which player had the best defensive rating 2021 playoffs nba

Alize Johnson had the best defensive rating in the 2021 playoffs, with an 89.8 rating.

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Alize Johnson A. Johnson	89.8	2020-21	BKN	5	4.6	1.6	2.6	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.8	1.4	57.1	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		57.1	0.6	2.0	0.6	23	8	13	0	3	0	3	1	+12
2	Kevin Knox II K. Knox II	94.0	2020-21	NYK	1	4.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		2.0	2.0	100.0	113.6	0.0	1.0	0.0	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	+9
3	Thanasis Antetokounmpo T. Antetokounmpo	96.5	2020-21	MIL	13	3.5	0.7	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.5	28.6	0.0	0.0		0.4	0.5	83.3	46.7	0.2	0.5	0.2	45	9	10	3	5	2	3	12	-13
4	Sam Merrill S. Merrill	98.0	2020-21	MIL	8	3.8	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.9	28.6	0.1	0.6	20.0	0.0	0.0		35.7	0.1	0.5	0.1	30	5	5	1	4	0	1	2	-8
5	Nathan Knight N. Knight	98.2	2020-21	ATL	6	2.3	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.2	28.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	25.4	0.0	1.0	0.0	14	4	6	0	0	2	0	2	-7
6	Precious Achiuwa P. Achiuwa	99.1	2020-21	MIA	3	4.0	2.3	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	1.3	75.0	0.0	0.0		0.3	1.3	25.0	60.8	0.0	2.0	1.3	12	7	6	0	0	2	4	1	0
7	Mamadi Diakite M. Diakite	100.2	2020-21	MIL	7	5.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.3	1.4	20.0	0.1	0.3	50.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	32.2	0.1	0.9	0.1	35	7	7	0	3	1	1	7	-2
8	Paul Reed P. Reed	100.4	2020-21	PHI	3	3.7	1.3	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	1.3	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	1.0	1.7	0.0	11	4	8	0	0	1	0	1	0
9	Serge Ibaka S. Ibaka	101.8	2020-21	LAC	2	9.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	3.0	50.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	64.4	0.5	1.5	0.5	18	10	4	2	1	3	1	1	+17
10	Udoka Azubuike U. Azubuike	102.1	2020-21	UTA	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	1.0	0.0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1
11	John Konchar J. Konchar	102.8	2020-21	MEM	1	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	+4
12	Skylar Mays S. Mays	103.5	2020-21	ATL	7	2.4	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.7	80.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		80.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	17	8	2	1	2	0	1	1	0
13	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	103.9	2020-21	LAL	5	21.0	9.0	11.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	3.8	6.4	59.4	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.0	70.0	61.8	3.8	7.2	2.2	105	45	55	0	4	3	11	12	-4
14	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	104.5	2020-21	PHI	11	32.5	28.1	10.5	3.4	1.0	1.5	9.2	17.9	51.3	1.5	3.7	39.0	8.3	9.9	83.5	63.1	1.5	9.1	3.8	357	309	116	37	11	16	42	33	+121
15	Donte DiVincenzo D. DiVincenzo	104.5	2020-21	MIL	3	23.3	2.7	6.3	2.7	1.0	0.3	1.0	5.3	18.8	0.7	4.0	16.7	0.0	0.0		25.0	0.7	5.7	2.0	70	8	19	8	3	1	6	4	+12
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	104.7	2020-21	MIL	21	38.0	30.2	12.8	5.1	1.0	1.2	11.9	20.9	56.9	0.6	3.3	18.6	5.8	9.8	58.7	59.9	2.8	10.0	3.0	799	634	269	108	21	25	64	61	+130
17	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	104.8	2020-21	BKN	12	10.8	2.5	2.8	0.6	0.3	1.0	1.2	2.4	48.3	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.3	66.7	49.5	1.2	1.6	0.3	129	30	33	7	4	12	4	20	+11
18	Kris Dunn K. Dunn	104.8	2020-21	ATL	5	6.6	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.4	0.2	1.0	20.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.8	100.0	44.4	0.0	1.0	0.8	33	6	5	5	2	2	4	5	+9
19	Dwight Howard D. Howard	105.0	2020-21	PHI	12	12.4	4.7	6.3	0.7	0.2	0.5	1.3	2.5	53.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	3.3	60.0	58.8	2.2	4.1	1.0	149	56	75	8	2	6	12	31	-34
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	105.1	2020-21	BKN	12	40.4	34.3	9.3	4.4	1.5	1.6	12.1	23.5	51.4	2.8	6.8	40.2	7.3	8.4	87.1	63.0	0.4	8.8	3.5	485	411	111	53	18	19	42	31	+34
21	Matisse Thybulle M. Thybulle	105.4	2020-21	PHI	12	18.3	5.3	1.4	0.3	1.3	0.9	2.1	4.3	48.1	0.9	2.8	32.4	0.2	0.4	40.0	58.1	0.3	1.1	0.2	220	63	17	3	16	11	2	29	-43
22	Elijah Bryant E. Bryant	105.6	2020-21	MIL	11	4.5	1.3	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.6	1.8	35.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		35.0	0.2	0.9	0.2	50	14	12	4	2	1	2	1	-21
23	Taj Gibson T. Gibson	105.6	2020-21	NYK	5	27.6	5.0	7.0	0.8	1.6	1.0	2.4	4.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.2	100.0	61.2	3.2	3.8	0.6	138	25	35	4	8	5	3	13	-7
24	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	106.1	2020-21	LAL	5	17.4	5.2	3.8	3.0	0.8	0.8	1.6	2.6	61.5	1.4	2.2	63.6	0.6	0.8	75.0	88.1	0.8	3.0	0.8	87	26	19	15	4	4	4	16	-31
25	Bobby Portis B. Portis	106.1	2020-21	MIL	20	18.3	8.8	5.0	0.6	0.7	0.4	3.5	7.6	46.4	0.9	2.6	34.6	0.9	1.3	72.0	54.3	1.7	3.4	0.5	366	176	100	12	14	7	9	31	+69

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RPG

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DRTG

118.5

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Sun 12/21	TOR	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Tue 12/23	BKN	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 12/27	BKN	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	GSW	@	BKN	7:30 PM

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Final

127

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34.7

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32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

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BPG Leaders

2.5

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1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

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3.7

Maxey

3.6

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TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

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71.6

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126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.8

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112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

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USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

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1.95

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1.71

Dončić

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15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

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8-18

8-16

10-17

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1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
9	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	7.0
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	10.0
11	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

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1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	7.5
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5