highest defensive rating for a team this playoffs

I didn't find anything for this season, but the Miami Heat had the worst defensive rating by a team in the 2025 playoffs, with a 137.4 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	Heat	137.4	4	240.0	95.5	37.3	21.3	4.5	3.0	36.3	81.5	44.5	13.8	39.8	34.6	9.3	13.3	69.8	54.7	10.0	27.3	16.0	960	382	149	85	18	12	64	69
2	Bucks	119.9	5	245.0	110.2	43.6	23.8	6.0	3.6	39.8	87.8	45.3	14.4	38.0	37.9	16.2	22.4	72.3	56.4	10.4	33.2	13.0	1,225	551	218	119	30	18	65	98
3	Grizzlies	118.7	4	240.0	100.5	44.3	20.5	5.8	6.5	36.0	86.8	41.5	10.5	34.5	30.4	18.0	20.5	87.8	52.5	10.3	34.0	19.3	960	402	177	82	23	26	77	83
4	Lakers	117.6	5	240.0	100.4	39.0	21.2	5.0	5.0	34.6	78.8	43.9	13.6	38.8	35.1	17.6	21.2	83.0	57.0	9.6	29.4	14.6	1,200	502	195	106	25	25	73	105
5	Magic	117.1	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
6	Nuggets	115.1	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
7	Clippers	115.0	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
8	Knicks	113.3	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
9	Pacers	113.3	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
10	Warriors	112.9	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
11	Rockets	112.1	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
12	Timberwolves	111.8	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
13	Cavaliers	111.4	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
14	Pistons	111.0	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
15	Celtics	108.4	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
16	Thunder	107.0	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

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

More Heat Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.9

Powell

RPG

9.8

Adebayo

APG

7.1

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.1

15th

DRTG

112.3

4th

NETRTG

2.8

10th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5
7	Magic	31	26	.544	12.0
8	Heat	31	28	.525	13.0
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.5
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	MIA	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 2/28	HOU	@	MIA	3:30 PM
Tue 3/3	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Thu 3/5	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Fri 3/6	MIA	@	CHA	7:00 PM

Last Game

Heat

31 - 28

117

Final

128

Bucks

25 - 31

Tue 24 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.6

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.6

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.3

119.1

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.2

112.3

112.4

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.3

7.9

7.3

6.6

5.8

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

13-47

15-44

15-42

16-41

17-42

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,797.9

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,673.6

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,849

Jokić

2,839.8

Johnson

2,826.5

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

37-22

35-23-1

34-25

33-25

32-25-1

33-26

Worst Record ATS

23-37

25-35

24-33

25-34

24-32-1

25-33-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5
7	Magic	31	26	.544	12.0
8	Heat	31	28	.525	13.0
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.5
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	16.0
11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	20.0
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	27.0
14	Nets	15	42	.263	28.0
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	29.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	42	16	.724	2.0
3	Rockets	36	21	.632	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5
7	Suns	33	26	.559	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	16.5
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	22.5
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	27.5
15	Kings	13	47	.217	32.0