highest defensive rating in a single playoffs as a team

The Miami Heat have the highest defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 137.4 rating in 2024-25.

	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	Heat	137.4	2024-25	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	Celtics	128.7	2020-21	5	240.0	112.2	41.4	21.0	6.4	7.0	38.4	88.2	43.5	12.8	36.6	35.0	22.6	27.4	82.5	56.0	12.6	28.8	13.0	1,200	561	207	105	32	35	65	105
3	Trail Blazers	127.4	1994-95	3	240.0	101.7	36.0	21.3	6.0	3.0	38.3	80.0	47.9	5.3	14.3	37.2	19.7	31.7	62.1	54.1	11.3	24.7	11.0	720	305	108	64	18	9	33	86
4	Heat	126.4	1991-92	3	240.0	99.3	33.0	20.0	7.0	3.0	36.0	79.7	45.2	5.7	12.7	44.7	21.7	29.7	73.0	53.6	11.0	22.0	14.7	720	298	99	60	21	9	44	68
5	Suns	126.4	2023-24	4	240.0	103.3	32.5	19.8	7.5	4.3	35.3	75.8	46.5	9.5	26.0	36.5	23.3	28.0	83.0	58.6	7.3	25.3	14.3	960	413	130	79	30	17	57	93
6	Warriors	125.0	1993-94	3	240.0	116.0	38.3	31.3	6.0	8.0	47.0	90.7	51.8	5.0	14.7	34.1	17.0	24.3	69.9	57.2	13.7	24.7	14.7	720	348	115	94	18	24	44	80
7	Nuggets	124.9	1986-87	3	240.0	108.3	44.7	26.7	7.3	3.7	44.3	101.7	43.6	1.3	6.0	22.2	18.3	28.0	65.5	47.5	15.3	29.3	14.7	720	325	134	80	22	11	44	88
8	Suns	124.4	1984-85	3	240.0	115.7	37.7	31.3	9.3	4.3	45.3	90.3	50.2	0.3	4.3	7.7	24.7	31.0	79.6	55.6	12.7	25.0	21.0	720	347	113	94	28	13	63	79
9	Grizzlies	124.0	2004-05	4	240.0	102.8	39.5	21.0	5.8	4.5	41.5	87.8	47.3	7.8	19.8	39.2	12.0	17.0	70.6	53.9	11.8	27.8	10.8	960	411	158	84	23	18	43	98
10	Grizzlies	124.0	2020-21	5	240.0	115.0	41.2	22.0	8.0	4.0	44.2	94.4	46.8	10.4	31.6	32.9	16.2	20.4	79.4	55.6	11.2	30.0	10.4	1,200	575	206	110	40	20	52	103
11	Clippers	123.6	2022-23	5	240.0	115.6	40.0	21.6	6.6	4.2	40.8	88.6	46.0	12.2	33.8	36.1	21.8	26.4	82.6	57.7	11.8	28.2	14.0	1,200	578	200	108	33	21	70	115
12	Timberwolves	123.1	1996-97	3	240.0	99.7	38.7	24.0	7.7	4.0	40.0	88.7	45.1	6.3	16.7	38.0	13.3	18.0	74.1	51.6	14.0	24.7	9.3	720	299	116	72	23	12	28	70
13	Pistons	122.9	1995-96	3	240.0	89.0	35.7	14.3	2.7	1.7	32.7	72.0	45.4	5.0	16.7	30.0	18.7	24.7	75.7	53.7	12.0	23.7	13.3	720	267	107	43	8	5	40	74
14	Trail Blazers	122.9	2020-21	6	248.3	119.5	41.7	22.8	5.2	5.5	42.0	88.3	47.5	16.2	39.2	41.3	19.3	22.7	85.3	60.8	9.3	32.3	11.8	1,490	717	250	137	31	33	71	139
15	Nuggets	122.4	2020-21	10	245.0	114.8	43.6	24.9	6.1	4.3	42.1	92.2	45.7	14.7	38.5	38.2	15.9	20.9	76.1	56.6	11.7	31.9	11.2	2,450	1,148	436	249	61	43	112	204
16	Jazz	122.3	2020-21	11	240.0	116.9	42.4	19.6	5.2	4.1	39.7	84.2	47.2	18.0	43.6	41.3	19.5	24.3	80.1	61.6	9.4	33.0	13.5	2,640	1,286	466	216	57	45	148	237
17	Spurs	122.3	1985-86	3	240.0	92.0	26.3	25.0	9.3	3.3	38.7	83.0	46.6	0.7	3.3	20.0	14.0	21.7	64.6	49.7	7.0	19.3	18.0	720	276	79	75	28	10	54	78
18	Trail Blazers	122.1	1988-89	3	240.0	107.0	41.3	27.0	7.0	5.3	42.7	94.0	45.4	3.0	9.7	31.0	18.7	24.7	75.7	51.0	17.7	23.7	13.3	720	321	124	81	21	16	40	74
19	Mavericks	122.0	2019-20	6	244.2	117.0	43.2	21.5	6.5	3.7	42.2	89.2	47.3	13.5	37.5	36.0	19.2	26.5	72.3	58.0	7.7	35.5	12.7	1,465	702	259	129	39	22	76	135
20	Nets	122.0	2019-20	4	240.0	105.8	44.3	25.8	5.0	4.5	36.3	91.3	39.7	15.5	46.0	33.7	17.8	24.5	72.4	51.8	9.3	35.0	14.5	960	423	177	103	20	18	58	85
21	Mavericks	122.0	2015-16	5	240.0	93.8	35.0	20.6	6.0	2.4	35.4	81.2	43.6	6.2	21.4	29.0	16.8	24.2	69.4	51.1	9.2	25.8	11.8	1,200	469	175	103	30	12	59	120
22	Nuggets	121.8	2021-22	5	240.0	110.0	41.8	25.0	7.0	3.4	39.4	82.8	47.6	11.2	31.4	35.7	20.0	25.2	79.4	58.6	11.2	30.6	16.4	1,200	550	209	125	35	17	82	125
23	Wizards	121.3	2020-21	5	240.0	110.0	43.4	22.4	4.8	4.8	40.6	88.6	45.8	7.0	24.2	28.9	21.8	29.0	75.2	54.3	10.6	32.8	13.4	1,200	550	217	112	24	24	67	120
24	Suns	121.3	1995-96	4	240.0	98.8	41.5	21.8	5.0	4.3	37.5	86.0	43.6	3.8	13.0	28.8	20.0	26.3	76.2	50.6	14.5	27.0	11.0	960	395	166	87	20	17	44	86
25	Mavericks	121.1	2020-21	7	240.0	106.0	40.6	20.7	5.6	2.1	39.1	86.0	45.5	13.6	35.0	38.8	14.1	20.0	70.7	55.9	10.3	30.3	11.0	1,680	742	284	145	39	15	77	142