team with high defensive ratings in 2023 playoffs

The L.A. Clippers had the highest defensive rating by a team in the 2023 playoffs, with a 123.6 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	Clippers	123.6	2022-23	5	240.0	115.6	40.0	21.6	6.6	4.2	40.8	88.6	46.0	12.2	33.8	36.1	21.8	26.4	82.6	57.7	11.8	28.2	14.0	1,200	578	200	108	33	21	70	115
2	Hawks	120.3	2022-23	6	240.0	115.8	43.8	24.5	7.7	4.8	44.0	96.3	45.7	14.0	37.3	37.5	13.8	17.0	81.4	55.8	12.2	31.7	12.8	1,440	695	263	147	46	29	77	98
3	Suns	119.4	2022-23	11	240.0	114.2	40.0	24.5	6.3	5.6	43.1	86.8	49.6	9.4	25.8	36.3	18.6	23.4	79.8	58.8	9.2	30.8	12.1	2,640	1,256	440	270	69	62	133	242
4	Bucks	118.9	2022-23	5	245.0	118.8	44.4	26.8	6.6	3.6	44.0	92.6	47.5	15.6	41.2	37.9	15.2	21.4	71.0	58.2	10.2	34.2	14.4	1,225	594	222	134	33	18	72	94
5	Timberwolves	118.9	2022-23	5	245.0	105.4	39.2	22.6	6.6	4.8	37.8	82.6	45.8	11.2	32.2	34.8	18.6	24.2	76.9	56.5	8.4	30.8	12.8	1,225	527	196	113	33	24	64	108
6	Nets	115.6	2022-23	4	240.0	92.5	35.0	22.3	5.3	3.8	34.0	77.3	44.0	11.3	34.5	32.6	13.3	18.3	72.6	54.2	5.8	29.3	12.3	960	370	140	89	21	15	49	62
7	Celtics	113.7	2022-23	20	241.3	112.0	43.1	24.2	6.0	6.4	40.9	85.5	47.8	14.1	38.7	36.4	16.2	20.0	81.0	59.4	9.5	33.6	12.4	4,825	2,239	861	483	120	127	248	343
8	76ers	112.8	2022-23	11	242.3	102.5	43.0	19.1	7.6	5.3	36.7	84.0	43.7	12.2	33.9	35.9	16.9	19.1	88.6	55.5	10.0	33.0	12.4	2,665	1,128	473	210	84	58	136	206
9	Kings	112.8	2022-23	7	240.0	113.7	47.7	22.0	7.7	4.3	41.0	95.6	42.9	12.1	39.7	30.6	19.6	25.7	76.1	53.2	14.0	33.7	14.1	1,680	796	334	154	54	30	99	158
10	Heat	112.5	2022-23	23	241.1	108.3	40.3	23.6	7.0	3.6	39.7	86.8	45.8	12.8	33.7	38.0	16.1	19.8	81.3	56.7	9.2	31.0	11.7	5,545	2,492	926	542	161	82	269	462
11	Warriors	112.1	2022-23	13	240.0	113.1	47.1	28.2	7.2	4.6	41.9	93.6	44.8	14.5	42.5	34.0	14.8	19.7	75.0	55.3	12.5	34.5	14.4	3,120	1,470	612	366	94	60	187	298
12	Grizzlies	111.4	2022-23	6	244.2	104.7	46.5	23.3	6.7	3.5	38.3	95.3	40.2	12.0	38.5	31.2	16.0	19.2	83.5	50.4	13.2	33.3	13.0	1,465	628	279	140	40	21	78	123
13	Lakers	111.3	2022-23	16	241.6	112.3	44.6	24.9	6.8	6.4	41.1	87.1	47.1	10.1	30.3	33.5	20.1	24.8	80.9	57.3	9.1	35.6	11.9	3,865	1,797	714	399	109	102	191	279
14	Nuggets	110.8	2022-23	20	241.3	113.5	44.8	25.8	6.9	4.2	42.3	86.0	49.2	11.3	30.0	37.5	17.7	22.1	80.1	59.3	10.1	34.7	11.6	4,825	2,269	895	515	137	84	232	385
15	Cavaliers	109.3	2022-23	5	240.0	94.2	37.2	22.0	6.8	4.0	35.2	78.4	44.9	10.0	30.6	32.7	13.8	18.6	74.2	54.4	9.2	28.0	15.8	1,200	471	186	110	34	20	79	102
16	Knicks	108.5	2022-23	11	240.0	100.1	45.4	18.7	7.0	4.5	35.3	81.5	43.3	9.5	32.7	29.2	20.0	26.8	74.6	53.7	12.9	32.5	14.6	2,640	1,101	499	206	77	49	161	214

