starters with the best defensive rating in 2023 playoffs

Tyus Jones had the lowest defensive rating by a player as a starter in the 2023 Western Conference First Round, with a 100.2 rating.

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  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player game data complete from 1983-84 · postseason
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tyus Jones
T. Jones
100.2
2022-23
MEM MEM
1
36.3
10.0
6.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
11.0
36.4
0.0
5.0
0.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
40.6
1.0
5.0
1.0
36
10
6
8
1
0
1
3
+7
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
102.8
2022-23
LAL LAL
16
38.0
22.6
14.1
2.6
1.4
3.1
8.3
15.9
52.0
0.3
0.9
33.3
5.8
6.8
85.2
59.9
2.4
11.7
2.1
608
361
225
41
22
50
34
46
+54
3Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
106.3
2022-23
BOS BOS
4
26.7
10.8
6.0
0.8
0.5
1.3
4.5
6.0
75.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.3
77.8
76.9
2.3
3.8
1.3
107
43
24
3
2
5
5
6
+30
4Kevon Looney
K. Looney
106.7
2022-23
GSW GSW
8
30.0
7.3
16.1
4.4
0.6
0.5
3.1
5.8
54.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.6
61.5
56.1
5.5
10.6
1.1
240
58
129
35
5
4
9
27
+34
5Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
106.9
2022-23
NYK NYK
11
27.1
6.5
9.3
0.8
0.7
1.5
2.6
4.4
60.4
0.0
0.0
1.2
3.0
39.4
56.8
5.0
4.3
0.9
298
71
102
9
8
16
10
29
-1
6Caleb Martin
C. Martin
107.9
2022-23
MIA MIA
4
37.0
18.0
9.3
1.3
0.8
0.5
6.8
12.8
52.9
3.3
6.0
54.2
1.3
1.5
83.3
67.1
1.8
7.5
0.5
148
72
37
5
3
2
2
10
-9
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
108.6
2022-23
DEN DEN
20
39.4
30.0
13.5
9.5
1.1
1.0
11.4
20.7
54.8
1.8
3.8
46.1
5.6
7.0
79.9
63.1
3.5
10.0
3.5
789
600
269
190
21
20
70
69
+169
8Jarred Vanderbilt
J. Vanderbilt
109.1
2022-23
LAL LAL
13
17.9
5.2
3.6
0.8
0.7
0.9
1.8
4.5
39.0
0.5
2.2
24.1
1.1
1.5
70.0
49.4
1.5
2.2
0.9
232
67
47
11
9
12
12
28
-25
9Kevin Love
K. Love
109.2
2022-23
MIA MIA
18
18.1
6.4
5.6
1.2
0.4
0.3
2.2
6.0
37.0
1.6
4.4
36.3
0.3
0.4
75.0
51.6
0.7
4.8
0.5
325
115
100
22
8
6
9
33
-18
10Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
109.2
2022-23
CLE CLE
5
37.5
9.8
10.0
2.0
0.6
1.2
4.4
9.6
45.8
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.0
1.6
62.5
47.6
3.0
7.0
2.4
188
49
50
10
3
6
12
13
-4
11Julius Randle
J. Randle
109.3
2022-23
NYK NYK
10
33.0
16.6
8.3
3.6
0.5
0.3
5.5
14.7
37.4
1.7
6.6
25.8
3.9
5.5
70.9
48.5
1.7
6.6
3.5
330
166
83
36
5
3
35
24
+15
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
