team best defensive rating 2003 playoffs

The Phoenix Suns had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2003 playoffs, with a 97.3 rating.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74 · postseason

	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	Suns	97.3	2002-03	6	244.2	85.2	43.0	16.2	9.5	5.8	32.3	83.7	38.6	4.7	15.7	29.8	15.8	22.2	71.4	45.6	13.3	29.7	16.2	1,465	511	258	97	57	35	97	175
2	Spurs	97.7	2002-03	24	241.0	94.8	45.5	20.7	7.8	6.9	33.8	76.8	44.1	5.3	15.2	35.1	21.8	30.6	71.2	52.5	12.1	33.4	15.2	5,785	2,275	1,093	497	186	165	365	514
3	Nets	98.9	2002-03	20	243.8	93.7	45.1	21.3	7.5	4.3	34.2	80.6	42.5	4.7	13.3	35.0	20.6	27.1	76.2	50.6	13.6	31.5	15.2	4,875	1,873	901	426	149	85	304	502
4	Pistons	101.7	2002-03	17	242.9	89.9	39.1	17.8	8.0	5.9	30.2	73.8	41.0	6.7	19.1	35.2	22.8	30.7	74.1	51.5	10.8	28.3	13.4	4,130	1,529	664	302	136	100	228	399
5	Celtics	102.1	2002-03	10	247.5	94.6	40.7	20.7	8.6	4.3	33.4	79.1	42.2	8.6	24.3	35.4	19.2	24.0	80.0	52.8	8.8	31.9	14.8	2,475	946	407	207	86	43	148	259
6	76ers	104.8	2002-03	12	244.2	92.1	41.8	18.9	7.2	2.5	33.7	75.9	44.3	3.8	10.7	35.2	21.0	26.2	80.3	52.7	12.1	29.8	14.8	2,930	1,105	502	227	86	30	178	287
7	Lakers	106.9	2002-03	12	242.1	100.3	43.3	20.9	7.0	5.3	37.3	83.3	44.8	7.1	20.0	35.4	18.5	26.1	70.9	52.9	12.3	30.9	13.8	2,905	1,203	519	251	84	64	165	288
8	Pacers	107.1	2002-03	6	244.2	91.2	46.8	19.8	7.0	5.8	30.2	77.7	38.8	5.2	17.7	29.2	25.7	32.5	79.0	49.6	13.2	33.7	14.2	1,465	547	281	119	42	35	85	141
9	Magic	107.8	2002-03	7	240.0	87.6	38.1	16.0	5.3	4.0	31.0	73.1	42.4	5.1	16.3	31.6	20.4	26.1	78.1	51.7	9.9	28.3	15.3	1,680	613	267	112	37	28	107	209
10	Hornets	108.3	2002-03	6	240.0	92.8	39.2	20.0	7.3	5.0	33.8	77.2	43.8	6.3	17.2	36.9	18.8	25.3	74.3	52.6	12.3	26.8	14.7	1,440	557	235	120	44	30	88	153
11	Kings	109.6	2002-03	12	244.2	107.9	44.3	22.6	7.5	4.8	39.3	85.5	45.9	6.8	18.4	36.7	22.7	29.2	77.7	54.9	12.8	31.5	13.4	2,930	1,295	532	271	90	57	161	276
12	Bucks	110.5	2002-03	6	244.2	97.8	35.3	20.2	7.2	3.8	36.5	79.5	45.9	6.3	17.0	37.3	18.5	24.8	74.5	54.1	8.3	27.0	13.3	1,465	587	212	121	43	23	80	164
13	Timberwolves	110.8	2002-03	6	244.2	100.5	42.2	22.0	6.8	3.5	37.5	81.0	46.3	4.7	14.0	33.3	20.8	25.8	80.6	54.4	8.8	33.3	15.8	1,465	603	253	132	41	21	95	145
14	Mavericks	111.1	2002-03	20	242.5	104.1	42.1	20.4	6.1	5.2	38.7	86.1	45.0	9.2	23.2	39.7	17.5	21.1	82.9	54.6	11.2	30.9	12.5	4,850	2,082	841	408	121	103	250	486
15	Trail Blazers	114.1	2002-03	7	240.0	101.3	44.7	23.3	6.3	3.0	36.4	79.0	46.1	6.3	17.0	37.0	22.1	29.4	75.2	55.1	15.0	29.7	13.7	1,680	709	313	163	44	21	96	158
16	Jazz	116.1	2002-03	5	240.0	93.0	39.2	21.0	7.2	5.6	33.8	77.8	43.4	1.8	6.8	26.5	23.6	30.0	78.7	51.1	14.0	25.2	16.4	1,200	465	196	105	36	28	82	124

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.3

Booker

RPG

8.1

Bridges

APG

4.9

Booker

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.8

15th

DRTG

120.2

27th

NETRTG

-6.3

23rd

3P%

35.9

12th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	SAS	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	LAC	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 11/12	CHA	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHX	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

7 - 3

Final

102

Suns

3 - 5

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

Dunn

2.4

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

119.4

118.5

118.2

118.0

DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.5

106.6

107.8

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.5

9.3

8.1

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

6-2

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.0
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	5.5
13	Nets	2	7	.222	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	8	2	.800
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sun 11/8	UTA	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BKN	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM

The Phoenix Suns had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2003 playoffs, with a 97.3 rating.

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4.9

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

40.1

31.3

29.9

14.6

13.6

12.7

9.1

8.9

8.8

2.9

2.8

2.4

3.9

2.7

2.4

5.8

4.8

4.4

78.5

76.3

73.0

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

611

567.5

477.8

602.5

597

501

40.6

36.4

36.1

36.9

36.6

36.5

2.02

1.75

1.63

1.97

1.86

1.70

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