nba team defensive rating playoff leaders 2002

The Detroit Pistons had the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 2002 playoffs, with a 96.5 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	96.5	2001-02	10	240.0	83.0	37.7	18.7	7.3	5.6	29.4	73.6	39.9	8.0	22.6	35.4	16.2	22.4	72.3	49.7	9.6	28.1	14.6	2,400	830	377	187	73	56	146	210
2	Pacers	96.9	2001-02	5	250.0	91.6	42.2	21.2	8.2	4.0	34.8	76.0	45.8	4.8	11.8	40.7	17.2	22.6	76.1	53.3	8.4	33.8	18.2	1,250	458	211	106	41	20	91	125
3	Celtics	98.4	2001-02	16	240.0	91.3	43.3	18.8	8.9	4.8	32.8	78.4	41.8	7.9	22.9	34.3	17.8	22.9	77.4	51.5	10.6	32.7	14.1	3,840	1,460	692	300	142	76	226	366
4	Jazz	99.8	2001-02	4	240.0	88.0	43.3	23.0	9.0	7.0	33.0	79.5	41.5	3.5	11.5	30.4	18.5	27.0	68.5	48.2	15.3	28.0	16.5	960	352	173	92	36	28	66	104
5	Raptors	101.1	2001-02	5	240.0	83.8	42.4	21.0	8.0	5.2	32.6	77.2	42.2	3.4	10.6	32.1	15.2	20.6	73.8	48.6	12.4	30.0	16.0	1,200	419	212	105	40	26	80	117
6	Lakers	102.3	2001-02	19	241.3	97.8	45.4	19.6	6.8	5.8	35.7	80.5	44.4	6.1	18.0	33.9	20.3	28.1	72.1	52.7	12.3	33.2	13.7	4,585	1,859	863	373	130	110	261	449
7	Nets	102.3	2001-02	20	242.5	95.4	42.7	21.3	7.9	5.5	35.9	82.9	43.2	4.2	14.6	28.5	19.5	26.9	72.6	50.3	12.4	30.4	14.2	4,850	1,907	854	426	157	110	284	490
8	Spurs	102.7	2001-02	10	240.0	91.1	41.0	16.9	6.1	6.5	32.9	76.2	43.2	5.0	14.7	34.0	20.3	26.6	76.3	51.8	11.1	29.9	11.1	2,400	911	410	169	61	65	111	204
9	Kings	103.9	2001-02	16	243.1	101.1	45.6	20.6	7.5	4.7	36.9	82.4	44.8	5.0	16.2	30.9	22.2	29.9	74.1	52.9	12.9	32.6	14.8	3,890	1,617	729	330	120	75	236	381
10	Hornets	103.9	2001-02	9	245.6	96.1	46.2	19.6	8.9	7.3	34.1	81.0	42.1	4.4	12.2	36.4	23.4	32.3	72.5	50.5	14.7	31.6	14.8	2,210	865	416	176	80	66	133	247
11	Trail Blazers	105.1	2001-02	3	240.0	91.3	44.0	20.7	8.3	3.0	31.3	82.0	38.2	6.7	18.0	37.0	22.0	27.7	79.5	48.5	12.0	32.0	14.7	720	274	132	62	25	9	44	81
12	Magic	106.6	2001-02	4	252.5	93.8	39.5	19.5	5.5	3.8	33.3	78.5	42.4	4.3	16.5	25.8	23.0	31.0	74.2	50.9	9.0	30.5	12.0	1,010	375	158	78	22	15	48	103
13	Mavericks	111.4	2001-02	8	243.1	109.0	41.9	19.6	6.3	4.6	39.8	88.0	45.2	8.4	22.1	37.9	21.1	25.3	83.7	55.0	10.9	31.0	12.5	1,945	872	335	157	50	37	100	206
14	76ers	112.2	2001-02	5	240.0	89.0	41.2	19.4	9.0	4.0	30.4	73.6	41.3	4.0	13.0	30.8	24.2	32.0	75.6	50.8	12.6	28.6	14.4	1,200	445	206	97	45	20	72	93
15	SuperSonics	113.8	2001-02	5	240.0	86.2	40.2	17.4	4.0	4.8	34.2	79.6	43.0	4.8	12.2	39.3	13.0	19.0	68.4	49.0	11.4	28.8	10.6	1,200	431	201	87	20	24	53	117
16	Timberwolves	116.6	2001-02	3	240.0	102.0	49.3	16.0	5.7	2.7	36.0	81.0	44.4	5.0	12.7	39.5	25.0	34.7	72.1	53.0	14.3	35.0	15.7	720	306	148	48	17	8	47	81

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