nba team with highest defense rating playoffs

The Dallas Mavericks have the highest defensive rating by a team in the playoffs, with a 112.2 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	Mavericks	112.2	249	241.5	103.3	42.0	19.9	6.7	4.3	37.8	83.3	45.4	7.5	20.8	36.1	20.2	25.7	78.6	54.6	11.9	30.0	12.9	60,135	25,729	10,448	4,949	1,668	1,076	3,216	5,560
2	Nuggets	111.6	256	242.2	107.5	44.0	23.7	7.2	4.7	40.1	87.8	45.7	7.0	20.1	34.7	20.8	27.0	77.2	54.0	12.8	31.2	14.0	62,015	27,523	11,254	6,070	1,852	1,215	3,592	6,142
3	Timberwolves	110.1	94	240.8	99.5	41.8	22.0	6.9	4.7	36.5	81.4	44.8	8.6	23.6	36.5	18.0	23.1	77.7	54.3	10.6	31.2	14.1	22,635	9,351	3,928	2,066	649	446	1,329	2,139
4	Clippers	110.0	160	241.1	104.7	41.7	21.5	7.5	4.8	39.0	83.9	46.5	8.9	24.8	35.9	19.1	25.7	74.4	55.0	10.4	31.3	13.7	38,575	16,757	6,671	3,437	1,194	774	2,194	3,712
5	Grizzlies	110.0	102	243.9	98.0	42.0	20.0	7.6	4.6	36.1	84.0	43.0	6.7	20.3	33.1	19.1	24.9	76.8	51.6	11.6	30.4	12.8	24,880	10,000	4,284	2,036	776	467	1,307	2,246
6	Pelicans	110.0	59	240.4	95.7	41.6	20.8	7.2	4.4	35.6	80.3	44.3	7.0	20.2	34.5	17.5	22.5	77.9	53.0	10.7	31.0	14.0	14,185	5,647	2,456	1,227	426	261	826	1,289
7	Trail Blazers	109.5	274	242.7	102.6	42.6	21.9	7.6	4.7	38.2	84.4	45.3	5.5	15.7	35.1	21.2	28.2	75.1	53.0	12.9	29.7	14.9	66,510	28,112	11,670	6,007	2,079	1,298	4,086	6,869
8	Suns	109.3	317	242.1	105.9	42.1	23.6	7.4	5.2	40.1	85.3	47.0	5.9	16.3	36.0	20.6	26.6	77.2	54.6	11.8	30.3	14.6	76,730	33,582	13,337	7,494	2,347	1,644	4,614	7,393
9	Jazz	108.6	292	241.4	99.1	41.8	22.6	7.1	5.1	36.2	79.5	45.6	5.1	14.2	35.8	21.5	28.3	76.0	53.9	11.7	30.1	14.3	70,480	28,928	12,213	6,594	2,082	1,476	4,166	7,089
10	Hawks	108.6	237	241.3	95.6	40.7	20.4	6.9	4.9	35.4	80.8	43.8	5.9	18.0	32.9	19.2	25.0	76.5	52.1	11.7	29.0	13.9	57,180	22,651	9,644	4,831	1,646	1,150	3,284	5,373
11	Raptors	108.2	123	242.0	98.9	40.7	20.5	7.3	4.5	35.9	81.9	43.9	8.7	25.7	34.0	18.3	23.2	78.9	53.7	9.5	31.2	13.0	29,770	12,164	5,007	2,516	904	555	1,602	2,770
12	Magic	108.1	145	241.6	95.8	40.2	19.2	6.6	4.6	34.4	77.0	44.7	8.1	23.5	34.4	18.8	26.7	70.4	53.9	10.8	29.4	14.0	35,025	13,888	5,832	2,778	952	674	2,030	3,252
13	Bucks	108.1	276	242.4	104.0	43.1	23.2	7.5	5.0	39.5	84.7	46.6	6.2	18.4	34.0	19.4	25.9	75.1	54.1	11.9	31.2	15.0	66,915	28,694	11,902	6,407	2,071	1,368	4,131	6,617
14	Rockets	108.0	323	241.5	101.9	42.8	22.0	7.7	5.3	37.8	83.3	45.4	7.0	20.5	34.4	19.8	26.6	74.4	53.7	12.2	30.6	14.8	78,020	32,924	13,829	7,111	2,503	1,712	4,781	7,306
15	Lakers	107.4	517	241.3	104.6	43.0	24.0	7.7	5.7	39.6	83.1	47.7	4.9	14.5	33.9	20.7	28.1	73.6	54.8	12.5	30.5	14.6	124,755	54,096	22,229	12,385	3,972	2,961	7,562	11,967
16	Thunder	107.2	364	242.1	102.4	43.6	21.0	8.0	5.5	38.1	84.2	45.3	6.3	18.7	33.9	20.8	27.0	77.1	53.3	13.1	30.4	14.8	88,135	37,276	15,854	7,645	2,896	1,987	5,396	8,744
17	Hornets	106.9	63	243.6	92.9	40.4	20.1	7.5	4.6	34.2	78.2	43.7	4.4	13.3	33.0	20.1	26.8	75.0	51.6	11.7	28.7	14.0	15,345	5,853	2,545	1,266	471	292	880	1,407
