knicks players best defensive rating this postseason

Ariel Hukporti has the lowest defensive rating for the Knicks in the 2026 playoffs, with a 98.0 rating.

	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	Ariel Hukporti A. Hukporti	98.0	8	8.8	2.1	3.9	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.6	1.4	45.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.9	1.9	46.7	48.3	1.6	2.3	0.6	70	17	31	2	2	5	5	17	+7
2	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	98.6	14	30.2	16.9	10.6	5.9	1.2	1.4	5.6	9.9	57.2	1.6	3.2	48.9	4.1	4.6	89.1	71.3	2.6	8.0	2.6	423	237	148	82	17	19	37	54	+214
3	Jose Alvarado J. Alvarado	100.3	13	8.5	4.2	0.9	1.1	0.7	0.2	1.6	3.3	48.8	0.7	1.7	40.9	0.2	0.2	100.0	60.9	0.0	0.9	0.6	110	54	12	14	9	2	8	10	+65
4	Josh Hart J. Hart	100.8	14	33.0	11.4	8.6	4.6	1.8	0.1	4.4	10.0	44.3	1.4	4.7	30.3	1.1	1.9	61.5	52.8	1.0	7.6	2.1	462	160	121	64	25	2	29	34	+163
5	Jeremy Sochan J. Sochan	101.1	5	4.6	4.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.4	1.6	87.5	0.2	0.4	50.0	1.0	1.6	62.5	86.8	0.2	0.8	0.2	23	20	5	2	1	1	1	2	-14
6	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	101.1	13	14.2	5.3	5.5	0.3	0.5	0.6	2.2	2.9	73.7	0.0	0.0		1.0	3.3	30.2	60.6	2.5	3.0	0.5	184	69	71	4	6	8	6	21	+67
7	OG Anunoby	101.8	12	33.8	19.7	6.9	1.9	1.6	1.0	6.6	11.4	57.7	2.3	4.8	48.3	4.2	4.9	84.7	72.4	1.2	5.8	0.6	406	236	83	23	19	12	7	32	+180
8	Pacôme Dadiet P. Dadiet	104.8	7	5.7	2.9	1.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	1.1	2.3	50.0	0.4	1.1	37.5	0.1	0.3	50.0	59.2	0.3	0.7	0.3	40	20	7	3	2	0	2	1	-3
9	Mohamed Diawara M. Diawara	105.9	6	7.2	1.2	1.5	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.5	2.2	23.1	0.2	1.0	16.7	0.0	0.0		26.9	0.2	1.3	0.5	43	7	9	6	1	0	3	3	-12
10	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	106.9	14	31.7	14.6	3.1	2.5	1.1	0.3	6.1	10.4	58.6	1.1	3.1	34.1	1.4	1.4	100.0	66.5	0.4	2.7	1.0	444	204	43	35	16	4	14	26	+162
11	Miles McBride M. McBride	108.3	14	19.1	6.9	1.4	1.1	0.6	0.2	2.2	5.9	37.3	1.9	4.5	42.9	0.5	0.6	87.5	55.5	0.5	0.9	0.5	268	96	20	16	8	3	7	31	+140
12	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	109.1	14	36.1	26.9	2.8	6.6	0.9	0.0	9.7	20.0	48.6	2.2	6.3	35.2	5.2	6.2	83.9	59.1	0.4	2.4	2.3	506	376	39	92	13	0	32	29	+226
13	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	109.7	14	11.8	5.4	1.8	0.7	0.2	0.1	2.1	4.4	47.5	0.1	0.9	15.4	1.1	1.4	78.9	54.1	1.1	0.6	0.9	165	75	25	10	3	1	12	21	+77
14	Tyler Kolek T. Kolek	110.0	8	6.6	3.5	0.8	1.5	0.0	0.1	1.4	3.1	44.0	0.5	1.1	44.4	0.3	0.3	100.0	54.1	0.1	0.6	0.4	53	28	6	12	0	1	3	3	-6
15	Landry Shamet L. Shamet	110.2	14	13.5	5.7	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.0	1.9	3.4	55.3	1.5	2.5	60.0	0.5	0.6	77.8	78.5	0.2	0.6	0.6	189	80	11	9	4	0	8	21	+89

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

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More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Brunson

RPG

10.6

Towns

APG

6.6

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

28.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.1

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

3.7

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

121.8

115.9

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.4

106.5

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.5

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.1

11.2

9.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

771.2

Wembanyama

691

Mobley

685.9

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

758

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

686.3

Mobley

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

1.60

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.58

Wembanyama

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

57-41

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

54-42

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