what team had the highest defensive rating in the 2008 playoffs

The Dallas Mavericks had the worst defensive rating by a team in the 2008 playoffs, with a 118.2 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	Mavericks	118.2	2007-08	5	240.0	94.0	45.2	19.4	4.0	4.0	31.6	78.8	40.1	7.2	20.8	34.6	23.6	30.0	78.7	51.1	14.4	30.8	11.6	1,200	470	226	97	20	20	58	103
2	Nuggets	117.9	2007-08	4	240.0	101.5	48.8	18.5	6.3	4.8	37.8	88.5	42.7	4.5	18.0	25.0	21.5	29.0	74.1	50.1	16.5	32.3	14.5	960	406	195	74	25	19	58	102
3	Hawks	115.6	2007-08	7	240.0	87.1	38.3	17.4	4.3	5.7	29.3	71.3	41.1	4.0	12.4	32.2	24.6	31.4	78.2	51.2	11.6	26.7	15.9	1,680	610	268	122	30	40	111	141
4	Raptors	115.2	2007-08	5	240.0	99.4	39.2	24.0	7.2	2.4	37.2	85.6	43.5	8.4	24.0	35.0	16.6	19.2	86.5	52.8	9.8	29.4	10.0	1,200	497	196	120	36	12	50	114
5	Jazz	110.4	2007-08	12	242.1	98.9	44.3	21.4	6.5	5.8	36.4	81.8	44.5	5.8	16.7	35.0	20.3	27.0	75.0	52.8	14.5	29.8	12.9	2,905	1,187	532	257	78	69	155	306
6	Magic	109.2	2007-08	10	240.0	97.1	42.9	17.4	4.8	4.9	35.4	75.4	46.9	9.0	25.3	35.6	17.3	24.3	71.2	56.4	11.7	31.2	14.5	2,400	971	429	174	48	49	145	205
7	Wizards	108.7	2007-08	6	240.0	92.2	37.3	15.7	7.2	4.8	32.0	75.2	42.6	6.0	19.7	30.5	22.2	29.0	76.4	52.4	9.7	27.7	12.3	1,440	553	224	94	43	29	74	137
8	76ers	107.9	2007-08	6	240.0	85.8	38.2	15.8	8.8	3.7	31.2	74.7	41.7	1.8	7.8	23.4	21.7	30.0	72.2	48.8	13.5	24.7	14.8	1,440	515	229	95	53	22	89	115
9	Lakers	107.6	2007-08	21	241.2	102.4	39.6	20.8	7.2	5.3	36.8	78.6	46.8	7.0	19.0	36.7	22.0	29.1	75.3	56.0	8.8	30.8	13.3	5,065	2,151	831	436	151	111	279	489
10	Hornets	107.3	2007-08	12	240.0	96.6	42.1	19.3	7.3	5.1	37.6	81.0	46.4	5.8	14.0	41.1	15.7	20.3	77.4	53.7	10.3	31.8	8.8	2,880	1,159	505	231	87	61	106	248
11	Rockets	106.7	2007-08	6	240.0	88.0	42.0	15.5	6.8	5.5	32.2	78.7	40.9	5.8	20.0	29.2	17.8	26.2	68.2	48.8	13.0	29.0	10.8	1,440	528	252	93	41	33	65	127
12	Suns	106.1	2007-08	5	250.0	100.4	41.6	18.8	5.2	7.0	38.0	82.4	46.1	5.0	14.8	33.8	19.4	30.4	63.8	52.4	9.4	32.2	12.4	1,250	502	208	94	26	35	62	113
13	Pistons	105.2	2007-08	17	240.0	91.4	36.2	20.5	7.4	5.8	33.9	74.5	45.5	4.5	13.3	34.1	19.1	23.8	80.2	53.8	10.6	25.6	12.9	4,080	1,554	616	349	125	99	220	396
14	Spurs	104.8	2007-08	17	242.9	94.1	41.8	20.4	5.3	4.1	35.5	79.7	44.6	7.5	20.1	37.5	15.5	20.8	74.5	52.9	9.0	32.8	12.8	4,130	1,599	710	346	90	70	217	383
15	Celtics	103.3	2007-08	26	240.0	94.0	40.0	21.5	7.6	4.3	33.6	75.1	44.7	6.0	16.8	35.9	20.8	26.6	78.3	54.1	11.1	28.9	12.8	6,240	2,444	1,040	559	198	112	333	631
16	Cavaliers	102.1	2007-08	13	240.0	89.9	40.9	20.2	6.0	4.8	31.1	74.1	42.0	6.7	19.4	34.5	21.1	29.2	72.1	51.7	11.8	29.2	13.8	3,120	1,169	532	262	78	63	180	287

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Flagg

RPG

7.0

Washington

APG

5.3

Nembhard

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.2

27th

DRTG

116.5

20th

NETRTG

-5.4

23rd

3P%

34.4

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings	22	60	.268	42.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	DAL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 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

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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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

The Dallas Mavericks had the worst defensive rating by a team in the 2008 playoffs, with a 118.2 rating.

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