The Detroit Pistons had the best defensive rating by a team in the 1988 playoffs, with a 102.7 rating.

	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	Pistons	102.7	1987-88	23	244.3	99.7	44.3	22.3	7.4	4.6	38.4	82.6	46.5	0.9	3.5	25.9	22.0	29.2	75.4	52.2	14.0	30.3	13.8	5,620	2,294	1,019	514	170	105	318	594
2	Bulls	106.5	1987-88	10	240.0	94.8	43.0	23.4	7.1	4.0	38.4	85.1	45.1	0.8	3.1	25.8	17.2	21.2	81.1	50.2	14.3	28.7	14.9	2,400	948	430	234	71	40	149	238
3	Trail Blazers	107.3	1987-88	4	240.0	104.3	48.0	22.5	9.8	4.3	41.0	96.0	42.7	2.5	7.8	32.3	19.8	26.3	75.2	48.5	19.0	29.0	16.3	960	417	192	90	39	17	65	116
4	Jazz	107.6	1987-88	11	240.0	103.4	38.3	25.5	7.6	6.6	38.4	79.5	48.3	2.3	5.5	41.7	24.4	31.5	77.2	55.4	10.5	27.7	16.3	2,640	1,137	421	281	84	73	179	246
5	Celtics	109.1	1987-88	17	244.4	103.5	40.4	26.8	6.0	4.8	37.9	79.7	47.6	2.4	6.8	34.5	25.2	30.9	81.6	55.4	11.9	28.5	14.9	4,155	1,759	687	456	102	82	253	382
6	Cavaliers	109.8	1987-88	5	240.0	100.4	40.4	23.8	5.8	6.4	40.0	80.6	49.6	1.0	4.8	20.8	19.4	26.4	73.5	54.4	12.0	28.4	15.6	1,200	502	202	119	29	32	78	97
7	Bullets	110.3	1987-88	5	245.0	97.2	38.0	16.4	7.0	5.2	36.4	79.0	46.1	0.2	1.8	11.1	24.2	32.8	73.8	52.0	13.4	24.6	15.2	1,225	486	190	82	35	26	76	123
8	Lakers	111.4	1987-88	24	240.0	105.6	40.5	25.9	7.2	4.7	40.8	81.8	49.9	2.4	6.0	39.3	21.5	27.7	77.9	56.2	13.0	27.5	14.0	5,760	2,534	973	622	173	113	336	508
9	Rockets	112.3	1987-88	4	240.0	104.5	44.0	19.8	8.0	4.3	39.0	86.3	45.2	2.3	6.3	36.0	24.3	29.5	82.2	52.7	16.0	28.0	14.8	960	418	176	79	32	17	59	90
10	Spurs	114.0	1987-88	3	240.0	109.7	38.3	27.7	11.0	3.7	45.7	97.0	47.1	2.3	6.7	35.0	16.0	22.3	71.6	51.3	15.0	23.3	18.0	720	329	115	83	33	11	54	72
11	Nuggets	114.1	1987-88	11	240.0	110.8	42.3	22.9	6.8	4.8	42.0	93.0	45.2	3.0	10.9	27.5	23.8	28.8	82.6	52.4	15.1	27.2	11.3	2,640	1,219	465	252	75	53	124	272
12	Hawks	114.2	1987-88	12	240.0	108.6	38.8	26.4	7.6	5.1	42.6	84.7	50.3	1.2	4.5	25.9	22.3	28.3	78.5	55.9	12.7	26.1	12.1	2,880	1,303	465	317	91	61	145	314
13	Mavericks	114.8	1987-88	17	240.0	107.9	44.8	24.2	7.4	5.1	42.9	86.6	49.6	1.5	5.5	26.9	20.5	27.2	75.5	54.7	16.4	28.4	14.9	4,080	1,834	761	411	126	87	253	353
14	Bucks	115.0	1987-88	5	240.0	108.6	44.0	24.6	6.6	3.4	39.8	83.2	47.8	1.4	5.2	26.9	27.6	35.8	77.1	54.9	16.0	28.0	15.2	1,200	543	220	123	33	17	76	123
15	SuperSonics	115.5	1987-88	5	240.0	114.2	44.6	27.6	5.2	4.0	46.0	89.2	51.6	2.2	7.8	28.2	20.0	28.4	70.4	56.1	13.8	30.8	15.4	1,200	571	223	138	26	20	77	149
16	Knicks	117.1	1987-88	4	240.0	99.3	40.8	25.5	8.3	5.3	38.3	87.0	44.0	4.0	11.8	34.0	18.8	23.0	81.5	51.1	13.5	27.3	15.8	960	397	163	102	33	21	63	115

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

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More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

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	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 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