team with best defensive rating this playoff

I didn't find anything for this season, but the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2025 playoffs, with a 107.0 rating.

TEAMDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Thunder
Thunder
107.0
23
241.1
114.7
43.6
23.0
10.7
5.7
41.0
89.8
45.6
11.8
35.0
33.8
20.9
26.0
80.1
56.6
11.4
32.1
12.3
5,545
2,638
1,002
528
247
130
284
494
2Celtics
Celtics
108.4
11
242.3
105.7
43.1
20.0
6.7
5.4
36.7
83.0
44.2
14.2
39.4
36.0
18.1
22.6
79.9
56.9
10.8
32.3
13.2
2,665
1,163
474
220
74
59
145
215
3Pistons
Pistons
111.0
6
240.0
106.7
43.8
20.0
7.2
6.3
37.2
82.7
45.0
10.2
31.3
32.4
22.2
27.8
79.6
56.2
11.0
32.8
16.5
1,440
640
263
120
43
38
99
137
4Cavaliers
Cavaliers
111.4
9
240.0
119.4
44.7
22.9
8.9
3.6
40.9
87.8
46.6
14.9
41.0
36.3
22.8
27.9
81.7
59.7
12.3
32.3
12.1
2,160
1,075
402
206
80
32
109
167
5Timberwolves
Timberwolves
111.8
15
240.0
109.1
42.2
24.2
7.3
4.7
39.5
85.5
46.2
13.3
37.1
35.8
16.9
21.9
77.1
57.4
11.7
30.5
15.7
3,600
1,636
633
363
109
71
235
312
6Rockets
Rockets
112.1
7
240.0
104.0
46.9
19.6
7.9
5.1
36.7
82.3
44.6
10.6
28.3
37.4
20.0
28.6
70.0
54.8
13.4
33.4
13.6
1,680
728
328
137
55
36
95
124
7Warriors
Warriors
112.9
12
240.0
103.1
40.3
23.3
8.9
3.9
36.8
85.5
43.1
13.7
38.8
35.3
15.8
20.5
76.8
54.5
12.1
28.3
14.4
2,880
1,237
484
279
107
47
173
254
8Pacers
Pacers
113.3
23
242.2
114.1
40.6
26.4
8.0
5.7
40.8
84.3
48.4
13.2
33.7
39.0
19.3
24.7
78.5
59.9
8.1
32.5
14.3
5,570
2,624
934
608
185
130
330
535
9Knicks
Knicks
113.3
18
242.8
109.6
42.6
19.8
7.9
4.7
39.4
86.5
45.5
11.1
31.7
34.9
19.7
25.9
76.0
55.9
11.8
30.8
13.8
4,370
1,972
767
357
142
84
248
377
10Clippers
Clippers
115.0
7
243.6
108.3
39.4
26.0
8.0
7.1
41.1
84.6
48.6
12.0
33.0
36.4
14.0
19.6
71.5
58.1
10.0
29.4
12.0
1,705
758
276
182
56
50
84
135
11Nuggets
Nuggets
115.1
14
243.6
107.0
46.4
22.6
7.6
4.2
38.6
86.5
44.6
11.9
34.2
34.7
18.0
23.6
76.4
55.2
12.3
34.1
15.8
3,410
1,498
650
317
106
59
221
279
12Magic
Magic
117.1
5
240.0
93.6
39.8
18.6
6.4
3.8
35.6
84.4
42.2
8.2
31.2
26.3
14.2
20.6
68.9
50.1
11.4
28.4
11.6
1,200
468
199
93
32
19
58
107
13Lakers
Lakers
117.6
5
240.0
100.4
39.0
21.2
5.0
5.0
34.6
78.8
43.9
13.6
38.8
35.1
17.6
21.2
83.0
57.0
9.6
29.4
14.6
1,200
502
195
106
25
25
73
105
14Grizzlies
Grizzlies
118.7
4
240.0
100.5
44.3
20.5
5.8
6.5
36.0
86.8
41.5
10.5
34.5
30.4
18.0
20.5
87.8
52.5
10.3
34.0
19.3
960
402
177
82
23
26
77
83
15Bucks
Bucks
119.9
5
245.0
110.2
43.6
23.8
6.0
3.6
39.8
87.8
45.3
14.4
38.0
37.9
16.2
22.4
72.3
56.4
10.4
33.2
13.0
1,225
551
218
119
30
18
65
98
16Heat
Heat
137.4
4
240.0
95.5
37.3
21.3
4.5
3.0
36.3
81.5
44.5
13.8
39.8
34.6
9.3
13.3
69.8
54.7
10.0
27.3
16.0
960
382
149
85
18
12
64
69
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.6

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

121.3

5th

DRTG

104.8

1st

NETRTG

16.5

1st

3P%

37.6

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/19
@
9:30 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
8:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
2:30 PM
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

18 - 7

111

Final

109

OKC Thunder

24 - 2

Sat 13 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
19
7
.731
2.0
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
15
13
.536
7.0
9
15
13
.536
7.0
10
11
15
.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.5
13
7
19
.269
14.0
14
6
21
.222
15.5
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
14
.481
11.5
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/15
@
129-106
Sat
11/15
@
124-106
Sat
11/15
@
113-117
Sat
11/15
@
133-138
Sat
11/15
@
124-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/19
@
9:30 PM