highest defensive rating this playoffs nba

I couldn't find anything for this season, but Keshad Johnson had the highest defensive rating in the 2025 playoffs, with a 144.4 rating.

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highest defensive rating by a player this playoffs NBA

	NAME	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	Keshad 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
2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. J. Jaquez Jr.	142.8	3	6.3	1.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.0	16.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	29.1	1.0	0.3	0.3	19	4	4	1	0	0	1	1	-18
3	Duncan Robinson D. Robinson	142.2	4	14.8	4.3	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	3.5	35.7	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.8	1.0	75.0	53.9	0.0	1.0	1.5	59	17	4	1	0	0	6	6	-39
4	Kyle Anderson K. Anderson	142.2	2	7.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	14	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	-27
5	Alec Burks A. Burks	140.2	1	15.0	6.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	15	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	-1
6	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	139.8	4	35.5	15.0	2.3	6.3	0.8	0.3	6.3	10.3	61.0	1.8	3.5	50.0	0.8	1.8	42.9	68.1	0.5	1.8	2.0	142	60	9	25	3	1	8	11	-83
7	Tyler Herro T. Herro	139.6	4	36.0	17.8	3.5	2.8	0.5	0.0	6.8	16.3	41.5	2.3	7.3	31.0	2.0	2.5	80.0	51.2	0.0	3.5	2.3	144	71	14	11	2	0	9	12	-87
8	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	138.4	4	30.5	11.5	3.3	2.3	0.3	1.3	4.0	10.8	37.2	1.8	5.0	35.0	1.8	2.5	70.0	48.5	1.0	2.3	2.8	122	46	13	9	1	5	11	6	-80
9	Pelle 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
10	Haywood Highsmith H. Highsmith	134.9	4	21.0	7.3	3.3	1.0	0.8	0.5	2.8	4.8	57.9	1.8	3.8	46.7	0.0	0.0		76.3	1.0	2.3	1.0	84	29	13	4	3	2	4	11	-63
11	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	134.8	4	38.3	17.5	11.0	4.3	1.0	0.3	7.0	16.0	43.8	1.8	5.3	33.3	1.8	2.8	63.6	50.8	4.0	7.0	3.0	153	70	44	17	4	1	12	9	-73
12	Kel'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
13	Nikola Jović N. Jović	133.4	4	18.8	9.5	4.0	1.5	0.8	0.3	3.3	8.8	37.1	1.5	6.0	25.0	1.5	1.5	100.0	50.5	1.0	3.0	1.3	75	38	16	6	3	1	5	2	-46
14	Bronny 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
15	Andre Jackson Jr. A. Jackson Jr.	126.7	2	2.5	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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
16	Maxi Kleber M. Kleber	126.2	1	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	53.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1
17	Shake Milton S. Milton	126.1	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1
18	Jett Howard J. Howard	125.1	1	4.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		150.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1
19	AJ Green	124.2	5	27.0	11.0	2.8	2.0	0.0	0.2	3.6	7.8	46.2	3.6	7.0	51.4	0.2	0.4	50.0	69.0	0.4	2.4	0.0	135	55	14	10	0	1	0	13	+10
20	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	124.2	5	20.4	5.8	2.2	0.8	0.0	0.2	2.4	7.0	34.3	0.4	2.0	20.0	0.6	1.2	50.0	38.5	0.6	1.6	0.6	102	29	11	4	0	1	3	12	-43
21	Patty Mills P. Mills	124.0	1	4.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		75.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	+6
22	Pat Connaughton P. Connaughton	123.8	3	4.7	2.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	2.7	25.0	0.3	1.3	25.0	0.3	0.7	50.0	33.8	0.0	0.7	0.3	14	6	2	1	0	0	1	1	-10
23	Pacôme Dadiet P. Dadiet	123.0	2	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3
24	Chris Livingston C. Livingston	122.8	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	0.0	0.5	0.0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3
25	Kobe Brown K. Brown	122.7	3	5.0	5.3	0.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	2.3	2.7	87.5	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	94.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	15	16	1	4	0	0	0	0	+20

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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