18	Warriors	106.9	256	241.5	109.2	44.1	24.8	8.6	5.5	40.9	87.7	46.6	10.8	29.4	36.8	18.3	23.9	76.4	55.6	11.9	32.2	15.1	61,815	27,943	11,299	6,357	2,207	1,411	3,869	6,075
19	Cavaliers	106.7	255	241.4	99.1	41.7	20.7	7.0	4.8	36.3	80.1	45.3	7.7	21.8	35.4	19.3	25.7	75.2	54.2	11.1	30.6	13.7	61,550	25,266	10,627	5,291	1,778	1,226	3,492	5,382
20	Pacers	106.7	281	241.5	96.4	40.6	20.8	7.0	4.7	34.8	77.4	44.9	7.1	19.5	36.3	19.8	25.9	76.6	54.3	10.6	30.0	14.6	67,865	27,081	11,417	5,834	1,976	1,312	4,106	6,616
21	Nets	106.3	171	242.5	97.5	41.6	21.4	7.6	4.5	35.9	81.4	44.1	6.1	18.2	33.2	19.7	26.4	74.7	52.4	11.6	30.0	14.7	41,465	16,674	7,115	3,663	1,303	772	2,514	4,123
22	76ers	106.3	325	241.2	102.1	43.1	22.6	8.1	5.8	38.3	83.1	46.1	4.3	12.7	33.5	21.7	28.6	76.0	53.4	12.7	30.3	15.6	78,400	33,190	13,994	7,343	2,623	1,893	5,069	7,527
23	Knicks	106.3	271	241.8	95.3	41.0	20.2	7.5	4.2	35.6	79.7	44.7	5.5	15.9	34.4	19.0	25.3	74.9	52.4	12.2	28.8	15.2	65,515	25,814	11,111	5,462	2,022	1,143	4,118	6,573
24	Kings	106.1	115	242.4	98.5	43.3	20.8	8.3	4.2	36.7	84.1	43.7	5.0	15.6	32.4	20.5	27.2	75.4	51.3	13.1	30.1	15.3	27,875	11,329	4,976	2,389	949	485	1,760	2,731
25	Heat	106.1	299	241.4	96.0	40.0	19.1	7.0	4.6	34.7	76.9	45.1	8.1	23.1	35.2	18.4	24.8	74.3	54.6	9.3	30.7	13.9	72,185	28,697	11,971	5,712	2,098	1,378	4,159	6,569

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Team Leaders

PPG

18.4

Flagg

RPG

7.9

Washington

APG

5.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

109.6

28th

DRTG

113.4

8th

NETRTG

-3.8

22nd

3P%

34.1

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	DET	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Sat 12/20	DAL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Mon 12/22	DAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Tue 12/23	DEN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 12/25	DAL	@	GSW	5:00 PM

Last Game

Mavericks

10 - 17

133

Final

140

Jazz

10 - 15

Mon 15 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-18

8-16

10-17

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
9	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	7.0
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	10.0
11	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	7.5
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123
Sat 11/15	BKN	@	WAS	129-106
Sat 11/15	GSW	@	NOP	124-106

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 12/18	LAC	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	WAS	@	SAS	8:00 PM

The Dallas Mavericks have the highest defensive rating by a team in the playoffs, with a 112.2 rating.

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10.8

9.2

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2.3

2.1

1.9

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4.0

3.7

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

1,603.3

1,301.5

1,223.3

1,704.3

1,308.8

1,269.8

37.8

36.1

33.3

39.9

37.3

36.9

1.83

1.61

1.57

1.95

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