which team the best defensive rating in the 1988 playoffs

The Detroit Pistons had the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 1988 playoffs, with a 102.7 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	Pistons	102.7	1987-88	23	244.3	99.7	44.3	22.3	7.4	4.6	38.4	82.6	46.5	0.9	3.5	25.9	22.0	29.2	75.4	52.2	14.0	30.3	13.8	5,620	2,294	1,019	514	170	105	318	594
2	Bulls	106.5	1987-88	10	240.0	94.8	43.0	23.4	7.1	4.0	38.4	85.1	45.1	0.8	3.1	25.8	17.2	21.2	81.1	50.2	14.3	28.7	14.9	2,400	948	430	234	71	40	149	238
3	Trail Blazers	107.3	1987-88	4	240.0	104.3	48.0	22.5	9.8	4.3	41.0	96.0	42.7	2.5	7.8	32.3	19.8	26.3	75.2	48.5	19.0	29.0	16.3	960	417	192	90	39	17	65	116
4	Jazz	107.6	1987-88	11	240.0	103.4	38.3	25.5	7.6	6.6	38.4	79.5	48.3	2.3	5.5	41.7	24.4	31.5	77.2	55.4	10.5	27.7	16.3	2,640	1,137	421	281	84	73	179	246
5	Celtics	109.1	1987-88	17	244.4	103.5	40.4	26.8	6.0	4.8	37.9	79.7	47.6	2.4	6.8	34.5	25.2	30.9	81.6	55.4	11.9	28.5	14.9	4,155	1,759	687	456	102	82	253	382
6	Cavaliers	109.8	1987-88	5	240.0	100.4	40.4	23.8	5.8	6.4	40.0	80.6	49.6	1.0	4.8	20.8	19.4	26.4	73.5	54.4	12.0	28.4	15.6	1,200	502	202	119	29	32	78	97
7	Bullets	110.3	1987-88	5	245.0	97.2	38.0	16.4	7.0	5.2	36.4	79.0	46.1	0.2	1.8	11.1	24.2	32.8	73.8	52.0	13.4	24.6	15.2	1,225	486	190	82	35	26	76	123
8	Lakers	111.4	1987-88	24	240.0	105.6	40.5	25.9	7.2	4.7	40.8	81.8	49.9	2.4	6.0	39.3	21.5	27.7	77.9	56.2	13.0	27.5	14.0	5,760	2,534	973	622	173	113	336	508
9	Rockets	112.3	1987-88	4	240.0	104.5	44.0	19.8	8.0	4.3	39.0	86.3	45.2	2.3	6.3	36.0	24.3	29.5	82.2	52.7	16.0	28.0	14.8	960	418	176	79	32	17	59	90
10	Spurs	114.0	1987-88	3	240.0	109.7	38.3	27.7	11.0	3.7	45.7	97.0	47.1	2.3	6.7	35.0	16.0	22.3	71.6	51.3	15.0	23.3	18.0	720	329	115	83	33	11	54	72
11	Nuggets	114.1	1987-88	11	240.0	110.8	42.3	22.9	6.8	4.8	42.0	93.0	45.2	3.0	10.9	27.5	23.8	28.8	82.6	52.4	15.1	27.2	11.3	2,640	1,219	465	252	75	53	124	272
12	Hawks	114.2	1987-88	12	240.0	108.6	38.8	26.4	7.6	5.1	42.6	84.7	50.3	1.2	4.5	25.9	22.3	28.3	78.5	55.9	12.7	26.1	12.1	2,880	1,303	465	317	91	61	145	314
13	Mavericks	114.8	1987-88	17	240.0	107.9	44.8	24.2	7.4	5.1	42.9	86.6	49.6	1.5	5.5	26.9	20.5	27.2	75.5	54.7	16.4	28.4	14.9	4,080	1,834	761	411	126	87	253	353
14	Bucks	115.0	1987-88	5	240.0	108.6	44.0	24.6	6.6	3.4	39.8	83.2	47.8	1.4	5.2	26.9	27.6	35.8	77.1	54.9	16.0	28.0	15.2	1,200	543	220	123	33	17	76	123
15	SuperSonics	115.5	1987-88	5	240.0	114.2	44.6	27.6	5.2	4.0	46.0	89.2	51.6	2.2	7.8	28.2	20.0	28.4	70.4	56.1	13.8	30.8	15.4	1,200	571	223	138	26	20	77	149
16	Knicks	117.1	1987-88	4	240.0	99.3	40.8	25.5	8.3	5.3	38.3	87.0	44.0	4.0	11.8	34.0	18.8	23.0	81.5	51.1	13.5	27.3	15.8	960	397	163	102	33	21	63	115

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

More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Cunningham

RPG

10.6

Duren

APG

9.7

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

8th

DRTG

110.8

2nd

NETRTG

6.9

4th

3P%

35.5

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	9	.757
2	Knicks	24	13	.649	4.0
3	Celtics	23	13	.639	4.5
4	Raptors	23	15	.605	5.5
5	76ers	20	15	.571	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	LAC	@	DET	7:30 PM
Thu 1/15	PHX	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sat 1/17	IND	@	DET	7:30 PM
Mon 1/19	BOS	@	DET	8:00 PM
Wed 1/21	DET	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

17 - 20

Final

108

Pistons

28 - 9

Wed 7 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.4

Towns

11.3

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

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

4.7

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.9

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Gobert

69.8

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

121.5

121.3

119.7

118.3

DRtg Rankings

106.5

110.8

112.2

112.5

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

8.3

7.3

6.9

6.0

5.6

Tank Leaderboard

7-31

8-31

8-29

10-26

11-23

13-25

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,897

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,757.5

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,904.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,861

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.4

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.6

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.5

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

26-11

21-13-1

22-15

21-15

22-16

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-27

13-24

15-23

15-21

16-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	9	.757
2	Knicks	24	13	.649	4.0
3	Celtics	23	13	.639	4.5
4	Raptors	23	15	.605	5.5
5	76ers	20	15	.571	7.0
6	Magic	21	17	.553	7.5
7	Heat	20	17	.541	8.0
8	Cavaliers	21	18	.538	8.0
9	Hawks	18	21	.462	11.0
10	Bulls	17	20	.459	11.0
11	Bucks	16	21	.432	12.0
12	Hornets	13	25	.342	15.5
13	Nets	11	23	.324	15.5
14	Wizards	10	26	.278	17.5
15	Pacers	7	31	.184	21.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	31	7	.816
2	Spurs	26	11	.703	4.5
3	Nuggets	25	12	.676	5.5
4	Timberwolves	25	13	.658	6.0
5	Lakers	23	12	.657	6.5
6	Rockets	22	12	.647	7.0
7	Suns	22	15	.595	8.5
8	Warriors	20	18	.526	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	18	20	.474	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	21	.432	14.5
11	Mavericks	14	24	.368	17.0
12	Clippers	13	23	.361	17.0
13	Jazz	13	24	.351	17.5
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.5
15	Pelicans	8	31	.205	23.5