what starters have the best defensive rating in the 2023 playoffs

Tyus Jones had the best defensive rating by a player as a starter in the 2023 Western Conference First Round, with a 100.2 rating.

NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tyus Jones
T. Jones
100.2
2022-23
MEM MEM
1
36.3
10.0
6.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
11.0
36.4
0.0
5.0
0.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
40.6
1.0
5.0
1.0
36
10
6
8
1
0
1
3
+7
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
102.8
2022-23
LAL 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
3Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
106.3
2022-23
BOS BOS
4
26.7
10.8
6.0
0.8
0.5
1.3
4.5
6.0
75.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.3
77.8
76.9
2.3
3.8
1.3
107
43
24
3
2
5
5
6
+30
4Kevon Looney
K. Looney
106.7
2022-23
GSW GSW
8
30.0
7.3
16.1
4.4
0.6
0.5
3.1
5.8
54.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.6
61.5
56.1
5.5
10.6
1.1
240
58
129
35
5
4
9
27
+34
5Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
106.9
2022-23
NYK 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
6Caleb Martin
C. Martin
107.9
2022-23
MIA MIA
4
37.0
18.0
9.3
1.3
0.8
0.5
6.8
12.8
52.9
3.3
6.0
54.2
1.3
1.5
83.3
67.1
1.8
7.5
0.5
148
72
37
5
3
2
2
10
-9
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
108.6
2022-23
DEN DEN
20
39.4
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
8Jarred Vanderbilt
J. Vanderbilt
109.1
2022-23
LAL LAL
13
17.9
5.2
3.6
0.8
0.7
0.9
1.8
4.5
39.0
0.5
2.2
24.1
1.1
1.5
70.0
49.4
1.5
2.2
0.9
232
67
47
11
9
12
12
28
-25
9Kevin Love
K. Love
109.2
2022-23
MIA MIA
18
18.1
6.4
5.6
1.2
0.4
0.3
2.2
6.0
37.0
1.6
4.4
36.3
0.3
0.4
75.0
51.6
0.7
4.8
0.5
325
115
100
22
8
6
9
33
-18
10Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
109.2
2022-23
CLE CLE
5
37.5
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
11Julius Randle
J. Randle
109.3
2022-23
NYK 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
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
109.6
2022-23
PHI PHI
9
37.4
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
13Al Horford
A. Horford
109.7
2022-23
BOS BOS
20
30.8
6.7
7.2
3.0
1.1
1.7
2.6
6.6
38.6
1.4
4.7
29.8
0.2
0.2
75.0
49.7
1.5
5.7
0.6
617
133
143
59
22
34
11
47
+59
14Josh Hart
J. Hart
109.8
2022-23
NYK NYK
5
40.1
12.4
10.0
3.8
0.8
0.4
4.6
11.4
40.4
1.0
4.0
25.0
2.2
3.4
64.7
48.1
1.8
8.2
1.6
201
62
50
19
4
2
8
14
+14
15Draymond Green
D. Green
109.9
2022-23
GSW GSW
9
30.9
8.4
7.2
6.4
1.2
0.9
3.3
7.2
46.2
0.4
1.8
25.0
1.3
1.9
70.6
52.4
1.7
5.6
2.4
278
76
65
58
11
8
22
35
-20
16Xavier Tillman
X. Tillman
110.0
2022-23
MEM MEM
6
30.5
8.7
8.0
3.2
0.7
0.7
4.0
7.5
53.3
0.2
0.7
25.0
0.5
0.8
60.0
55.1
2.8
5.2
0.7
183
52
48
19
4
4
4
17
-5
17Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
110.1
2022-23
MEM MEM
6
36.7
18.0
7.8
1.5
1.0
2.0
5.8
13.8
42.2
1.2
4.2
28.0
5.2
6.0
86.1
54.6
3.3
4.5
3.0
220
108
47
9
6
12
18
24
-37
18LeBron James
L. James
110.3
2022-23
LAL LAL
16
38.7
24.5
9.9
6.5
1.1
1.1
9.2
18.4
49.8
1.8
6.6
26.4
4.4
5.8
76.1
58.4
1.6
8.3
2.5
619
392
158
104
17
18
40
28
+12
19Jordan Poole
J. Poole
110.5
2022-23
GSW GSW
4
25.9
13.8
2.5
3.8
2.0
0.3
4.5
12.8
35.3
1.3
5.3
23.8
3.5
5.0
70.0
46.0
0.5
2.0
1.0
103
55
10
15
8
1
4
8
0
20Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
110.7
2022-23
CLE CLE
5
41.3
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
21Quentin Grimes
Q. Grimes
110.8
2022-23
NYK NYK
6
30.6
5.2
3.5
2.2
1.2
0.7
1.5
5.5
27.3
1.2
4.7
25.0
1.0
1.2
85.7
43.0
0.3
3.2
1.5
184
31
21
13
7
4
9
11
+19
22Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
111.0
2022-23
NYK NYK
11
40.3
27.8
4.9
5.6
1.5
0.1
9.9
20.9
47.4
2.4
7.3
32.5
5.6
6.2
91.2
58.9
0.8
4.1
2.1
443
306
54
62
16
1
23
26
+37
23Paul Reed
P. Reed
111.5
2022-23
PHI PHI
2
34.6
10.0
14.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
4.0
7.0
57.1
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
63.5
6.0
8.0
0.5
69
20
28
4
2
2
1
7
+15
24Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
111.6
2022-23
SAC SAC
7
34.7
16.4
11.0
4.7
1.4
0.9
7.0
14.1
49.5
0.1
0.7
20.0
2.3
4.0
57.1
51.7
4.4
6.6
3.7
243
115
77
33
10
6
26
28
-49
25Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
112.0
2022-23
DEN DEN
20
32.6
13.4
8.1
1.6
0.5
0.6
5.0
11.7
42.3
2.3
6.6
35.1
1.2
1.5
79.3
54.1
1.0
7.1
0.5
653
267
162
31
10
11
9
42
+150
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Team Leaders

