lebron james defensive rating in nba finals year by year

LeBron James had a defensive rating of 103.6 in the 2007 NBA Finals.

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	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	LeBron James L. James	103.6	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	4	42.6	22.0	7.0	6.8	1.0	0.5	8.0	22.5	35.6	1.0	5.0	20.0	5.0	7.3	69.0	42.8	1.0	6.0	5.8	170	88	28	27	4	2	23	8	-4
2	LeBron James L. James	110.0	2010-11	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.6	17.8	7.2	6.8	1.7	0.5	7.2	15.0	47.8	1.5	4.7	32.1	2.0	3.3	60.0	54.1	1.0	6.2	4.0	262	107	43	41	10	3	24	20	-36
3	LeBron James L. James	108.8	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	5	44.1	28.6	10.2	7.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	21.6	47.2	0.6	3.2	18.8	7.6	9.2	82.6	55.8	3.0	7.2	3.8	220	143	51	37	8	2	19	10	+31
4	LeBron James L. James	104.4	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	7	43.0	25.3	10.9	7.0	2.3	0.9	9.6	21.4	44.7	1.7	4.9	35.3	4.4	5.6	79.5	52.9	2.4	8.4	2.6	301	177	76	49	16	6	18	10	0
5	LeBron James L. James	116.6	2013-14	NBA Finals	MIA	5	37.8	28.2	7.8	4.0	2.0	0.4	10.4	18.2	57.1	2.8	5.4	51.9	4.6	5.8	79.3	67.9	1.4	6.4	3.8	189	141	39	20	10	2	19	10	-47
6	LeBron James L. James	104.5	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	6	45.7	35.8	13.3	8.8	1.3	0.5	13.0	32.7	39.8	2.2	7.0	31.0	7.7	11.2	68.7	47.7	1.8	11.5	3.5	274	215	80	53	8	3	21	19	-25
7	LeBron James L. James	101.2	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	41.7	29.7	11.3	8.9	2.6	2.3	11.7	23.7	49.4	1.9	5.0	37.1	4.4	6.1	72.1	56.2	2.4	8.9	4.4	292	208	79	62	18	16	31	16	+26
8	LeBron James L. James	117.3	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	5	42.4	33.6	12.0	10.0	1.4	1.0	13.2	23.4	56.4	2.4	6.2	38.7	4.8	7.4	64.9	63.0	1.8	10.2	4.2	212	168	60	50	7	5	21	13	-7
9	LeBron James L. James	123.4	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	4	44.7	34.0	8.5	10.0	1.3	1.0	12.3	23.3	52.7	1.5	4.5	33.3	8.0	9.5	84.2	62.0	2.3	6.3	5.0	179	136	34	40	5	4	20	11	-60
10	LeBron James L. James	110.5	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.4	29.8	11.8	8.5	1.2	0.5	11.3	19.2	59.1	2.5	6.0	41.7	4.7	7.0	66.7	67.1	2.0	9.8	3.5	236	179	71	51	7	3	21	13	+36

StatMuse has game-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 Finals.

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.0

Mitchell

RPG

7.8

Mobley

APG

5.9

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/9	DET	@	CLE	3:00 PM
Mon 5/11	DET	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

0 - 2

Final

107

Pistons

2 - 0

Thu 7 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.6

Cunningham

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.0

Ayton

10.8

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.0

James

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.9

Smart

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

Playoffs BPG Leaders

5.0

Wembanyama

2.2

Holmgren

2.0

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.4

George

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

126.0

124.0

116.7

113.7

112.4

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

102.4

103.8

104.5

107.0

107.4

107.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.5

18.3

14.4

6.2

3.0

-0.5

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

431.7

Cunningham

373

Maxey

367.3

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

461

Cunningham

387.5

Maxey

380.5

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.4

Lanier

40.1

Williams

38.7

Smith

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.71

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

2.00

Lanier

1.65

Wembanyama

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

52-37

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

49-40

Worst Record ATS

33-49

37-54

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