lowest player defensive rating with a minimum of 200 minutes per 10 team games played ever in the playoffs

Nate Thurmond has the best career defensive rating in the playoffs when he has had 200 or more (MIN/(TM GMS/10)), with an 89.9 rating.

NAME DRTG MIN TM GMS MIN/(TM GMS/10) GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
89.9
630
29
217.24
27
23.3
4.9
7.6
2.2
0.4
1.9
1.9
4.3
43.6
1.1
2.6
44.9
45.1
2.3
5.3
133
205
59
11
51
88
2 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
92.3
4,524
130
348
130
34.8
7.2
11.2
1.3
1.5
1.9
2.8
5.8
48.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.6
3.9
41.8
48.0
3.6
7.6
1.0
939
1,454
173
199
250
136
296
+368
3 Cornell Warner
C. Warner
92.6
561
27
207.78
21
26.7
5.8
8.2
1.2
0.4
0.7
2.6
5.9
43.9
0.6
0.9
68.4
46.1
1.8
6.4
121
172
26
8
14
81
4 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
93.4
2,729
65
419.85
65
42.0
18.9
14.1
3.9
1.2
0.9
8.2
18.4
44.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
3.2
79.5
47.7
3.7
10.4
0.9
1,229
917
252
78
56
8
294
5 Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
95.0
261
9
290
9
29.0
13.1
9.2
1.8
1.4
0.3
4.7
9.0
51.9
3.8
5.2
72.3
58.0
2.9
6.3
118
83
16
13
3
37
6 Gar Heard
G. Heard
95.3
1,816
57
318.6
57
31.9
10.5
9.4
1.7
1.4
1.7
4.3
10.3
41.9
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.9
65.1
45.4
2.6
6.8
1.2
598
534
96
80
98
31
170
7 Clifford Ray
C. Ray
95.5
1,538
51
301.57
51
30.2
8.4
10.5
2.1
1.0
1.4
3.5
6.4
54.3
1.5
2.5
57.7
56.0
3.8
6.6
429
533
108
51
70
189
8 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
95.8
1,074
29
370.34
29
37.0
9.4
9.9
5.0
1.9
1.5
3.7
9.2
40.1
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.0
2.6
77.6
45.6
2.3
7.6
2.9
274
287
144
56
44
66
113
9 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
95.8
3,654
85
429.88
85
43.0
22.5
13.0
2.1
1.1
2.6
9.1
19.8
45.8
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.7
64.9
49.4
4.0
9.0
2.8
1,910
1,104
175
97
222
124
341
10 David Robinson
D. Robinson
95.9
4,221
130
324.69
123
34.3
18.1
10.6
2.3
1.2
2.5
6.2
13.0
47.9
0.0
0.1
10.0
5.6
7.9
70.8
54.7
3.0
7.6
2.3
2,221
1,301
280
151
312
280
423
+362
11 Nick Weatherspoon
N. Weatherspoon
95.9
715
31
230.65
31
23.1
9.1
4.8
0.8
0.6
0.3
3.7
7.6
48.9
1.6
2.4
69.9
52.6
1.5
3.4
281
150
26
18
8
95
12 Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
96.6
710
24
295.83
19
37.4
14.2
8.3
2.0
1.4
0.1
6.0
13.2
45.4
2.2
3.4
64.6
48.3
2.2
6.1
270
158
38
27
1
63
13 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
97.1
3,209
82
391.34
79
40.6
9.5
13.3
4.0
0.8
0.7
3.9
7.5
51.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
1.8
2.9
61.0
54.2
3.9
9.4
1.8
751
1,048
313
67
55
69
238
14 Paul Silas
P. Silas
97.2
3,141
107
293.55
107
29.4
6.5
9.0
2.0
0.8
0.3
2.3
5.6
40.6
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
73.1
48.1
3.2
5.9
1.4
696
967
215
81
34
73
318
15 Bill Robinzine
B. Robinzine
97.5
187
8
233.75
8
23.4
10.4
6.8
0.4
2.0
0.0
4.4
9.4
46.7
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.3
72.2
50.0
2.8
4.0
1.8
83
54
3
16
0
14
26
16 Butch Beard
B. Beard
97.5
608
23
264.35
23
26.4
9.0
4.0
3.5
1.5
0.2
3.7
8.4
43.3
1.7
2.7
63.5
46.9
1.3
2.7
1.8
208
93
80
34
4
11
86
17 Bob Gross
B. Gross
97.7
694
25
277.6
25
27.8
12.3
5.0
3.6
1.4
0.7
4.9
8.4
58.4
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.0
85.1
63.5
2.2
2.8
1.3
307
124
89
35
17
8
101
18 George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
97.8
1,035
34
304.41
34
30.4
14.6
9.6
3.5
1.2
0.3
5.5
13.9
39.5
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.6
64.0
44.4
2.9
6.8
3.6
495
327
118
41
11
43
143
19 Ron Lee
R. Lee
97.8
41
2
205
2
20.5
6.0
3.0
1.5
2.0
0.0
2.5
8.0
31.3
1.0
1.0
100.0
35.5
1.0
2.0
2.0
12
6
3
4
0
4
7
20 Don Nelson
D. Nelson
97.8
1,056
47
224.68
47
22.5
11.4
4.1
1.7
0.3
0.1
4.3
8.3
51.4
2.9
3.5
84.7
58.4
1.3
2.9
538
195
78
13
7
136
21 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
97.9
615
15
410
15
41.0
22.7
7.7
4.6
2.1
0.3
9.5
18.1
52.4
3.8
4.3
87.7
56.9
1.6
6.1
341
115
69
32
4
45
22 Rick Barry
R. Barry
97.9
1,817
49
370.82
48
37.9
23.6
5.2
5.4
2.2
0.8
9.5
21.6
44.2
0.5
2.0
25.0
4.5
4.9
91.1
49.7
1.4
3.8
1.5
1,132
251
258
106
39
12
142
23 Marcus Camby
M. Camby
97.9
2,245
89
252.25
79
28.4
7.5
9.0
1.2
0.8
1.9
3.0
6.8
44.3
0.0
0.1
42.9
1.4
2.4
57.8
47.3
2.3
6.7
1.0
589
712
95
61
151
79
259
-188
24 Don Chaney
D. Chaney
97.9
1,251
40
312.75
40
31.3
9.5
4.2
2.7
1.7
0.4
3.7
8.6
43.6
2.0
2.5
79.2
48.9
2.1
2.1
378
167
109
66
17
142
25 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
98.0
2,155
56
384.82
53
40.7
20.4
5.2
5.1
1.1
0.3
8.0
17.9
44.6
4.4
5.2
85.4
50.5
1.5
3.8
1,082
278
272
60
16
146
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.7

1st

DRTG

112.2

8th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

38.3

2nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM