highest playoff team defensive ratings from 1990-91 to 2004-05

Between the 1990-91 and 2004-05 seasons, the Memphis Grizzlies had the worst defensive rating by a team in the playoffs, with a 118.9 rating.

	TEAM	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	Grizzlies	118.9	8	240.0	93.1	37.0	17.8	7.6	4.8	36.1	80.1	45.1	5.8	16.3	35.4	15.1	20.3	74.7	52.3	10.6	26.4	12.5	1,920	745	296	142	61	38	100	198
2	Warriors	116.9	16	241.6	115.4	36.9	25.6	8.5	6.1	44.1	88.4	49.8	4.8	13.0	36.5	22.5	29.6	75.9	56.9	11.1	25.9	13.0	3,865	1,846	591	409	136	97	208	457
3	Magic	110.8	60	241.7	96.2	39.4	20.5	6.9	4.7	35.0	76.9	45.6	6.9	19.4	35.5	19.2	28.1	68.3	53.9	12.2	27.2	14.4	14,500	5,770	2,364	1,228	411	281	861	1,443
4	Mavericks	110.8	56	241.8	102.5	43.1	19.0	6.6	5.3	37.5	85.9	43.7	7.6	20.1	37.6	20.0	24.4	81.7	53.1	12.9	30.2	12.6	13,540	5,741	2,412	1,065	370	294	705	1,329
5	Suns	110.6	106	242.6	102.8	42.4	22.2	7.5	5.7	38.1	84.1	45.2	5.5	15.7	35.1	21.2	28.0	75.6	53.3	12.6	29.7	13.6	25,715	10,896	4,492	2,348	800	606	1,439	2,485
6	Clippers	110.6	13	240.0	94.5	39.8	21.4	8.0	4.8	36.9	82.5	44.8	2.8	8.4	33.9	17.8	25.8	69.3	50.4	13.2	26.6	13.0	3,120	1,229	517	278	104	62	169	331
7	Wizards	109.7	13	240.0	99.2	41.2	17.2	7.4	5.9	34.8	80.1	43.5	5.3	16.8	31.5	24.2	32.7	73.9	52.5	12.5	28.6	14.8	3,120	1,289	535	223	96	77	193	331
8	SuperSonics	109.4	106	241.7	98.2	40.4	20.8	8.2	4.8	36.0	79.0	45.6	5.5	15.4	35.6	20.7	26.9	76.9	54.0	13.0	27.4	14.6	25,615	10,407	4,283	2,202	868	514	1,550	2,610
9	Cavaliers	109.3	40	241.3	94.5	38.1	23.2	7.9	4.8	34.9	75.8	46.0	3.6	10.3	34.6	21.2	26.9	79.0	53.9	11.5	26.6	15.0	9,650	3,781	1,524	927	314	193	598	830
10	Trail Blazers	109.0	103	241.7	98.4	41.2	21.7	7.6	4.1	35.6	79.1	45.0	4.4	12.7	34.3	22.8	30.6	74.6	53.2	12.9	28.3	14.2	24,895	10,136	4,245	2,230	779	421	1,464	2,590
11	Bucks	108.6	40	242.5	95.1	41.4	21.4	6.8	5.4	35.6	80.2	44.3	5.7	15.5	36.4	18.4	23.8	77.4	52.5	11.6	29.9	13.9	9,700	3,805	1,657	855	272	215	555	997
12	Rockets	108.1	105	241.7	98.7	40.8	23.2	7.7	5.5	36.1	78.6	45.9	7.1	19.6	36.2	19.4	25.5	76.0	54.9	10.6	30.2	14.4	25,375	10,361	4,285	2,434	804	582	1,509	2,379
13	Hawks	107.8	55	240.5	89.3	39.4	17.9	7.4	4.4	32.3	76.3	42.3	5.3	16.1	32.8	19.4	25.6	75.5	51.0	12.7	26.7	14.1	13,225	4,912	2,168	985	405	242	777	1,236
14	Nuggets	107.3	25	246.0	92.6	42.9	18.8	6.5	7.3	33.8	79.3	42.7	3.8	11.9	31.5	21.2	29.2	72.6	50.2	13.2	29.7	15.5	6,150	2,315	1,072	471	163	183	388	667
15	76ers	107.1	71	242.1	92.8	41.8	19.8	8.1	4.3	34.1	78.7	43.3	3.8	11.6	32.5	20.8	27.3	76.2	51.1	13.1	28.7	13.3	17,190	6,591	2,971	1,404	576	304	942	1,559
