the best defensive teams in nba playoffs 2026

The New York Knicks have the best record by a team in the 2026 playoffs, with a record of 14-3.

	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	Knicks	14-3	2025-26	.824	17	241.5	117.6	45.3	25.9	8.8	4.4	42.7	85.6	49.9	13.1	33.6	39.1	19.1	25.0	76.5	60.9	10.7	34.6	13.4	4,105	2,000	770	441	149	74	227	374
2	Thunder	11-4	2025-26	.733	15	243.3	115.5	41.7	25.9	10.2	4.6	41.5	88.3	47.0	13.4	36.7	36.5	19.1	22.5	84.9	58.8	11.2	30.5	13.0	3,650	1,733	626	388	153	69	195	322
3	Spurs	13-8	2025-26	.619	21	242.4	113.8	46.9	24.7	8.3	7.1	40.0	86.3	46.3	12.7	35.3	35.8	21.1	26.5	79.5	58.0	11.6	35.3	14.8	5,090	2,389	984	518	175	149	310	464
4	Pistons	7-7	2025-26	.500	14	241.8	104.9	43.9	22.4	8.7	7.3	37.4	83.5	44.8	10.7	29.9	35.9	19.4	25.3	76.6	55.4	12.9	31.1	16.0	3,385	1,469	615	313	122	102	224	328
5	Timberwolves	6-6	2025-26	.500	12	240.0	108.3	45.5	23.3	6.4	3.4	39.8	91.2	43.7	10.5	31.2	33.7	18.1	24.1	75.1	53.2	12.1	33.4	13.8	2,880	1,299	546	279	77	41	166	293
6	Cavaliers	8-10	2025-26	.444	18	244.2	107.9	40.9	21.7	7.9	5.1	37.4	82.1	45.6	12.5	38.1	32.8	20.6	27.8	73.9	57.2	11.6	29.3	16.7	4,395	1,943	737	390	142	91	301	368
7	Celtics	3-4	2025-26	.429	7	240.0	106.6	46.9	23.7	5.4	4.7	38.1	87.9	43.4	15.6	46.1	33.7	14.7	20.0	73.6	55.1	12.1	34.7	11.9	1,680	746	328	166	38	33	83	136
8	Magic	3-4	2025-26	.429	7	240.0	97.7	41.6	19.9	10.3	6.0	33.1	83.4	39.7	11.1	34.0	32.8	20.3	28.4	71.4	50.9	11.3	30.3	14.3	1,680	684	291	139	72	42	100	167
9	Raptors	3-4	2025-26	.429	7	243.6	110.1	40.3	26.3	9.1	5.7	40.3	86.7	46.5	10.6	29.7	35.6	19.0	26.1	72.7	56.1	11.4	28.9	15.6	1,705	771	282	184	64	40	109	161
10	Lakers	4-6	2025-26	.400	10	242.5	102.2	39.4	23.8	6.9	5.0	36.6	77.5	47.2	10.4	27.0	38.5	18.6	24.4	76.2	57.9	10.2	29.2	18.1	2,425	1,022	394	238	69	50	181	207
11	76ers	4-7	2025-26	.364	11	240.0	103.1	38.0	21.3	5.4	3.9	37.2	83.1	44.7	11.1	32.8	33.8	17.6	22.3	79.2	55.5	8.5	29.5	12.1	2,640	1,134	418	234	59	43	133	227
12	Hawks	2-4	2025-26	.333	6	240.0	100.3	36.8	22.2	7.3	4.8	36.5	83.7	43.6	11.3	36.3	31.2	16.0	22.2	72.2	53.7	9.2	27.7	14.7	1,440	602	221	133	44	29	88	133
13	Nuggets	2-4	2025-26	.333	6	240.0	107.5	38.3	24.5	7.3	4.2	36.3	83.3	43.6	10.0	32.2	31.1	24.8	30.2	82.3	55.6	7.0	31.3	12.0	1,440	645	230	147	44	25	72	136
14	Rockets	2-4	2025-26	.333	6	244.2	98.7	41.5	20.8	11.5	5.3	35.2	86.0	40.9	10.0	33.2	30.2	18.3	24.5	74.8	51.0	13.5	28.0	13.8	1,465	592	249	125	69	32	83	131
15	Trail Blazers	1-4	2025-26	.200	5	240.0	100.0	40.6	21.4	7.6	4.8	35.8	88.8	40.3	11.6	38.4	30.2	16.8	22.0	76.4	50.8	12.0	28.6	12.8	1,200	500	203	107	38	24	64	112
16	Suns	0-4	2025-26	.000	4	240.0	105.5	40.3	22.0	5.5	2.8	38.5	86.3	44.6	12.8	37.5	34.0	15.8	19.8	79.7	55.6	12.0	28.3	16.0	960	422	161	88	22	11	64	93

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More Knicks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Brunson

RPG

10.6

Towns

APG

6.2

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

1 - 2

115

Final

111

Knicks

2 - 1

Mon 8 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Tatum

10.6

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

121.8

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.9

106.5

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

16.9

8.6

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,035.4

Wembanyama

734.2

Castle

730.7

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,019.5

Wembanyama

770

Castle

751.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.55

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

60-43

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

56-43

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