which team had the best defensive rating in a finals series

The Washington Bullets have the best defensive rating by a team in the NBA Finals, with a 97.3 rating.

Interpreted as:

Which team had the best defensive rating in a last finals series?

	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	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
2	Knicks	99.6	NBA Finals	12	240.0	83.9	41.0	18.5	8.1	5.0	32.2	80.3	40.1	3.9	13.3	29.6	15.7	21.1	74.3	46.9	12.8	28.2	13.0	2,880	1,007	492	222	97	60	156	283
3	Spurs	101.1	NBA Finals	34	241.5	91.3	42.0	19.1	6.6	5.6	33.2	73.4	45.3	7.1	18.0	39.4	17.8	24.6	72.1	54.2	10.5	31.4	15.1	8,210	3,103	1,427	648	224	189	513	654
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
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	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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

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

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Team Leaders

PPG

18.6

McCollum

RPG

7.8

Sarr

APG

5.1

George

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.5

27th

DRTG

122.3

29th

NETRTG

-10.8

29th

3P%

36.2

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.0
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	16.5
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	20.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	ORL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	WAS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	NOP	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sun 1/11	WAS	@	PHX	8:00 PM
Wed 1/14	WAS	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

23 - 13

141

Final

115

Wizards

9 - 25

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.9

111.4

112.2

113.1

113.3

113.5

NetRtg Rankings

14.6

8.8

7.4

6.2

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,795.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,803.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,782

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.55

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.55

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

24-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	26	9	.743
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	3.0
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.5
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.5
5	76ers	19	14	.576	6.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	6.5
7	Heat	20	16	.556	6.5
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.0
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	9.0
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	10.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.0
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	16.5
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	20.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	6	.833
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.5
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.5
4	Nuggets	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	7.0
7	Suns	21	14	.600	8.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.0
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.0
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.5