what team had the best defensive rating in 1989 playoffs

The Detroit Pistons had the best defensive rating by a team in the 1989 playoffs, with a 104.5 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Pistons	104.5	1988-89	17	240.0	100.6	44.2	22.6	4.9	4.5	37.9	80.1	47.3	2.5	8.4	29.6	22.4	29.4	76.2	54.1	13.8	30.4	12.1	4,080	1,710	751	385	83	77	205	425
2	Cavaliers	106.2	1988-89	5	245.0	97.2	40.2	23.0	7.6	7.4	36.4	77.6	46.9	2.2	6.6	33.3	22.2	31.0	71.6	53.3	12.4	27.8	15.6	1,225	486	201	115	38	37	78	105
3	Suns	106.6	1988-89	12	240.0	118.3	50.3	27.5	9.3	4.6	45.0	95.1	47.3	2.8	8.8	31.4	25.6	30.4	84.1	54.5	16.9	33.4	15.8	2,880	1,420	604	330	112	55	190	274
4	Bulls	107.8	1988-89	17	242.9	99.6	41.2	23.5	7.8	4.2	36.6	78.1	46.9	4.3	12.2	35.3	22.1	29.1	75.9	54.8	12.2	29.0	15.9	4,130	1,694	701	399	133	72	271	448
5	Rockets	108.2	1988-89	4	240.0	106.5	39.3	24.3	9.3	5.3	40.0	84.8	47.2	2.8	7.3	37.9	23.8	32.5	73.1	53.8	12.8	26.5	16.5	960	426	157	97	37	21	66	100
6	Celtics	108.9	1988-89	3	240.0	90.3	40.0	21.7	6.7	2.3	37.0	83.3	44.4	0.0	2.7	0.0	16.3	22.3	73.1	48.5	9.7	30.3	14.0	720	271	120	65	20	7	42	72
7	76ers	109.9	1988-89	3	248.3	105.7	40.0	29.0	6.7	4.7	42.7	88.3	48.3	1.3	7.0	19.0	19.0	27.0	70.4	52.7	10.7	29.3	12.3	745	317	120	87	20	14	37	75
8	Lakers	110.9	1988-89	15	240.0	110.5	42.1	25.4	6.9	4.9	40.0	80.5	49.7	3.4	9.7	34.9	27.1	34.7	78.1	57.7	12.5	29.6	14.7	3,600	1,657	632	381	104	73	220	337
9	Knicks	112.3	1988-89	9	245.6	106.8	43.2	26.1	7.9	4.0	40.4	85.0	47.6	4.3	12.1	35.8	21.6	29.7	72.7	54.4	15.2	28.0	16.1	2,210	961	389	235	71	36	145	230
10	SuperSonics	112.5	1988-89	8	240.0	102.0	43.8	23.3	8.6	7.5	39.9	87.9	45.4	2.6	10.0	26.3	19.6	27.6	71.0	51.0	17.4	26.4	15.8	1,920	816	350	186	69	60	126	218
11	Warriors	113.4	1988-89	8	240.0	109.9	43.1	20.0	9.8	8.5	42.8	93.9	45.5	2.6	12.8	20.6	21.8	26.5	82.1	52.1	14.1	29.0	14.5	1,920	879	345	160	78	68	116	194
12	Nuggets	113.4	1988-89	3	240.0	112.7	44.3	24.0	7.7	1.7	43.3	94.7	45.8	5.3	13.0	41.0	20.7	25.7	80.5	53.2	12.0	32.3	16.7	720	338	133	72	23	5	50	87
13	Jazz	114.5	1988-89	3	240.0	105.3	50.0	18.0	7.0	5.0	38.3	89.7	42.8	4.0	11.3	35.3	24.7	29.7	83.1	51.3	18.0	32.0	18.7	720	316	150	54	21	15	56	78
14	Hawks	114.8	1988-89	5	250.0	103.2	41.6	25.6	5.4	5.8	35.4	78.6	45.0	2.6	9.2	28.3	29.8	38.6	77.2	54.0	15.2	26.4	13.2	1,250	516	208	128	27	29	66	120
15	Bucks	116.1	1988-89	9	245.6	97.2	35.8	23.2	5.7	2.1	36.2	78.3	46.2	2.3	7.9	29.6	22.4	26.8	83.8	53.9	10.7	25.1	11.2	2,210	875	322	209	51	19	101	236
16	Trail Blazers	122.1	1988-89	3	240.0	107.0	41.3	27.0	7.0	5.3	42.7	94.0	45.4	3.0	9.7	31.0	18.7	24.7	75.7	51.0	17.7	23.7	13.3	720	321	124	81	21	16	40	74

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

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)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

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