16	Celtics	106.8	66	243.4	96.8	41.8	20.5	7.5	4.9	36.3	80.7	45.0	4.7	14.2	33.2	19.5	24.9	78.4	52.8	11.5	30.3	14.3	16,065	6,390	2,759	1,353	497	322	946	1,566
17	Timberwolves	106.7	47	241.1	91.6	41.6	20.4	6.7	4.6	34.4	79.3	43.4	5.1	13.9	36.5	17.7	22.6	78.1	51.3	11.1	30.5	14.2	11,330	4,305	1,954	958	317	215	666	1,134
18	Hornets	105.8	48	244.7	94.0	41.3	21.1	8.2	4.9	34.8	78.8	44.2	3.9	11.6	33.6	20.5	27.5	74.3	51.7	12.9	28.4	14.4	11,745	4,511	1,982	1,011	392	233	692	1,097
19	Jazz	105.8	144	241.9	94.4	40.7	23.1	7.2	4.9	34.6	76.3	45.3	3.5	9.9	35.4	21.8	28.5	76.4	53.1	11.7	29.0	13.8	34,835	13,600	5,854	3,323	1,037	710	1,993	3,623
20	Kings	105.6	67	242.6	99.0	43.8	20.3	8.1	4.4	36.0	83.0	43.4	5.7	17.3	32.9	21.3	28.0	76.1	52.0	12.7	31.1	14.7	16,255	6,632	2,932	1,360	541	297	985	1,563
21	Lakers	105.5	164	242.0	97.5	42.1	21.6	7.3	5.7	35.9	79.1	45.4	5.4	15.7	34.2	20.4	29.7	68.5	52.9	12.3	29.8	13.6	39,685	15,984	6,907	3,550	1,195	933	2,224	3,874
22	Pacers	104.3	146	241.9	93.4	40.3	20.2	7.1	4.7	33.1	75.4	43.9	5.6	15.5	35.9	21.6	27.9	77.5	53.3	11.3	29.0	14.8	35,315	13,637	5,877	2,942	1,043	693	2,168	3,594
23	Bulls	104.1	142	241.8	98.0	41.1	22.9	8.5	4.6	37.0	79.6	46.5	4.4	12.8	34.6	19.7	26.6	73.9	53.7	13.7	27.4	13.2	34,330	13,922	5,842	3,246	1,212	656	1,879	3,403
24	Raptors	103.6	20	240.0	88.8	40.3	21.6	8.1	5.6	33.5	78.1	42.8	5.1	14.1	35.9	16.9	22.3	75.6	50.5	12.2	28.1	14.3	4,800	1,776	805	431	161	112	286	452
25	Spurs	102.4	156	241.1	94.1	42.9	20.1	6.9	6.0	34.3	76.5	44.8	4.9	13.8	35.5	20.6	28.5	72.4	52.8	11.9	30.9	14.5	37,615	14,673	6,687	3,136	1,076	939	2,257	3,450

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Team Leaders

PPG

19.2

Jackson

RPG

6.7

Aldama

APG

5.6

Spencer

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.9

25th

DRTG

118.8

24th

NETRTG

-5.9

24th

3P%

35.3

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz	22	60	.268	42.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	UTA	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MEM	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MEM	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	MEM	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM

Last Game

Grizzlies

25 - 57

101

Final

132

Rockets

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Between the 1990-91 and 2004-05 seasons, the Memphis Grizzlies had the worst defensive rating by a team in the playoffs, with a 118.9 rating.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

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28.8

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11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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