	31.8	19.8	960	338	164	70	26	20	79	81
3	Bucks	109.3	2003-04	5	240.0	85.6	39.2	20.6	8.2	4.2	32.4	77.8	41.6	4.8	14.4	33.3	16.0	21.6	74.1	49.0	11.2	28.0	16.4	1,200	428	196	103	41	21	82	112
4	Knicks	104.1	2003-04	4	240.0	84.0	38.5	19.5	9.3	4.0	30.8	80.0	38.4	4.3	14.5	29.3	18.3	25.3	72.3	46.1	12.3	26.3	16.3	960	336	154	78	37	16	65	112
5	Nuggets	103.6	2003-04	5	240.0	90.6	43.2	20.4	7.8	2.8	37.2	87.2	42.7	4.4	13.0	33.8	11.8	16.8	70.2	47.9	14.4	28.8	14.2	1,200	453	216	102	39	14	71	121
6	Mavericks	102.0	2003-04	5	240.0	99.6	52.2	20.6	9.2	6.6	38.2	96.4	39.6	5.0	17.4	28.7	18.2	23.6	77.1	46.6	20.4	31.8	13.6	1,200	498	261	103	46	33	68	108
7	Timberwolves	101.9	2003-04	18	241.4	91.9	42.0	19.3	6.6	5.2	33.9	77.1	44.1	5.9	15.2	38.7	18.2	23.3	78.0	52.7	9.7	32.3	15.0	4,345	1,655	756	347	119	93	270	437
8	Kings	100.9	2003-04	12	242.1	95.2	44.0	22.8	9.4	3.7	35.3	82.9	42.5	5.8	16.8	34.8	18.8	24.8	75.8	50.7	10.9	33.1	14.3	2,905	1,142	528	274	113	44	172	253
9	Rockets	100.5	2003-04	5	245.0	84.6	44.4	17.2	5.2	3.6	31.8	74.4	42.7	4.6	15.2	30.3	16.4	22.8	71.9	50.1	9.6	34.8	16.8	1,225	423	222	86	26	18	84	114
10	Lakers	99.8	2003-04	22	242.3	88.1	40.2	22.6	7.3	4.2	33.0	74.5	44.4	5.0	15.5	32.1	17.1	27.9	61.2	50.8	10.2	30.0	12.6	5,330	1,939	885	498	161	93	278	503
11	Spurs	98.8	2003-04	10	240.0	89.3	42.3	19.4	7.7	4.2	33.5	76.2	44.0	6.9	18.9	36.5	15.4	23.9	64.4	51.5	12.6	29.7	15.5	2,400	893	423	194	77	42	155	228
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

19.0

Morant

RPG

6.7

Aldama

APG

7.6

Morant

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.3

25th

DRTG

114.2

12th

NETRTG

-0.8

17th

3P%

35.0

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	MEM	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 1/6	SAS	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	PHX	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Fri 1/9	OKC	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	BKN	@	MEM	3:30 PM

Last Game

Grizzlies

15 - 19

121

Final

128

Lakers

21 - 11

Fri 2 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.6

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.6

113.1

113.4

113.6

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

8.8

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-29

8-28

8-27

9-24

10-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,782

Johnson

1,770.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-24

12-23

14-21

14-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	2.5
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.0
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.0
5	76ers	19	14	.576	5.5
6	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
7	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
8	Heat	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	8.5
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	9.5
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	13.5
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.0
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	15.5
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 12/2	DET	@	MIL	109-113
Tue 12/2	SAC	@	HOU	95-121
Tue 12/2	MIA	@	DAL	108-118
Wed 12/3	BOS	@	WAS	146-101
Wed 12/3	GSW	@	PHI	98-99

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CLE	2:00 PM
Sun 1/4	IND	@	ORL	3:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM

The Memphis Grizzlies had the highest defensive rating by a team in the 2004 playoffs, with a 113.4 rating.

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1,764.4

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38.1

36.3

33.0

39.8

36.7

36.3

1.84

1.60

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1.70

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