highest defensive rating team playoffs 2022

The Denver Nuggets had the worst defensive rating by a team in the 2022 playoffs, with a 121.8 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	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
2	Nets	121.1	2021-22	4	240.0	109.0	34.0	22.3	8.0	6.5	39.3	78.0	50.3	11.5	27.3	42.2	19.0	25.8	73.8	61.0	8.5	25.5	15.3	960	436	136	89	32	26	61	99
3	Raptors	120.2	2021-22	6	244.2	103.2	37.5	20.7	6.7	4.8	38.3	86.0	44.6	9.8	32.8	29.9	16.7	21.0	79.4	54.2	10.0	27.5	10.0	1,465	619	225	124	40	29	60	133
4	Pelicans	119.2	2021-22	6	240.0	109.8	45.7	21.3	6.3	3.5	39.0	84.3	46.2	9.3	26.3	35.4	22.5	28.8	78.0	56.6	15.2	30.5	14.5	1,440	659	274	128	38	21	87	127
5	Suns	116.7	2021-22	13	240.0	107.6	40.2	25.7	6.6	3.8	41.2	82.8	49.7	9.8	27.2	36.3	15.5	18.9	81.7	59.1	9.5	30.7	13.3	3,120	1,399	522	334	86	49	173	292
6	Jazz	115.0	2021-22	6	240.0	99.0	44.8	17.2	4.0	3.7	35.0	79.0	44.3	8.2	29.8	27.4	20.8	26.5	78.6	54.6	9.3	35.5	11.8	1,440	594	269	103	24	22	71	132
7	Hawks	114.9	2021-22	5	240.0	97.4	39.4	18.6	5.8	2.4	34.4	78.2	44.0	11.4	35.0	32.6	17.2	22.0	78.2	55.4	8.6	30.8	16.4	1,200	487	197	93	29	12	82	108
8	Mavericks	114.1	2021-22	18	240.0	106.3	36.5	19.2	7.2	2.8	36.3	80.8	44.9	15.8	41.5	38.0	18.0	23.3	77.1	58.4	6.5	30.0	10.2	4,320	1,914	657	345	129	50	184	380
9	76ers	112.0	2021-22	12	242.1	104.5	39.0	21.8	6.1	4.3	36.4	78.3	46.5	12.4	33.3	37.3	19.3	22.7	84.9	59.2	7.7	31.3	14.8	2,905	1,254	468	261	73	52	177	247
10	Timberwolves	111.8	2021-22	6	240.0	109.2	40.0	22.8	8.2	7.8	36.3	82.0	44.3	13.8	35.7	38.8	22.7	28.0	81.0	57.9	7.0	33.0	17.7	1,440	655	240	137	49	47	106	161
11	Warriors	110.0	2021-22	22	240.0	111.9	43.9	27.0	7.7	5.0	41.4	86.1	48.0	14.0	37.3	37.5	15.1	19.8	76.6	59.0	9.8	34.1	14.5	5,280	2,461	966	594	170	109	320	474
12	Bulls	109.4	2021-22	5	240.0	95.2	44.0	23.0	7.8	3.2	36.4	90.2	40.4	10.4	36.8	28.3	12.0	14.4	83.3	49.3	8.2	35.8	13.0	1,200	476	220	115	39	16	65	93
13	Grizzlies	107.8	2021-22	12	240.0	112.5	45.8	25.2	9.2	6.1	39.8	91.3	43.5	13.1	35.8	36.5	19.9	27.1	73.5	54.5	12.4	33.4	14.0	2,880	1,350	550	302	110	73	168	249
14	Celtics	107.0	2021-22	24	240.0	105.5	42.9	24.5	6.4	6.3	36.7	81.8	44.9	13.7	36.6	37.3	18.5	23.2	79.7	57.4	9.0	33.9	14.7	5,760	2,533	1,030	588	154	150	353	497
15	Heat	106.6	2021-22	18	240.0	104.2	41.1	21.9	8.3	3.7	38.0	85.3	44.5	10.9	34.8	31.3	17.3	21.6	80.4	55.0	9.8	31.2	12.9	4,320	1,876	739	394	150	66	233	386
16	Bucks	102.8	2021-22	12	240.0	102.8	50.4	20.8	6.3	4.5	38.5	88.0	43.8	10.6	32.3	32.7	15.2	20.8	73.1	52.9	9.8	40.7	13.8	2,880	1,233	605	250	76	54	165	230

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.9

1st

DRTG

118.2

25th

NETRTG

4.7

7th

3P%

39.8

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	13	.698	5.5
3	Nuggets	29	14	.674	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.5
5	Rockets	25	15	.625	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/20	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 1/22	DEN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	DEN	@	MIL	9:30 PM
Sun 1/25	DEN	@	MEM	3:30 PM
Tue 1/27	DET	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

16 - 27

110

Final

Nuggets

29 - 14

Sun 18 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.3

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Williams

69.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.9

122.1

120.2

119.9

118.7

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.3

112.4

113.1

113.2

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

7.2

7.0

6.6

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

10-35

10-34

10-32

12-31

12-29

14-29

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,127.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,035.4

Maxey

2,035.3

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,133.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,122.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.57

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.67

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

30-13

24-16-1

25-18

24-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

15-29

17-26

17-25

18-23

19-24

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
4	Raptors	25	19	.568	7.5
5	76ers	23	18	.561	8.0
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	22	21	.512	10.0
9	Bulls	20	22	.476	11.5
10	Hawks	20	25	.444	13.0
11	Bucks	18	24	.429	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Nets	12	29	.293	19.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	21.5
15	Pacers	10	34	.227	22.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	13	.698	5.5
3	Nuggets	29	14	.674	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.5
5	Rockets	25	15	.625	9.0
6	Lakers	25	16	.610	9.5
7	Suns	26	17	.605	9.5
8	Warriors	25	19	.568	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.0
10	Clippers	19	23	.452	16.0
11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	14	29	.326	21.5
14	Kings	12	31	.279	23.5
15	Pelicans	10	35	.222	26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 12/22	DET	@	SAC	136-127
Mon 12/22	HOU	@	LAC	108-128
Wed 12/24	CLE	@	NYK	124-126
Wed 12/24	SAS	@	OKC	117-102
Wed 12/24	DAL	@	GSW	116-126

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/20	PHX	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAC	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	SAS	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	MIN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM

The Denver Nuggets had the worst defensive rating by a team in the 2022 playoffs, with a 121.8 rating.

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29.6

12.2

11.0

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.3

31.8

30.2

12.2

11.6

11.4

11.0

9.8

9.0

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.0

4.5

3.8

3.8

71.3

70.2

69.2

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,127.9

2,035.4

2,035.3

2,165.8

2,133.5

2,122.5

38.0

36.9

33.1

39.4

37.1

36.5

1.84

1.57

1.52

1.96

1.67

1.52

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