what player has best defensive rating in a game in finals games in nba history

John Salley has the best defensive rating in an NBA Finals game, with an 11.5 rating against the Pacers on June 9, 2000.

NAME DRTG DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 John Salley
J. Salley
11.5
6/9/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
-4
2 Brandon Rush
B. Rush
34.2
6/2/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
-2
3 David Thirdkill
D. Thirdkill
37.1
5/26/1986
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0
4 Matt Bonner
M. Bonner
42.8
6/16/2013
2012-13
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
vs
MIA MIA
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
5 Randy Brown
R. Brown
43.3
6/7/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
UTA UTA
5
2
1
0
1
0
1
3
33.3
0
0
0
0
33.3
0
1
0
0
+9
6 Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
44.8
6/9/2005
2004-05
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
vs
DET DET
6
2
3
0
0
3
1
2
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
0
3
0
0
+11
7 Steve Harris
S. Harris
47.0
5/26/1986
1985-86
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
8 Jared Dudley
J. Dudley
47.2
9/30/2020
2019-20
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
MIA MIA
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
+1
9 Chuck Nevitt
C. Nevitt
47.2
6/2/1985
1984-85
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
56.8
0
0
0
0
10 Scott Burrell
S. Burrell
47.7
6/7/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
UTA UTA
25
10
9
0
2
1
4
5
80.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
85.0
0
9
0
4
+33
11 Kevin Willis
K. Willis
51.1
6/13/2003
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
@
NJN NJN
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
+5
12 Andrew Bogut
A. Bogut
51.6
6/5/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
15
2
6
0
2
5
1
4
25.0
0
0
0
0
25.0
3
3
2
4
+10
13 Darko Milicic
D. Milicic
54.0
6/16/2005
2004-05
NBA Finals
DET DET
vs
SAS SAS
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
100.0
0
0
0
0
100.0
0
2
0
0
+5
14 Jud Buechler
J. Buechler
54.2
6/7/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
UTA UTA
9
6
0
1
1
1
2
3
66.7
2
3
66.7
0
0
100.0
0
0
1
0
+13
15 Timofey Mozgov
T. Mozgov
54.6
6/16/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0
-7
16 Steve Harris
S. Harris
54.9
6/5/1986
1985-86
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
vs
BOS BOS
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17 Ron Harper
R. Harper
55.5
6/7/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
UTA UTA
30
8
10
7
1
1
3
8
37.5
0
1
0.0
2
4
50.0
41.0
1
9
3
2
+24
18 Darko Milicic
D. Milicic
55.8
6/15/2004
2003-04
NBA Finals
DET DET
vs
LAL LAL
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0.0
1
0
1
0
-8
19 Toni Kukoc
T. Kukoc
56.2
6/7/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
UTA UTA
34
16
6
4
4
0
7
12
58.3
0
2
0.0
2
2
100.0
62.1
3
3
4
3
+27
20 Bill Wennington
B. Wennington
57.3
6/7/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
UTA UTA
5
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
33.3
0
0
0
0
33.3
0
2
0
0
+9
21 Sam Vincent
S. Vincent
57.3
6/5/1986
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
3
4
2
0
1
0
2
5
40.0
0
0
0
0
40.0
0
2
0
1
22 Craig Ehlo
C. Ehlo
58.0
6/8/1986
1985-86
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
2
6
1
0
1
0
3
3
100.0
0
0
0
0
100.0
0
1
1
0
23 Luc Longley
L. Longley
58.0
6/7/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
UTA UTA
25
8
7
3
1
1
3
8
37.5
0
0
2
4
50.0
41.0
2
5
3
4
+16
24 Tiago Splitter
T. Splitter
59.5
6/20/2013
2012-13
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
@
MIA MIA
4
2
0
0
2
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
0
0
0
1
-6
25 James Michael McAdoo
J. Michael McAdoo
61.0
6/11/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 Finals.

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