what teams have the highest defensive rating in the finals

The Orlando Magic have the highest defensive rating by a team in the NBA Finals, with a 113.7 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SERIES	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	Magic	113.7	NBA Finals	9	248.3	98.2	41.7	22.4	5.7	5.6	36.0	80.7	44.6	8.8	25.9	33.9	17.4	25.3	68.9	53.5	9.6	32.1	15.3	2,235	884	375	202	51	50	138	207
2	Cavaliers	112.8	NBA Finals	26	242.9	98.6	44.6	18.4	7.5	4.3	36.2	85.4	42.4	8.8	27.2	32.4	17.3	24.1	72.0	51.4	12.7	31.9	13.4	6,315	2,564	1,160	479	196	113	348	541
3	Pacers	112.7	NBA Finals	13	241.9	106.6	42.2	21.5	7.5	5.1	36.6	80.3	45.6	10.6	27.5	38.5	22.8	28.3	80.4	57.5	9.8	32.4	15.2	3,145	1,386	548	280	98	66	198	323
4	Heat	111.8	NBA Finals	40	241.3	96.7	38.7	19.8	7.3	3.9	35.2	77.8	45.3	8.9	23.9	37.3	17.3	23.3	74.5	54.9	9.0	29.7	13.4	9,650	3,867	1,547	792	290	156	534	850
5	Raptors	110.1	NBA Finals	6	240.0	111.5	41.0	23.0	8.2	4.8	38.3	84.3	45.5	12.0	34.3	35.0	22.8	26.5	86.2	58.1	9.7	31.3	12.8	1,440	669	246	138	49	29	77	133
6	Lakers	109.3	NBA Finals	95	242.1	103.4	41.9	23.7	7.7	5.2	39.3	82.9	47.3	4.1	11.9	34.2	20.8	28.7	72.7	54.1	12.5	29.4	14.5	23,000	9,824	3,984	2,250	729	498	1,376	2,328
7	Suns	107.9	NBA Finals	18	248.3	105.2	41.6	21.2	7.7	5.1	40.5	87.6	46.3	7.8	19.5	39.7	19.0	24.1	79.0	53.6	11.1	30.4	15.7	4,470	1,893	748	382	138	91	283	416
8	Rockets	107.0	NBA Finals	23	241.1	95.3	42.7	22.7	8.3	5.7	36.5	85.2	42.8	3.6	10.5	34.0	18.7	25.4	73.7	49.4	14.8	27.9	14.1	5,545	2,191	982	522	191	130	324	486
9	Thunder	107.0	NBA Finals	30	241.7	99.6	42.8	18.1	7.5	5.7	36.8	83.3	44.2	7.5	22.9	32.7	21.4	27.7	77.3	52.1	12.9	29.9	15.3	7,250	2,987	1,284	542	225	170	458	732
10	Nets	106.8	NBA Finals	10	240.0	87.9	41.1	18.6	8.5	5.6	33.7	84.7	39.8	4.1	14.2	28.9	16.4	22.2	73.9	46.5	14.6	26.5	13.0	2,400	879	411	186	85	56	130	250
11	Warriors	106.7	NBA Finals	38	242.0	106.2	43.2	24.9	8.3	5.6	38.7	85.5	45.3	13.3	35.6	37.2	16.9	22.0	76.7	55.8	10.7	32.4	15.1	9,195	4,037	1,640	946	316	212	573	887
12	Mavericks	106.6	NBA Finals	17	241.5	95.0	40.8	16.9	6.8	3.2	34.6	77.9	44.4	7.8	23.1	33.7	18.1	23.8	76.0	53.8	9.5	31.2	13.5	4,105	1,615	693	288	116	55	230	369
13	Nuggets	106.4	NBA Finals	5	240.0	104.6	46.4	25.4	6.2	5.0	39.4	79.4	49.6	8.6	25.8	33.3	17.2	22.6	76.1	58.5	8.8	37.6	12.2	1,200	523	232	127	31	25	61	78
14	Bucks	105.3	NBA Finals	13	245.8	101.1	44.9	22.9	5.3	3.6	40.2	86.3	46.6	11.0	31.2	35.3	15.5	21.3	72.9	52.8	12.7	32.2	16.2	3,195	1,314	584	298	69	47	210	259
15	Celtics	105.1	NBA Finals	68	242.9	103.2	44.3	24.7	7.6	4.4	39.1	86.0	45.4	5.3	14.5	36.6	20.7	26.5	78.2	52.8	13.0	31.3	15.6	16,520	7,015	3,009	1,680	514	298	1,058	1,548
16	Pistons	105.1	NBA Finals	28	242.7	97.9	42.8	20.5	6.9	5.5	37.1	80.5	46.1	2.8	8.9	31.5	20.9	28.1	74.3	52.7	13.6	29.2	12.1	6,795	2,741	1,197	573	194	153	340	693
17	Jazz	105.0	NBA Finals	12	242.1	83.7	39.4	20.8	6.8	3.0	31.3	71.8	43.7	4.0	12.1	33.1	17.0	22.8	74.7	51.2	10.1	29.3	15.3	2,905	1,004	473	249	82	36	183	287
18	76ers	104.7	NBA Finals	27	240.9	105.2	42.5	25.6	9.7	7.3	41.5	88.3	47.0	1.0	4.4	23.9	21.4	29.8	71.7	51.9	13.2	29.3	16.9	6,505	2,841	1,148	690	263	197	457	682
19	Bulls	104.7	NBA Finals	35	244.3	96.7	39.8	23.4	8.4	4.9	37.2	80.1	46.5	4.7	14.1	33.1	17.6	24.1	73.0	53.3	12.6	27.2	12.9	8,550	3,384	1,393	819	295	173	451	818
20	Trail Blazers	103.4	NBA Finals	17	242.9	103.4	45.5	23.3	8.6	4.5	39.2	85.2	46.1	1.9	9.0	21.2	23.7	31.5	75.2	52.2	13.6	31.9	19.6	4,130	1,758	773	396	147	77	333	486
21	Spurs	102.2	NBA Finals	39	241.3	92.6	42.3	19.4	6.6	5.6	33.5	74.8	44.8	7.8	20.4	38.1	17.9	24.6	72.5	54.1	10.5	31.8	14.7	9,410	3,613	1,649	756	258	218	575	761
22	Knicks	101.8	NBA Finals	17	240.0	89.9	42.2	19.2	7.9	4.9	33.5	82.3	40.7	6.6	19.9	33.3	16.4	21.8	75.1	48.9	12.2	30.1	13.1	4,080	1,529	718	326	134	84	222	394
23	Bullets	97.3	NBA Finals	16	243.1	99.9	46.7	21.8	8.0	4.7	39.7	92.7	42.8				20.6	28.9	71.1	47.4	16.0	30.7	17.2	3,890	1,599	747	348	128	75	275	427

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.2

Banchero

RPG

8.4

Banchero

APG

5.5

Suggs

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.9

19th

DRTG

114.3

11th

NETRTG

0.6

17th

3P%

34.3

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

Last Game

Magic

3 - 4

Final

116

Pistons

4 - 3

Sun 3 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

The Orlando Magic have the highest defensive rating by a team in the NBA Finals, with a 113.7 rating.

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