the best defensive team in nba 2023 playoffs

The Denver Nuggets had the best record by a team in the 2023 playoffs, with a record of 16-4.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	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	Nuggets	16-4	2022-23	.800	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
2	76ers	7-4	2022-23	.636	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
3	Heat	13-10	2022-23	.565	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
4	Celtics	11-9	2022-23	.550	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
5	Knicks	6-5	2022-23	.545	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
6	Suns	6-5	2022-23	.545	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
7	Lakers	8-8	2022-23	.500	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
8	Warriors	6-7	2022-23	.462	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
9	Kings	3-4	2022-23	.429	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	Hawks	2-4	2022-23	.333	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
11	Grizzlies	2-4	2022-23	.333	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
12	Bucks	1-4	2022-23	.200	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
13	Clippers	1-4	2022-23	.200	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
14	Cavaliers	1-4	2022-23	.200	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
15	Timberwolves	1-4	2022-23	.200	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
16	Nets	0-4	2022-23	.000	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

The Denver Nuggets had the best record by a team in the 2023 playoffs, with a record of 16-4.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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3,694

3,474

4,298.5

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3,685.5

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36.4

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