nba best defensive rating team in this playoffs

The New York Knicks have the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 2026 playoffs, with a 104.8 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	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	Knicks	104.8	11	242.3	119.9	44.9	25.6	8.6	4.3	43.2	84.1	51.4	12.8	32.1	39.9	20.7	27.5	75.2	62.3	10.6	34.3	13.8	2,665	1,319	494	282	95	47	152	244
2	Spurs	105.4	13	243.8	117.0	48.4	25.0	8.3	7.9	41.9	86.5	48.5	12.8	33.8	37.7	20.4	25.5	79.8	59.9	11.8	36.5	15.8	3,170	1,521	629	325	108	103	205	291
3	Magic	107.4	7	240.0	97.7	41.6	19.9	10.3	6.0	33.1	83.4	39.7	11.1	34.0	32.8	20.3	28.4	71.4	50.9	11.3	30.3	14.3	1,680	684	291	139	72	42	100	167
4	Rockets	108.5	6	244.2	98.7	41.5	20.8	11.5	5.3	35.2	86.0	40.9	10.0	33.2	30.2	18.3	24.5	74.8	51.0	13.5	28.0	13.8	1,465	592	249	125	69	32	83	131
5	Pistons	109.0	14	241.8	104.9	43.9	22.4	8.7	7.3	37.4	83.5	44.8	10.7	29.9	35.9	19.4	25.3	76.6	55.4	12.9	31.1	16.0	3,385	1,469	615	313	122	102	224	328
6	Celtics	110.7	7	240.0	106.6	46.9	23.7	5.4	4.7	38.1	87.9	43.4	15.6	46.1	33.7	14.7	20.0	73.6	55.1	12.1	34.7	11.9	1,680	746	328	166	38	33	83	136
7	Thunder	111.0	10	245.0	120.7	41.0	26.6	11.0	4.9	44.2	89.3	49.5	14.2	37.3	38.1	18.1	21.4	84.6	61.1	11.4	29.6	12.0	2,450	1,207	410	266	110	49	120	213
8	Cavaliers	112.4	15	245.0	109.9	41.9	22.1	8.1	5.4	37.9	82.4	46.0	12.9	38.0	33.9	21.2	28.5	74.3	57.9	12.1	29.8	16.9	3,675	1,649	628	332	122	81	253	308
9	Raptors	113.4	7	243.6	110.1	40.3	26.3	9.1	5.7	40.3	86.7	46.5	10.6	29.7	35.6	19.0	26.1	72.7	56.1	11.4	28.9	15.6	1,705	771	282	184	64	40	109	161
10	Nuggets	113.7	6	240.0	107.5	38.3	24.5	7.3	4.2	36.3	83.3	43.6	10.0	32.2	31.1	24.8	30.2	82.3	55.6	7.0	31.3	12.0	1,440	645	230	147	44	25	72	136
11	Timberwolves	114.1	12	240.0	108.3	45.5	23.3	6.4	3.4	39.8	91.2	43.7	10.5	31.2	33.7	18.1	24.1	75.1	53.2	12.1	33.4	13.8	2,880	1,299	546	279	77	41	166	293
12	Lakers	114.2	10	242.5	102.2	39.4	23.8	6.9	5.0	36.6	77.5	47.2	10.4	27.0	38.5	18.6	24.4	76.2	57.9	10.2	29.2	18.1	2,425	1,022	394	238	69	50	181	207
13	Trail Blazers	117.3	5	240.0	100.0	40.6	21.4	7.6	4.8	35.8	88.8	40.3	11.6	38.4	30.2	16.8	22.0	76.4	50.8	12.0	28.6	12.8	1,200	500	203	107	38	24	64	112
14	76ers	120.5	11	240.0	103.1	38.0	21.3	5.4	3.9	37.2	83.1	44.7	11.1	32.8	33.8	17.6	22.3	79.2	55.5	8.5	29.5	12.1	2,640	1,134	418	234	59	43	133	227
15	Hawks	122.0	6	240.0	100.3	36.8	22.2	7.3	4.8	36.5	83.7	43.6	11.3	36.3	31.2	16.0	22.2	72.2	53.7	9.2	27.7	14.7	1,440	602	221	133	44	29	88	133
16	Suns	129.0	4	240.0	105.5	40.3	22.0	5.5	2.8	38.5	86.3	44.6	12.8	37.5	34.0	15.8	19.8	79.7	55.6	12.0	28.3	16.0	960	422	161	88	22	11	64	93

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

28.4

Brunson

RPG

10.3

Towns

APG

6.5

Towns

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)
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/29	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sun 5/31	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

0 - 1

104

Final

115

Knicks

1 - 0

Tue 19 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

12.3

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

125.0

124.1

117.5

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.8

105.4

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.0

12.1

3.0

1.7

0.8

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

626.1

Wembanyama

598.7

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

618.5

Wembanyama

604.5

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.65

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-39

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

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