lowest team defensive rating playoffs single season since 2006

Since 2005-06, the Atlanta Hawks have the lowest defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 97.1 rating in 2011-12.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Hawks	97.1	2011-12	6	244.2	82.2	42.5	17.5	5.5	3.3	31.8	79.3	40.1	5.8	18.8	31.0	12.7	16.2	78.4	47.5	10.0	32.5	15.3	1,465	493	255	105	33	20	92	119
2	Bulls	97.6	2011-12	6	240.0	84.3	46.8	22.5	5.2	6.7	34.0	80.7	42.1	4.3	12.7	34.2	12.0	18.5	64.9	47.5	11.5	35.3	14.3	1,440	506	281	135	31	40	86	123
3	76ers	98.3	2011-12	13	240.0	85.7	41.8	18.2	7.6	5.3	32.1	78.1	41.1	4.0	13.2	30.4	17.5	24.4	71.9	48.2	10.8	31.0	11.5	3,120	1,114	543	236	99	69	150	243
4	Knicks	98.3	2012-13	12	242.1	88.6	39.5	15.1	8.8	4.3	33.3	81.0	41.0	8.0	23.3	34.3	14.1	18.0	78.2	49.8	10.7	28.8	11.6	2,905	1,063	474	181	106	51	139	285
5	Celtics	98.9	2012-13	6	244.2	82.3	39.0	16.8	5.5	3.0	28.5	69.0	41.3	6.8	20.7	33.1	18.5	21.5	86.0	52.5	5.2	33.8	17.3	1,465	494	234	101	33	18	104	113
6	Celtics	99.2	2011-12	20	243.8	89.5	39.9	19.8	8.2	4.9	33.8	77.2	43.8	4.7	16.3	28.5	17.3	21.6	79.9	51.6	8.0	31.9	13.0	4,875	1,790	797	396	164	98	260	433
7	Nets	99.6	2006-07	12	240.0	90.2	39.8	23.0	6.3	2.9	32.6	73.3	44.4	7.7	20.8	36.8	17.3	23.3	74.3	53.9	8.6	31.3	16.1	2,880	1,082	478	276	76	35	193	254
8	Cavaliers	100.0	2006-07	20	242.5	88.8	43.3	17.5	7.2	3.5	32.1	76.3	42.1	5.4	16.6	32.6	19.2	26.1	73.7	50.6	11.9	31.4	13.0	4,850	1,776	866	350	144	69	260	414
9	Magic	100.3	2010-11	6	240.0	88.7	42.3	14.5	6.5	4.0	31.0	75.8	40.9	6.2	23.5	26.2	20.5	27.8	73.7	50.3	11.8	30.5	12.8	1,440	532	254	87	39	24	77	129
10	Warriors	100.5	2014-15	21	243.6	103.3	45.6	24.5	8.0	5.8	38.2	84.2	45.3	11.4	30.5	37.4	15.5	22.1	69.9	55.0	11.6	34.0	14.6	5,115	2,169	958	515	168	121	307	471
11	Celtics	100.5	2015-16	6	244.2	93.8	46.0	21.0	6.3	6.5	34.3	89.5	38.4	8.7	31.5	27.5	16.5	21.0	78.6	47.5	10.7	35.3	14.7	1,465	563	276	126	38	39	88	132
12	Bulls	100.7	2014-15	12	244.2	96.0	45.4	22.2	7.2	6.6	35.1	83.8	41.9	9.2	24.6	37.3	16.7	21.5	77.5	51.5	11.7	33.8	14.0	2,930	1,152	545	266	86	79	168	226
13	Pacers	100.9	2011-12	11	242.3	90.9	44.0	16.3	6.9	5.5	33.7	79.5	42.4	5.7	17.9	32.0	17.7	23.0	77.1	50.7	12.4	31.6	15.1	2,665	1,000	484	179	76	60	166	242
14	Magic	100.9	2009-10	14	241.8	96.6	40.4	16.9	6.4	5.5	32.8	70.8	46.3	9.9	26.9	36.6	21.1	30.1	70.1	57.4	9.3	31.1	13.7	3,385	1,352	565	236	90	77	192	313
15	Bulls	100.9	2010-11	16	241.6	92.5	43.6	20.1	7.3	6.6	34.0	80.6	42.2	6.3	19.2	32.9	18.2	23.2	78.4	51.0	13.4	30.2	13.6	3,865	1,480	697	322	117	106	218	340
16	Wizards	100.9	2013-14	11	242.3	90.4	44.9	19.5	7.5	5.6	34.5	79.7	43.2	5.6	16.8	33.5	15.8	22.7	69.6	50.4	11.7	33.2	12.8	2,665	994	494	215	82	62	141	245
17	Spurs	101.1	2015-16	10	240.0	102.0	39.5	21.3	9.1	7.0	38.7	82.5	46.9	8.2	19.1	42.9	16.4	20.5	80.0	55.7	7.9	31.6	11.6	2,400	1,020	395	213	91	70	116	182
18	Spurs	101.1	2012-13	21	247.1	100.3	42.6	21.9	7.9	5.0	38.0	82.2	46.3	7.9	20.8	37.8	16.4	21.5	76.3	54.7	9.7	32.9	12.9	5,190	2,107	894	459	165	106	270	401
19	Magic	101.3	2023-24	7	240.0	100.3	45.0	19.3	8.0	5.1	35.3	84.0	42.0	10.3	33.3	30.9	19.4	25.1	77.3	52.7	12.0	33.0	14.4	1,680	702	315	135	56	36	101	151
20	Heat	101.6	2011-12	23	242.2	97.3	40.4	17.5	7.3	5.0	35.0	76.0	46.0	6.8	19.7	34.7	20.6	27.7	74.4	55.2	10.2	30.3	13.0	5,570	2,239	930	402	168	114	299	473
21	Heat	101.7	2015-16	14	245.4	96.9	44.2	16.4	5.4	5.9	36.9	80.5	45.8	6.9	19.1	35.8	16.3	21.3	76.5	53.9	9.1	35.1	13.1	3,435	1,356	619	229	76	83	184	297
22	Wizards	101.7	2014-15	10	242.5	101.1	47.2	23.1	7.1	5.3	37.3	84.5	44.1	9.4	23.3	40.3	17.1	23.7	72.2	53.3	11.6	35.6	14.5	2,425	1,011	472	231	71	53	145	200
23	Celtics	101.7	2009-10	24	241.0	93.9	39.1	21.1	8.0	4.6	34.3	75.7	45.3	5.8	16.0	36.3	19.5	25.8	75.5	53.9	8.8	30.3	13.9	5,785	2,253	939	507	192	110	334	590
24	Pistons	101.8	2006-07	16	243.1	91.4	40.6	20.1	7.1	4.7	32.7	76.0	43.0	5.8	16.6	35.0	20.2	26.3	76.7	52.2	11.8	28.8	13.3	3,890	1,462	649	322	113	75	213	382
25	Grizzlies	102.0	2011-12	7	243.6	91.4	42.7	16.3	7.1	4.9	32.6	76.3	42.7	3.4	11.9	28.9	22.9	30.7	74.4	50.9	13.4	29.3	15.4	1,705	640	299	114	50	34	108	163

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More Hawks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.5

Johnson

RPG

10.3

Johnson

APG

7.9

Johnson

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.1

14th

DRTG

113.7

9th

NETRTG

2.4

12th

3P%

37.1

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 2

140

Final

Hawks

2 - 4

Thu 30 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