nba defensive rating leaders this playoffs qualified

I didn't find anything for this season, but Reed Sheppard had the best defensive rating in the 2025 playoffs, with an 88.0 rating.

	NAME	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	Reed Sheppard R. Sheppard	88.0	3	3.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	10	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	-26
2	Jordan Miller J. Miller	93.1	3	4.3	2.3	0.7	1.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.3	42.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.7	50.0	44.4	0.0	0.7	0.0	13	7	2	4	3	0	0	0	+18
3	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	100.4	3	9.7	2.3	5.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.3	1.0	33.3	47.8	0.7	4.3	0.7	29	7	15	1	1	2	2	2	+27
4	Tristan da Silva T. da Silva	100.5	2	2.5	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	5	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	+1
5	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	101.2	8	40.3	28.1	11.5	5.4	2.1	0.8	9.3	21.9	42.3	3.6	9.8	37.2	6.0	6.8	88.9	56.6	1.1	10.4	3.3	322	225	92	43	17	6	26	21	+77
6	Braxton Key B. Key	101.4	5	4.6	0.4	1.8	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.6	12.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0		12.5	1.0	0.8	0.6	23	2	9	1	2	2	3	4	+15
7	Paul Reed P. Reed	101.9	5	10.6	2.8	3.0	0.2	1.0	0.6	1.0	1.6	62.5	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.2	66.7	65.8	1.4	1.6	1.0	53	14	15	1	5	3	5	8	+9
8	James Johnson J. Johnson	102.7	5	3.6	1.4	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.0	60.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	59.5	0.0	0.2	0.2	18	7	1	2	2	2	1	3	-10
9	Javonte Green J. Green	103.5	6	6.5	2.5	1.5	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.7	1.7	40.0	0.2	0.8	20.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	59.3	0.2	1.3	0.3	39	15	9	2	4	0	2	2	+18
10	Jaylin Williams J. Williams	103.8	17	8.3	2.6	1.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.9	2.1	42.9	0.5	1.5	36.0	0.4	0.6	54.5	56.5	0.2	1.6	0.7	141	45	32	17	8	2	12	31	+1
11	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	104.0	23	29.8	15.2	8.7	1.0	0.7	1.9	5.3	11.6	46.2	1.2	4.0	29.7	3.3	4.2	78.4	56.5	1.8	6.8	1.2	686	349	199	22	17	43	28	47	+169
12	Craig Porter Jr. C. Porter Jr.	104.4	6	5.8	2.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.5	0.5	0.3	35	12	6	9	3	2	2	2	+24
13	Luke Kornet L. Kornet	104.6	11	16.4	4.5	3.9	0.5	0.5	1.2	1.9	2.6	72.4	0.0	0.0		0.7	0.7	100.0	76.9	1.5	2.5	0.5	180	50	43	5	6	13	5	20	+33
14	Kenrich Williams K. Williams	105.2	16	8.6	2.4	2.2	0.4	0.4	0.1	1.0	2.5	40.0	0.3	1.3	20.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	45.7	0.5	1.7	0.4	137	39	35	7	7	1	7	6	+47
15	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	105.2	23	22.4	8.1	7.5	2.2	0.8	0.5	3.6	5.8	61.9	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.3	66.7	63.2	2.7	4.8	1.2	516	186	173	51	19	12	27	57	+35
16	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	105.2	23	24.4	9.2	2.7	2.2	2.0	0.6	3.1	7.0	45.0	1.6	3.9	41.1	1.3	1.7	79.5	59.8	0.7	2.0	0.8	562	212	62	51	45	13	19	63	+106
17	Tari Eason T. Eason	105.4	7	18.9	7.6	4.3	0.7	1.1	1.0	3.0	6.3	47.7	1.0	2.7	36.8	0.6	1.1	50.0	55.8	1.0	3.3	1.4	132	53	30	5	8	7	10	13	-27
18	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	106.0	11	21.0	7.7	4.6	0.7	0.9	0.8	2.3	7.2	31.6	0.4	2.4	15.4	2.8	4.1	68.9	43.0	1.9	2.7	0.9	231	85	51	8	10	9	10	26	+7
19	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	106.9	7	36.6	20.9	11.9	5.3	1.9	0.4	8.4	18.7	45.0	0.4	1.1	37.5	3.6	5.7	62.5	49.1	3.0	8.9	2.1	256	146	83	37	13	3	15	26	+33
20	Jaylen Clark J. Clark	107.0	5	5.6	2.2	1.4	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.0	80.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.8	75.0	81.4	0.4	1.0	0.2	28	11	7	1	2	0	1	2	0
21	Ausar Thompson A. Thompson	107.0	6	22.5	11.5	5.2	1.0	1.2	0.8	4.0	7.0	57.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.5	6.0	58.3	59.6	1.3	3.8	1.8	135	69	31	6	7	5	11	25	+6
22	Torrey Craig T. Craig	107.2	5	4.2	1.2	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.8	50.0	0.4	0.6	66.7	0.0	0.0		75.0	0.4	0.6	0.2	21	6	5	3	1	0	1	2	+6
23	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	107.2	9	29.0	13.4	8.4	1.3	1.4	0.9	4.9	6.8	72.1	0.0	0.0		3.7	3.9	94.3	79.2	2.3	6.1	1.9	261	121	76	12	13	8	17	15	+73
24	Jaylon Tyson J. Tyson	107.3	4	7.8	6.0	1.8	1.8	0.5	0.3	1.8	3.8	46.7	1.3	2.3	55.6	1.3	1.5	83.3	68.0	0.8	1.0	0.5	31	24	7	7	2	1	2	4	+27
25	Isaiah Stewart I. Stewart	107.3	1	19.0	2.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	19	2	5	1	0	2	0	5	+8

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PPG

26.3

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RPG

9.2

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APG

6.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

7th

DRTG

112.7

5th

NETRTG

5.5

6th

3P%

36.9

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.5
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	9.0
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	9.0
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	GSW	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Fri 3/6	POR	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Sun 3/8	HOU	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 3/10	TOR	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 3/11	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

38 - 22

123

Final

118

Wizards

16 - 44

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.4

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

67.1

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.5

119.1

118.7

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.1

110.9

112.2

112.7

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.7

6.8

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-49

15-47

15-46

16-45

18-44

19-44

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,003.8

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,757.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

3,028.3

Maxey

2,927

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.4

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-22

37-23-1

36-26

35-26

34-28

Worst Record ATS

24-39

26-36

25-34-1

26-35

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	5.0
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.5
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	12.0
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	32	31	.508	14.5
10	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.5
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.5
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
15	Pacers	15	47	.242	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.5
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	9.0
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	9.0
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	10.0
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.5
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.5
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.5
9	Clippers	30	31	.492	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	30	33	.476	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.5
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.5
14	Jazz	18	44	.290	30.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/30	NOP	@	PHI	114-124
Fri 1/30	MIN	@	MEM	131-114
Fri 1/30	DAL	@	HOU	107-111
Sat 1/31	MIL	@	BOS	79-107
Sat 1/31	SAC	@	WAS	112-116

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	DAL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	UTA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 3/5	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Thu 3/5	GSW	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Thu 3/5	DET	@	SAS	8:00 PM

I didn't find anything for this season, but Reed Sheppard had the best defensive rating in the 2025 playoffs, with an 88.0 rating.

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2.0

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3,003.8

2,853

2,757.2

3,039

3,028.3

2,927

37.3

36.4

33.6

38.3

36.9

36.6

1.79

1.59

1.53

1.91

1.69

1.53

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