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.5

Leonard

RPG

11.1

Zubac

APG

8.0

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.1

17th

DRTG

118.4

24th

NETRTG

-3.4

22nd

3P%

36.6

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	15.0
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	16.5
13	Clippers	10	21	.323	17.0
14	Kings	8	24	.250	19.5
15	Pelicans	8	26	.235	20.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/30	SAC	@	LAC	11:00 PM
Thu 1/1	UTA	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Sat 1/3	BOS	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Mon 1/5	GSW	@	LAC	10:00 PM
Wed 1/7	LAC	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Last Game

Pistons

24 - 8

Final

112

Clippers

10 - 21

Sun 28 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.2

Sarr

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.8

Ayton

70.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.8

122.4

121.4

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

106.6

111.7

112.5

112.7

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

14.0

8.7

7.2

6.9

6.3

5.9

Tank Leaderboard

6-27

7-24

8-26

8-24

10-21

10-20

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,672.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,526.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,678.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,612.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.7

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.56

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-10

21-13

17-12-1

18-13

19-14

17-13

Worst Record ATS

11-23

12-20

12-19

13-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	8	.750
2	Knicks	23	9	.719	1.0
3	Celtics	19	12	.613	4.5
4	Raptors	20	14	.588	5.0
5	Magic	18	15	.545	6.5
6	Heat	18	15	.545	6.5
7	76ers	16	14	.533	7.0
8	Cavaliers	18	16	.529	7.0
9	Bulls	15	17	.469	9.0
10	Hawks	15	19	.441	10.0
11	Bucks	14	19	.424	10.5
12	Hornets	11	21	.344	13.0
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.0
14	Wizards	7	24	.226	16.5
15	Pacers	6	27	.182	18.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	28	5	.848
2	Spurs	23	9	.719	4.5
3	Nuggets	22	10	.688	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	6.5
5	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.5
6	Timberwolves	21	12	.636	7.0
7	Suns	19	13	.594	8.5
8	Warriors	17	16	.515	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	17	.469	12.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	19	.424	14.0
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	15.0
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	16.5
13	Clippers	10	21	.323	17.0
14	Kings	8	24	.250	19.5
15	Pelicans	8	26	.235	20.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/28	TOR	@	CHA	111-118
Fri 11/28	CHI	@	IND	101-103
Fri 11/28	DET	@	MIA	138-135
Fri 11/28	BKN	@	MIL	99-116
Fri 11/28	NOP	@	GSW	96-104

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/30	PHI	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 12/30	BOS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Tue 12/30	SAC	@	LAC	11:00 PM
Wed 12/31	GSW	@	CHA	1:00 PM

The L.A. Clippers had the highest defensive rating by a team in the 2023 playoffs, with a 123.6 rating.

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27.5

11.1

8.0

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.7

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30.7

12.2

11.9

11.1

11.0

9.6

9.0

2.2

1.9

1.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

4.8

3.9

3.8

71.3

70.8

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,035.3

1,672.3

1,526.7

2,165.8

1,678.5

1,612.8

38.0

36.1

33.0

39.7

36.7

36.3

1.84

1.62

1.56

1.96

1.72

1.57

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