which team has the best defensive rating this playoff

I couldn't find anything for this season, but the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defensive rating by a team in the 2025 playoffs, with a 107.0 rating.

TEAMDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Thunder
Thunder
107.0
23
241.1
114.7
43.6
23.0
10.7
5.7
41.0
89.8
45.6
11.8
35.0
33.8
20.9
26.0
80.1
56.6
11.4
32.1
12.3
5,545
2,638
1,002
528
247
130
284
494
2Celtics
Celtics
108.4
11
242.3
105.7
43.1
20.0
6.7
5.4
36.7
83.0
44.2
14.2
39.4
36.0
18.1
22.6
79.9
56.9
10.8
32.3
13.2
2,665
1,163
474
220
74
59
145
215
3Pistons
Pistons
111.0
6
240.0
106.7
43.8
20.0
7.2
6.3
37.2
82.7
45.0
10.2
31.3
32.4
22.2
27.8
79.6
56.2
11.0
32.8
16.5
1,440
640
263
120
43
38
99
137
4Cavaliers
Cavaliers
111.4
9
240.0
119.4
44.7
22.9
8.9
3.6
40.9
87.8
46.6
14.9
41.0
36.3
22.8
27.9
81.7
59.7
12.3
32.3
12.1
2,160
1,075
402
206
80
32
109
167
5Timberwolves
Timberwolves
111.8
15
240.0
109.1
42.2
24.2
7.3
4.7
39.5
85.5
46.2
13.3
37.1
35.8
16.9
21.9
77.1
57.4
11.7
30.5
15.7
3,600
1,636
633
363
109
71
235
312
6Rockets
Rockets
112.1
7
240.0
104.0
46.9
19.6
7.9
5.1
36.7
82.3
44.6
10.6
28.3
37.4
20.0
28.6
70.0
54.8
13.4
33.4
13.6
1,680
728
328
137
55
36
95
124
7Warriors
Warriors
112.9
12
240.0
103.1
40.3
23.3
8.9
3.9
36.8
85.5
43.1
13.7
38.8
35.3
15.8
20.5
76.8
54.5
12.1
28.3
14.4
2,880
1,237
484
279
107
47
173
254
8Pacers
Pacers
113.3
23
242.2
114.1
40.6
26.4
8.0
5.7
40.8
84.3
48.4
13.2
33.7
39.0
19.3
24.7
78.5
59.9
8.1
32.5
14.3
5,570
2,624
934
608
185
130
330
535
9Knicks
Knicks
113.3
18
242.8
109.6
42.6
19.8
7.9
4.7
39.4
86.5
45.5
11.1
31.7
34.9
19.7
25.9
76.0
55.9
11.8
30.8
13.8
4,370
1,972
767
357
142
84
248
377
10Clippers
Clippers
115.0
7
243.6
108.3
39.4
26.0
8.0
7.1
41.1
84.6
48.6
12.0
33.0
36.4
14.0
19.6
71.5
58.1
10.0
29.4
12.0
1,705
758
276
182
56
50
84
135
11Nuggets
Nuggets
115.1
14
243.6
107.0
46.4
22.6
7.6
4.2
38.6
86.5
44.6
11.9
34.2
34.7
18.0
23.6
76.4
55.2
12.3
34.1
15.8
3,410
1,498
650
317
106
59
221
279
12Magic
Magic
117.1
5
240.0
93.6
39.8
18.6
6.4
3.8
35.6
84.4
42.2
8.2
31.2
26.3
14.2
20.6
68.9
50.1
11.4
28.4
11.6
1,200
468
199
93
32
19
58
107
13Lakers
Lakers
117.6
5
240.0
100.4
39.0
21.2
5.0
5.0
34.6
78.8
43.9
13.6
38.8
35.1
17.6
21.2
83.0
57.0
9.6
29.4
14.6
1,200
502
195
106
25
25
73
105
14Grizzlies
Grizzlies
118.7
4
240.0
100.5
44.3
20.5
5.8
6.5
36.0
86.8
41.5
10.5
34.5
30.4
18.0
20.5
87.8
52.5
10.3
34.0
19.3
960
402
177
82
23
26
77
83
15Bucks
Bucks
119.9
5
245.0
110.2
43.6
23.8
6.0
3.6
39.8
87.8
45.3
14.4
38.0
37.9
16.2
22.4
72.3
56.4
10.4
33.2
13.0
1,225
551
218
119
30
18
65
98
16Heat
Heat
137.4
4
240.0
95.5
37.3
21.3
4.5
3.0
36.3
81.5
44.5
13.8
39.8
34.6
9.3
13.3
69.8
54.7
10.0
27.3
16.0
960
382
149
85
18
12
64
69
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

10.6

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

5th

DRTG

104.7

1st

NETRTG

15.9

1st

3P%

37.2

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
25
3
.893
2
20
7
.741
4.5
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
17
8
.680
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
@
9:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
8:30 PM
Thu
12/25
@
2:30 PM
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

25 - 3

107

Final

112

MIN Timberwolves

18 - 10

Fri 19 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
19
8
.704
2.5
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
17
12
.586
5.5
6
16
12
.571
6.0
7
15
13
.536
7.0
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
14
.517
7.5
10
12
15
.444
9.5
11
11
17
.393
11.0
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
7
19
.269
14.0
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
5
21
.192
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
20
7
.741
4.5
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
17
8
.680
6.5
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
11
18
.379
14.5
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
7
21
.250
18.0
14
7
22
.241
18.5
15
6
22
.214
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/18
@
125-118
Tue
11/18
@
99-113
Tue
11/18
@
109-120
Tue
11/18
@
113-111
Tue
11/18
@
122-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
3:30 PM
Sun
12/21
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM