lowest team defensive rating playoffs single season since 2020 minimum 17 games

Since 2019-20, the New York Knicks have the lowest defensive rating by a team with 17+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with a 104.9 rating in 2025-26.

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	Bucks	107.6	23	2020-21	242.2	110.3	49.0	22.8	7.8	4.2	42.1	91.1	46.2	11.2	35.0	32.1	14.9	20.8	71.8	55.0	12.8	36.1	12.7	5,570	2,537	1,126	525	180	97	293	413
8	Lakers	108.9	21	2019-20	240.0	112.8	44.1	25.6	8.0	5.3	41.0	84.0	48.9	12.1	34.2	35.4	18.6	24.6	75.8	59.5	10.6	33.5	15.4	5,040	2,369	926	538	169	112	323	476
9	Celtics	109.0	19	2023-24	241.3	108.8	43.1	23.8	6.3	5.4	39.3	83.8	46.9	14.5	40.2	36.0	15.7	19.3	81.2	58.9	9.7	33.4	11.5	4,585	2,067	818	452	119	102	219	298
10	Warriors	110.0	22	2021-22	240.0	111.9	43.9	27.0	7.7	5.0	41.4	86.1	48.0	14.0	37.3	37.5	15.1	19.8	76.6	59.0	9.8	34.1	14.5	5,280	2,461	966	594	170	109	320	474
11	Suns	110.0	22	2020-21	240.0	109.0	42.7	23.2	6.5	4.2	40.9	85.0	48.1	11.2	29.7	37.6	16.0	18.6	86.1	58.5	8.0	34.7	11.9	5,280	2,398	939	511	142	92	262	434
12	Nuggets	110.8	20	2022-23	241.3	113.5	44.8	25.8	6.9	4.2	42.3	86.0	49.2	11.3	30.0	37.5	17.7	22.1	80.1	59.3	10.1	34.7	11.6	4,825	2,269	895	515	137	84	232	385
13	Hawks	111.3	18	2020-21	240.0	106.3	42.4	20.2	6.7	4.4	38.9	86.8	44.9	11.7	34.2	34.3	16.7	20.9	79.8	55.4	9.1	33.3	12.4	4,320	1,913	763	364	121	79	224	382
14	Heat	111.5	21	2019-20	242.4	110.0	41.3	24.9	6.9	3.9	37.7	82.0	46.0	12.8	35.5	35.9	21.8	26.4	82.5	58.7	7.8	33.6	13.2	5,090	2,310	868	523	145	81	277	417
15	Mavericks	111.9	22	2023-24	240.0	106.0	43.1	21.1	6.3	5.3	38.9	83.0	46.8	11.9	33.1	36.0	16.3	22.7	71.9	56.9	10.9	32.2	12.5	5,280	2,331	948	465	138	116	276	417
16	Heat	112.5	23	2022-23	241.1	108.3	40.3	23.6	7.0	3.6	39.7	86.8	45.8	12.8	33.7	38.0	16.1	19.8	81.3	56.7	9.2	31.0	11.7	5,545	2,492	926	542	161	82	269	462
17	Pacers	113.3	23	2024-25	242.2	114.1	40.6	26.4	8.0	5.7	40.8	84.3	48.4	13.2	33.7	39.0	19.3	24.7	78.5	59.9	8.1	32.5	14.3	5,570	2,624	934	608	185	130	330	535
18	Knicks	113.3	18	2024-25	242.8	109.6	42.6	19.8	7.9	4.7	39.4	86.5	45.5	11.1	31.7	34.9	19.7	25.9	76.0	55.9	11.8	30.8	13.8	4,370	1,972	767	357	142	84	248	377
19	Celtics	113.7	20	2022-23	241.3	112.0	43.1	24.2	6.0	6.4	40.9	85.5	47.8	14.1	38.7	36.4	16.2	20.0	81.0	59.4	9.5	33.6	12.4	4,825	2,239	861	483	120	127	248	343
20	Mavericks	114.1	18	2021-22	240.0	106.3	36.5	19.2	7.2	2.8	36.3	80.8	44.9	15.8	41.5	38.0	18.0	23.3	77.1	58.4	6.5	30.0	10.2	4,320	1,914	657	345	129	50	184	380
21	Cavaliers	114.7	18	2025-26	244.2	107.9	40.9	21.7	7.9	5.1	37.4	82.1	45.6	12.5	38.1	32.8	20.6	27.8	73.9	57.2	11.6	29.3	16.7	4,395	1,943	737	390	142	91	301	368
22	Clippers	115.9	19	2020-21	240.0	111.6	41.2	20.8	6.8	4.3	39.1	81.9	47.7	13.8	36.4	38.1	19.5	23.7	82.3	60.4	8.8	32.4	10.7	4,560	2,120	782	395	129	81	203	370
23	Nuggets	116.0	19	2019-20	241.3	107.4	40.6	22.5	6.2	4.0	38.8	82.5	47.1	12.3	32.4	37.9	17.5	21.4	81.6	58.4	9.3	31.4	13.9	4,585	2,041	772	428	117	76	265	426
24	Pacers	119.0	17	2023-24	242.9	113.9	41.4	29.9	5.5	4.8	44.8	88.4	50.7	12.2	32.9	37.2	12.1	16.2	74.6	59.6	10.3	31.1	12.0	4,130	1,936	703	508	93	82	204	348

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Brunson

RPG

11.9

Towns

APG

6.8

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

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	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 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