which team had the best defensive rating 2019 playoffs

The Milwaukee Bucks had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2019 playoffs, with a 102.5 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	Bucks	102.5	2018-19	15	243.3	112.8	51.9	25.0	6.7	6.4	39.8	88.3	45.1	12.8	38.1	33.6	20.4	28.0	72.9	56.0	10.1	41.8	13.0	3,650	1,692	779	375	100	96	195	327
2	Celtics	103.6	2018-19	9	240.0	102.1	47.8	21.4	5.9	3.8	35.7	84.1	42.4	11.3	33.0	34.3	19.4	24.2	80.3	53.9	7.4	40.3	14.8	2,160	919	430	193	53	34	133	187
3	Pacers	104.2	2018-19	4	240.0	91.8	40.3	20.8	8.3	3.5	33.5	83.5	40.1	10.0	29.8	33.6	14.8	20.5	72.0	49.6	8.0	32.3	12.0	960	367	161	83	33	14	48	80
4	Raptors	104.4	2018-19	24	242.1	106.6	42.3	22.5	8.0	4.6	37.7	84.8	44.4	11.9	34.5	34.6	19.3	23.3	83.0	56.1	8.3	34.0	12.1	5,810	2,558	1,016	541	193	110	290	543
5	76ers	106.7	2018-19	12	240.0	108.7	48.5	24.4	6.3	5.4	39.4	85.8	45.9	9.4	28.4	33.1	20.4	25.8	79.0	55.9	11.4	37.1	16.5	2,880	1,304	582	293	76	65	198	269
6	Rockets	107.6	2018-19	11	242.3	108.5	42.9	18.3	8.5	5.1	37.2	83.8	44.4	15.6	42.7	36.6	18.5	24.3	76.4	57.4	9.6	33.3	15.8	2,665	1,194	472	201	94	56	174	238
7	Jazz	108.5	2018-19	5	240.0	97.8	47.2	23.0	9.2	5.4	34.6	86.4	40.0	9.4	35.8	26.3	19.2	25.6	75.0	50.1	11.8	35.4	15.2	1,200	489	236	115	46	27	76	109
8	Thunder	111.2	2018-19	5	240.0	105.2	43.2	22.6	6.6	5.4	37.8	86.0	44.0	10.4	31.4	33.1	19.2	25.4	75.6	54.1	10.2	33.0	15.2	1,200	526	216	113	33	27	76	121
9	Magic	111.2	2018-19	5	240.0	92.0	43.4	19.0	6.6	4.0	32.2	83.0	38.8	10.4	34.8	29.9	17.2	22.2	77.5	49.6	9.6	33.8	15.6	1,200	460	217	95	33	20	78	94
10	Warriors	111.9	2018-19	22	242.3	114.1	43.3	28.4	7.4	5.7	41.1	86.1	47.7	12.2	32.7	37.2	19.8	24.3	81.3	58.9	10.1	33.2	14.9	5,330	2,511	953	625	163	125	328	511
11	Trail Blazers	112.0	2018-19	16	247.8	109.7	45.2	19.8	6.9	5.1	39.4	90.4	43.6	11.8	32.8	36.0	19.0	24.8	76.6	54.1	11.4	33.8	12.9	3,965	1,755	723	316	110	82	206	364
12	Nuggets	112.5	2018-19	14	247.1	109.1	47.7	24.0	5.7	4.6	39.9	90.2	44.3	9.6	27.8	34.4	19.7	25.2	78.2	53.9	13.1	34.6	9.8	3,460	1,528	668	336	80	65	137	298
13	Spurs	114.5	2018-19	7	240.0	103.3	45.1	21.1	4.6	4.0	39.4	85.1	46.3	6.7	19.9	33.8	17.7	23.0	77.0	54.2	10.7	34.4	8.4	1,680	723	316	148	32	28	59	136
14	Nets	117.0	2018-19	5	240.0	111.4	40.4	19.2	7.6	2.8	38.4	91.4	42.0	11.0	34.0	32.4	23.6	29.2	80.8	53.4	11.2	29.2	14.2	1,200	557	202	96	38	14	71	114
15	Pistons	120.2	2018-19	4	240.0	98.0	42.3	23.0	7.3	4.0	37.5	96.8	38.8	11.0	33.3	33.1	12.0	16.5	72.7	47.1	10.8	31.5	10.5	960	392	169	92	29	16	42	97
16	Clippers	121.0	2018-19	6	240.0	114.7	40.2	25.3	8.0	3.3	39.8	89.2	44.7	11.5	31.7	36.3	23.5	28.8	81.5	56.3	10.0	30.2	15.0	1,440	688	241	152	48	20	90	150

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

More Bucks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.6

Antetokounmpo

RPG

9.8

Antetokounmpo

APG

7.4

Porter

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.8

25th

DRTG

118.8

26th

NETRTG

-6.1

25th

3P%

38.6

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Hornets	38	34	.528	14.0
10	Magic	38	34	.528	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.0
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.0
13	Wizards	17	55	.236	35.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/28	SAS	@	MIL	3:00 PM
Sun 3/29	LAC	@	MIL	3:30 PM
Tue 3/31	DAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 4/1	MIL	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Fri 4/3	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bucks

29 - 43

Final

130

Trail Blazers

37 - 37

Wed 25 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

12.0

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.7

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.8

119.1

119.0

118.7

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.9

111.2

112.6

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.7

7.6

6.9

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

16-57

17-56

17-55

19-54

21-52

23-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

3,149.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

3,744

Dončić

3,334.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

45-27

44-28-1

43-30

41-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

29-44

30-43

30-42

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	52	20	.722
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.0
3	Knicks	48	25	.658	4.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	7.5
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	11.5
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.0
7	76ers	40	33	.548	12.5
8	Heat	39	34	.534	13.5
9	Hornets	38	34	.528	14.0
10	Magic	38	34	.528	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.0
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.0
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.0
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	35.5
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	36.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	48	.342	32.0
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	54	.260	38.0