109.6
2022-23
PHI PHI
9
37.4
23.7
9.8
2.7
0.7
2.8
7.3
17.0
43.1
0.6
3.1
17.9
8.4
9.3
90.5
56.1
1.8
8.0
3.9
336
213
88
24
6
25
35
27
-6
13Al Horford
A. Horford
109.7
2022-23
BOS BOS
20
30.8
6.7
7.2
3.0
1.1
1.7
2.6
6.6
38.6
1.4
4.7
29.8
0.2
0.2
75.0
49.7
1.5
5.7
0.6
617
133
143
59
22
34
11
47
+59
14Josh Hart
J. Hart
109.8
2022-23
NYK NYK
5
40.1
12.4
10.0
3.8
0.8
0.4
4.6
11.4
40.4
1.0
4.0
25.0
2.2
3.4
64.7
48.1
1.8
8.2
1.6
201
62
50
19
4
2
8
14
+14
15Draymond Green
D. Green
109.9
2022-23
GSW GSW
9
30.9
8.4
7.2
6.4
1.2
0.9
3.3
7.2
46.2
0.4
1.8
25.0
1.3
1.9
70.6
52.4
1.7
5.6
2.4
278
76
65
58
11
8
22
35
-20
16Xavier Tillman
X. Tillman
110.0
2022-23
MEM MEM
6
30.5
8.7
8.0
3.2
0.7
0.7
4.0
7.5
53.3
0.2
0.7
25.0
0.5
0.8
60.0
55.1
2.8
5.2
0.7
183
52
48
19
4
4
4
17
-5
17Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
110.1
2022-23
MEM MEM
6
36.7
18.0
7.8
1.5
1.0
2.0
5.8
13.8
42.2
1.2
4.2
28.0
5.2
6.0
86.1
54.6
3.3
4.5
3.0
220
108
47
9
6
12
18
24
-37
18LeBron James
L. James
110.3
2022-23
LAL LAL
16
38.7
24.5
9.9
6.5
1.1
1.1
9.2
18.4
49.8
1.8
6.6
26.4
4.4
5.8
76.1
58.4
1.6
8.3
2.5
619
392
158
104
17
18
40
28
+12
19Jordan Poole
J. Poole
110.5
2022-23
GSW GSW
4
25.9
13.8
2.5
3.8
2.0
0.3
4.5
12.8
35.3
1.3
5.3
23.8
3.5
5.0
70.0
46.0
0.5
2.0
1.0
103
55
10
15
8
1
4
8
0
20Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
110.7
2022-23
CLE CLE
5
41.3
23.2
5.0
7.2
2.0
0.6
9.0
20.8
43.3
2.6
9.0
28.9
2.6
3.6
72.2
51.8
0.6
4.4
3.8
207
116
25
36
10
3
19
14
-9
21Quentin Grimes
Q. Grimes
110.8
2022-23
NYK NYK
6
30.6
5.2
3.5
2.2
1.2
0.7
1.5
5.5
27.3
1.2
4.7
25.0
1.0
1.2
85.7
43.0
0.3
3.2
1.5
184
31
21
13
7
4
9
11
+19
22Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
111.0
2022-23
NYK NYK
11
40.3
27.8
4.9
5.6
1.5
0.1
9.9
20.9
47.4
2.4
7.3
32.5
5.6
6.2
91.2
58.9
0.8
4.1
2.1
443
306
54
62
16
1
23
26
+37
23Paul Reed
P. Reed
111.5
2022-23
PHI PHI
2
34.6
10.0
14.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
4.0
7.0
57.1
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
63.5
6.0
8.0
0.5
69
20
28
4
2
2
1
7
+15
24Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
111.6
2022-23
SAC SAC
7
34.7
16.4
11.0
4.7
1.4
0.9
7.0
14.1
49.5
0.1
0.7
20.0
2.3
4.0
57.1
51.7
4.4
6.6
3.7
243
115
77
33
10
6
26
28
-49
25Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
112.0
2022-23
DEN DEN
20
32.6
13.4
8.1
1.6
0.5
0.6
5.0
11.7
42.3
2.3
6.6
35.1
1.2
1.5
79.3
54.1
1.0
7.1
0.5
653
267
162
31
10
11
9
42
+150
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PPG

