highest denver defensive rating playoffs single season

The Denver Nuggets had their highest defensive rating in a single NBA playoff run in 1986-87, with a 124.9 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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Nuggets	119.4	1994-95	3	240.0	93.0	41.0	20.0	6.0	7.0	33.3	77.7	42.9	4.3	17.7	24.5	22.0	28.0	78.6	51.7	14.0	27.0	17.3	720	279	123	60	18	21	52	105
5	Nuggets	117.9	2007-08	4	240.0	101.5	48.8	18.5	6.3	4.8	37.8	88.5	42.7	4.5	18.0	25.0	21.5	29.0	74.1	50.1	16.5	32.3	14.5	960	406	195	74	25	19	58	102
6	Nuggets	116.1	1989-90	3	240.0	114.3	44.0	28.7	9.3	4.7	43.3	98.7	43.9	2.7	10.7	25.0	25.0	28.7	87.2	51.4	13.0	31.0	12.7	720	343	132	86	28	14	38	77
7	Nuggets	116.0	2019-20	19	241.3	107.4	40.6	22.5	6.2	4.0	38.8	82.5	47.1	12.3	32.4	37.9	17.5	21.4	81.6	58.4	9.3	31.4	13.9	4,585	2,041	772	428	117	76	265	426
8	Nuggets	115.4	1983-84	5	240.0	121.8	42.0	27.0	8.4	4.6	48.0	94.8	50.6	2.0	7.4	27.0	23.8	27.6	86.2	56.9	13.2	28.8	15.2	1,200	609	210	135	42	23	76	142
9	Nuggets	115.1	2009-10	6	240.0	109.3	39.7	19.2	8.2	4.7	37.3	78.5	47.6	6.5	18.2	35.8	28.2	36.8	76.5	57.7	10.3	29.3	13.7	1,440	656	238	115	49	28	82	185
10	Nuggets	115.1	2024-25	14	243.6	107.0	46.4	22.6	7.6	4.2	38.6	86.5	44.6	11.9	34.2	34.7	18.0	23.6	76.4	55.2	12.3	34.1	15.8	3,410	1,498	650	317	106	59	221	279
11	Nuggets	114.2	1981-82	3	240.0	119.3	40.0	24.7	8.7	3.7	48.0	97.0	49.5	0.3	2.7	12.5	23.0	27.7	83.1	54.7	14.0	26.0	14.7	720	358	120	74	26	11	44	76
12	Nuggets	114.1	1987-88	11	240.0	110.8	42.3	22.9	6.8	4.8	42.0	93.0	45.2	3.0	10.9	27.5	23.8	28.8	82.6	52.4	15.1	27.2	11.3	2,640	1,219	465	252	75	53	124	272
13	Nuggets	113.4	1988-89	3	240.0	112.7	44.3	24.0	7.7	1.7	43.3	94.7	45.8	5.3	13.0	41.0	20.7	25.7	80.5	53.2	12.0	32.3	16.7	720	338	133	72	23	5	50	87
14	Nuggets	112.8	2023-24	12	240.0	102.2	42.5	24.9	6.4	4.3	38.9	85.2	45.7	10.5	31.6	33.2	13.8	16.7	83.0	55.2	9.9	32.6	12.0	2,880	1,226	510	299	77	51	144	216
15	Nuggets	112.5	2018-19	14	247.1	109.1	47.7	24.0	5.7	4.6	39.9	90.2	44.3	9.6	27.8	34.4	19.7	25.2	78.2	53.9	13.1	34.6	9.8	3,460	1,528	668	336	80	65	137	298
16	Nuggets	111.3	1985-86	10	247.5	114.5	45.9	24.7	7.2	4.4	43.8	96.1	45.6	1.9	5.4	35.2	25.0	31.5	79.4	52.1	16.6	29.3	14.4	2,475	1,145	459	247	72	44	144	273
17	Nuggets	110.8	2022-23	20	241.3	113.5	44.8	25.8	6.9	4.2	42.3	86.0	49.2	11.3	30.0	37.5	17.7	22.1	80.1	59.3	10.1	34.7	11.6	4,825	2,269	895	515	137	84	232	385
18	Nuggets	110.7	1982-83	8	246.3	116.9	46.8	31.5	6.5	4.5	47.1	98.3	48.0	0.6	2.8	22.7	22.0	27.8	79.3	52.9	13.1	33.6	16.8	1,970	935	374	252	52	36	134	201
19	Nuggets	110.2	2012-13	6	240.0	103.0	38.7	21.2	9.0	2.8	37.2	84.8	43.8	7.0	22.5	31.1	21.7	29.7	73.0	52.6	11.8	26.8	14.5	1,440	618	232	127	54	17	87	139
20	Nuggets	109.9	1984-85	15	241.7	122.0	45.3	30.1	9.9	4.7	47.4	97.8	48.5	1.5	4.1	36.1	25.7	32.9	78.1	54.3	16.1	29.3	16.4	3,625	1,830	680	451	148	71	246	412
21	Nuggets	108.5	2010-11	5	240.0	97.4	38.0	17.6	6.6	3.6	32.6	77.0	42.3	6.8	18.4	37.0	25.4	36.0	70.6	52.5	7.4	30.6	12.2	1,200	487	190	88	33	18	61	119
22	Nuggets	108.5	2004-05	5	245.0	90.2	39.4	16.4	6.4	5.8	32.8	78.6	41.7	2.2	8.4	26.2	22.4	30.4	73.7	49.0	10.2	29.2	13.0	1,225	451	197	82	32	29	65	135
23	Nuggets	108.4	1978-79	3	240.0	110.0	48.7	24.7	6.7	3.7	44.3	91.0	48.7				21.3	29.7	71.9	52.9	15.7	33.0	17.3	720	330	146	74	20	11	52	76
24	Nuggets	107.5	2006-07	5	240.0	88.2	43.4	17.6	5.6	4.2	33.6	79.4	42.3	4.6	14.4	31.9	16.4	21.0	78.1	49.8	13.0	30.4	15.2	1,200	441	217	88	28	21	76	90
25	Nuggets	107.5	2008-09	16	240.0	107.9	40.3	22.6	9.2	5.2	37.3	78.4	47.5	8.1	21.1	38.3	25.4	33.4	75.9	57.9	10.7	29.6	12.1	3,840	1,727	644	362	147	83	194	413

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Jokić

RPG

12.6

Jokić

APG

10.5

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.4

1st

DRTG

117.0

21st

NETRTG

4.4

8th

3P%

39.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.5
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 3/9	DEN	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Wed 3/11	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

38 - 23

117

Final

108

Nuggets

37 - 24

Sun 1 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.4

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.0

7.9

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-48

15-46

15-45

16-43

18-42

19-43

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,806.1

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,990.5

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

35-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-27

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

25-34

26-35

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	40	20	.667	5.5
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	33	.441	19.0
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	29.0
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.5
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0
9	Clippers	28	31	.475	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	28.0
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIL	@	WAS	99-109
Wed 1/28	SAC	@	PHI	111-113
Wed 1/28	HOU	@	ATL	104-86
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	CHA	@	DAL	123-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Mon 3/2	LAC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DAL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM

The Denver Nuggets had their highest defensive rating in a single NBA playoff run in 1986-87, with a 124.9 rating.

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12.6

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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31.8

29.5

12.6

11.8

11.5

10.5

9.8

8.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.9

2.0

1.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

67.9

67.6

67.3

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,918.8

2,806.1

2,714.7

2,990.5

2,945.3

2,875.5

37.3

36.5

33.7

38.5

37.1

36.6

1.81

1.59

1.53

1.92

1.69

1.54

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