highest defensive rating nba playoffs 2026 by team

The Phoenix Suns have the highest defensive rating by a team in the 2026 playoffs, with a 129.0 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	Suns	129.0	2025-26	4	240.0	105.5	40.3	22.0	5.5	2.8	38.5	86.3	44.6	12.8	37.5	34.0	15.8	19.8	79.7	55.6	12.0	28.3	16.0	960	422	161	88	22	11	64	93
2	Hawks	122.0	2025-26	6	240.0	100.3	36.8	22.2	7.3	4.8	36.5	83.7	43.6	11.3	36.3	31.2	16.0	22.2	72.2	53.7	9.2	27.7	14.7	1,440	602	221	133	44	29	88	133
3	76ers	120.5	2025-26	11	240.0	103.1	38.0	21.3	5.4	3.9	37.2	83.1	44.7	11.1	32.8	33.8	17.6	22.3	79.2	55.5	8.5	29.5	12.1	2,640	1,134	418	234	59	43	133	227
4	Trail Blazers	117.3	2025-26	5	240.0	100.0	40.6	21.4	7.6	4.8	35.8	88.8	40.3	11.6	38.4	30.2	16.8	22.0	76.4	50.8	12.0	28.6	12.8	1,200	500	203	107	38	24	64	112
5	Lakers	114.2	2025-26	10	242.5	102.2	39.4	23.8	6.9	5.0	36.6	77.5	47.2	10.4	27.0	38.5	18.6	24.4	76.2	57.9	10.2	29.2	18.1	2,425	1,022	394	238	69	50	181	207
6	Timberwolves	114.1	2025-26	12	240.0	108.3	45.5	23.3	6.4	3.4	39.8	91.2	43.7	10.5	31.2	33.7	18.1	24.1	75.1	53.2	12.1	33.4	13.8	2,880	1,299	546	279	77	41	166	293
7	Nuggets	113.7	2025-26	6	240.0	107.5	38.3	24.5	7.3	4.2	36.3	83.3	43.6	10.0	32.2	31.1	24.8	30.2	82.3	55.6	7.0	31.3	12.0	1,440	645	230	147	44	25	72	136
8	Raptors	113.4	2025-26	7	243.6	110.1	40.3	26.3	9.1	5.7	40.3	86.7	46.5	10.6	29.7	35.6	19.0	26.1	72.7	56.1	11.4	28.9	15.6	1,705	771	282	184	64	40	109	161
9	Cavaliers	113.0	2025-26	16	244.7	108.9	41.9	21.7	7.9	5.4	37.5	82.3	45.6	12.6	37.8	33.4	21.3	28.8	73.9	57.4	12.1	29.8	16.3	3,915	1,742	670	347	126	86	261	328
10	Thunder	111.1	2025-26	11	244.5	120.9	41.0	26.8	10.6	4.6	43.7	88.5	49.4	14.5	37.4	38.7	19.0	22.5	84.6	61.4	11.0	30.0	11.9	2,690	1,330	451	295	117	51	131	238
11	Celtics	110.7	2025-26	7	240.0	106.6	46.9	23.7	5.4	4.7	38.1	87.9	43.4	15.6	46.1	33.7	14.7	20.0	73.6	55.1	12.1	34.7	11.9	1,680	746	328	166	38	33	83	136
12	Pistons	109.0	2025-26	14	241.8	104.9	43.9	22.4	8.7	7.3	37.4	83.5	44.8	10.7	29.9	35.9	19.4	25.3	76.6	55.4	12.9	31.1	16.0	3,385	1,469	615	313	122	102	224	328
13	Rockets	108.5	2025-26	6	244.2	98.7	41.5	20.8	11.5	5.3	35.2	86.0	40.9	10.0	33.2	30.2	18.3	24.5	74.8	51.0	13.5	28.0	13.8	1,465	592	249	125	69	32	83	131
14	Magic	107.4	2025-26	7	240.0	97.7	41.6	19.9	10.3	6.0	33.1	83.4	39.7	11.1	34.0	32.8	20.3	28.4	71.4	50.9	11.3	30.3	14.3	1,680	684	291	139	72	42	100	167
15	Spurs	106.9	2025-26	14	243.6	116.4	47.6	25.1	8.3	7.8	41.4	86.0	48.1	12.8	34.4	37.2	20.9	26.1	80.0	59.7	11.6	35.9	15.7	3,410	1,629	666	351	116	109	220	319
16	Knicks	104.8	2025-26	12	242.1	119.0	44.5	26.2	8.3	4.3	43.3	84.2	51.4	12.8	32.4	39.6	19.7	26.4	74.4	62.1	10.2	34.3	13.3	2,905	1,428	534	314	100	52	160	266

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

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More Suns Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Brooks

RPG

7.0

Ighodaro

APG

4.8

Booker

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

16th

DRTG

113.9

10th

NETRTG

1.5

15th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

131

Final

122

Suns

0 - 4

Mon 27 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.7

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

3.8

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

125.2

124.0

117.1

113.7

112.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.8

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.2

14.1

10.2

3.0

1.7

-0.3

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

668.4

Wembanyama

629.4

Mobley

627.9

Cunningham

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

660

Wembanyama

639.5

Mitchell

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

1.62

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.60

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-40

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-57

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 3/29	LAC	@	MIL	127-113
Sun 3/29	MIA	@	IND	118-135
Sun 3/29	WAS	@	POR	88-123
Sun 3/29	BOS	@	CHA	114-99
Sun 3/29	SAC	@	BKN	99-116

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sun 5/24	OKC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Tue 5/26	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM

The Phoenix Suns have the highest defensive rating by a team in the 2026 playoffs, with a 129.0 rating.

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26.0

7.0

4.8

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

28.5

28.1

27.6

13.2

11.7

10.7

9.5

8.6

8.2

2.8

2.5

2.4

3.8

1.9

1.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

150.0

113.6

113.6

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

668.4

629.4

627.9

679

660

639.5

40.4

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34.9

44.0

42.0

41.0

2.00

1.66

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1.60

1.58

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