lowest defensive rating in the finals

Gerald Henderson has the lowest career defensive rating in the NBA Finals, with a 0.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating by a player in the finals
NAMEDRTGSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
0.8
NBA Finals
15
18.4
8.7
1.9
2.5
0.9
0.1
3.8
7.7
49.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.1
1.6
70.8
51.8
1.0
0.9
1.2
276
131
28
38
14
2
18
28
2Earl Cureton
E. Cureton
5.2
NBA Finals
6
7.2
1.7
2.7
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.7
2.3
28.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
33.6
1.2
1.5
0.5
43
10
16
1
3
0
3
7
3M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
6.6
NBA Finals
13
11.2
4.6
1.1
0.6
0.5
0.3
1.8
4.3
42.9
0.1
0.2
33.3
0.8
1.1
78.6
48.3
0.6
0.5
0.3
146
60
14
8
6
4
4
17
4Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
12.0
NBA Finals
18
29.1
11.7
5.6
2.3
0.6
0.4
3.7
7.1
52.3
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.2
80.9
62.0
2.9
2.7
1.9
523
210
101
41
11
8
34
49
5Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
28.0
NBA Finals
20
23.5
12.2
4.8
0.8
0.7
1.4
5.0
10.7
46.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
2.1
3.1
67.7
50.8
1.2
3.6
2.2
470
244
95
15
13
27
44
75
6Mike McGee
M. McGee
35.7
NBA Finals
12
7.8
4.8
1.8
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.8
4.5
40.7
0.3
0.6
42.9
0.9
1.3
68.8
47.5
1.2
0.6
0.5
93
58
21
3
2
1
6
17
7Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
40.3
NBA Finals
11
7.9
2.4
1.1
1.1
0.2
0.0
1.1
2.6
41.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.4
50.0
42.3
0.6
0.5
0.5
87
26
12
12
2
0
6
20
8Mitch Kupchak
M. Kupchak
40.6
NBA Finals
16
14.8
7.1
3.8
0.8
0.1
0.3
2.8
5.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.6
2.3
67.6
56.9
1.6
2.2
0.8
237
113
60
13
1
4
13
40
9Bill Walton
B. Walton
40.7
NBA Finals
17
21.6
9.7
9.4
2.5
0.5
1.6
4.4
7.6
56.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
73.9
58.9
2.2
7.2
1.0
367
165
159
42
9
27
11
48
10Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
41.2
NBA Finals
34
17.1
5.6
5.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
2.3
4.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
57.6
54.9
1.7
3.4
1.1
582
190
176
22
19
14
36
92
11Carlos Clark
C. Clark
42.2
NBA Finals
5
3.6
1.6
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.6
1.4
42.9
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.4
100.0
50.8
0.4
0.0
0.0
18
8
2
3
1
1
0
4
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42.5
NBA Finals
52
36.8
23.3
8.3
3.3
0.9
2.2
9.6
18.5
51.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.9
69.6
55.0
2.4
5.9
2.7
1,914
1,209
433
170
45
116
121
184
13Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
54.9
NBA Finals
46
30.6
10.3
2.9
3.9
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.7
44.7
0.8
2.0
38.0
1.8
2.2
80.6
53.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
1,406
474
135
178
59
20
60
159
14Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
56.8
NBA Finals
11
13.2
5.4
1.1
3.2
0.6
0.3
2.1
6.1
34.3
0.4
0.7
50.0
0.8
1.1
75.0
40.8
0.4
0.7
0.7
145
59
12
35
7
3
8
13
15Robert Reid
R. Reid
56.9
NBA Finals
12
40.4
14.5
5.9
5.9
1.7
0.4
6.1
15.3
39.7
0.1
0.8
11.1
2.3
2.9
77.1
43.6
2.4
3.5
1.9
485
174
71
71
20
5
23
41
16Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
57.4
NBA Finals
37
40.1
18.3
4.7
6.2
1.3
1.1
6.8
16.3
42.0
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.5
5.5
81.0
48.8
1.8
2.9
2.7
1,483
676
175
228
48
39
100
106
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
58.0
NBA Finals
50
40.9
19.4
7.9
11.7
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
51.6
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
2,044
971
397
584
102
16
190
147
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
63.1
NBA Finals
31
42.8
23.1
11.6
6.0
2.0
0.8
8.4
18.3
45.8
0.6
1.5
42.2
5.7
6.5
87.2
54.5
2.5
9.1
2.9
1,326
716
361
187
63
24
91
80
19Chuck Nevitt
C. Nevitt
63.8
NBA Finals
2
1.5
1.5
1.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
52.1
1.0
0.0
0.0
3
3
2
0
1
1
0
1
20Robert Parish
R. Parish
65.2
NBA Finals
31
32.9
15.4
8.4
1.3
1.0
1.7
6.3
13.1
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.4
63.0
51.2
2.8
5.6
2.1
1,020
477
260
40
32
54
65
108
21Scott Wedman
S. Wedman
66.3
NBA Finals
11
16.4
8.5
3.7
1.8
0.5
0.0
3.5
6.7
52.7
0.9
1.5
58.8
0.5
0.8
55.6
59.6
1.5
2.2
0.9
180
93
41
20
5
0
10
25
22Kevin McHale
K. McHale
79.1
NBA Finals
31
32.5
17.9
7.4
1.4
0.3
1.4
6.8
12.5
54.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.4
5.7
76.8
59.9
2.7
4.7
2.3
1,009
556
230
43
10
44
70
95
23Jared Dudley
J. Dudley
79.2
NBA Finals
3
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-3
24Dickey Simpkins
D. Simpkins
80.6
NBA Finals
2
6.0
1.0
1.5
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
34.7
0.5
1.0
0.5
12
2
3
1
0
1
1
1
+1
25DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
83.6
NBA Finals
1
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-2
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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
IND IND
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
BOS BOS
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

15 - 10

101

Final

116

MIL Bucks

11 - 15

Thu 11 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/12
TOR TOR
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CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
132-122
Thu
11/13
BKN BKN
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ORL ORL
98-105
Thu
11/13
MIA MIA
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NYK NYK
132-140

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
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CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
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ATL ATL
6:00 PM
Sun
12/14
MIL MIL
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BKN BKN
6:00 PM
Sun
12/14
SAC SAC
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MIN MIN
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