36.5

Jerome

Ty Jerome

RPG

12.0

Boozer

Cameron Boozer

APG

5.5

Boozer

Cameron Boozer
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

8th

DRTG

105.7

6th

NETRTG

11.5

8th

3P%

38.4

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Thunder Thunder
2
0
1.000
0.5
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
2
0
1.000
0.5
5
Grizzlies Grizzlies
2
0
1.000
0.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
2
0
1.000
0.5
7
Clippers Clippers
1
1
.500
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/25
MEM MEM
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Mon
10/26
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Thu
10/29
MEM MEM
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Sat
10/31
SAC SAC
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Mon
11/2
NOP NOP
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

2 - 0

111

Final

108

GSW Warriors

0 - 2

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PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

Ty Jerome

33.0

Booker

Devin Booker

30.0

Edwards

Anthony Edwards
RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.0

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

12.0

Boozer

Cameron Boozer
APG Leaders

11.3

Young

Trae Young

10.0

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

9.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton
SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

3.5

Porter

Michael Porter Jr.

3.5

George

Paul George
BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

Walker Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren
3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

5.0

George

Paul George

5.0

Robinson

Duncan Robinson
TS% Leaders

97.0

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

89.8

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

84.6

Camara

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Trail Blazers

125.9

Lakers

124.1

Pistons

122.9

Rockets

122.7

Hawks

122.0

Timberwolves

120.3
DRtg Rankings
Raptors

90.5

Thunder

95.9

Timberwolves

97.3

76ers

100.6

Trail Blazers

101.4

Grizzlies

105.7
NetRtg Rankings
Raptors

24.7

Trail Blazers

24.5

Timberwolves

23.0

Hawks

15.3

Lakers

14.8

Pistons

12.3
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Magic

0-2

Heat

0-3

Pelicans

0-3

Bucks

0-3

Nets

0-2

Kings

0-2

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FanDuel Points Leaders

157

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

144.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

138.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
DraftKings Points Leaders

160

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

141.8

Embiid

Joel Embiid

140.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
USG% Leaders

40.7

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37.0

Acuff

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36.6

Antetokounmpo

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40.0

Murray

Jamal Murray

39.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

39.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
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1.65

Johnson

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1.61

Jerome

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1.61

Kessler

Walker Kessler
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Jerome

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1.68

Johnson

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1.65

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Best Record ATS
Grizzlies

2-0

Raptors

2-0

Timberwolves

2-0

Clippers

2-0

Thunder

2-0

Rockets

3-0
Worst Record ATS
Magic

0-2

Heat

0-3

Jazz

0-2

Cavaliers

0-2

Suns

0-2

Nuggets

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
3
0
1.000
2
Pistons Pistons
2
0
1.000
0.5
3
Raptors Raptors
2
0
1.000
0.5
4
Hawks Hawks
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Wizards Wizards
2
1
.667
1.0
7
Celtics Celtics
1
1
.500
1.5
8
Cavaliers Cavaliers
1
1
.500
1.5
9
Pacers Pacers
1
1
.500
1.5
10
Bulls Bulls
1
2
.333
2.0
11
Magic Magic
0
2
.000
2.5
12
Knicks Knicks
0
2
.000
2.5
13
Nets Nets
0
2
.000
2.5
14
Heat Heat
0
3
.000
3.0
15
Bucks Bucks
0
3
.000
3.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Rockets Rockets
3
0
1.000
2
Lakers Lakers
2
0
1.000
0.5
3
Thunder Thunder
2
0
1.000
0.5
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
2
0
1.000
0.5
5
Grizzlies Grizzlies
2
0
1.000
0.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
2
0
1.000
0.5
7
Clippers Clippers
1
1
.500
1.5
8
Nuggets Nuggets
1
1
.500
1.5
9
Jazz Jazz
1
1
.500
1.5
10
Suns Suns
1
1
.500
1.5
11
Spurs Spurs
1
2
.333
2.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
1
2
.333
2.0
13
Kings Kings
0
2
.000
2.5
14
Pelicans Pelicans
0
3
.000
3.0
15
Warriors Warriors
0
3
.000
3.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/25
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
5:00 PM
Sun
10/25
IND IND
@
BKN BKN
6:00 PM
Sun
10/25
LAC LAC
@
OKC OKC
7:00 PM
Sun
10/25
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Sun
10/25
TOR TOR
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM