Matt Ryan had the best defensive rating in the 2024 playoffs with a defensive rating of 5.0 or above, with a 74.7 rating.

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top 5 or higher defensive rating by a player 2024 playoffs

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	74.7	2023-24	NOP	1	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	+2
2	Thanasis Antetokounmpo T. Antetokounmpo	89.7	2023-24	MIL	2	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	+2
3	Moritz Wagner M. Wagner	96.8	2023-24	ORL	7	15.0	6.3	4.4	0.3	0.9	0.4	2.3	5.1	44.4	0.3	1.3	22.2	1.4	2.4	58.8	50.6	1.6	2.9	1.1	105	44	31	2	6	3	8	21	+34
4	Anthony Black A. Black	97.9	2023-24	ORL	2	5.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	3.5	42.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		42.9	0.5	0.5	0.5	11	6	2	2	1	0	1	1	-8
5	Jonathan Isaac J. Isaac	98.3	2023-24	ORL	7	21.0	6.3	4.9	0.4	0.7	1.3	2.3	5.6	41.0	1.4	3.9	37.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	55.2	1.4	3.4	0.6	147	44	34	3	5	9	4	7	+6
6	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	100.9	2023-24	ORL	7	26.4	7.6	6.3	1.3	0.7	0.6	2.7	6.7	40.4	1.0	3.6	28.0	1.1	1.6	72.7	51.1	1.3	5.0	0.7	185	53	44	9	5	4	5	20	+22
7	Joe Ingles J. Ingles	101.4	2023-24	ORL	7	9.7	1.6	1.9	1.7	0.4	0.0	0.6	1.7	33.3	0.3	1.0	28.6	0.1	0.3	50.0	42.7	0.3	1.6	0.0	68	11	13	12	3	0	0	3	+15
8	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	101.5	2023-24	ORL	7	37.4	27.0	8.6	4.0	1.1	0.6	9.7	21.3	45.6	2.3	5.7	40.0	5.3	7.0	75.5	55.4	2.0	6.6	4.6	262	189	60	28	8	4	32	14	+20
9	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	101.8	2023-24	DEN	2	6.5	2.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	69.4	0.5	1.0	0.0	13	4	3	0	1	1	0	4	-20
10	Cole Anthony C. Anthony	102.0	2023-24	ORL	7	14.7	5.1	2.1	1.3	0.6	0.1	1.9	5.9	31.7	0.3	1.9	15.4	1.1	1.3	88.9	40.0	0.3	1.9	0.7	103	36	15	9	4	1	5	16	+13
11	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	102.1	2023-24	ORL	7	37.0	18.9	6.9	4.4	0.7	1.3	6.0	14.7	40.8	1.3	4.9	26.5	5.6	6.3	88.6	53.9	1.4	5.4	1.3	259	132	48	31	5	9	9	20	+30
12	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	102.3	2023-24	OKC	7	6.6	0.0	1.9	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.1	1.7	0.0	46	0	13	3	1	1	0	2	+16
13	Jalen Suggs J. Suggs	102.4	2023-24	ORL	7	33.1	14.7	5.1	3.3	1.3	0.4	4.7	11.7	40.2	2.0	6.9	29.2	3.3	4.3	76.7	54.1	1.6	3.6	2.9	232	103	36	23	9	3	20	18	+26
14	Jaylin Williams J. Williams	102.5	2023-24	OKC	10	12.7	4.4	3.2	1.5	0.4	0.3	1.6	3.3	48.5	0.9	2.2	40.9	0.3	0.4	75.0	63.3	0.4	2.8	0.3	127	44	32	15	4	3	3	11	-29
15	Gary Harris G. Harris	103.1	2023-24	ORL	6	26.5	4.2	2.0	0.7	1.2	0.5	1.3	4.7	28.6	1.2	3.7	31.8	0.3	0.3	100.0	43.3	0.8	1.2	0.3	159	25	12	4	7	3	2	18	+2
16	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	103.1	2023-24	OKC	10	34.5	15.6	7.2	2.1	0.7	2.5	5.9	11.9	49.6	1.3	5.0	26.0	2.5	3.3	75.8	58.4	1.4	5.8	1.9	345	156	72	21	7	25	19	26	+75
17	Oshae Brissett O. Brissett	103.2	2023-24	BOS	10	5.5	1.6	1.4	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.1	54.5	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	62.7	0.3	1.1	0.1	55	16	14	0	3	2	1	2	+10
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	103.6	2023-24	OKC	10	39.9	30.2	7.2	6.4	1.3	1.7	11.1	22.4	49.6	1.6	3.7	43.2	6.4	8.1	79.0	58.2	0.8	6.4	2.2	399	302	72	64	13	17	22	31	+56
19	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	103.6	2023-24	CLE	4	31.8	17.0	13.8	1.3	1.3	1.0	6.3	9.3	67.6	0.0	0.0		4.5	6.5	69.2	70.2	3.8	10.0	1.3	127	68	55	5	5	4	5	8	-8
20	Kenrich Williams K. Williams	103.8	2023-24	OKC	7	4.6	0.6	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.1	25.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		25.0	0.1	1.0	0.0	32	4	8	3	1	0	0	3	-6
21	Jalen Williams J. Williams	104.4	2023-24	OKC	10	37.7	18.7	6.8	5.4	1.7	0.5	7.5	16.0	46.9	1.5	3.9	38.5	2.2	2.7	81.5	54.4	1.3	5.5	1.9	377	187	68	54	17	5	19	21	+66
22	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	104.6	2023-24	BOS	7	23.6	12.3	4.4	1.1	0.7	1.6	4.0	8.6	46.7	1.4	4.1	34.5	2.9	3.1	90.9	61.7	0.6	3.9	0.7	165	86	31	8	5	11	5	15	+39
23	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	104.7	2023-24	NOP	3	5.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	2.0	33.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	17	4	2	0	2	0	1	0	-13
24	Aaron Wiggins A. Wiggins	104.9	2023-24	OKC	10	15.7	6.2	3.2	1.0	0.6	0.3	2.3	4.7	48.9	0.6	2.0	30.0	1.0	1.1	90.9	59.8	0.9	2.3	0.9	157	62	32	10	6	3	9	8	+22
25	Xavier Tillman X. Tillman	105.2	2023-24	BOS	8	8.6	1.5	1.8	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.0	62.5	0.1	0.1	100.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	71.1	0.5	1.3	0.4	69	12	14	3	3	3	3	7	+22

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PPG

21.7

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RPG

6.8

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APG

3.8

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Team Rankings

ORTG

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DRTG

118.5

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NETRTG

-3.9

21st

3P%

34.8

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks	23	50	.315	34.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/27	NOP	@	TOR	8:30 PM
Sun 3/29	HOU	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Thu 4/2	NOP	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 4/3	NOP	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Sun 4/5	ORL	@	NOP	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

25 - 49

108

Final

129

Pistons

53 - 20

Thu 26 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

118.7

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-57

17-56

17-55

19-55

21-52

23-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

3,149.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

3,744

Dončić

3,334.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-27

44-28-1

43-30

43-31

41-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

30-42

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	34	.534	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.5
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	37.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	38.5