PPG

19.2

Jackson

Jaren Jackson Jr.

RPG

6.7

Aldama

Santi Aldama

APG

5.6

Spencer

Cam Spencer
Team Rankings

ORTG

112.9

25th

DRTG

118.8

24th

NETRTG

-5.9

24th

3P%

35.3

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Pelicans Pelicans
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz
22
60
.268
42.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/21
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Fri
10/23
MEM MEM
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sun
10/25
MEM MEM
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Mon
10/26
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Thu
10/29
MEM MEM
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

25 - 57

101

Final

132

HOU Rockets

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

Anthony Edwards
RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

11.6

Clingan

Donovan Clingan
APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić
SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

2.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

1.9

Wallace

Cason Wallace
BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

1.9

Huff

Jay Huff
3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3.8

Ball

LaMelo Ball

3.4

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel
TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

Jalen Duren

67.6

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

67.4

Queta

Neemias Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Nuggets

122.6

Celtics

120.8

Knicks

119.8

Spurs

119.6

Hornets

119.4

Cavaliers

119.2
DRtg Rankings
Thunder

107.7

Pistons

109.7

Spurs

111.3

Celtics

112.7

Raptors

113.0

Rockets

113.2
NetRtg Rankings
Thunder

11.1

Spurs

8.3

Pistons

8.2

Celtics

8.1

Knicks

6.5

Rockets

5.4
Tank Leaderboard
Wizards

17-65

Pacers

19-63

Nets

20-62

Jazz

22-60

Kings

22-60

Grizzlies

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,694

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,474

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.1

Brown

Jaylen Brown

33.4

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard
MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.4

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.4

Durant

Kevin Durant
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.61

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.71

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

61-44

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

57-44
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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