Josh Minott had the best defensive rating in the 2023 playoffs, with a 78.2 rating in his rookie season.

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top defensive ratings by a player in playoffs 2023

	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	Josh Minott J. Minott	78.2	2022-23	MIN	1	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	6	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	-4
2	Ricky Rubio R. Rubio	100.4	2022-23	CLE	3	5.7	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.7	1.3	1.7	17	0	6	3	1	0	5	5	-7
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	101.9	2022-23	LAL	16	38.0	22.6	14.1	2.6	1.4	3.1	8.3	15.9	52.0	0.3	0.9	33.3	5.8	6.8	85.2	59.9	2.4	11.7	2.1	608	361	225	41	22	50	34	46	+54
4	Lamar Stevens L. Stevens	103.5	2022-23	CLE	2	4.5	2.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	86.8	0.0	1.5	0.0	9	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	+7
5	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	104.3	2022-23	NYK	11	20.0	3.1	4.6	1.3	0.8	1.4	1.0	2.1	47.8	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.5	75.0	56.6	2.1	2.5	0.5	220	34	51	14	9	15	5	29	-2
6	Mo Bamba M. Bamba	105.4	2022-23	LAL	3	3.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	10	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	+8
7	Zeke Nnaji Z. Nnaji	105.4	2022-23	DEN	5	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.8	50.0	0.2	0.6	33.3	0.0	0.0		62.5	0.0	0.4	0.2	12	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	-6
8	Obi Toppin O. Toppin	105.8	2022-23	NYK	11	15.9	7.0	3.5	0.6	0.7	0.3	2.7	6.4	42.9	1.2	3.9	30.2	0.4	0.5	80.0	53.3	0.9	2.6	0.7	175	77	39	7	8	3	8	12	-3
9	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	105.9	2022-23	NYK	11	27.1	6.5	9.3	0.8	0.7	1.5	2.6	4.4	60.4	0.0	0.0		1.2	3.0	39.4	56.8	5.0	4.3	0.9	298	71	102	9	8	16	10	29	-1
10	Danny Green D. Green	106.1	2022-23	CLE	4	10.0	0.8	1.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.3	20.0	0.3	1.0	25.0	0.0	0.0		30.0	0.5	1.3	0.5	40	3	7	1	2	1	2	7	-13
11	Dean Wade D. Wade	106.4	2022-23	CLE	2	5.5	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	53.2	0.0	1.5	0.0	11	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-8
12	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	106.6	2022-23	DEN	4	3.5	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.8	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.5	50.0	64.4	0.0	1.0	0.5	14	5	4	1	0	1	2	2	+7
13	Shake Milton S. Milton	106.7	2022-23	PHI	6	3.5	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.8	60.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	68.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	21	8	3	2	2	0	1	3	-4
14	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	107.1	2022-23	CLE	5	37.6	9.8	10.0	2.0	0.6	1.2	4.4	9.6	45.8	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.6	62.5	47.6	3.0	7.0	2.4	188	49	50	10	3	6	12	13	-4
15	Kevon Looney K. Looney	107.4	2022-23	GSW	13	25.0	6.5	13.1	3.3	0.6	0.4	2.8	4.9	57.8	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.4	55.6	58.4	4.7	8.4	1.0	325	84	170	43	8	5	13	36	+50
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	107.7	2022-23	DEN	20	39.5	30.0	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	11.4	20.7	54.8	1.8	3.8	46.1	5.6	7.0	79.9	63.1	3.5	10.0	3.5	789	600	269	190	21	20	70	69	+169
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	108.0	2022-23	CLE	5	41.4	23.2	5.0	7.2	2.0	0.6	9.0	20.8	43.3	2.6	9.0	28.9	2.6	3.6	72.2	51.8	0.6	4.4	3.8	207	116	25	36	10	3	19	14	-9
18	Josh Hart J. Hart	108.2	2022-23	NYK	11	32.1	10.4	7.4	2.2	0.8	0.3	4.1	8.5	47.9	0.9	2.9	31.3	1.3	2.0	63.6	55.0	1.6	5.7	1.9	353	114	81	24	9	3	21	38	-19
19	Peyton Watson P. Watson	108.4	2022-23	DEN	5	2.8	1.0	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.4	1.0	40.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.2	0.6	0.2	14	5	4	1	0	1	1	2	-6
20	Tyus Jones T. Jones	108.5	2022-23	MEM	6	20.0	4.5	3.0	3.7	1.3	0.0	1.8	6.0	30.6	0.5	3.2	15.8	0.3	0.5	66.7	36.2	0.5	2.5	1.3	120	27	18	22	8	0	8	5	-19
21	Kevin Love K. Love	108.6	2022-23	MIA	20	18.0	6.9	5.6	1.2	0.5	0.4	2.3	6.0	37.8	1.7	4.4	37.5	0.7	0.8	87.5	54.3	0.7	4.9	0.5	359	137	111	24	9	7	10	35	-26
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	108.6	2022-23	PHI	9	37.3	23.7	9.8	2.7	0.7	2.8	7.3	17.0	43.1	0.6	3.1	17.9	8.4	9.3	90.5	56.1	1.8	8.0	3.9	336	213	88	24	6	25	35	27	-6
23	Draymond Green D. Green	108.7	2022-23	GSW	12	30.6	9.4	6.9	6.8	1.5	1.0	3.5	7.6	46.2	0.4	1.7	25.0	2.0	2.8	72.7	53.5	1.6	5.3	2.3	367	113	83	82	18	12	27	48	-12
24	Julius Randle J. Randle	108.8	2022-23	NYK	10	33.0	16.6	8.3	3.6	0.5	0.3	5.5	14.7	37.4	1.7	6.6	25.8	3.9	5.5	70.9	48.5	1.7	6.6	3.5	330	166	83	36	5	3	35	24	+15
25	Cedi Osman C. Osman	108.9	2022-23	CLE	5	18.6	6.0	3.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	1.8	5.0	36.0	1.2	4.0	30.0	1.2	1.8	66.7	51.8	0.2	2.8	1.0	93	30	15	5	2	1	5	12	-26

