lowest team defensive rating playoffs single season since 2010 minimum 17 games

Since 2009-10, the Boston Celtics have the best defensive rating by a team with 17+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with a 99.2 rating in 2011-12.

	TEAM	DRTG	GP	SEASON	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	Celtics	99.2	20	2011-12	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
2	Warriors	100.5	21	2014-15	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
3	Spurs	101.1	21	2012-13	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
4	Heat	101.6	23	2011-12	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
5	Celtics	101.7	24	2009-10	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
6	Heat	102.9	23	2012-13	242.2	97.1	38.1	20.6	8.3	5.4	35.8	76.6	46.8	7.7	20.2	38.1	17.8	23.2	76.6	55.9	9.7	28.4	13.1	5,570	2,234	876	473	191	125	301	510
7	Cavaliers	103.1	20	2014-15	243.8	99.0	47.1	18.0	6.3	6.4	34.7	82.7	42.0	9.8	28.7	34.0	19.9	26.9	73.8	52.4	12.3	34.9	13.0	4,875	1,980	942	360	126	127	259	418
8	Heat	103.4	21	2010-11	242.4	92.8	41.0	16.5	7.3	6.0	32.6	73.3	44.5	5.9	17.9	33.1	21.6	27.8	77.7	54.2	10.1	30.9	13.9	5,090	1,948	862	346	153	127	291	404
9	Warriors	103.6	21	2017-18	241.2	110.4	45.0	26.0	7.9	5.8	41.2	86.0	48.0	11.2	31.4	35.7	16.8	20.4	82.2	58.1	9.1	35.9	12.9	5,065	2,319	945	547	165	122	270	414
10	Spurs	104.2	23	2013-14	241.1	106.3	42.0	22.2	8.1	3.5	39.7	80.9	49.1	8.8	21.6	40.9	18.0	23.5	76.7	58.3	9.4	32.6	12.6	5,545	2,446	967	511	187	80	289	456
11	Pacers	104.4	19	2012-13	241.3	91.8	45.6	17.5	5.4	4.5	32.2	74.4	43.3	6.3	19.2	32.7	21.1	28.5	74.0	52.8	12.7	32.9	16.4	4,585	1,744	867	332	103	85	312	426
12	Raptors	104.4	24	2018-19	242.1	106.6	42.3	22.5	8.0	4.6	37.7	84.8	44.4	11.9	34.5	34.6	19.3	23.3	83.0	56.1	8.3	34.0	12.1	5,810	2,558	1,016	541	193	110	290	543
13	Pacers	104.8	19	2013-14	240.0	91.6	39.5	18.8	7.1	4.2	33.6	74.5	45.1	7.3	19.3	38.0	17.0	23.4	72.7	54.0	8.2	31.3	13.6	4,560	1,740	750	357	134	80	258	394
14	Knicks	104.9	19	2025-26	241.3	115.8	45.1	25.2	8.6	4.3	41.7	85.3	48.9	13.2	33.7	39.1	19.2	25.3	75.9	60.0	10.7	34.4	13.5	4,585	2,201	857	478	163	82	256	416
15	Warriors	105.5	17	2016-17	240.0	119.3	45.8	28.2	8.7	6.1	42.9	87.0	49.4	12.7	32.9	38.6	20.7	25.4	81.5	60.8	9.3	36.5	13.6	4,080	2,028	778	480	148	104	232	370
16	Cavaliers	106.0	21	2015-16	240.0	104.8	43.3	21.2	7.8	4.2	38.3	81.8	46.9	12.3	30.2	40.6	15.8	21.8	72.5	57.3	10.7	32.6	12.5	5,040	2,200	909	446	163	89	262	412
17	Warriors	106.1	24	2015-16	241.0	107.7	43.2	24.3	8.0	5.5	38.9	85.6	45.5	12.8	32.4	39.3	17.1	23.3	73.5	56.2	10.5	32.7	14.0	5,785	2,585	1,037	583	191	131	336	527
18	Thunder	106.2	18	2015-16	240.0	106.4	46.9	20.5	7.7	5.4	38.2	84.5	45.2	8.3	24.9	33.3	21.7	27.6	78.6	55.1	12.5	34.4	13.9	4,320	1,915	845	369	139	97	250	366
19	Celtics	106.3	17	2019-20	244.4	109.4	45.2	22.6	6.7	4.8	38.6	84.9	45.4	12.4	36.4	34.1	19.8	24.2	81.6	57.2	8.8	36.5	13.9	4,155	1,859	769	385	114	82	237	379
20	Mavericks	106.3	21	2010-11	241.2	98.2	38.4	20.1	7.1	4.1	34.5	74.9	46.1	8.8	22.2	39.4	20.5	25.4	80.9	57.1	9.7	28.7	12.9	5,065	2,063	806	423	149	86	271	422
21	Heat	106.6	18	2021-22	240.0	104.2	41.1	21.9	8.3	3.7	38.0	85.3	44.5	10.9	34.8	31.3	17.3	21.6	80.4	55.0	9.8	31.2	12.9	4,320	1,876	739	394	150	66	233	386
22	Spurs	106.7	23	2025-26	242.2	112.4	46.7	24.3	8.3	7.0	39.5	86.3	45.8	12.8	35.7	35.9	20.5	25.9	79.2	57.5	11.7	35.0	14.6	5,570	2,585	1,073	560	191	160	336	507
23	Celtics	107.0	24	2021-22	240.0	105.5	42.9	24.5	6.4	6.3	36.7	81.8	44.9	13.7	36.6	37.3	18.5	23.2	79.7	57.4	9.0	33.9	14.7	5,760	2,533	1,030	588	154	150	353	497
24	Celtics	107.0	19	2017-18	242.6	101.4	41.7	21.2	6.8	4.1	36.4	83.3	43.7	10.5	30.6	34.3	18.1	23.5	76.7	54.1	8.8	32.8	11.6	4,610	1,926	792	403	130	77	221	388
25	Thunder	107.0	23	2024-25	241.1	114.7	43.6	23.0	10.7	5.7	41.0	89.8	45.6	11.8	35.0	33.8	20.9	26.0	80.1	56.6	11.4	32.1	12.3	5,545	2,638	1,002	528	247	130	284	494

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 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