highest defensive rating in playoff

Keshad Johnson has the highest career defensive rating in the playoffs, with a 144.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating by a player in playoff
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Keshad Johnson
K. Johnson
144.4
2
4.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
8
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
-1
2Pelle Larsson
P. Larsson
137.6
4
13.0
5.0
2.3
1.0
0.3
0.0
2.0
3.8
53.3
0.8
2.0
37.5
0.3
0.8
33.3
61.3
0.5
1.8
0.5
52
20
9
4
1
0
2
6
-49
3Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
134.3
4
18.3
4.8
4.8
1.0
0.3
0.5
2.0
4.5
44.4
0.8
2.8
27.3
0.0
0.0
52.8
1.0
3.8
0.5
73
19
19
4
1
2
2
3
-43
4Josh Grant
J. Grant
133.6
1
1.0
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
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Shane Heal
S. Heal
132.0
2
1.5
3.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
150.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
+2
6Jason Preston
J. Preston
131.4
1
1.0
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
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
7Keljin Blevins
K. Blevins
131.0
2
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
-2
8Alec Kessler
A. Kessler
130.6
2
6.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
34.7
0.0
0.5
0.5
12
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
9Trent Forrest
T. Forrest
129.8
4
2.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
-12
10Nassir Little
N. Little
128.1
7
3.3
1.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.6
1.3
44.4
0.3
1.0
28.6
0.3
0.6
50.0
55.8
0.0
0.3
0.1
23
12
2
0
0
1
1
2
-7
11Markus Howard
M. Howard
128.1
9
12.4
4.7
0.8
0.4
0.0
0.1
1.7
4.1
40.5
1.2
2.9
42.3
0.1
0.2
50.0
55.4
0.1
0.7
0.0
112
42
7
4
0
1
0
10
+1
12Davion Mitchell
D. Mitchell
127.9
11
25.6
10.0
1.6
3.4
0.8
0.2
4.0
7.9
50.6
1.3
3.7
34.1
0.7
1.2
61.5
59.3
0.5
1.2
1.3
282
110
18
37
9
2
14
18
-106
13Terry Dehere
T. Dehere
127.9
2
2.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
+1
14Sean Green
S. Green
127.9
1
3.0
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
0.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15Nigel Williams-Goss
N. Williams-Goss
127.3
1
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
-5
16Travis Mays
T. Mays
127.2
1
20.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
20
4
1
0
0
0
1
3
17Tyrone Wallace
T. Wallace
127.1
2
5.5
2.0
0.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
37.6
0.0
0.5
0.5
11
4
1
3
0
0
1
2
+7
18Bronny James
B. James
126.9
2
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
+1
19Travis Diener
T. Diener
126.8
2
3.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
-3
20Maurice Martin
M. Martin
126.8
6
10.5
6.3
1.7
1.7
0.0
0.3
2.2
5.7
38.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
45.3
0.7
1.0
1.0
63
38
10
10
0
2
6
13
21Byron Houston
B. Houston
126.5
4
11.8
3.8
1.3
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.5
2.3
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.3
60.0
67.0
0.5
0.8
0.0
47
15
5
3
1
2
0
9
22Doug West
D. West
126.4
3
29.0
11.0
1.3
2.0
0.7
0.3
4.0
7.3
54.5
0.0
0.7
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
63.6
0.0
1.3
0.3
87
33
4
6
2
1
1
11
-34
23Romeo Langford
R. Langford
126.0
11
14.1
4.2
1.2
0.6
0.4
0.2
1.5
3.8
40.5
0.6
1.7
36.8
0.5
0.5
83.3
51.5
0.5
0.7
0.3
155
46
13
7
4
2
3
6
+7
24Keith Jennings
K. Jennings
126.0
3
13.0
5.0
1.7
1.3
0.3
0.0
1.3
4.3
30.8
0.3
1.7
20.0
2.0
2.3
85.7
46.6
0.3
1.3
1.3
39
15
5
4
1
0
4
11
25KZ Okpala
KZ Okpala
126.0
2
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
+1
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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PPG

22.9

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RPG

9.8

Adebayo

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APG

7.1

Mitchell

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.1

15th

DRTG

112.3

4th

NETRTG

2.8

10th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
32
26
.552
11.0
7
31
26
.544
11.5
8
Heat Heat
31
28
.525
12.5
9
29
31
.483
15.0
10
28
31
.475
15.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
3:30 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Heat

31 - 28

117

Final

128

MIL Bucks

25 - 31

Tue 24 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
19
.667
4.5
3
37
22
.627
6.5
4
37
22
.627
6.5
5
34
24
.586
9.0
6
32
26
.552
11.0
7
31
26
.544
11.5
8
31
28
.525
12.5
9
29
31
.483
15.0
10
28
31
.475
15.5
11
25
31
.446
17.0
12
24
35
.407
19.5
13
16
41
.281
26.5
14
15
42
.263
27.5
15
15
44
.254
28.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
14
.763
2
41
16
.719
3.0
3
35
21
.625
8.5
4
36
22
.621
8.5
5
36
23
.610
9.0
6
34
23
.596
10.0
7
33
26
.559
12.0
8
30
28
.517
14.5
9
28
31
.475
17.0
10
27
30
.474
17.0
11
21
35
.375
22.5
12
21
36
.368
23.0
13
18
40
.310
26.5
14
17
42
.288
28.0
15
13
46
.220
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
1/22
@
117-114
Thu
1/22
@
110-98
Fri
1/23
@
115-119
Fri
1/23
@
112-109
Fri
1/23
@
119-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
8:00 PM