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.5

Edwards

RPG

11.5

Gobert

APG

5.1

Randle

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.3

11th

DRTG

113.4

9th

NETRTG

3.8

10th

3P%

37.2

5th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Rockets	43	27	.614	12.5
5	Nuggets	44	28	.611	12.5
6	Timberwolves	44	28	.611	12.5
7	Suns	40	32	.556	16.5
8	Clippers	35	36	.493	21.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/25	HOU	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	5:30 PM
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Thu 4/2	MIN	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 4/3	MIN	@	PHI	7:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

44 - 28

102

Final

Celtics

47 - 24

Sun 22 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

12.0

Towns

11.7

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.6

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.4

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.6

Duren

67.4

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.1

119.7

118.9

118.5

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

111.5

112.6

112.7

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.8

7.5

7.4

7.0

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-56

16-55

17-54

19-53

21-50

23-48

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,471

Jokić

3,421.5

Dončić

3,100.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,691.8

Jokić

3,625.8

Dončić

3,279.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

44-27

43-28-1

42-29

42-30

40-31

Worst Record ATS

29-43

30-41

30-40

31-41

31-40

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	51	19	.729
2	Celtics	47	24	.662	4.5
3	Knicks	47	25	.653	5.0
4	Cavaliers	44	27	.620	7.5
5	Raptors	39	31	.557	12.0
6	Hawks	39	32	.549	12.5
7	76ers	39	32	.549	12.5
8	Magic	38	32	.543	13.0
9	Heat	38	33	.535	13.5
10	Hornets	37	34	.521	14.5
11	Bucks	29	41	.414	22.0
12	Bulls	28	42	.400	23.0
13	Nets - e	17	54	.239	34.5
14	Wizards - e	16	55	.225	35.5
15	Pacers - e	15	56	.211	36.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - y	56	15	.789
2	Spurs - x	53	18	.746	3.0
3	Lakers	46	25	.648	10.0
4	Rockets	43	27	.614	12.5
5	Nuggets	44	28	.611	12.5
6	Timberwolves	44	28	.611	12.5
7	Suns	40	32	.556	16.5
8	Clippers	35	36	.493	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	35	37	.486	21.5
10	Warriors	33	38	.465	23.0
11	Pelicans	25	47	.347	31.5
12	Grizzlies	24	46	.343	31.5
13	Mavericks	23	48	.324	33.0
14	Jazz - e	21	50	.296	35.0
15	Kings - e	19	53	.264	37.5