what team had the highest defensive rating in the 1997 playoffs

The Minnesota Timberwolves had the worst defensive rating by a team in the 1997 playoffs, with a 123.1 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	Timberwolves	123.1	1996-97	3	240.0	99.7	38.7	24.0	7.7	4.0	40.0	88.7	45.1	6.3	16.7	38.0	13.3	18.0	74.1	51.6	14.0	24.7	9.3	720	299	116	72	23	12	28	70
2	Clippers	120.6	1996-97	3	240.0	92.3	33.3	16.3	6.3	4.3	32.7	75.0	43.6	6.0	18.0	33.3	21.0	28.7	73.3	52.7	10.3	23.0	12.0	720	277	100	49	19	13	36	87
3	Hornets	119.9	1996-97	3	240.0	95.7	37.0	18.3	6.7	3.0	36.3	80.3	45.2	6.3	17.0	37.3	16.7	20.7	80.6	53.5	12.7	24.3	13.3	720	287	111	55	20	9	40	63
4	Suns	116.3	1996-97	5	245.0	100.2	40.4	22.8	8.2	5.2	34.4	82.6	41.6	10.2	29.0	35.2	21.2	27.8	76.3	52.8	10.0	30.4	16.2	1,225	501	202	114	41	26	81	110
5	Bullets	114.9	1996-97	3	240.0	95.0	35.7	17.0	4.7	6.3	34.0	71.7	47.4	4.3	10.3	41.9	22.7	29.0	78.2	56.3	11.3	24.3	18.7	720	285	107	51	14	19	56	77
6	Trail Blazers	112.4	1996-97	4	240.0	89.8	37.0	19.8	5.5	4.3	32.8	73.0	44.9	4.5	17.0	26.5	19.8	27.3	72.5	52.8	11.8	25.3	15.5	960	359	148	79	22	17	62	115
7	Rockets	111.3	1996-97	16	241.6	101.3	41.5	23.1	7.7	4.4	35.3	77.1	45.8	8.9	24.5	36.2	21.8	28.4	76.7	56.6	12.3	29.3	15.2	3,865	1,621	664	370	123	70	243	350
8	Hawks	108.9	1996-97	10	240.0	89.0	40.0	15.4	4.5	4.3	30.9	70.8	43.6	6.9	21.9	31.5	20.3	26.1	77.8	54.1	11.0	29.0	16.1	2,400	890	400	154	45	43	161	199
9	Magic	108.5	1996-97	5	240.0	84.2	37.6	13.2	6.4	5.2	29.8	73.0	40.8	5.8	18.0	32.2	18.8	25.2	74.6	50.1	9.6	28.0	12.4	1,200	421	188	66	32	26	62	95
10	SuperSonics	108.4	1996-97	12	244.2	105.1	42.8	23.4	10.1	4.1	36.8	82.8	44.4	8.3	21.8	38.3	23.3	28.5	81.6	55.1	13.9	28.8	13.6	2,930	1,261	513	281	121	49	163	282
11	Lakers	107.6	1996-97	9	242.8	95.2	38.9	20.6	6.8	6.1	32.2	72.1	44.7	4.9	15.2	32.1	25.9	35.0	74.0	54.4	11.2	27.7	13.3	2,185	857	350	185	61	55	120	241
12	Jazz	106.7	1996-97	20	241.3	96.1	41.8	21.8	7.4	4.9	33.7	74.5	45.2	5.0	13.5	36.7	23.9	30.4	78.5	54.7	11.4	30.4	13.3	4,825	1,922	835	435	147	98	266	496
13	Pistons	106.3	1996-97	5	240.0	85.6	31.8	13.6	7.0	2.4	32.4	74.8	43.3	5.6	17.0	32.9	15.2	19.8	76.8	51.3	8.6	23.2	9.6	1,200	428	159	68	35	12	48	101
14	Knicks	101.8	1996-97	10	240.0	91.2	39.5	21.1	8.6	3.5	34.3	73.5	46.7	5.5	14.8	37.2	17.1	22.2	77.0	54.8	9.7	29.8	15.7	2,400	912	395	211	86	35	157	234
15	Bulls	101.7	1996-97	19	240.0	92.5	43.5	20.7	8.5	4.8	34.7	80.2	43.2	6.1	19.2	31.9	17.1	23.2	73.5	51.2	14.9	28.6	12.4	4,560	1,758	826	393	162	92	236	461
16	Heat	99.4	1996-97	17	240.0	85.9	41.3	17.2	6.7	5.1	29.5	72.1	40.9	8.4	23.8	35.1	18.5	26.8	69.2	51.2	11.1	30.2	16.2	4,080	1,461	702	292	114	87	276	384

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.3

Edwards

RPG

11.0

Gobert

APG

5.8

Randle

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

8th

DRTG

113.4

5th

NETRTG

4.3

8th

3P%

36.6

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 1/11	SAS	@	MIN	7:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

22 - 13

125

Final

115

Heat

19 - 16

Sat 3 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.6

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.6

113.1

113.4

113.6

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

8.8

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-29

8-28

8-27

9-24

10-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,782

Johnson

1,770.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-24

12-23

14-21

14-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	2.5
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.0
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.0
5	76ers	19	14	.576	5.5
6	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
7	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
8	Heat	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	8.5
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	9.5
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	13.5
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.0
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	15.5
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 12/2	DET	@	MIL	109-113
Tue 12/2	SAC	@	HOU	95-121
Tue 12/2	MIA	@	DAL	108-118
Wed 12/3	BOS	@	WAS	146-101
Wed 12/3	GSW	@	PHI	98-99

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	IND	@	ORL	3:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Sun 1/4	OKC	@	PHX	8:00 PM

The Minnesota Timberwolves had the worst defensive rating by a team in the 1997 playoffs, with a 123.1 rating.

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29.3

11.0

5.8

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.6

32.1

31.1

12.2

11.8

11.0

11.0

9.7

9.0

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.4

2.3

2.0

4.8

3.9

3.8

71.3

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,035.3

1,764.4

1,684.1

2,165.8

1,782

1,770.3

38.1

36.3

33.0

39.8

36.7

36.3

1.84

1.60

1.57

1.96

1.70

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